The entire time I’ve been editing this session, I keep thinking about Christmas. The lovely reds in the clothing they wore for their family portrait session just put me in the holiday spirit. Can’t you imagine how beautiful they will look on a Christmas card??
I know this is going to be a controversial statement, but when it comes to Christmas, I say bring it on! I have a friend who put up her Christmas tree this week. She wouldn’t normally do that, but when her three year old begged her to go ahead and put it up, she couldn’t say no to his sweet little face. She posted about it on Facebook and got a lot of crap for it from some sad, scroogy people (Y’all know I love you anyway.) We need more joy in this world, and if a Christmas tree brings some of that, then just go ahead and put it up. And if it’s not a source of joy for you, then don’t put it up. To each her own, but stop scrooging other people. And yes, I made up that word. LOL
Ok so back to my beautiful friends here….I’ve been photographing them for years and years. They have been through so much lately as a family and I’m so glad that they could take some time to be together and create these memories. I think that it’s important even during the rough times to stop for a moment and capture what matters most to you.
My sweet friend Zaffer is autistic, which can lead to some unique challenges in taking family photographs. Over the years I have learned more and more about what works for him, and we are sure to take his needs into consideration for the session. It’s always worked out well enough, but I was so blown away with how wonderfully he AND his sisters did for this session. It’s ALWAYS an adventure photographing three young children, even without special needs, but they all just knocked it out of the park this time. Looking at his beautiful smile just makes me all teary eyed.
