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!
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Many thanks to Erika and her family for inviting me to join them on this adventure!
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