Tyler is in the process of getting his pilot’s license, so naturally we had to go get some pictures with his plane, and his rascally pup had to make a cameo for a few portraits as well! :)
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I love it when seniors bring meaningful things along with them to their shoots- Nicholas brought his trusty pup to his session and I loved how much it relaxed him! He also brought along his hockey gear, which was fun to capture him in- he ended up getting the honor of getting ASAA High School Hockey Player of the Year! Congrats!
“It’s kind of rebellious to be yourself”
The Lafferty Family is always so fun to capture with their playful personalities and love for each other…not to mention their girlies are always dressed so stinking cute!!
If you are a mama who has kids, no matter what age…newborn to pre teen to adult- when was the last time you were in the frame with them?! I know I can’t answer that, which is sad!! It’s easy to make excuses to not get your portraits done, but here is my reminder to you! Time is a thief and our kids grow and change WAY too stinking fast. It is a gift to them to see themselves in pictures with their parents! Don’t let these moments slip by!
This is Christina and Jude, Christina is a fellow photog and is super talented herself. Check her out at: Nonchalant View Photography! Isn’t her youngest, Jude seriously one of the cutest little cherubs you ever did see?! I absolutely adored just being able to wander around the studio with them and capture their love and connection!!
This family was so sweet and how adorable is this little guy?! He was definitely styling and just loved snuggling his adoring parents! I am a sucker for nature + family portraiture, and is what I photograph 95% of the time, but every now and then it is fun to mix it up and do a little studio portraiture as well…. especially in these cold, winter months!
If you want to get your families portraits done now or within the next few months and don’t want to wait for the snow to melt or summer to come (which lets face it, is a ways away), doing lifestyle portraits inside your home or at a studio are always a fun and beautiful option!
I was so excited to be able to capture fellow photographer, Diane Peer of Luminance Photography and her adorable little family in Eagle River this past summer! I loved how easy going and fun they were! Isn’t their little guy just stinking adorable?!
Another one of my absolute favorite families and my first time capturing their newest addition for some first birthday shots! Folks, wrangling your family together for a family session isn’t always easy, and not every image is going to be pure perfection of everyone smiling and looking directly into the camera- but life isn’t perfect, and I don’t want to capture perfect…I want to capture real! Tara and Jake, I adore your little family!!
The Davis Family are my most loyal family, Ive been photographing them for YEARS! I love that I’ve been able to see the kids grow up, along with being able to see their little fur baby too! (I may have a soft spot for pugs) :) We had so much fun walking around beautiful Reflections Lake in the prime of Autumn!
This family was one of the most adventurous families I have had the pleasure of photographing! We hiked up a steep Alaskan mountain trail to get these views!!
The love you see in these images is about as genuine as it gets- cutest family ever!
I wil say it over and over again, now that I have a son- I have such a soft spot for little boys, they are just SO precious and snuggly and love their mamas!! :) You can tell these brothers are going to be best buds!
This fun and laid back family joined me up at Flattop Mountain, and their adorable dog tagged along!
If you are every hesitant about brining your dog, don’t be… they add so much to a session and I realize that even though it sometimes makes the chaos of a session even more chaotic, they are part of the family too… so I am totally up for families bringing their fur babies too!
This awesome family flew up from Reno to go on an Alaskan adventure and celebrate their parents 40th anniversary! They lived here in the 90's and thought it would be a perfect time to capture their family in the great State of Alaska! You could just sense the love and connection this family had, I loved being able to capture that for them!
How to capture your summer
Every year, I try to do a 100 days of summer project. Summer’s are crazy hectic, can sometimes feel stressful and always go by waaaay too quickly - but these personal projects are always a gift to be able to look back upon at the end of summer.
It never fails to make me realize all of the amazing memories we make, even on the most mundane of days! AND bonus...sometimes creating fun actives for the kids to do for the sake of a good shot, ends up being some of the most fun memories they will have throughout the summer!
My top rules on how to document your summer:
- Bring your camera everywhere, commit to it...
- Find activities that your kids enjoy doing, and they will be more willing to want their picture to be taken
sprinkler time = fun
- Don’t wait for the weather to be good to capture memories, fun can be had in all of the elements!
- Bring props, but make sure they are props that can flow well into the story of your day. If you are going to the beach, bring a fun hat, beach towel or blanket…if it is raining, have them use an umbrella… you get the picture!
summer hats create fun shadows
- Try to make a list of things you want to remember about them and capture that! i.e.: My daughter loves to bring me flower and/or weed bouquets and I know she won’t be doing that for much longer, so I made a point to capture it!
weed bouqet
- Which brings me to next point, WRITE things down-make lists, it is the Only way I get anything accomplished in my life! :)
- Create a scavenger hunt of things you want to find or things for your kiddos to find and check them off as you go- you can make the list as small or as big as you want, but I can guarantee that fun will be had by all in trying to accomplish checking items off of your list!
- Create a grid or an album of all the pictures you took! Your kids will love to look back upon all of the amazing memories you made throughout summer as much as you! This app make it super easy! https://thelenslab.com/collect
- If you feel like taking it to another level, print your favorites! I am a huge advocate of printing your images… my favorite consumer lab is: https://www.mpix.com
enjoy documenting your family! it is one of the most important things you can do! Be your families storyteller!
Being able to photograph newborns in the comfort of their now home is such a zen session, everyone is so relaxed and there is just a peacefulness in the air! They are some of my favorite sessions to capture!
I have been photographing the Turner family for a few years now and they are just the cutest! They are moving out of state and wanted one last photoshoot with our majestic views, so we decided upon Eklutna Lake... and of course, the weather was not cooperating! UGH! May in Alaska... they are a tough bunch though and we made do! I am so happy to have been able to capture some pictures of their last days here!
This family was up for a family vacation from the lower 48 and contacted me to capture some family pictures of them that had gorgeous Alaskan views... I feel pretty lucky that this spot is literally in the middle of suburbia, we didn't have to go far at all for this beauty!! I am so excited I was able to photograph them, they are as adorable in person as they look in their pictures, and can you tell I like to have fun during my photoshoots?! Laughter is a MUST!
This family just welcomed a new precious member to their family, and I think it's safe to say they are all smitten!
Greenhouse Sessions bring me life!!
This family was seriously the sweetest, we had so much fun wandering around the Mann Leiser Memorial Greenhouse, where it was warm!! :)
I could feel the love between the three of them, it radiated!
This gorgeous couple just moved up here from Texas, and are absolutely loving their new adventure(s) in Alaska. I absolutely loved capturing their love, they are truly each other's biggest fans and you could feel that immediately. We had a a blast tromping around the freshly fallen snow at Flattop Mountain! It has been so fun getting to know them!
