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Documentary Family Photography – A Morning with Flo & Company (Philadelphia)

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So let’s just get right to it.  Florence (Flo) is the star of this slideshow and this family.  This was my first time doing a Day in the Life with a one-child family, but Flo has enough personality for 2-3 kids.  I am working on their full day and should have it wrapped up this […]

Day in the Life Photography – Lazy Sunday Morning

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Day in the Life with the G family – Every family has their own dynamic and in these Day in the Life sessions I get to be a part of it.  Now I know what you are thinking, did she just call her clients lazy?  LOL.  The parents of sweet Flo could never be lazy […]

Day in the Life Photography – Take me to the river

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Day in the Life Photography – River Edition Last month I hopped on a plane to head to Missouri to photograph The Waddells.  2 hour plane followed by a 5 hour car ride, of course I was questioning my sanity by the time I arrived.  I shot a few images to document my travels, so […]

Documentary Family Photography – Mornings at the Cabin

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Life just brings the right people into your life.  Delania first contacted me in fall 2013 to document her family while they visited Boulder over New Year’s Eve.  You can see that session here, but I fell in love with their entire family.  Rowyn the littlest would barely speak to me but she was giving […]

A Day in the Life of the Reagans – Documentary Family Photography

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Documentary Family Photography In April I knocked another state off my list in my mission to see visit all 50.  I loved every minute of the day I spent with the Reagans and I was sad to leave.  NOTE to self: stop booking flights the following morning before the sun is even awake.  I packed […]

A Day in the Life of the Vititoes – Documentary Family Photography

family walking into Dat Dog New Orleans

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Documentary Family Photography Being a documentary family photographer is quite a rewarding experience for me.  I typically spend 2-3 hours at a client’s house and so the glimpse I get into their world is small.  It is usually enough time to really see authentic moments, but in a way it is still a semi-orchestrated experience. […]

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