Last weekend, I had one of my favorite kinds of photo sessions — a casual family outing with a mixture of posed portraits, relaxed candids, and plenty of silliness.
Family portraits don’t need to be formal, once-a-year-for-holiday-cards events. I urge everyone to also consider professional photography of the occasional casual outing or typical day. It’s important to have formal family portraits taken once in a while, but the simple moments also deserve to be beautifully documented. These are the days that make the stories of people’s lives.
On Sunday I met this family at Walker Nature Center in Reston. They came prepared for the cold, so we took a walk through the trails and enjoyed wintertime in the woods. As you’ll see, they had so much fun!
Many thanks to Erika and her family for inviting me to join them on this adventure!
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Awards: Three awards and a cover photo with the Lifestyle Photographers Association
A year of fascinating people: Some of my favorite portraits of 2018
A day in the life of new parents and their sweet baby (and their cat in a Cone of Shame)
Family portraits at the Lincoln Memorial — with a boy named Lincoln!
A wedding proposal at Lake Anne! See what happened when Jeff asked Kerry to marry him.
Reston family portraits at Lake Newport: Gorgeous fall colors and adorable kids
Portraits in the home of a family that is moving from Reston to London
Awards: Ten winning photos with the Lifestyle Photographers Association
