The Art of Connection: Your Family, Your Story in Light
Every family holds a universe of moments — laughter echoing through a kitchen, the comfort of a familiar hand, the quiet pause before joy spills over again. These moments are the threads that weave your story, and they deserve to be seen, remembered, and shared.
A family portrait session with me is not about perfect poses; it’s about creating art that feels alive with your family’s unique rhythm and warmth. Together, we’ll shape images that express who you are — your humor, your tenderness, your spirit — captured in light, color, and composition that reflect the soul of your connection.
Each photograph becomes a piece of your shared memory, something to look back on and say, this is us — this is our love, our laughter, our becoming.
The first step is to book a call so we can talk about your family and what makes your story yours. From there, we’ll discuss styling, mood, and how to bring your vision to life before scheduling your session.
Connected Portrait
For families who want to capture the genuine warmth and connection of being together. This relaxed session unfolds in natural light — outdoors or at home — where your family’s real moments can shine through. It’s about preserving the laughter, tenderness, and quiet beauty that make your story yours.
- One location of your choice — outdoor or in-home
- Two outfit changes to reflect your family’s style
- 20+ high-resolution, professionally edited images ($25 each additional)
- Advanced retouching on 5 final selections (skin, tone, and light refinement)
- Private online gallery for easy viewing and downloading
- Duration: 1-hour session
$500
Signature Family Session
The most popular choice for families seeking depth, variety, and artistry. This session allows time to explore multiple moods and settings — from playful moments to timeless portraits — using both natural and artistic lighting to express your family’s spirit.
- Up to two nearby locations (for example, home and outdoor setting)
- Three outfit changes for variety and tone
40+ high-resolution, professionally edited images ($25 each additional) - Advanced retouching on 10 final selections for polish and refinement
- Private online gallery for seamless viewing, downloading, and sharing
- Duration: 2–3 hour session
$1,000
Heirloom Experience
A cinematic, full-vision session designed to tell your family’s story in depth. Together, we’ll create portraits that blend fine art with emotion — the kind of images that become part of your family’s legacy. Ideal for storytelling sessions across multiple locations or for extended family gatherings.
- Pre-session consultation to design your vision and styling
- Multiple locations and wardrobe changes to capture depth and variety
- Customized styling, creative direction, and use of both natural and studio lighting
- A broad gallery of high-resolution, professionally edited images
- Extensive retouching and artistic enhancements on 15–25 final selections ($25 each additional)
- Private online gallery for viewing, downloading, and archival delivery
- Duration: 3–5 hour session
$2,000
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The Process
1. Research and strategy
To get started, you will book a free introductory planning call or coffee meetup. Our first task is to determine the limitations we are working with, establish a budget, shoot date, location and lighting and concept possibilities. With this in mind we can research some concepts for the day of the shoot. We can decide if we need to obtain any props or plan for styling. Do we want a makeup artist, a manicure, a new outfit? Is there a shot list, overall personal goal or brand guidelines? Now that we have a plan I will send an invoice to be paid before the shoot.
2. The day of the shoot
With regard to our plan and limitations we arrive at the location and get organized. For a Natural Profile shoot I recommend you show up in the one outfit and makeup complete so the hour can be used for the shoot. Be 15 min early. Get a good night’s sleep and be well hydrated and fed. If we are in the studio there will be an area for applying makeup and outfit changes. We will strategize what to shoot first, 2nd, 3rd in respect to the concepts, backgrounds and lighting setup and time available. We will communicate throughout the shoot and make smaller choices on the fly and have a whole lot of fun.
3. Retouching and post-processing
Within one to two days after the shoot I will send you a link to an online gallery of edited images. The shots will have basic edits and color adjustments. You will then mark your favorites with a little heart and make any comments you may have in the gallery. I will then take one to two days to finish retouching your final selections. I will submit a new gallery for you to download the final images from. If you would like to order any prints, canvases, photo albums or printable products we will do this last.