Family Portraits: Making the most of your time.

I wanted to write briefly about Family portraits. Scheduling can be really hard for some families when you have so many other things on your calendar. Several people book an appointment then have to postpone, reschedule, or cancel altogether. Then I inevitably hear how much they wish they did not wait so long. Now, ideally, you would have an hour to devote to your photos. In this situation you have so much more time to capture unexpected moments. Here are a few examples from my most recent session with John, Megan, and Mary Dudley Hill.
We not only got a great family portrait

and perfect portraits of Miss Mary Dudley

but we also captured spontaneous moments and precious memories.
Like....
Flying with Daddy

and flying with Mommy AND Daddy

stopping to smell the flowers

and just getting to express her personality for a while

There is no question that time is a luxury.
However, some people just have too much to do and a milestone can slip away. The best example I have is of my older sister. There is always a soccer game, or a PTO function, or a sleep over to excuse not taking pictures of her boys. And these are my own nephews. I wanted you to see a handful of the over 100 photos I got of the kids in only 15 minutes.
Two different setups of the boys together

as well as individuals of each boy

So, before you rule out scheduling a session just remember that we can do a lot with even a small window of time!