I’ve had the pleasure of photographing quite a few families. Most of my families have sweet, chubby, wonderful, little, playful kids. I can say ‘Daddy has stinky feet!!’ and they erupt into fits of belly laughter… Sometimes I ask them to look for the pink elephant on top of my camera… “Whaa? No elephant?! Are you sure? Look closer…” [looks astounded] “I must be the silliest camera lady ever!” {giggle giggle}.
However.
These techniques don’t exactly work with teens.
So when Lisa contacted me about photographing her gorgeous family I was all, “Sure totally! I would LOVE TO!”
And then I got nervous. Ohmigod. Teenagers?! It’s one thing to do a senior session where the focus is solely on one person and the family dynamic doesn’t come into play as much. But three teens?
Cue anxiety.
And then I got to the session…
From start to the finish, I laughed the entire time. All three amazing teens were gracious, patient, kind and had the best sense of humor! And here’s the best part. The love between them was palpable. I kept thinking… “I want this. I want my family to be like this in 10-12 years… just like this.”
So the first thing that caught me with this session was the palpable love…
Second thing…
Hair.
Gorgeous hair. The kind I wish-wish-wish I had.
Third thing?
Light.
Gorgeous light streaming through the gorgeous hair.
{sigh}
L & D… congrats, you have done a great job with your crew. Be proud.
Until next time,
~ K
