Family
Planning a family session around Charlottesville comes with a lot of small questions. Where should we go, what do we all wear, and how do we get everyone looking relaxed? These guides answer them from what I see in real sessions, including the best local spots, outfit ideas and poses that do not feel stiff. If you would rather skip the planning, my family and couples sessions start at $690 and I will help with all of it, from the location to the wardrobe.
The best Christmas card photo is one strong close image, not a wide scene. On a card, faces end up the size of a thumbnail, so you need a tight frame, open space for your greeting, and faces kept...
The best Christmas family photo ideas give everyone something to do: decorate the tree, bake, read, walk the dog, sit together by a window. Pick one scene your family already does in December and...
The best Christmas family photo outfits are coordinated, not matching. Pick two or three colors, let each person wear a different mix of them, keep to one pattern across the whole family, and...
The best family photo poses are not poses at all. They are small jobs you give people: walk toward me, tuck her under your arm, whisper something to your brother. Give everyone something to do...
Almost everything written about fall family photos is about what to wear. Useful, and I have written my own version of it. But the thing that actually decides whether you get good photos is not...
Twelve Charlottesville locations I actually shoot, what the light does at each one, and what goes wrong where.
Outfits make or break a family session. Here is exactly how I help Charlottesville families coordinate, season by season, so everyone looks like themselves and nobody fights over a shirt.
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