Family

Black and white photograph of husband and wife stealing a kiss, while toddler cries on her mother's shoulder
Mother and father kissing in a field at sunset, while carrying two young children on their shoulders
Close up of mother and father holding squirming toddler, while the three laugh together
Black and white image of a young family; father carrying two children, while mother leans towards them blowing bubbles
Family of five sit close together in a grassy field with their dog at sunset
Father holds toddler up to hug her mother's pregnant belly
Young family seated amongst long grass at sunset, children on their parents' laps.
Father and mother seated amongst wildflowers. Toddler sits above mother's pregnant belly
Father sits in long grass, cradling his daughter, while son sits laughing beside them.
Mother and father cradle toddler between them and the three laugh together
Parents crouched, talking to their children as they explore a gassy field
Two boys sit laughing either side of their father who has been knocked over by an enthusiastic embrace from his daughter
Father and pregnant mother walking up a gravel road, extending hands back to toddler running behind
Mother and father stand near a window and cradle newborn and toddler
Black and white photograph of mother and father standing either side of toddler and kissing her cheeks
Black and white photograph of mother and father seated on bed with newborn baby, while toddler and dog look on
Father carries toddler on his shoulders, while pregnant mother looks up lovingly
Black and white photograph of father, mother, toddler and newborn in a close embrace, all leaning in to kiss newborn
Family of 3. Father and pregnant mother holding hands and walking down a gravel road, while toddler skips along in front
Husband and wife steal a kiss while cradling newborn baby and toddler. Toddler likewise leans in to kiss baby

Before I had kids, I used to teach Kindy. I loved it. Once a year though, we used to do class photos. My beautiful assistant and I would pile out into the playground with twenty-two four year olds and try and convince them all to sit in the right spot, look in the right direction, and smile. Inevitably, someone (often multiple someones) would get upset, or not want to participate, and so we would be doing our best to convince everyone to cooperate, while also trying to look presentable ourselves. In every single class photo, I am smiling in a slightly manic, strained way, while bouncing one or more little people frantically on my knee in hopes of producing a smile. Family photos can be very similar.


So let's not do that! What I'd love to do for you is to capture your family, just as they are. No forced smiles or posing, just you and your kids, enjoying each other's company, hanging out and playing together. When you look back on these photos, five, ten, twenty years from now, I don't want you to be thinking about how stressed you were. I want you to be reminded of the cute, quirky thing your daughter used to do as a toddler, or the crazy faces your son used to pull, or the home you lived in. I want you to feel the warmth and love radiating out of that photo and pulling you back through the years. This moment won't come again, so let's capture your family, as they really are, right now.

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