“Family is not an important thing, it's everything.”-Michael J. Fox
I've decided family photos don't always need to be away from home. In fact, I'd love to do more sessions just like this!! When I showed up for the Turnwall family's session, we were about to head across town for their session. But, lets be honest, why go to the hassle of driving someplace, when your home turf has amazing lighting AND an adorable front porch!? As we were loading in the car something in me jolted and I said something to the effect of: "You guys! Let's not do this! It just isn't feeling right to me. I'm sorry. Let's just stay here! The light in your yard is dreamy and your porch is adorable. Lets just stay home!" At first they all thought I was insane and questioned, "Are you sure?" But when I assured them, they were so relieved. I'm glad I spoke up and trusted my gut! Their backyard provided a great backdrop and when we moved to the front porch we were able to bring out the four-legged family members. Personally, these speak to me. Your home. Your front porch, is where your memories begin. So, why not make photographs there too?? One of the cool things they told me as I was leaving was about how the house belonged to Kim's grandmother and when she was a little girl, Kim remembers her grandmother had hired a photographer to capture their family on these same front porch steps!! I would LOVE to see these!! I'm glad she didn't tell me that ahead of time. I would've gotten wayyyy too nervous! ;) Thank you for being here! Enjoy a few photographs from the Turnwall family's at home session.
