Family Portraits are so important. So often we remember to get the important family portrait when the kids are little. And then life gets busy and we don’t make the time to get the annual portrait done. And then next thing you know, your kids are almost all grown up and they are filling out their college applications. I have been photographing highs school seniors for six years, and time and time again, I hear the parents say that they haven’t gotten an updated family portrait since the kids were little. Now for every session, I want to offer my senior’s family the opportunity to have their family photographed. It doesn’t have to be just all about the graduating senior!

This beautiful family is the Wu Family. I just loved working with them. They were a delight. I photographed Victoria’s Senior Portraits just moments after this session ended. When you book your senior portrait session for this upcoming Spring, please ask about this wonderful option. I actually love working with families of preteen up to adult children. There are tons of photographers who specialize in getting the perfect shot of the two year old, while the mom is dancing behind the photographer. I can do that too, but what I really love is making the 13 year old feel beautiful. And I think I am pretty good at create contemporary family portraits with a modern edge. Work it ladies!
The Wu family ended up purchasing a super big canvas of this very image to place above their living room fireplace. It looks stunning!
So many married couples spend lots of money hiring a photographer for their wedding and 20 years go by and they don’t have any recent photos of themselves together, without the kids. It is so fun to take these kinds of pictures. And I really think it leaves a legacy for the kids to see their parents all flirtatious and cuddly. It’s a good model for their kids future relationships.