Heather, Jon, and Jace

I have the pleasure of saying this is another 4peat family, and it’s been fun to watch them grow!  From anniversary pics, to maternity pics, to baby pics, and now toddler pics with their mobile little boy, they are literally growing right before my eyes, and it’s an honor and privilege to freeze these moments in time.  One of our favorites So You moments from the session is the truest to real life.  Can you guess which one it is?  Which is your favorite?

Kristina, Mike, Madison, and Jacob

This is another one of my 4th year families, and I’m just so blown away at how much they’ve grown, which really makes me appreciate that I froze those moments in time when they were smaller.  I also appreciated freezing them in their present state, knowing they’re going to keep growing!  And this was my favorite photo shoot with this family to date.  It went really well!  We picked a cool location for their session in Downtown Ft Lauderdale, and since we were comfortable with each other, they were able to relax and enjoy each other, and have fun with me, which allowed me to capture many So You moments for them! 

An expectant mama, a red dress, a beautiful sunset, and a flash

While I love working with couples and families, getting to work 1/1 with women is really special also.  Since I knew it’d be just us for our session, I suggested a sunset session, with about half in glowing orange daylight, and half after the sun had set and I could get creative with flash.  Mom’s red dress added some extra excitement and opportunity for creativity, as we were able to light and silhouette her belly against the fabric.  It was a pleasure working with this lovely lady, and I wish her only the best as she welcomes her baby into the world!

Amanda’s Mitzvah Pre-Shoot

This lovely lady celebrated her Bat Mitzvah this past weekend, and while you wait for me to showcase the photos from her beautiful service and party, here are some from her pre-shoot a few weeks earlier.  I really enjoyed working with Amanda and her family.  She takes direction extremely well in front of the camera, and is a natural, especially when her smile reaches her eyes.  She has a calm and sweet disposition, especially with her mama.  I mean, I was a teenage girl once.  I did then, and still do sass my mom sometimes (sorry mom!), but Amanda was an absolute doll, and I really enjoyed working with her! 

Derek, Drew, and Danielle

I’ve photographed older families at B’nai Mitzvahs, Sweet 16s, and weddings, but this was my first session with all grown kids.  The older ones were in town from college for Thanksgiving, so mom thought it would be a great time to get some portraits taken.  While cooperative, they weren’t super into the idea of being photographed at first.  So I’m sharing my favorites from the session, where I think I managed to break through their cool exterior and capture their true selves and the bond they share.  My goal isn’t to capture perfectly posed mannequins, but to capture ‘So You’, as you really are!

Christina, Mark, and Ava

Last year when I photographed this family, Miss Ava was not yet walking.  This year she is, and had to be woken from her nap to come take pretty pictures with me, so mom came prepared with a furry friend and some snacks.  Ava wanted to bring Minnie Mouse, but mom selected a matching bear, which completes their look beautifully!  One of my favorite aspects of this session is that we mirrored some of the shots from our last session, like a close up of Ava in dad’s arms at the start of our session, Ava on dad’s shoulders, watching mom and dad kiss, a mixture of posed shots and candids, and even looking at flowers together (this time real ones).  It can be fun to continue this trend and watch the growth and change!