Another “at-home” family portrait session to help inspire your next photoshoot.

The premise was “Home for the Holidays.” The goal behind the pictures was to create a unique holiday card base on the “Home for the Holidays” idea but also not making the pictures feel set in holiday mode. This way we kill two birds with one stone: we get the card done but we can also display classically timeless family portraits that translate year round. Not just during the holidays. When I did this session, we were in the middle of the pandemic- it was summer 2020. So the meaning behind HOME was so much more. This was where they spent the majority of their time. When they look back on these pictures, they will see exactly where they were at that time and feel the love.

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To check out their sunflower photoshoot, head over to my instagram page!

When my client contacted me for this shoot, she said “I love my home in the fall, there’s such a warm and inviting feeling I get at this time of year. Can we set up a shoot sometime in late October?”

Yes! Yes I will be there.

When I showed up and saw her doorstep with all of its Thansksgiving-home-for-the-holiday feels I was ready for a pumpkin spice latte and a seat by her outdoor fireplace. That fireplace isn’t featured in this post, but guys- it was fabulous. Aside from securing the look and feel of her vision, I also wanted to make sure the story of this core family came across. Three boys and their mom and the personalities that go along with that. We mixed posed, yet laid back portraits with real life moments. Throwing the ball in the backyard, climbing trees and dogs jumping in the pool. You might not see that here, but yes it all happened!