Being a portrait photographer is always a balance between your own creative vision and that of the people you’re creating for. However, every once in a while someone will come along with my favorite phrase for a session: “I want something different.” Music to my ears!

The Groenewald family recently did just that. They wanted a family portrait reminiscent of a 19th century tin type; an early method of photography that produced an unique look. Think of Victorian photos and you’ve got it. They also wanted fine art portraits of their children, surrounded by flowers and with a painterly feel.

A quick session at my Middelburg studio and many hours in Photoshop later, and we have this.