Portraits

I've never been a big fan of traditional portraits. For our wedding, I made sure we found photographers that truly understood this concept and were able to take beautiful candid shots.

My son is now almost a year and a half, and I never thought about having him sit for portraits. We have tons of photos that we've taken of him, but pretty much all have been candid shots. Just as with our wedding photos, I wanted to keep memories "real" - that is, that my son is normally crazy, messy, excitable, rambunctious, hyperactive, and goofy. Sitting still with props around him would be totally out of the ordinary. (Not to mention, probably impossible to accomplish.)

Then, I came across a friend's link for the photographer they used to shoot their daughter's one-year-old "cake smash" photos. I looked at her site and portfolio, and honestly, I started thinking of reasons to book a session, even going as far as convincing myself that there doesn't have to be a reason to take nice photos of my son!

I love that her work seems so casual and natural. Her studio set-ups are clean and simple, and her on-site shots are simply gorgeous. Seriously, I want to go and book her now!