Rachel Lover Family Photo RecapWay back on the Wednesday before Thanksgiving, I had the pleasure of working with Rachel and her family.
When Rachel had originally set up the session with me a month or so before the shoot, her and her family were thinking about doing the photos at a park. Ultimately, the family was able to find a church that would let us use their space, which was great considering Wednesday was pretty awful for doing anything outside.
I think large group photos are some of the hardest photos to do, and Rachel's family was huge. I believe it was all of her siblings, their spouses, their kids, and her parents for a total of 30 some people. Anytime there are more than even four people, it's difficult to get a photo where everyone is looking, no one is blinking, and everyone can be seen, so the over 30 people was pretty challenging.
Overall, I thought the photos turned out well, and the family was great to work with.
Here are some of my favorite photos from the shoot:
In the first photo, you may have noticed the kid on the left is making a face. As I mentioned before, in photos like this where there are this many people it's hard to keep track of everyone and make sure everyone is smiling/looking/ready. In a situation like this where a kid is making a face instead of smiling, I decided a while ago that it wasn't really my place to tell a kid to smile or not. Some of the reasons why I don't think it's my place to tell a kid to smile are: the parents might not care, the parents might be offended by a complete stranger telling their child what to do, and, since I've likely never met the family or their child before, I don't know if the child has some type of disability. Ultimately, if the parents are upset about it, they can talk to their child about it.
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Dan Pomykalski (PAWM-I-KALS-kee) is a portrait photographer based in Madison, WI. Dan works with both individual clients and larger organizations, such as the Wisconsin Alumni Foundation, the Janesville Jets, the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, and the University of Wisconsin-Rock County. Dan was also the photo editor for the student-run newspaper at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, the Royal Purple, for the 2013 Spring and 2013 Fall semesters. Although Dan's clients are mostly from the Dane County area, he is more than happy to travel wherever necessary.
Although Dan is primarily a portrait photographer, he has ample amounts of experience in other types of photography such as weddings, events, product photography, real estate, and sport photography.
In 2016, expertise.com ranked Dan Pomykalski Photography the 2nd best portrait photographer in Madison, WI out of 204 others in the area.
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