There’s something special about the second session with a family. The first time, we’re getting to know each other. The second time, it feels like picking up a conversation with old friends. This year, they brought along one very important family member: their new dog!


A RUstic Barn

We met at Valley Forge Park on one of those crisp autumn mornings and chose the old barn for it's character, with weathered wood, stone walls and the kind of history you can feel standing next to it. Against the changing leaves and open fields, it made the perfect backdrop for a family that loves being outdoors together.


Three Kids’ Worth of Personality (Plus One Dog)

With a family of five, there’s always something happening, and that’s exactly what I love. Dogs bring a wonderful kind of chaos to a session. They don’t know they’re supposed to look at the camera, and that’s the point. There were a few periods where the one year old dog, just got the zoomies and ran around in circles, making us all laugh.


Three smiling children in matching burgundy and red outfits hugging each other in front of a white rustic wooden fence.
Cream-colored golden retriever with a purple heart-shaped tag sits on green grass in front of a mossy stone wall beside its owner.
Smiling woman in a cream top holding a happy toddler in a red sweater and khaki pants in front of a weathered wooden fence.

Watching a Family Grow

Photographing a family more than once is a privilege. I get to see how the kids have changed since our first session, how the baby is no longer a baby. These images will sit beside the ones from our first session, and together they tell a story that keeps unfolding.

Smiling bearded man in a maroon quarter-zip pullover holds a laughing toddler in a red sweater outdoors with autumn trees in the background.
Smiling young girl in a burgundy floral peasant blouse and a matching velvet knotted headband leaning against a rustic stone wall.
Smiling family of five in coordinated fall outfits poses with a golden retriever beside a stone wall with autumn foliage behind them.
Smiling young girl with long wavy brown hair wearing a burgundy floral blouse and a beaded necklace, posing outdoors near rustic wood.