Richmond VA Family Photographer

The thing I love most about photographing Richmond VA families is being able to be silly with the kids.  We try to get a few more structured shots at the very beginning, but that usually only lasts about 5 minutes before we move on to the fun.  Kids do not want to just 'sit and say cheese' and I wouldn't make them do that!  Unless it is an extended family session I usually recommend my minis for families, they're short and sweet at 30 minutes and nicely affordable as well! This works well for families who want to come more than once a year to capture their growing family.  

Some of my favorite shots ever are the ones like the above, just a fun playful family moment that is so gorgeous it deserves a billboard size print! ;)  This family has been with me for a few years and I even have a canvas of their little guys earlier sessions in the studio. 

We held this session at one of my favorite locations that sits on the James/Appomattox River.  It's usually very quiet so we are not fighting crowds and it's super gorgeous and has lots of options for different pictures!

Take a peek at some of my favorite pictures from the session: 

Richmond VA Newborn Photographer | Baby Benjamin

Ohhh sweet baby Benji!  (Totally acceptable for me to give sweet baby's a nickname, right?)  And side story, we named our first two boys "Eli" and "Luke" because we weren't a fan of nicknames, but more often than not we call them "Li" and "Lu."  

I recently read where photographers weren't a fan of parents IN the room with their baby's during the newborn session, some photographers went as far as to say parents WEREN'T ALLOWED in the room.  YIKES you guys!  You couldn't peel me off of my boys so there is no crazy rule like that in my studio.  I love that you get to watch this session, and you are literally two feet away from us the whole time.  Now, I will admit you don't have the best view because I always pose to a particular side and unfortunately the couch is pretty much right beside baby's butt, so THAT's your view, but I also encourage you to walk around and get a non-butt view too ;) 

Benjamin was such a sweet baby and rocked his first modeling session!  His mama booked a mini session for him, which tends to have more simple styling and not quite as many set ups as a full session, but definitely allows you to still have great images of your baby!

Here are a few of my favorites from our time together: