Family Session Information 

Style.

I approach my family sessions with each family in mind.  What are your personalities and character trails?  What would you like capture of each parent and each child, as well as the family unit?  Are you playful, silly, and carefree or are you poised, polished, and refined?  Are you looking for casual images of your family, or formal portraits?  I can cater to and capture the looks you are envisioning in your heart!

I often do a mix of posed family images where everyone is smiling and looking at the camera as well as focusing on the interactions and relationships of the parents and children.  You can have fun, tickle, play, children get thrown in the air and twirled around.  I always try to get a range of expressions from the children, so we don’t have to get a smile for each image (and there’s less pressure by not hearing “smile!” the whole session) – serious and goofy looks are good too!  I do various groupings, so each child by themselves, each child with each parent, each parent with both children, and the family as a whole.

Planning + Styling.

Before your session, we will meet in the comfort of your home or at the studio for an in-person consultation to discuss the details of what you’re looking to capture, location options, and the desired look and feel of the lighting.  We will go over what to wear information and style your session from your own closets or I can provide my favorite clothing lines and stores to shop for new pieces.  We will also have the opportunity to review the gorgeous heirloom products that I offer in person so that you can start planning the display options and the final desired result from your session.

Child + Family Session.

Professional hair and makeup artistry can be added to your session for an additional fee and can be done at your home or the studio prior to the session.  The session lasts 60-90 minutes and are slow paced, fun, and stress free.  I use a number of tools to connect with children and get them to open up, encouraging their natural personalities to shine through.

Reveal and Ordering Session.

Within 10 days of your session, I will come to your home to reveal your gorgeous images, create custom wall displays, and guide and assist you through the image and product decision-making process.  The chosen images will receive master art retouching prior to product orders being placed.

Delivery and Installation.

Your ordered products will be hand delivered and installed at your home.  A custom experience from beginning to end.