1. Gabriela Herman uses a number of different portrait styles in her series entitled "The Kids". She uses both landscape and portrait style photography, all of which are in color. For the most part, her subjects are all in the center or slightly off center of the frame. All portraits also share color as a commonality that ties them together.
2. The artist's thematical intent was to capture "the kids" of one or more LGBTQ parents. She accompanies each picture with their story. The wide variety of portraits and in which conditions they were captured-- such as someone halfway in light and dark, or by a fence, reflects the variety of stories.
3. I think the idea of this project is awesome. In divorce or other could-be traumatic events a child can face, most people don't think to ask the kids how it affected them. This is another situation where people just speak for the children. Herman herself states "Judges, academics, pundits and activists keep wondering how children are impacted by gay marriage. Maybe it’s time to ask the kids” and I think that just about sums up the whole project justly. This is a hot issue right now and to not only talk about it but create a diverse and beautiful range of portraits is awesome.
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