This lovely family came to me through the Celebrating Adoption organization. And not only do they have a new addition to their family to celebrate, but also the end of a series of cancer treatments. It was so sweet to see how much big sis loved her little sister–it was truly a match meant to be.
These identical twin boys were dressed the same from head to toe — so cute! And the family did such a great job with their outfits, I just love how well they coordinated. Baby brother was a little slow to warm up this morning, but we managed to get some of his adorable baby smiles after all. Love those little teeth!
This little 6-week-old was not in the mood for sleepy newborn portraits during his session. Try as we did to get him to take a little shuteye, he just wanted to show us those baby blues.
This couple were married ten years ago at Washington’s River Farm in Alexandria, and wanted to commemorate their 10th anniversary with some family photos at the same place. What a great location it turned out to be! It is run by the American Horticultural Society and has gorgeous gardens, including a children’s garden with fun playhouses and a sod sofa. The family were such good sports, and we had fun doing everything from climbing trees, to playing in fountains and playing soccer.
Wanted to share a little of my own family photos from our week at the beach (I took the ones of the girls, and my dad was kind enough to take the ones I set up of our family). I really wanted to have some nice family photos in honor of our 10th wedding anniversary, and since we were spending it at the shore, I figured we would do the photos at the beach.
We went down to the beach during the magic hour (30 minutes before and after sunset), which I have found to be the best time for beach portraits on the East Coast. I love the warm glow it gives everyone.
I think it’s good for photographers to go through the process of planning and implementing family photos, because it reminds us of how much our clients go through for our shoots with them. I spent hours shopping and debating over what everyone would wear, and finding the right location, and then haggled with each family member to ensure his or her cooperation. And then after all my planning, the shoot was nearly foiled by a biting fly that got my older daughter in the leg during one of the family shots. She was so upset and cautious for the rest of the shoot it was hard to get a smile out of her. But as you can see from the last shot I shared, I was able to get a few smiles from her, and even show off those two “big girl” teeth.
I had the opportunity to work with this family for the second time today–their first session was last fall (check it out on the blog here). Now she’s a busy 2-year-old and we took advantage of the *slightly* cooler weather to explore Old Town. Sprinklers and mini-flags turned out to be among her favorite finds along the way.
