Jake & Michelle

Filed under : Portraits by Ben and Kirin on 02-01-2012

This is Jake and Michelle.

They are an impossibly cute, young couple who happen to perform music together. They came to us looking for some publicity stills, so we got together on a cold, fall afternoon and shot some pick-chars.

Candice and David and Alyssa

Filed under : Portraits by Ben and Kirin on 02-01-2012

20-freakin-12: can you believe it? I thought what better way to publish our first blog post for the new year–and first post in months–than to show off David and Candice’s beautiful new daughter, Alyssa. Enjoy!

San Diego Family Portrait Photographer–Sandy and Rod and Zim and Royce and Gia

Filed under : Portraits by Ben and Kirin on 04-09-2011

I have so much respect for photographers who photograph children exclusively. It’s tough. I think it’s tougher than shooting weddings. You can’t reason with most young kids. You can’t explain to a three-year-old that he should stand right there in that patch of light because they way it bounces off the puddle right there lights up their face in such a beautiful way. No. You wait for him to stop sticking his tongue out at you, and then try to catch him as he glances at your camera and smiles, and then runs away. With kids, it’s all about giving up on all of your preconceived ideas about posing and direction, and just go with the flow. Go with their flow. Play with them.