[Rockstar Family] Moonlighting as Maternity Photographers

When our good friend Katya (whose photo booth we raided the month prior) asked us to do her maternity photos, we couldn't turn her down. First, she's definitely fierce and a rock star in her own right so we knew it would be an awesome time. Second, she told us to do what we want, which is music to our ears. We met in the parking lot of the Sky Lounge on what must have been the coldest, windiest day of Spring ever!! Luckily, being Masters of the Universe ourselves we were able to bend the weather to our will.  

Being amateur adventurers, Pam and I decided to swoosh the couple off to one of our favorite field locations in Tiverton R.I. One outfit change later and we were ready to rock! Of course this meant finding the location from memory and we hadn't been there in awhile. Three wrong turns, some almost driving off roads and a rendezvous at Evelyn's Drive In to reorient ourselves and we were good to go.

Pam took this amazing shot of Katya while I was balancing on a rock, holder a reflector, in fifty mile per-hour winds, trying not to experience the life of a kite. Being a daredevil just part of the job description!

With the dress flowing and Katya working it, the shots just kept coming!

Pam snapped this last photo on our way out from wrapping up the shoot and its one of my favorites from the day.

As always we love seeing Katya and had a blast doing our little Maternity "fashion" shoot!

The Nielson Family at Buttonwood Park, New Bedford MA

Here's some favorites from the Nielson family's fun park family shoot this past month! How cute is this baby!? This career is not good for my NO MORE BABIES plan.









Nose picking photos go right into the FUTURE GIRLFRIEND GOODIES box.











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Rockstar Family: The Lynch Family's Gooseberry Island Shoot

I know Lisa, like Kate, from Ravelry.com. I was stoked when she asked me to photograph her family this summer! Firstly, Lisa is also a photographer and when another photographer trusts you with their important photos, it's an honor. And secondly...

how cute are these kids, seriously?








Here's the whole family.




It was a beautiful early evening on Gooseberry Island in Westport, MA. I love shooting just before sunset and we got a gorgeous day.



Lisa's girls Gibson (elder) and Matilda (younger) have personality in spades, they were so fun to work with and gave me some of my favorite portraits of the year. They both posed like they'd won Project Runway Preschool Edition.



Gibson: girl is FIERCE.







Matilda: child personification of joy.









Lisa's nephew Jackson did GQ like a pro.



Beautiful and glowing niece Sarah.



Photographic evidence that I can make a teenager smile. Nephew Patrick cracking a handsome grin because, obviously, I am hilarious. Or he felt bad for me...one or the other.



Gorgeous family is gorgeous. Gorgeous light was also gorgeous.



More munchable Matilda





Our final shot...I love this one. Matilda, Lisa, Dave and Gibson.



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Finn & Norah's Spring Session

I'm constantly being asked if we do family sessions, the answer is YES! We love family sessions! Newborn, maternity, couples or the whole family, we always have a blast. We have the sessions in homes, parks or anywhere else that is special or beautiful to you and your family.

With the weather finally warming and the dirty piles of streetsnow finally washing away, we're seeing the wedding inquiries slow in favor of family and engagement sessions and the first of those were with Finn & Norah!

Behold the cute!

Recent work - Winter Family Sessions

After a summer full of weddings, we always enjoy fall and winter family sessions because they're a nice change of pace for us...and we actually get to enjoy the outdoors a little ourselves! We watched Tamara Lackey's CreativeLive seminar on family and child portrait photography recently and we're pretty stoked to add family sessions to our regular schedule.

Here's some favorites from our family, senior and baby shoots this fall and winter! Click the photos for full galleries.



















We can't wait to meet our 2011 families!