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At Home Jacksonville Lifestyle Session
Home is where the heart is. Granny arranged for this extended family lifestyle session at their home. She told me she wanted lots of candid photographs. I did sneak in a couple of formal portraits because I wanted to see all nine people’s face’s in one frame. She wanted pictures of them playing because that’s “who we are.” She did such a great job to have a few different activities to do that the family would love. A photography session isn’t just about getting pictures, it’s about an experience and making memories that will strengthen familial bonds. Some of the family was from out of town (England actually). The oldest two grand kids were so helpful. The young man was so respectful and polite. He carried my step stool around the yard for me and helped me find the best light to take some of the group shots. This first photograph is of a game the youngest two grand kids are familiar with “Angel, Angel, Fly.” A comment on Facebook said, “looks like hurling small children into the sun.” Everyone loved it.
I was talking to one of the daughters about how she felt about taking pictures in their yard. She said it was lovely because if they needed anything they were at home and could run inside to get it. She also said that more importantly the photos have more meaning because they were taken at their home. They see the photos of the house and it’s not just a house it’s a home.
I loved watching the cousin love that was going on. The older two took care of the youngest too. They looked up to them- they wanted to be just like them and do everything they were doing. This family also did a beach session on a separate date that will be coming to the blog shortly.
Would you get your photo taken in your home or yard?
Click on to see more of this fun family after the jump.
Jacksonville Child Photographer
This child session was actually taken at the Jacksonville Zoo. We were not planning on taking any pictures with the animals just planning on taking pictures where there was pretty light. These pictures were taken from about 11-noon. While this can be a time of the day where the light can be harsh we just found locations of open shade. I think consideration of light is important when you plan to take photos. You can take pictures anywhere but not necessarily at any time of day (because of the sunlight). We don’t want harsh shadows across someone’s face or underneath their eyes. You can take pictures at any time of the day but not necessarily at any location. So, if you have a specific location and background then you need to figure out what time of the day is best to take those pictures.
Let’s get back to these adorable girls. We had a lot of fun and saw some animals between wardrobe changes. Having an activity to do made the session less stressful. This gave the girls lots of breaks and distractions instead of just taking photos the whole time. The purple flowers were just the perfect back drop for a little girl who recently turned one! Her and her sister were so cute singing together. We sang “if you’re happy and you know it,” kids relate so well to music. The girls were so excited to sing, clap and giggle through the song. Momma was super prepared for multiple outfits with snacks and wipes. These girls were such a pleasure to photograph.
Such pretty hair glistening in the sunlight!
Target Lifestyle Session- Jacksonville
A lifestyle session at Target. I think I can relate to this post a lot. Going to the store with a couple of kids wandering around, playing in the toy aisle and of course finishing the trip with buying things I wasn’t planning to in the first place. Target does it again. I love the idea of capturing my every day activities that I do.
I learned a couple of new ways to ride the shopping cart. The way the eldest girl rode the cart at the end of the session totally caught me off guard. I looked at mom and she said yep that’s how she rides the cart. My kids would love to know all these other ways to ride the shopping cart. To see more of this session continue after the jump.
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