Paul and Carissa

When Paul, Carissa, Ryan and Amelia-Rose showed up at the studio I knew we were going to have a fun day.  Even though they were dressed nice, they had a great, relaxed attitude and didn't want a "formal" family photo.  Instead, they wanted to look nice but still be themselves. What followed was a very fun shoot.

We started out with some nice, safe posed shots.  It didn't take long for Ryan and Amelia-Rose to lose interest in that, though, so I tried to keep moving through different looks and poses just to keep things moving.  Well, the kids certainly helped keep things moving... they didn't stop moving!  Not that that's a bad thing.  Just look at the photo at the top of this post!  This kind of shot would never happen if we forced the kids to sit still and look at the camera.  If we had tried to do that, we'd have ended up with grumpy kids and a short photo shoot.

After a while it became clear that we were done with family photos and it was time to get some photos of the kids being kids.  I'm not sure what it is about the studio, but I think when children see a big, empty white room they instantly think "Let's go crazy!".  It happens every time.  Kids just love the studio!  Ryan and Amelia-Rose were no different.  They were running laps around the props and just had fun playing with each other.  I think they were oblivious to the camera.

We wrapped up the shoot with a little game where they would hide behind a riser and then pop out and scare me.  Of course, I'd take a picture every time before I got "scared".  It's always fun finding games you can play with the kids and give the parents a bit of a break.

At the end of the day, we got some good photos.  Paul actually went to college with my wife, so we also got a chance to catch up on the last few years.  At this shoot, Carissa was pregnant and she's since given birth to a healthy boy.  Hopefully we'll get some photos of him on here soon!

You can see more photos from this shoot here.