*Just a reminder that I don’t show posed whole-family photos between now and Christmas because I know many plan to use those for gifts or Christmas cards.*

These girls’ mama contacted me about a session with a specific goal in mind– 6 year old portraits. On her side of the family, it is tradition for the girls to have portraits done at that age. They are all then framed and hang together in the grandparents’ home. I had her send me a photo of those just so I’d know what we were looking to try to compliment. Margaret was so excited that it was finally her turn! While she was our focus, we definitely made sure little sister, Madeline, had her fair share of photos taken.

*Just a reminder that I don’t show posed whole-family photos between now and Christmas because I know many plan to use those for gifts or Christmas cards.*

Since we’re in the middle of my busy season, I’m going to be keeping my intros to previews pretty short and sweet. This family met up with me on Saturday for my marathon day of shooting. We had fun, as you’ll see below. I love a good outtake photo, and kids love making silly faces. Of course, we got lots of good smiles, too.  🙂

*Just a reminder that I don’t show posed whole-family photos between now and Christmas because I know many plan to use those for gifts or Christmas cards.*

As we’re getting in the middle of my busy season, I’m going to be keeping my intros to previews pretty short and sweet. I do want to specifically point out the time of day from this shoot because I know sometimes clients are looking for a specific “look” for their shoot. This is what you’d call a “golden hour” session because it was shortly before the sun set. Throughout the day, the sun gives off different light, and that light changes colors depending on the sun’s location. As you can see here, we ended up with some images with really warm shadows and light (even orange-y), which are directly related to the time of day. You can get a similar warm light with sunrise, but it isn’t quite the same. You will never see this kind of light/image from a shoot taking place in the middle of the day.  I love that I get to shoot both in the morning and in the late afternoon because both are beautiful in their own right!

*Just a reminder that I don’t show posed whole-family photos between now and Christmas because I know many plan to use those for gifts or Christmas cards.*

As we’re getting into my busy season, I’m going to be keeping my intros to previews pretty short and sweet. This family came with warm and positive attitudes for our shoot! I know a lot of dads don’t particularly look forward to photo shoots, but I try really hard to be engaging and move quickly… and maybe be a little silly, too. 🙂  This dad took it all in and seemed to genuinely enjoy the time with his family. You can see it in his eyes in the photos– he was relaxed and happy (and not worrying about the score to a football game. Ahem.) It was a pleasure to work with these three! Little Mark brought along his favorite book, Goodnight, Gorilla, which is also a favorite of my boys.