Spring Family Mini-Sessions | Mentor, OH Photographer

I was going through some of my mini-sessions to post a sneak peek and I was finding it impossible to choose just one.  So impossible in fact, that it drove me to write a blog post!  And if you look over my blog, you know that the session must have been incredible since I VERY RARELY blog.

The session below was held at Garfield Park in Mentor.  I hear so many people say, what is so special about Garfield Park as a photography backdrop.  And the truth is, a photographer looks at things differently than those who aren't photographers. We can see amazing light when others just throw on some sunglasses.  We can frame a perfect shot where others see a bunch or trees or buildings or flowers with mounds of dirt on either side.  It doesn't take the perfect location to come out of a session with gorgeous images.  I've had clients follow me to a location which ended up being a spot on the side of the road.  I'm sure they were wondering what they had gotten themselves into until they were shown their completed gallery and all thoughts of a gravely road side stop had completely been forgotten.

I've photographed this family a few times now and they are the greatest clients.  Such a wonderful family and so photogenic.

Fall Family Photos | Willoughby Hills Family Photographer

This family photo shoot almost didn't happen.  We scheduled several dates over the summer that had to be canceled so we decided on a nice fall shoot to both take advantage of the beautiful leaves and the less hectic schedule.  This family is close friends with mine so I packed up my kids and picked up my friend and her children to meet our husbands over at Squire's Castle located in the North Chagrin Reservation across from Progressive Insurance where our husbands were leaving work to meet us.  We started off 5 minutes late.  Not bad right?  We loaded up the car and headed to Squire's Castle.  About 10 minutes into our journey my son said he didn't feel well and promptly threw up in the car.  Nice.  We keep going and find that the entrances into the reservation are closed due to repaving of the road.  Really? We finally find an entrance and arrive with about 35 minutes of shooting time left before the sun goes down.  Yikes! Not a lot of time to shoot a family of four.  I think we still got some cute photos!

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Celebrating an Anniversary | Wickliffe Family Photographer

Saturday I got to spend a few hours with a friend and her husband and their sweet little ones.  They are such a nice family.  Lisa and Bryan were celebrating their anniversday and Lisa had the wonderful idea to have family portraits done on the bridge where they had their wedding photos taken in Colby Park.  So romantic!  I wish I could post the wedding photo but believe me when I say that they haven't aged a bit.

I wish I could say the same for my husband and myself as we have been married almost as long as them.  It must be that they have such sweet, kind, and peaceful children (my kids don't have a calm bone in their bodies which accounts for the bags under my eyes and graying hair).

 
I rode to the location of the shoot with them and the little girl asked if I could ride in the backseat on the way home.  ♥♥♥  So adorable!  Thank for letting me take your family portraits guys!

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