Family Portraits: The Daoud family at the National Museum

Family Portraits: The Daoud family at the National Museum

After a very pleasant maternity photo shoot with Emilia and Cyril, I had the pleasure working with the Daoud family again – this time, after the birth of their new baby daughter Kara.

We wanted a setting that had meaning to them, and that would also provide enough interest to keep their inquisitive son Guillaume happy. Both National Museum members, Emilia and Cyril happily drew on their members’ benefits and organised for the photo shoot to take place in and around the National Museum of Singapore.

In a whirlwind 2hour shoot, we got a massive range of photos – from individual portraits of the kids, photos of each parent and child and group photos of the entire family. Have to say that Kara was a surprise delight to work with. A calmer, more relaxed baby I don’t think you could find.

Credit to Emilia for coordinating the fashion for the whole family. The blend of crisp whites, neutral gray, and highlights of orange and brown was perfect for the setting (and practical to boot)!

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Behind the scenes moments:

1. Guillaume was quite patient for most of the shoot, but the heat in the evening air was just enough to push him into grumpy-land. Makes for quite a cute photo though. :)

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2. Cyril was a brilliant sport behaving a little like a goofball in front of the giant LCDs to make the kids smile. Thanks to him, I got the shot(s)!

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What a shoot… so many stunning photos captured in just under 2 hours!

I received a lovely surprise the other day – have been invited back to photograph the lovely Daouds again – can’t wait to see how much the kids have grown! Photos from that shoot will be made available on byNoelYeo.com soon!

In Noel’s bag:

  • Canon EOS 5D Mark II
  • EF 50mm F/1.2L
  • EF 24-70mm F/2.8L
  • EF 70-200mm F/2.8L IS USM
  • 2 Responses to “Family Portraits: The Daoud family at the National Museum”

    1. Wei Li says:

      Great photos dude.

    2. byNoelYeo says:

      That means a lot coming from you Wei Li! Thank you!


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