When I’m not traveling around the country on shoots, I’m back in the studio working on daily portrait sessions. I love working with families, and especially children. Some photographers shy away from kids sessions, but I love catching kids having fun. Most children have not learned some of our adult habits of posing like a they are at their senior prom. I’m not sure why, but some adults are just not comfortable being themselves in front of a camera. I’m the same way, when someone takes my photo, or I’m in a portrait session and I’m in front of the camera, I go bonkers and end up looking like a goofball.

Anyway. Here are just a few from one of my latest Holiday Sessions. I stay pretty well booked for these, so if you want to schedule with me, you will want to call at least a month in advance. Heres just a few from one of my November sessions, I really love to make these sessions different from the typical studio. In this session I went with one of my favorite portrait lenses mixing available light with just a little studio fill flash to get a very beautiful, natural look combined with a studio look at the same time. I intentionally kept a shallow depth of field and kept just one point in focus. Sometimes I bring in some props, but most of the time I like to keep it simple and really draw you into the subject and create a very artistic styled portrait. I love the way these two children reacted to my quest to catch them in their innocence.