I am a hybrid photographers which means although I love the dreamy vibes of natural light, I am a Certified Professional Photographer and understand how to generate our my light sources with off camera flash. 

I always like to start sessions out with playful prompts to shake all the nerves and ease anxiety! I feel this brings out the true character of the children and will also make the session more enjoyable. I love capturing the action as it happens, so it's lots of fun! Then we bring in the posing to get the "safe shots" that are the more formal poses!

We always recommend choosing a color theme that fits the tones of your home as well as including layers and textures! Layering works really well for creating different looks. The main goal is that you all want to look and feel like yourselves. As a guide simple clothes tend to work best and avoiding logos and stripes is preferable. Always dress comfortable enough that you feel like the best version of yourself! Chose the most flattering outfits to your figure! I am always open to make one-on-one suggestions closer to your session date! 

Family portraits are so important because they are going to be displayed in your homes forever! Location should either be somewhere that is special to you, or that represents something that means the most to you! If you leave the location decision up to us, we have plenty of unique locations at our disposal to accommodate your family's wants and needs. 

Images from your session are ready to be viewed 1-2 weeks after your session! Pre-CoVid, we would hold in studio order appointments. Depending on the client's judgement, our studio is also available for in person order appointments. We have samples of every product we offer, so you can see exactly what to do with your portraits - from small gift prints, to albums, to framed art pieces. 

We offer a wide variety of products - from small gift prints, albums, framed wall art. With our portraits, we have three tiers of finishes. We also suggest prepping measuring all of the spaces you could potentially hang your wall art before your order appointment. This help us with recommending sizes of portraits and frame width and depth. 

For portrait sessions, we are unable to offer CD's and full online galleries due to the extensive edit work and time spent crafting the perfect images for your home. We do offer social media optimized files of each product purchased larger than 14". 

We always do our best to get all the smiles and make sure everyone is looking top notch! That doesn't always happen, and in the event that it doesn't Carly is a CPP (Certified Professional Photographer) and is throughly equipped to operate both her camera as well as editing software. Any retouching required can be completed easily depending on the difficulty. If extensive editing is required (such as head/face swaps), we do require a small retouching fee. Sometimes this is necessary to get the perfect image. 

For family sessions, it's great if you can bring along some of your child's favorite toys, games, balls, stuffed animals! Snacks are also a good idea to boost your child's energy levels. And furry friends - they're family, too!