The Essence of Childhood: Cinematic Black & White Family Portraits

My family galleries are a true testament to my love of black & white photography.

There is something about cinematic black & white that dilutes everything to its most important parts - composition, expression, light. When colour is stripped away, these aspects are not only seen but felt.

I always include black & white photos in all my my family photography galleries, whether a simple child portrait, an in home newborn session or a Fly On The Wall documentary scene with an unfolding narrative.

Many of my favourite portraits of my own children are black & white.

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B & W Gallery

My black & white family portraits are not just conversions from colour, they are carefully hand created by layering different black & white tones together for a timeless, cinematic feel.

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beautiful young woman with freckles and long hair streaming as she lies on carpet by window light surrounded by scattered flowers

Black & White Nostalgia That Looks And Feels Like Film

two sisters lying on lawn in garden with smaller sister's arm draped across big sister's face so can only see one eye

Award Winning Portraits: Black & White

From Abu Dhabi to Dublin, many of my portraits of my own children are in black & white – and all a reminder of how quickly time flies! I love honest expressions and gestures (don't get me started on hands!), that will make a child instantly recognizable to any parent...

I want my black & white child portraits to look and feel like film. That's achieved through a "million shades of grey" and selective sharpening. In every one of my family galleries, I make sure to include black & white and these are often a favourite. I recommend professional Giclée pigment prints to being out the gorgeous texture.

My personal black & white pictures of my own child. They have my heart.