Two Brothers in the Hammock — Round Hill Resort, Montego Bay
The best children's photographs on a family session are almost never the ones that were planned. This image of two brothers in the hammock at Round Hill Resort is a case in point: the hammock was there, the boys climbed in, and the camera was ready. The result is an image that captures something real about brothers on holiday together — the physical closeness, the easy comfort of siblings who have known each other their entire lives, and the particular quality of stillness that children produce when they stop performing for the camera and simply be.
Round Hill's gardens contain a number of these found portrait opportunities — the hammock, the resort's dock over the water, the grotto area, the property's old cannon, the natural frames formed by the mature trees lining the garden paths. Part of Michael Saab Photography's approach to family sessions on resort grounds is identifying these environmental details in advance and positioning the session to move through them naturally, so the children are always doing something rather than standing still and being told to smile.
Children's Photography at Jamaica Resorts
Family sessions that include young children work best when the children have something to do — and Jamaica's major resort properties provide an abundance of child-friendly portrait opportunities. At Round Hill, the hammock and the dock are consistent favourites with children of all ages. At Pimento Hill House, the swing and the cannon are equally popular. At the beach properties — Jewel Grande, RIU, Half Moon — the water's edge and the sand produce the most natural children's portraits of all, because the beach itself is endlessly entertaining and the camera becomes irrelevant.
Sibling Portraits in Jamaica
Sibling portraits are a distinct and valuable subset of family photography — images of children together, without parents in the frame, that will be treasured differently to the full family portraits. Michael Saab Photography builds sibling portrait time into every family session, typically following the full group compositions. For more from Round Hill family sessions, see the Round Hill family afternoon gallery and the Round Hill grotto portrait.
Book Your Jamaica Family Session
Contact Michael Saab Photography to discuss a family session at Round Hill Resort or any other Jamaica location.