This is a special page of portrait photos for those considering Paul Scharff for their kids portrait services. Paul Scharff is a highly accomplished photographer whose work has been published in a range of national and international magazines and books, and is the selected photographer for several books in TLP's Photographic Portrait series of travel and tourism books. His kids portrait work can be seen on this page, and many viewers select the slideshow option, which you'll see in the upper right corner.

Paul will shoot in your home or an outside location, public or private. He can take advantage of a blank wall to serve as a backdrop, bring his own backdrop and stand, or use the environment or location itself as a setting, whether indoors or out. Generally, younger kids respond best in the familiarity of their home environment. In many but not all cases, if a kid is captured "on the fly," without a formal staging, a backdrop can be incorporated after the fact via retouching to create a studio-looking portrait.

Paul has a knack for bringing out the best in kids. Whether its crawling on the floor for 30 minutes before shooting to create a comfort level with a shy three-year old, or just having a fun and easy-going energy and attitude during the shoot, kids generally respond very well to Paul's direction. For some kids, they are eager to pose and Paul takes advantage of that. Other kids may be less excited about the entire concept of having their picture taken, or may just be having a bad day, and for those kids, having the camera ready to catch the unplanned great expression or reaction, while never asking the kid to stop and smile, often results in treasured keepsake photos.

If you are interested in seeing Paul's travel and tourism work, please visit his web site at PaulScharffPhotography.com.

Thanks for viewing these pictures, and please call Paul at 732-233-6600 with any of your kid portrait-related questions.

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