Family Time

A couple weekends ago, two of my sisters came over from Arkansas, along with my niece's two children (Anna and Isaac). They were here to do a belated Christmas present exchange/opening with us. My sister and I thought it would be a great surprise for my niece (who didn't come) for us to create some portraits of her beautiful children while they were here.

We just don't get the chance to get together for portraits with the family very often. This was actually the first time I've photographed (in a planned session) any of my nieces or nephews.

I actually found some funny photos I took many, many, many years ago of Anna and Isaac's mommy and her big sister (my nieces) when I was about 11 years old. It's so funny to see how I used construction lights and sheets to create my little home studio. My friend reminded me the other day that I used to "make her pose" for the camera back then, also.

I'm planning a little weekend getaway in the spring to do another full session with Anna and Isaac and to include their cousins, so my sister will have a beautiful portrait of all four of her grandchildren together. Someday, I'll make the trip back to California to photograph my other sister's grandchildren together.

Anyway, here are a few of the images we captured of these cuties, out in the cold wind and with some distraction from my three little ones who were eager to join them in the portrait session.