Photographing Children Featured in Real Simple Magazine

I was thrilled to receive a call from my editor telling me that my book, Photographing Children Photoworkshop by Ginny Felch was featured in the current July issue of Real Simple Magazine. It is on Page 8 in "the simple list," How exciting is that!

It is titled: 3 tips for taking better pictures of your tots.

I love Real Simple Magazine and I know how popular it is with all ages, so I was thrilled to have the book featured there.

I wanted to show you a beautiful image that I delivered yesterday to the sweetest family in the East Bay. Such a beautiful child and it was created on an evening at the beach during twilight hours at low tide. Just a quiet and magical moment with a truly delightful child and her mom and dad. I love the soft light and harmonious colors, right down to her sweater. Her beautiful red/gold locks really vignette her face. Usually I tend to avoid centering the subject in a child's portrait, but it just seemed like the right thing to do in this case. Important to use that intuition sometimes!

Ironically, this image was taken two weeks after a California wildfire, and the evening light was crimson for quite some time. This was one of the images effected by unusually warm light.

Wonderful Email Received about Photographing Children by Ginny Felch

I received this email last week which brought tears to my eyes because Angela really GOT the message. Seeing the light! I have attached one of her beautiful photographs which she created BEFORE she read the book, and so I can't wait to see what she will come up with now. This photograph really demonstrates how the sculptural quality of light can enhance an image. Angela was taking advantage of using light behind her nephew, which created "rim" light around his face. Angela Stubb's has two websites, one with her photography, and one with her children's shop.

Dear Ginny

I am sure you will receive many emails like mine, but I just wanted to thank you for writing your book. I only bought it yesterday, and am not even half way through, but it is wonderful.

I have only been a 'beginner professional' for six months and whilst I am proud of my work, I have soooo much to learn and I am finding your work truly inspirational. I like to only work with natural light but even through I try , I have sometimes struggled to 'find the light' so-to-speak and yet I am already looking at the world around me with new eyes having read your first four chapters last night.

Like many photographers, I have dipped in and out of many books but your's is beautifully written, enhanced by wonderfully inspiring images and a joy to consume. I am looking forward to soaking up all that remains in the rest of the book this evening!

Sorry to gush, but you have made a real impact on me. Thank you.

Kindest regards,
Angela.

PS... I hope one day you may come to England where I can hear you speak.

First Amazon Review!

Maine children's photographer, Patrisha McLean, whose beautiful portraits are included in the book, wrote the following raving review:

"Get this book if you have any interest at all in children's photography. The photos are wonderful and inspiring-- none of those cheesy, high-flash, heavy-filter shots so depressingly common in this genre. I am very proud to have a few of my photos included in this superbly-written and illustrated book. I've looked through others of its type and the advice is usually really obvious. Not so here. Even professional children photographers will learn from this book - I've been making my living at this for 10 years and still picked up a few things myself."

Seen above is one of her fine portraits. Check out more of her work on patrishamclean

Photographing Children - The book is released!

I just received an email from my niece saying that she received a copy of the book! (She is the mom of several of my "models," so I requested that she receive a complimentary copy from the publisher). She is a young mom of three boys and her first glance was very positive. I will ask her to write something soon because as a mom with camera, she will have very helpful feedback for us all. Stay tuned!

The actual release date on Amazon is March 10!

Ten Tips on Photographing Children

Amazon and Wiley have created a great little "boutique" on Amazon.com for Robert Farber's Photoworkshop books, including mine!

Check it out at Amazon .Scroll down to Ginny Felch and "10 tips"...

Scroll down to Ginny Felch and click on the Ten Tips for Photographing Children. We are getting closer to the publishing date.

Announcing....Photographing Children

Announcing......a new blog in development to correspond with the release my book, Photographing Children Photoworkshop by Ginny Felch (Wiley Publications) .You can pre-order on Amazon.com by doing a search for Ginny Felch. It is expected to be released by February, 2008 or earlier.

The book and the website will focus on the creative and inspirational approach to photographing children, with the emphasis on photographing from the heart. At the same time, you will find a friendly and unintimidating approach to the technical aspects of children's photography.

I was asked to write this book by Robert Farber, a well-known and admired photographer, and the developer of Photoworkshop.com. It will be one book in a series of books that will be featured on that website, which will display images posted for the workshop assignments at the end of each chapter of the books.

I have been been photographing children professionally for their parents for thirty years, and I am a Master of Photography through Professional Photographers of America. This degree has afforded me the opportunity to speak for and teach professional photographers, nationally and internationally. My inspiration was photographing my son, Zach, throughout his childhood.

As I continue with portrait commissions, I am also very excited about inspiring parents to create more sensitive, dynamic and stunning photographs of their children, in a very friendly and non-technical way. The material in this book has evolved through years of one-on-one coaching.

Stay tuned. In the meantime, you can see some of my work on my website, www.silverliningimages.com. Email me directly at ginny@silverliningimages.com for questions or feedback.