family is so important
I love when my professional headshot clients contact me again and ask, “Do you do family photographs?” Yes! Yes, I do! Choosing a Location for family photographs First we set a date, finding the right weekend when we were all available. Since there were littles (well, not so little, but still in single digits little),…
It was just over a year and a half since I had photographed Charlotte’s first birth. We were together for over thirty hours as she labored, switched from a birthing facility to a hospital, and then gave birth on day two. At the start of this birthing experience, we both hoped and prayed it would…
This sweet family is in for an incredible treat as one of the chosen families of Sunshine on a Ranney Day. They’re getting a room makeover for their boy Stetson come the new year and I can’t wait to see the magic they create! In the meantime, I was thrilled to make their Christmas family…
This wasn’t a normal family session. But then, this isn’t a normal family. When you know in advance that Dad has a shirt with his wife’s face printed repeatedly over the ENTIRE shirt…it’s not normal at all. Especially when it’s planned as a surprise for her for the day of. So of course this was…
This is the third year of photographing Lauren and Michael with their boys. Year one, Lauren’s parents joined them at Rope Mill Park. Year two, Michael’s mom and sister joined them in Piedmont Park. This year, it’s just the four of them combining family with maternity photographs at Sope Creek Mill Ruins. Well, just the…
When Dongjie asked if I would do a family session at Roswell Mill her with her parents. They were visiting her this summer, so of course I said, “YES!” Once a year, or every other, they visit and stay for close to three months. For Dongjie, it is three months of heaven in eating her…
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about our purpose. Why are we here? What is the ultimate goal? And what if it didn’t become clear until much later in life? Like when this legacy lifestyle newborn session is revisited with Benjamin. When Benjamin is grown and becomes a parent. I’m a parent. Raising two teenagers.…
I think that network television and netflix series with families have created a common perception that sarcasm and bickering live within most homes. So every time I’m with a family that is loving, kind, and truly enjoys being with each other…it feels rather remarkable. Spending an evening with the Seyden family was exceptional. While their…
I love the opportunity to become part of a family for an afternoon. To quietly walk among them and enjoy their dynamics. Of how they enjoy and love on each other. Leila and Amir spoke to their children in French and English. They spoke of returning to Algeria over the summer to visit family. Of…