Do you ever look at a family with more than one child and realize that those children can look shockingly similar, or shockingly dissimilar? My kiddos fit into the latter description. It's like our genes were in a battle each time they combined. It isn't unusual for strangers to ask if all three of my children are actually siblings. If one looks closely, you can see the traces of similarity. But they also have some stark differences: eyes color, eye shape, skin tone, hair color, and even body type. Not to mention personalities. A true genetic mosaic... all three!
When photographing children in a family, I think it's really interesting to focus on the unique, yet highlight the characteristics that tie them together as brother and sister.
So, as I was photographing my friend's kiddos I first wanted to capture each individual (oldest to youngest):
Then take one aspect of their features that we can draw attention to and compare. I loved their eyes. They were similar, yet different...
And we had so much fun with these that we decided we had to update the "eye shots" this year.
Your siblings... your kids... little clones or genetic mosaics?
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