Augh, I love this family! You may recognize these adorable little boys from the holiday cookie baking session I captured with them last Christmas. Mom had the perfect plan for her boys this year incorporating a campfire, s’mores and a handmade teepee for family photos. What more could a photographer ask for to keep smiles on four boys’ faces!
Thank you, Modder family, for being so fabulous and for always making me laugh. You’re an amazing family! 
When Emily came to me with a request to capture her family photos she was very specific… ‘… nothing posed, it’s not who we are.” I couldn’t agree with her more…
There’s this engrained thought in everyones head that family photos are awkward, boring and so unnatural. Yes, I would have to agree with that and see many photographs that support that judgement. Truth is, who wants that? Who likes that? And when your time is up and you leave but a trail of photos behind you, who’s going to want that?
I recently read a blogpost about a passed family member and when the kids gathered to divvy up the memories they all fought for the photos that truly captured who their loved one was. Not the posed family photos, not the traditional headshot, but the ones with the genuine smiles that they could still hear the laughter from.
I’d love nothing more than to change the perception of family photos and this family session was a start. Kari, Jason and I have been giving a lot of thought as to what we’re bringing to the photographic community and our community as a whole and we’ve got some great stuff coming up that we’ll share with you soon. For now it starts with a new approach to your family photo session and perhaps you’ll consider investing in these precious memories for yourself. Let the kids run and laugh. Take us apple picking or hunting for the perfect pumpkin with your little ones this fall. Invite us to Bay Beach for a family-fun-day before the kiddos head back to school and leave your camera at home… be IN the photos instead. We’d be honored to capture these memories for you.
For this family session the kids LOVED to read so we celebrated a bit of that and then headed to the frog pond. What boy doesn’t LOVE exploring nature and getting dirty!
Once the boys had enough of the books they headed straight to the woods in search of the perfect climbing tree…
Then we had to dig in the dirt and guess who was living amongst us…
After our fill of tree climbing and treasures, dad and the kiddos headed off to explore the frog pond while mom went to prepare a light picnic for the boys.
To be continued…
Want a memory session for yourself? Fall is one of the most beautiful times of the year with so many family activities to indulge in, give us a ring, we’d love to play with you!
~Kim