BOSTON CHILDREN'S PHOTOGRAPHER, BOSTON FAMILY PHOTOGRAPHER, BOSTON NEWBORN PHOTOGRAPHER

I photographed this amazing little family right before Christmas.  It is one of my favorite sessions because (1) I really like them, (2) their home is gorgeous with more natural light than I could ever dream of, (3) it was winter and we went outside and I like cold weather sessions, and (4) because I really like them.  But our little buddy was tired, we scheduled the session for his nap time.  And so even though we captured a LOT of amazing family images, we didn’t shoot a whole lot of him just being a baby.  So we scheduled a follow up… and it went off without a hitch and what was supposed to be a “mini” ended up a lot more like a full.

I’ll say it once and I’ll say it a million times.  I LOVE BABIES THAT CAN SIT BUT AREN’T MOBILE.  They are THE.  BEST.  OK, not the best, if you know me, you know that I think every age is the best. But I just REALLY like this age!

I have been waiting and waiting to post this session. Every time I’ve been ::::this close:::: to finishing it, some emergency or another has arisen. It’s that time of year. I am beyond overloaded, yet making headway, and very confident that everyone will have everything they need when they need it… it’s just going to require a few more long times and a few more days of farming out the kids (any takers for Thursday??).

Anyway, I truly enjoyed this session. It was, for me, the perfect Sunday morning session. Laid back family (although I am sure Michelle thinks she is otherwise), beautiful, gorgeous home, glorious light, ocean… and very, very adorable baby. Like Gerber baby cute — no… cuter! I love the feel of what we captured, and I hope they do as well. I know how stressful it can be trying to plan the perfect session, wardrobe, timing, nap schedules. And I know there is so much anticipation when you see your images. I do hope that I can capture these moments in time, as you live your life, and I can tell your story, if only for a few hours.

So here they are. Thank you, Michelle (and Bob!). Really. Because I know you check the blog and I know you are so nervous/excited/stressed about these. I am glad we met, I feel like we’ll stay connected through various points, people and places. Big sneak peak since our slideshow and gallery are going out right after this post!

We stealthy borrowed Christofer’s rig for this one.  He didn’t know, he wouldn’t have minded.  Couldn’t love the tractor shots any more than I do… bummer we are a missing a pedal, but I don’t think anyone notices!!

This image.

Everything about that image sums up what I love about life, summer, family, beach, water and the North Shore.  I love the light.  I love the rocks and lumps of seaweed — this ocean and that landscape is what I know.  I love the reflection of their feet in the sand.  I love that her feet do not touch the ground.  I love that they are holding hands.  I love that he is looking at her and she is screaming with joy.  I love that the youngest is trying to keep up.  I love that the parents are so happy and engaged behind them.  This will be an image that I look at when I am sad, just to make me happy.  This will be the first image on my new web site.  I love it.

OK, back to reality, land the plane.  I first shot these kiddos way back when, two years ago.  I was thrilled when I got a call for another session.  Nothing makes me happier than seeing clients I love, and seeing how their children have grown.  When they said they were at the beach, one of my favorite beaches that I grew up at, I was really excited.  And of course you know what happens when I arrive at a session… I play the name game and sure enough, I know the neighbors… and the other neighbors… and the others…. so no, there really are no strangers in my life.

The weather called for 70% chance of showers and thunderstorms.  Seriously.  What a great job.  You can be wrong ALL THE TIME and not get fired.  Sign me up.  There was not one cloud in the sky.  The temperature was perfect August.  The was a record low tide which made for a glorious sand bar.  Kids amazing.  Parents were awesome.  Never mind the weatherman, I have a great job.

Thanks Shannon & Geoff and kids.  It was awesome.

When I started this blog post, I thought about calling it “Perfection” or “It’s a Small World” or “I love my clients” but then I realized that I’d actually used those titles before.  Really, how lucky am I that I get to meet families that are so amazing, so gracious, so nice and so beautiful?  Not only that, but it’s become almost humorous that I have the 6 Degrees thing going on as much as I do.  Caroline, a total stranger to me, found me on Google.  Then we confirmed that we’d both be at the beach at the same time (a beach near neither of our homes).  We then realized her family was staying 6 house down from the Surf Club.  Finally, it turns out Caroline & Sean went to high school with this chick (one of our BFFs).  So when I walked down the beach to meet her, I had to give her a hug (and of course you can imagine my elation when I saw the LP dresses… a girl after my own heart).

Caroline’s family was equally awesome (gorgeous sister Brooke, really nice parents, husbands, children and on and on).  You know how I love big families, seeing the resemblances (clearly all beautiful), watching the interactions.  Cousins together are so cute and make me really happy because my sister and I live far apart as well and so it’s just such a treat to have our kiddos playing together.

We made our way down the beach and I have to tell you, the lighting was phenomenal.  It just gets better and better on that beach… from about 6PM to 15 minutes or so after the sun sets.  Someone told me it’s equivalent to the light in Provence and I believe it.

I had a wonderful time and I am so glad our worlds collided!

[On a totally unrelated note, I was considering posting smaller sneak peaks... apparently word on the street is that it's more exciting to see your slideshow if the sneak peaks are smaller.  For me, I love a big sneak peak because it buys me some time if I am running late on a gallery.  I also feel like it's "me" -- I talk a lot, I obsess a lot (in a good way) and so I blog a lot!  I'd love to hear from past, present and future clients about whether you like to see a lot of images up front, or just like a select few to hold you over until you see them all in your slideshow!  So leave me some comments!]