September through November is the busiest time in a family photographer’s schedule! By having your portraits done in June, not only do you not have to worry about getting on your favorite photographer’s schedule, but you have one less thing to worry about during the Christmas rush! Your family portraits are done and Christmas cards are a breeze! Either plug them into a template at your preferred card printer, or leave it up to your photographer to design and print them for you. Either way, it’s one less thing to worry about getting done during that busy season.

Are you excited to work with an Austin photographer to document precious moments with your family forever? One of the most common questions I receive is “how does this all work” and “what is involved in planning a family photo session; I feel overwhelmed!” Below I have broken down the process into six easy steps.

Valentine’s Day, a holiday of uncertain origins, has been a celebration of love and romance since the Middle Ages. As an Austin photographer, I have photographed hundreds of moments of love over the past 15 years, from parents enamored with their newborn baby, brothers and sisters showing affection and care towards each other, parents playing and laughing with their kids, and children snuggling with their beloved pets. Life is full of love and joy and I adore photographing those moments for families! On this Valentine’s Day, I thought I would share a compilation of portraits that show love amongst family.

What a joy it was photographing this happy chap! I always try to photograph a child as exactly who he is. A more serious, reserved child will probably have a sweet collection of portraits with thoughtful expressions and shy smiles. An energetic child will likely have many portraits with movement and expressive faces! This eight-month-old baby boy just loved life and embraced it with tremendous joy! His gallery of portraits was FULL of joy filled smiles!

As a little girl, for each Christmas and birthday my auntie would put her handiworks skills to practice and create something beautiful and special for all her nieces and nephews, mainly knit dolls and colorful sweaters. As one of the youngest cousins, I got to benefit from her sweater hand-me-downs and so warm and cozy they were!