Ok. Here’s the truth. I photograph families so that I can get away from my kids for just a bit and hang out with other awesome people and their families. I especially like it when friends invite me and my cameras over to their home to capture some memories for them. A session is more like a visit than a set of poses and smiles.
I may show up with Brunton Dairy’s chocolate milk and Cookies & Cream ice cream (my favorite). And after a few family pictures on the porch and a jumping contest, that ice cream might be enjoyed. The youngest may or may not drop a spoonful of deliciousness on the porch steps and the oldest will rescue that sweet spoonful and perhaps sneak it into his own little mouth with that “oldest brother” smirk. After all the ice cream is devoured and Dad wisely sprays off all the drippings with a hose, the family may take a walk, play in the dirt and then we might just hang out and talk about schooling, landscaping, and everything else. The dad may realize that moms aren’t in pictures enough and hardly ever with a friend. He becomes my favorite dad and offers to take a picture of me and my friend. The “session” ends but we continue to talk in the driveway while the kids ride their bikes. It is a good visit…and I have pictures to prove it!
