As a visual artist, I am constantly looking at other artists’ work for inspiration. Another portrait photography I like to check in on often is Zack Arias. He shares lots of technical tips on his site, he travels the world giving workshops and he seems to be an all around great guy. One of these days, I hope to attend one of his workshops. Recently, he posted his recent family photos. This one on his blog cracked me up and intrigued me and I think I’ve gone back to look at it every day or two since it showed up on the blog. I didn’t notice at first that the child at the head top left of the photo is actually throwing green beans into the air. Lovely! It’s perfect! To see the rest of the images, go to David E. Jackson’s blog
Last weekend I went over to my good friend’s house to document their new family status. We had a very relaxed, fun time with images from the bedroom but when we moved to the kitchen, we got creative.
Afterward, we donned jackets and went outside. I wanted to do something in homage to Annie Liebovitz’s portrait of Tom Cruise, Katie Holmes and new baby Suri, which some say is taken from the image of Paul McCartney with his daughter on the back cover of his first solo album. This photograph was taken by Linda Eastman in 1970. Here’s mine:
