Yesterday I had the opportunity to photograph a little 10 year old piano talent. A store in Tustin, called Keyboard Concepts opened their doors to us to let us use any pianos we wanted in the shot.
I met the dad there and he explained to me the vision for his son's session. He spoke of his son's talent and that they wanted to make a CD for him and these pictures are to be the cover.
Now for someone to make a CD, they must be pretty talented. So I had no idea what to expect when this 'kid' walked in.
A few minutes later, this little pint-sized boy comes walking in, very serious.
The whole family was very polite; the father was very excited for me to be there and was really anxious to get started.
In just a few minutes, the boy was transformed into a black tux. He looked so perfectly adorable. But what happened next was pretty cool. He sat down to the piano and started playing. His skills were nothing short of amazing.
I could instantly tell that as soon as he sat down to the piano, he was totally comfortable. He played effortlessly and he was a natural.
Piano happens to be one of my favorite instruments; so to listen to him was a joy.
As we took the shots, he became more comfortable; but there is always something awkward with tween boys. They are growing at weird rates and they don't always look comfortable. Guiding him into the "mood" of the shots was a little tricky at times. And getting a natural smile out of ANY tween is always a challenge. So, I told him to picture his dad in a bikini. He laughed out loud and said, "How about a Tutu?" Then we both laughed.
As the session progressed we got more creative and fun shots as we moved around the store of options.
I haven't yet looked at the pictures, but I had so much fun trying to think outside the box to get something fun and creative. I can't wait to post.
Headshots, dancing, seniors, tweens....always fun to shoot. But musicians are always fun to stretch your creativity. I do love what I do!
Happy Saturday!
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