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Saturday, June 22, 2024
# Moments that Make Us: Photographing Family Bonds
You can see it in your mind now, the so-called perfect family portraits. But what really makes up the image in your mind? Is it the smiling faces? The way the siblings lean onto one another? The love beaming in the parents’ eyes of all their biggest accomplishments sitting before them? To be honest—it’s all of the above.
NYC photographers aim to capture these family ties when taking such timeless portraits. Not only do they freeze moments in time, but they also preserve them for the future, allowing you to revisit a specific cherished moment for years. So, let’s dive into how these bonding moments are created and photographed, and what you can expect when booking a  in New York City.
## What is Family Bonding?
Family bonding is all about the minuscule moments we take for granted on a daily basis—the way a mother quickly scoops up her child after a fall and reassures them they are alright, or the way a father helps their son or daughter with some homework they have been struggling with. It can even come down to the care children and their parents put into one another by accomplishing everyday tasks: helping with dishes, preparing meals, bathing, and cuddling at bedtime.
Every member has a different bond with one another. A husband and wife have a particular unbreakable bond of love and respect. This romantic bond is easily showcased through family portraits with simple gestures and gazes.
What about babies and children, or children and their parents? These types of bonds are all unique to the individual and come in the form of interactions. Children, especially, are still learning how to form those bonds, and some may be stronger than others—like a son running to his mother for comfort.
However, the goal of these portraits is to showcase your family’s unique dynamics, and draw attention to each person’s bonds with one another. That’s what truly makes the best family photography.
### How Photography Captures Love and Connection
#### The Power of Family Portraits
Individual portraits, along with group portraits, are used to capture unique personalities. This is where your New York City photographer steps up to the plate! These photographers are trained to capture genuine and authentic moments. It’s all about offering a relaxing, fun, and comfortable setting.
Traveling to a  studio in NYC can be nerve-wracking, especially if you haven’t participated in this type of photography session before. Still, a professional photographer eases the weight off and will put everyone in a lighthearted and fun mood, allowing children and their parents to really let their personalities shine.
This type of lifestyle photography will allow New York City families to have the best portraits, with real-life moments captured by your photographer’s creative eye. Your photographer will offer stunning art pieces of love that you’ll proudly display around your home, use as your work computer wallpaper, and hold as cherished keepsakes.
## Expressions of Love
Expressions of love don’t always mean romantic love. This kind of family love can be shown in many ways. Simple toddler hugs or kisses on the cheek showcase a sweet and genuine parent-to-child bond.  A favorite of all parents is all their children holding hands, which highlights another type of unbreakable sibling bond that all parents want their children to possess. These types of expressions of love are the most authentic to photograph and feel the most genuine and believable.
##### Showcasing Parent/Child Bonds
Family portraits include the entire group and include one-on-one shots with a parent and child. They are commonly divided into two sets—loving moments and playful moments.
### Loving Moments
Loving moments can include but are not limited to, cuddling, teaching moments, reading a book together, or just showing genuine affection towards one another. Showing how a mother or father cares for their child is one of the most beautiful photos you can get.
###### Playful Moments
Playful interactions are some of the most authentic and fun-loving photographs a New York City photographer can capture. Many of these will be action shots of jumping, running, and laughing. These playful interactions show a different side to the child and parent bond, one where those little yet big personalities shine through!
#### Capturing Spouse Connections: Romantic Poses
While you are in the process of a group photoshoot, it is a good time to snap a few pictures of you and your spouse. Your  will be sure to set aside a few moments where you can get close and use some classic poses while including a touch of both your personalities for genuine, loving lifestyle photos. Little things, such as simple glances and small gestures, can capture the bond between husband and wife.
### Sibling Bonds: Playful Interactions
New York City families, along with families all over the world, will adore these stunning photos of their children bonding as siblings. Your photographer will use games, playful interactions, and teaching moments as amazing photoshoot opportunities to show the bonding between siblings. Just extending a hand to a younger sibling can lead to the most adorable photos of your children interacting in playful games, showcasing big, excited smiles.
## Group Family Photography
Group photography is the perfect opportunity to show the family structure, the types of bonds each individual has with one another, and unique personalities. Your photographer will highlight composition techniques that bring forward specific bonds and how they blend into one family unit. Children and their parents will have a blast taking these portraits, which are greatly needed to preserve a natural look and authenticity.
##### Wrapping Up
Photographing bonds is necessary when capturing authentically genuine photos. If you’re looking for a  studio in NYC, you have come to the right place. We promise to capture these bonds and ensure they come across as a beautiful highlight reel. These photos will bring you back to earlier times in the future and keep the loving family unit alive and well. Let’s make an appointment today.
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Monday, May 13, 2024
# Here comes the Spring!
Nothing casts aside the grays of winter in NYC like springtime!  This year, we were overwhelmed with a radiant palette of pinks, as  began to bloom.  This stylish family had requested a photography session with us, just as the spring colors were at their peak!  Their daughter was a joy to work with, and an amazing little listener.  We certainly had no shortage of laughs and giggles.  Mommy looked as radiant as ever, and along with their family pet, our photographer was able to capture some truly timeless .
## A favorite time of year for family photography.
Each year, Springtime photoshoots signal the start of our photography season.  As the temperatures warm-up, flowers bloom, and days get longer, families all throughout NYC welcome the new season with open arms.  A family photographer could not ask for a more beautiful backdrop than this.  Our only wish is that these flowers would stick around for just a bit longer!
The session started off with some tastefully posed family portraits underneath the canopy of trees.  We had to capture more close-ups than usual due to the abundance of smiles from this little girl!  Once she got comfortable with our , she allowed her personality to really shine.  At times, we had trouble keeping up with her!  We have no doubt that she’s going to make a great big sister, come autumn.
Our  mini sessions are amongst the most popular photo shoots that we offer.  Our best advice is to plan ahead, and book your session early, as the slots are very limited.  At Michael Kormos Photography, we’ve been photographing NYC families for over 15 years, and we’ve got the ins and out on all the good places in Central Park.  Trust our talented photographer to help pose your family, recommend the best locations for your photoshoot, and guide you throughout the whole process to yield the types of award-winning family photography that we’re known for!  Contact our studio today for a complimentary consultation, and to .
## When Is The Best Time to See Cherry Blossoms In NYC?
As a local photographer, I have to admit – when the cherry blossoms are in full bloom – NYC just feels magical. The pale pink of the flowers adds this ethereal feeling to New York City. For a brief moment, it feels as though we’ve been transported from NYC to the countryside.
In Central Park, you’ll find two main types of  trees. The Kwanzanand the Yoshino. The Yoshino tends to bud first with the Kwanzan following soon after. The Kwanzan is probably what comes to mind when you picture NYC in bloom. It’s a double-petal tree with pale pink flowers. It has a lush appeal that is also soft and delicate at the same time. A beautiful choice for photography whether focusing on your maternity session, the new baby in your family, big , or your recent engagement.
The Yoshino Blossom has a slightly darker hue, and the bark tends to show as almost black through photography. It’s an equally gorgeous tree to appear in the backdrop of your session, but it is important to remember how the tones vary. This is especially important in selecting your attire for photography, or if what you want out of your photos is something soft to reflect your family and baby.
For each of these trees, there is a very specific, albeit short window of time for photography when they are in bloom. Typically, mid-March through mid-April is the best-anticipated window of time. However, from the perspective of a photographer, I can tell you the most important thing to know is your window of time. You have about 10 days from start to finish.
### Schedule Your Photoshoot
That 10-day window can seem super short when you’re trying to schedule with a photographer in NYC. You might be wondering how to make that short timeframe work with your photographer. And how and when to book your photography. From the experience of working with clients and families every year in NYC, there are two important things we can tell you. The first is don’t wait to book your photos. Don’t wait until the flowers are blooming. And don’t wait until the week before. Reach out to your photographer in advance! The second thing that is crucial in capturing your photos while the blooms are doing their thing is to trust your photographer.
An  will know how and when to put you in front of the blossoms during that 10-day period. This season can and will be busy. There will be tourists vying to take in the sites and other folks from NYC with their family or new baby in tow heading to see and photograph the trees as well. It becomes a literal labyrinth of planning while trying to avoid site seers and tourists.
We know firsthand how busy and downright chaotic it can get. Our approach is to provide our clients with an elevated experience that is completely stress-free. We don’t expect our couples or families to know the exact day and time they should schedule their session. We don’t expect them to know which tree photography is best. And we don’t expect them to know how they can avoid foot traffic in order to have a memorable experience. We build that information into their experience and take away all the unknown and potential pitfalls.
#### It’s More Than a Photoshoot
In addition to providing our couples and families with a stress-free photography experience, we like to remind them of something. This time that they’ve scheduled together is so much more than just a photoshoot. For so many NYC natives, the blossoms mark the beginning of Spring and bring a feeling of renewal.
But the trees in New York City are also an annual occurrence. A funny thing happens with things in our lives that are annual occurrences, we create memories around them. The same way we create memories around annual holidays, we create memories around the gorgeous blooms in Central Park.
This is a really big reason why we love using this opportunity to capture families and engagements. You will always remember your yearly family photos with the pink trees in the backdrop. Or, each year when the trees bloom, you will always mark that time as “when we celebrated our engagement”.
It’s also why scheduling with your photographer to coincide with the annual blossoming of the trees is more than “just photos”. You are creating an experience for yourself and your family. One that should be savored and enjoyed. Not one that is rushed, or forced in between the tourists, foot traffic, and other parkgoers who are all trying to catch a glimpse.
## Best Locations For Cherry Blossom Photos NYC’s Central Park
There’s no denying, one of the best places to photograph the cherry blossoms in the city is Central Park. There are a few hidden gem locations within the park that work perfectly for scheduling your photos. But the location we work together to select really all depends on your situation.
Will we be capturing your ? If so, will it be just you or you and your partner? What about ? Do you have small children or a baby attending the session? The needs and accommodations for each one of these types of photography can vary greatly. There is a stark difference between two adults celebrating their upcoming nuptials and a family with busy on-the-go toddlers or a baby in tow.
For engagement photos, you might have the flexibility to meet with us at sunrise when the park is empty and the soft glow of spring light hangs overhead. But, families with small children or a baby don’t have the same flexibility in their schedule. Which is why we always work with our clients to select the location and time that best works for them.
However, here are some of our favorite locations within Central Park to explore cherry blossom photos
Cherry Hill
Cedar Hill
Sheep Meadow
Great Lawn
Pilgrim Hill
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Reservoir
## What to Wear to Your Session
Spring provides a wonderful time to select attire for photos. You have the option of wearing light layers to avoid the nip in the air. And the racks are full of the latest seasonal fashion. But what do you wear when the backdrop is pink?
Light neutral colors work best for the whole family, baby included! We particularly love these options:
Beige
Tan
Muted Greens
Creamy Ivory
Denim
Try to avoid anything too dark that could come across as fall or winter tones. We would also recommend staying away from crisp sharp white. Smooth tones like ivory, dove, or heavily edited grays work in front of the camera beautifully.