lifestyle + documentary photography
Longwood Gardens is my absolute favorite place to shoot in the winter. It's always gorgeous and always changing so it never gets old. You also can't beat the weather :) I did a family session for the O family to document baby Prim's 6 month milestone. We took plenty of family shots too and had fun doing a mix of posed, documentary, and more lifestyle photos. Enjoy!
I did two days of tree farm sessions last year and they were so much fun! A tree farm is a great, casual backdrop for Christmas cards and the kids always have so much fun. We started mid day and I wrapped up right after sunset. I can't wait to do these again this year :)
I did Evelyn's newborn session earlier in the year and I was so excited to see her again for her six month Milestone session! I love documenting the first year because they grow so much and go through so many changes. We did this session right at sunset and Evelyn was the happiest little girl. It was fun to catch up with her big brother too :)
We had a beautiful warm and sunny morning for the A family's session at Ridley Creek State Park. When we scheduled the session I was not sure if there would be any leaves left on the trees (this was in early November) but we ended up finding some pretty foliage :)
I am vowing to never get behind on blogging again, but I will say, I love revisiting these fall sessions and I am finding new favorites for each session as I look through the galleries again :) We had a beautiful night for the A family... perfect temperature (which was a nice surprise for November!) and a beautiful sunset. I absolutely love working with this family. I knew I could take them to this location and that they would be up for a little hike ;) They totally go with the flow and give their kids endless love. We captured lots of fun and lots of love.... which is always my favorite <3
I was so excited to meet Miss L. And she was the sweetest little baby with the most curly hair I've ever seen. She was welcomed into the most loving family and joined her family weeks... if not days... after they moved into their new home! It was an exciting few weeks for sure! Her big brother was still mesmerized by her tiny fingers and little toes <3 I loved capturing this time for this family and had fun looking back at all of the images from their session :)
I met the G family at their home for a family lifestyle session. They wanted to capture the kids playing and enjoying a Saturday morning together. It was nice outside, so we were able to play outside for a bit too. During my sessions, I don't stop shooting very often. While we were getting ready to go outside, I was taking pictures of Mom putting on her daughter's shoes. She said to me, "Why are you taking a picture of my mom tying my shoes?" And I said, "Because one day, you will tie them on your own." <3
This past October, I was so excited to be able to photograph my cousin and his family as they welcomed baby P home :) Baby P has two fun older brothers and they take such good care of him. We bounced between bedrooms and had a very casual documentary style shoot with some "posed" lifestyle shots in between. My posing is always child-led. I will position a family or sibling shot how the kids are most comfortable and try for a picture with everyone looking, but after that, I let the kids decide what's next. Sometimes they like to read a book, sing a song, kiss the toes, or jump on the bed! My favorite pictures are always the ones that happen spontaneously and naturally... and kids make this part of my job easy <3
I met up with the T family at Haverford College for a Family Lifestyle Session. It was a beautiful night with perfect weather. I especially loved some of the Mommy and Me shots we captured <3Little B sure was a snuggler with his mom but he loved flying high with his dad!
I met up with the M family at Longwood Gardens to do a casual extended family session. We had a bright and sunny day and we had fun exploring and catching up since our last session together. I really love capturing grandparents and their grandkids and it adds so much to your session when they are included. There was lots of tickles and lots of laughter at this session :)
I offer a first year newborn package where you can add on a maternity, six months, or one year session in addition to the newborn session. It's a great way to document all the changes that happen during the baby's first year. The additional sessions are a bit shorter than the newborn session, but we capture plenty of fun images. I met up with the F family in Kennett Square, PA for a more "urban" session. It was a nice change of pace and I really love working in small towns. Let me know if you are interested in this type of session and I'm happy to suggest some great locations :)
I had a wonderful time last fall with the R family. We started their session at home and took so pictures doing some of their favorite activities with their daughter: reading books, playing with their doll house, and being silly. They also love going to the park, so after we finished up at home, we walked the park and I followed behind to capture them hanging out as a family. I loved this session and I know they will love looking back at these images of their home and town when their daughter was young <3
I am so behind on blogging my fall sessions and I've been eagerly waiting to get to this session. I was so excited to work with the T family again. I did A's newborn photos and it was incredible to see how much she has grown. Valerie is an amazing local photographer (I can't get enough of her posed newborns!) and we spent a good bit of time deciding on the perfect location... we wanted lots of grasses and a gorgeous sunset. Beautiful light was a top priority. We ended up with a perfect night and I love the casual, lifestyle images we captured. Their gallery was HUGE and it was so tough to pick my favorites to blog :)
I love to do fun, casual Extended Family Sessions. I do capture some portraits of the family together, but there are plenty of moments in between that I capture and include with your gallery. We explored Ridley Creek State Park for this session and we had such beautiful light at sunset. It was great to see these two girls again and I loved meeting their grandparents :)
I love that I get to work with this family multiple times each year. This past fall, we met at Longwood Gardens and explored the conservatory. It was a hot, humid day so the conservatory was a perfect spot for a session. The girls were excited and we were able to get lots of fun, playful shots :) Stay tuned, because the next week I did an extended family session with this family. It's up next on the blog!
We were so lucky that we didn't have rain for this session! We had Longwood Gardens to ourselves this morning and had a wonderful time being silly and exploring. We even had an outfit change at the end to get into some of the cutest play clothes I've ever seen! :) I went to school with this mom and grew up in the same town, so it was fun to reconnect after all these years! Her daughter was the cutest toddler and I loved her giggles!
Our goal for this lifestyle/documentary session was to capture life at one! Making it through the first year is something to celebrate - both for the baby and for the parents! This sweet family wanted to remember what life was like with two one year olds running around because these ordinary, often simple moments are the ones that make life extraordinary. I arrived and the twins were waking up from nap and we captured everything from bath time to dinner time. I always like to include pets in my sessions... after all, they are family, too <3
I worked with Juliet's beautiful mama years ago and I was so honored when she reached out to me about newborn pictures. We had a great time catching up during the session and it was amazing to see how much big sister has grown since I last saw her! She was so sweet with her new sister and loved snuggling her <3
I met sweet little Dolan on a Sunday afternoon during the Eagles game :) He had the most fun "big brother" as well... so we made sure to get a few shots of him with his best bud. Dolan's favorite spot was in his mama's arms, so he spent a lot of time that way. When you bring a baby home for the first time, your entire life suddenly rotates around feeding, changing, and if you're lucky, sleep! I love to capture it all. After all, this stage is only a phase and they grow up too fast. I love having images of the early days with my girls to look back at <3
I went to high school with Esther and we have keep in touch over social media for the last several years. I was so excited to hear she was expecting her second baby and coming home to deliver him :) After, I'm sure, what seemed like a whirlwind, he arrived safe and sound and we set up a newborn session over Labor Day weekend. It was so good to see Esther again and meet her beautiful family. I loved using the spaces they had in the home they were renting to create some of my very favorite black and white images <3
