Irene & Idrissa | Corcoran Gallery of Art | Anytime | Washington, DC
Irene and Idrissa have been married for over a decade, but, like the proverbial cobbler's kids, Irene doesn't wear shoes. Anyway, she's a great photographer, so it was very humbling to be asked to do photos for her family. We even hit up a new museum for me - the Corcoran Gallery of Art. The gallery is on it's way to becoming part of the Smithsonian so who knows what the place will be like in a few months. In the meantime, we soaked up some of the cool modern abstract stuff and rocked out the Duck Pond too.
I was afraid of the geese but Irene and Idrissa plunged in.
You can't use flash in the museum. I know that. And you shouldn't do it. But sometimes you just roll with it and fire off a few before the guards start yelling. And it's worth it.
Thanks guys!
We shot in their home, as that is where new parents spend all of their time. I believe the "normal" is beautiful - the wonder, discovery, gratitude and also the exhaustion, the spit-ups, the poopy diapers. Life is short. Photos help. Doggies too.
(S&R - don't worry. I gave you a ton of color photos too. I just thought the black and white worked well for the setting.)
Baby R is so tiny! Congratulations, guys.
But of course, my favorite images, always, depend on light. This scene isn't from a garden or a cool place of any sort. They're standing on a grate with a loading dock behind them. But this happened to be the spot in front of a big beige building, throwing tons of beautiful light back at them.
