Can I please get more families in front of my camera with cowboy hats on?? I mean, come on!! How awesome is this family portrait????

I know one of your excuses for not booking family portraits…
TIME IS PRECIOUS, SO HOW MUCH TIME SHOULD YOU INVEST WITH ME? Let’s be realistic – not everyone achieves their goals in record time. Let me break down how much total time you’ll need to realistically commit to achieving your family portrait goals when working with me (this does not include driving time): 3 hours & 45 minutes . Not so bad right? Seems doable? If you’re still hung up on feeling like you won’t have enough time to commit, send me a private Direct Message and let’s see if I can offer some advice.

I DON’T CALL MYSELF A GENIUS OFTEN, BUT WHEN I DO, I’M REFERRING TO MY ZONE OF GENIUS. If you’re not familiar with the term “zone of genius,” it’s from the book The Big Leap and it basically means the area of life where I’m at my best – naturally. When I’m in my zone, time just flies by and I always feel energized after. When it comes to my business, my zone of genius is in helping people who struggle with planning for a successful and stress free family portrait session so that they can feel or achieve their family art goals. If you’re ready to get rid of that item on your “to do” list for good, comment “I’M READY” below this post and let’s get started. I know all the reasons you are holding off…my husband hates pictures, I don’t know how to dress us, I want to lose weight, we don’t have time… Guess what?? You are not alone and I have answers to all these issues in your mind. Contact me and cross “book family pictures” off of your “to do” list. Let’s tackle this together!

If you live near baldy, it must be in the backdrop of your family portrait in the winter!! Am I right??

Carly is one of our “Season Seniors”…she chose to do three sessions and sadly this was her last session. I’m so happy for her as she approaches the end of her senior year but sad our fun together is over. We captured some family portraits at her final session, which I highly recommend. Our original plan to do portraits at their cabin did not work out with all the road closures so we did the second best location, right near their home town. I’m all for the destinations that have meaning. This makes my heart so happy!!

This family came into my life many years ago, what started as their trek every year to come to our Santa Event, turned into family portraits and now senior portraits. But most importantly a beautiful friendship! Love this family and so thankful to be the one capturing their memories.

I know I ask this often, where is your special place? Where would your family portraits take place?

PS. I have always wanted a helicopter to drop me and my clients off at really crazy locations. Anyone up for an adventure. 😉

Snow Session Saturday!! ❄️❄️❄️

It’s been a hot minute since this family was in front of my camera. I have watched these girls grow up since in mama’s tummy and I can’t tell you how great it was to see them!! It was my first time meeting the family dog too! Silly dog that just loves his humans so much!

Including the family dog in family pictures can be a little crazy but with a little patience and a few attempts, it is totally worth it! I almost always get the same reaction when I ask, “do you have a dog that you would like to bring to your session?”
I get a big sigh, a laugh and pretty much a “hell no”. haha I try.

Would you include your dog or dogs in family portraits?

Of course the “almost three year old” steals the show! But how can you go wrong with this crew!!?? These parents have their hands full with FOUR girls! I know because I have two girls and this just means double the trouble…and love and sassiness as well! Girls are spicy! Love them!!

I had three sessions in the snow on this day and the wind decided to pick up during their session. Oh man it was cold but we accomplished the goal, beautiful updated family portraits! I love how the wind is blowing Callie’s hair in the first picture. Her big brown eyes and that mischievous look! As you can see, all three girls have very different and unique personalities. That’s what makes life so fun! How boring if we were all the same!!

I sure love my time with this family! We met when I did their Little Heroes Session. Not the best circumstances to meet but so thankful to stay connected and watch their family change and grow.

Sometimes we get incredibly lucky and have a little sun in the background for a snow session. Sometimes its snowing and sometimes it’s cloudy but you know what? It is ALWAYS magical!

Lots of laughs at these sessions. One reason is you never know when you will step and sink all the way in! We always get a good laugh when that happens.

This family wanted updated pictures of the boys together and of course I love to talk people into updating their family portrait at the same time. I mean, why not??

I had a snow spot open up and these guys grabbed it. We shot for their goals and achieved them! You will see that the last picture is a cluster we created for them to hang on their wall.
I love the story it tells! These pictures put a big smile on mamas face!

I love the planning stages of every session. It is fun to talk ideas and plan accordingly.

Thank you, Wilson Family! I really enjoyed capturing these memories for you! I enjoyed our time in the snow! Cold, but magical!!

This family received a priceless gift for Christmas…a gift card towards family portraits!! They have been meaning to update their family pictures for years but as we all know, the years keep going by faster and faster and before you know it you still don’t have family pictures. This was a nice little push to get them updated.

We had a magical session in the snow. Was it cold? Heck yes it was! Was it worth it? Hell yes it was!! The snow on the trees and that beautiful sun peaking over the trees was amazing! Misty seriously did an amazing job with the outfits too!

This session was a reminder of how small our world really is!! We made the connection that our oldest kiddos went to preschool together and now they are both seniors in high school! You guys, this is how fast time flies!! Don’t blink…enjoy the precious present and quit putting off updating those family portraits!

TIMING IS EVERYTHING, THEY SAY. But how do you know when is the right time to hire a family portrait photographer like myself? When I look back on my most successful clients, I see a few key patterns that helped them reach their goals with me. Here’s where they were at when they hired me: they aren’t sure what to wear, not sure where to put updated pictures, and of course they want to lose weight. If you’re reading this thinking, “yes, Yes, YES!”… then you could be ready to take that next step. I help you with your clothes, I have a program that shows you how your portraits look on your walls exact size and also have other keepsake ideas if you don’t have wall space and girl, I can pose you and photograph you at angles that will shed that weight off in camera! Send me a Direct Message and let’s see if we’re a match to work together.