Sue’s Family Portraits

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More people need to have portraits taken with extended family members.  I’m not going to pretend like planning a large family portrait is super easy, but I don’t think you will find one person that will say they regretted having that portrait with grandma, kids, grand-kids, and great grand-kids!  I look back at some of my own extended family portraits and reminisce about those that are no longer with us, admire how much the little ones have grown, and laugh about how much hairstyles have changed.

I recently shot an extended family portrait of Sue’s family… Sue is the beautiful gal in the middle of this crazy, fun family.  I had a great time photographing this diverse group in Pokagon State Park.  With children ranging from newborn to teens…there was a lot of commotion and bribing to get all eyes on the camera.  In the end, all of the portraits turned out beautifully.  Check out their entire session.

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Hindbaugh Family Pictures

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Last week I had the privilege of photographing the Hindbaugh girls and their dad, Cory.  We had an absolute beautiful day minus the swarms of mosquitos!  The girls were a little leery at first, but loosened up after chatting about their favorite Disney movies (Frozen & Big Hero Six) and their 4-H pigs (Popcorn & and Pokey I think).  By the end of the session they were singing “Let it Go”.

There is something so special about a father daughter portrait sessions.  Take a look at these pictures of two beautiful girls and their proud dad and you will know what I mean!  (Thanks Sarah for the helping the girls look soooo stinking cute:)

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Newborn Portraits- Deacon

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Newborn portraits are my favorite type of pictures to shoot!  This handsome little guy just confirmed why I love newborn photography.  He was perfect for his photo debut.  Even though Deacon was several weeks early you would never know with that head full of hair and his content nature.  Here are some of my favorites…to check out Deacons full newborn portrait session click here.

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Kaler Family & Maternity Pictures

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Two rambunctious boys and one on the way…this family maternity portrait session was packed full of laughs, bribes, and good times.  Our outdoor portrait session got rained out, but we made the most of an indoor session and captured some great candid portraits of the Kaler family.  Even though this is Becca’s third pregnancy, she has never had maternity pictures before…CRAZY RIGHT…she is waaaay too cute not to get maternity portraits.  I had a great time and we captured some wonderful moments that I hope the Kaler’s will cherish.  Check out their entire family, maternity portrait session here.

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…And Then There Were Three…

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Brittany and Jared have become good friends of ours and I was soooo honored when they asked me to take a couple pictures to announce they were expecting their first little peanut!  They brought the cute little onesie and we paired that with some of my props for a cute birth announcement mini portrait session.  This is the first birth announcement portrait session I have done and I absolutely love the results.  From looking at the portraits you would never guess that Brittany was feeling a bit ill and we were all swatting swarms of mosquitoes.  Thanks for the opportunity and being great sports!  I hope you like your first portraits as parents to be:)

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