The Swires Family

It has been while since I've blogged any new sets of photos, so I figured that this sweet family I recently photographed would be just perfect to get back into the swing of things!  Oftentimes photographing families with young children can be tricky - how do you get everyone to look at the camera at the same time?!  One of my favorite things about photographing families with (ridiculously cute) small children is that it is a great opportunity to capture more candid moments of the family having fun and interacting with one another.  This is exactly what happened when the Swires family and I spent the evening at the greenway for their family photos.  We got a few posed shots, and then let their kids play in the water and have fun.  Those photos of them playing in the water are some of my favorite captures so far this year.  I hope you enjoy them, too!

The Stasi Family

If you haven't been able to tell by my last two blog posts, I really love spending time with and taking photos of the Stasi family.  They are full of life and they inspire me so much.  A couple of weeks after their new baby Zion Arielle Revival arrived, I spent some time at their home to get some family photos with their newest little one.  I wanted this series of photos to be very relaxed, with as little posing as possible.  It was so fun to capture each of their children interacting (and laughing!) with one another.  At one point, a small tickle-fight erupted - I cannot look at those photos without smiling!