The Kennedy Family

One of my silent auction winners from last year was the Kennedy Family. They were a family at Harry's preschool and have moved on to a new school as their girls are now in elementary school. Their girls were always smiling when I saw them walking in or out of school last year. I seriously don't know many children their age who are as happy and as smiley as these two stunning girls and it was so easy to take their photos!

The Trumbo Family

A few weeks ago I met up with the Trumbo family for their photo shoot which was a gift from their sister-in-law last Christmas. It was a humid day but everyone held up well and seemed to have a great time. Mom and dad were so cute with the boys allowing for many great candid shots. And that's almost all we are able to do with a toddler b/c posing is nearly out of the question! These boys are gorgeous!

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Low Key Lighting - Charlotte and Robbie

So this is something I don't do very often but it turned out okay considering. The mom of these perfectly behaved gorgeous children had low-key (another word for black backdrop in simple terms) portraits done of her son when he was 6 months old when they lived in Chicago. She wanted to replicate that with her 6 month old daughter this time. I was hesistant to accept the job, lacking confidence to do this right for her, but she convinced me and was very flexible with what I did. I told her I would do some of the low-key portraits but wanted to add in some high-key (white) as well. So here are the results. And her children were two of the easiest and most obedient I have ever worked with! That always helps with the final result!