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Everyone’s got a cell phone these days and they’re always available. They come with pretty good cameras, too. Snapping a quick group shot is pretty simple. But what about when you want a really great family portrait? How long does that take and how do you make it...
There’s not much difference in my approach to this question. Outdoor Family Portraits deserve the same consideration. “Where’s the portrait going to be displayed?” is always my first question for mom. Outdoor portrait clothes deserve a 2nd look, though. The vast...
Life Events, the big ones: Pregnancy, Newborn, Marriage, New Home, Off to College, Anniversaries. The times of your life that you just don’t want to forget. THAT’S the time to think about creating a timeless family portrait. Maternity portraits mark the start of a...
What to expect during my maternity photography session? Great results from being prepared BEFORE your pregnancy portrait session This is a loaded question. As legitimate as it is, if you don’t know what to expect AT your session, your photographer has not...
This question is one I get all the time. It’s the 2nd most important thing to consider for your Family Portrait session (the 1st is who’s gonna be in the picture). When I chat with mom’s considering hiring me, this question gets answered after I ask a few...
There are so many aspects to coordinating family portraits that I continually come across with my clients. I treat each family individually (because that’s who they are) and I’m able to create great portraits because of that. With every family that I encounter, I...
If there’s one question that comes up with every phone call, it’s the one about the cost. Completely valid question as the range of prices vary as much as the photographers quoting the answer. Most photographers have a Session Fee. This gets the ball rolling....
Signing up for a portrait session usually starts with a phone call. You Google photographers in your area and select the one with website images that seem to fit your style… which means the pictures that you like the best. Call the studio and have a chat about what...
Indeed! This is a great question that I get all the time. Posing is one of those things that can make or break a family picture. Sitting or standing? How many people stand in “the back” and how many sit? Or is it a ‘Girl vs....
A Family Portrait is usually created to remember an important family event marking a dramatic change in your family. Someone just had a baby (or you just announced your pregnancy!), one of your kids is off to college this Fall or just got married and the family is...
Over the past 30 years, I’ve grown to LOVE creating Family Portraits. It’s not only making a living being a professional photographer, it’s growing alongside the families I’m blessed to work with. Becoming friends with great families, watching their kids...
Fall is such a great time for Family Portraits. The leaves changing make for glorious backgrounds. These backgrounds and colors go so perfectly on you Christmas Cards, too. I found a new location this season, Pooles Mill Bridge Park in Cumming, GA. A bit of a...
We only get it once.Why waste it?We can spend it in fear, or we can create possibility for the next person.We can spend it alone, or we can create digital but real connection with someone else.It only takes a day to make change happen.The ocean is made of drops.–...
Today marks the 1 year passing of a beautiful woman, a trusted friend and the best Mother-in-law that I ever had, M. Lonnie Wu. Lately, I’ve been thinking about how sad I was going to be today. Shame on me for not following Lonnie’s advice; “Don’t waste time...
I’ve got a lot of great portraits in my office. And this is one of my favorites. What makes it great? It’s an image of my nephew Wyatt at about 6 months old and this one has been making me smile for almost 14 years. Any ‘picture’ that can do that, for me, is a...
I had a very special Maternity photo session yesterday. Ericka and Omar had been so busy during their pregnancy, they did not think that they’d have time for photos. But they wanted the images so much that that yesterday, despite family flying in and making them...
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