My heart is for you to see the beauty of the season that you’re in and for me, that means capturing the tenderness found when you and your littles can be fully and completely themselves. There is a realness and rawness of at-home sessions that an outdoor session cannot capture. The love you hold, the laughter you share, the tears you cry are witnessed in the safe and tender space you live. When you can truly be yourselves during your session, we can document an authenticity and vulnerability that is unique and true only to your family. If you’re heart is set on an outdoor session, plenty of photographers do this beautifully. Reach out and I am more than happy to refer you to someone.

I believe the best stories are told within the walls of your home. That being said, I fully understand the hesitation and want to validate your concern. The lens I view my clients is really through fully being immersed in your connection and if you have that, everything else falls away when you view your images. If anything, your home adds character and story that is more beautiful than a golden-hour field could ever provide. These will be the images your children will reach for when they want to know how it felt to be loved in their home.

If your home is out of the question or you’re wanting a different feel, we can plan a session playing outdoors in your yard. Maybe your family loves to visit a local playground, ice cream shop or have a picnic at a park, I can photograph you there instead. I am also willing to travel to your family’s favorite vacation spot at the beach or mountains to document your time together at a beloved location! Your home isn’t the only option, but the best locations have meaning and connection for your family.

My approach to capturing your family is to fall into the shadows. At the beginning of your session, we start with something familiar to get everyone comfortable with me being in your space. That may be reading a book or cooking in the kitchen. The session flows organically from there. My goal is for you to engage and be fully present with your family while I capture your interactions. I may ask you to move into prettier light or have you do [insert whatever beautiful thing I saw] again, but my direction is gentle and infrequent as I observe your connection. I do not ask your children to smile and look at the camera or perform in an unnatural way, which can lead to frustration on their part and desiring the session to end. If a child is not wanting to be prompted or needing a break, I honor their response and leave space for time to reset.

While I understand the fear of mis-behaving children while an outsider is in your space, my hope is to provide you a non-judgemental lens to be yourselves. I have found shorter sessions feel hurried and inherently full of pressure for children to perform which often leads to your child’s desire for the session to end early. I long to bear witness to the slow, unhurried pace of your gaze lovingly turned toward your children. It’s rare that we set aside time to put down our phones and have dedicated time to be present. Capturing photos in the comfort of your home with additional time to settle into your rhythms makes for beautifully authentic images that you’ll cherish in this season and for years to come.

On occasion I may offer a limited series that may be a special for that season (for instance, a backyard summer session). This is a great way to experience my style of photography with a shorter timeframe and smaller investment. If you’re interested in those, sign up for my newsletter to get information and details when those are communicated.

I’m absolutely willing to work with you on a payment plan. Depending on when you’re wanting images done and how much time we have prior to your session, we can come up with a program that would allow you to pay over time prior to your gallery delivery.