Welcome Tigist
I haven’t been blogging much lately (and that’s an understatement). The plan is to get up to speed again soon, but construction works, workshops and assignments take lots of my time these days. I also started the preparations for a reïncarnation of my website.
A couple of weeks ago, I had the privilege, and it really was a privilege, to document the baptism and welcoming party of Tigist. This little girl shouldn’t be allowed to smile near the North Pole to prevent icebergs from melting and significantly raising sea levels.
Since she was only a few weeks in Belgium, I expected a shy, maybe even a bit scared, child. Instead, I met a funny, cute and lively princess. It was like she was putting me at ease instead of the other way around. It clicked from the first moment.
Tigist really enjoyed the calming presence of her big sister.
I was amazed by the strong family ties they created in such a short time.
A couple of weeks after the baptism, I also shot the welcoming party of Tigist. It was held in a very cozy venue but as usual with this kind of spaces, it’s not easy to photograph. The 5D mkII made it possible to get great quality images in the mostly very dim situations.
Tigist is a real artist that loves drawing.
She practically decorated the whole space in just a couple of hours.
I’ve been moved by the warmth of this family. I’m sure that they have a very bright future ahead of them and I wish them an amazing journey together.
And to end this post, this is my favorite picture of the set:
Must have been a wonderful experience to be able to shoot this, and you did a great job here! Love the way you captured the emotion of it all, especially in the last picture!
Really nice. It is possible to feel love and naivety in the photos. Great job!
Miguel A. Touset
Having a daughter about the same age as Tigist I really fealt the love you captured in this Photo. Fantastic, and moving – at least I surely felt something when seeing the last photo.
Thanks!
These images are so warm and beautiful. You can feel family in them. Very well done.
This is why I love photography most, you can feel mood of the pictures. Love the last one. Well done.
Thx a lor for your comments.
I’m happy that I was able to capture the mood.
Wow. I’m very impressed- the sister!- and she’s indeed very cute! And of course, beautiful photos, as always.
That’s a fantastic set!
there are really great, well done
Damn, those are so intense and well captured shots!
A lot of emotions are in the game and specially kids makes it more honest. Lovely shots!