Witchy New Orleans Family Portrait Photography
I’ve steered clear of using props in my work for the most part. Props can take things from cute to cheesy pretty quickly (and I also don’t specialize in young children or newborns where props come in super handy). However, I’m all about a witchy theme with stylized wardrobe!
Krystalynn was planning a visit to New Orleans with her family and wanted family portraits that had a witchy feel to them. It was their first family portrait session and the typical family portrait vibe wasn’t for them. When she found a website for a photographer proudly proclaiming her weirdness, she knew she’d found the right place.
We discussed working in a cemetery but with it being late July, the heat in those shadeless concrete cemeteries dressed in all black was a concern (cemeteries close long before dark, forcing visitors to wander around in peak-sunlight-hours). So I planned to take them into the trails in the back of city park for a deep-woods vibe. But it rained nearly every day through June and July and it poured the morning of their shoot. I got down there early to check the trails but it was insanely muddy. So we opted for the front of the park and I tried to use angles that kept most of the houses, cars, and other signs of life out of most of the photos (a few signs of life did slip into a couple shots). Since it had been raining so much and a lot of the park was flooded, I used the puddles to our advantage for some cool reflection shots.
The end result was a really unique take on a family-photo session that was anything but boring- exactly the type of experience I love bringing to clients!
Enjoy this selection of images from a Witchy Family Portrait Session!
