Anchorage, Alaska Family Photographer, Tasha Boin Photography {The Barringer Family}

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!

Anchorage, Alaska Family Photographer-Tasha Boin Photography {The Lusk & Robert's Families}

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! 

Anchorage, Alaska Family Photographer, Tasha Boin Photography {How to capture your summer}

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!

Anchorage, Alaska Family Photographer, Tasha Boin Photography {The Tholl Family}

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! 

Anchorage, Alaska Family Photographer, Tasha Boin Photography {The Bidema Family}

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! 

Anchorage, Alaska Family Photographer, Tasha Boin Photography {The Campbell family}

This family just welcomed a new precious member to their family, and I think it's safe to say they are all smitten! 

Anchorage, Alaska Family Photographer, Tasha Boin Photography {The Hernandez Family}

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! 

Anchorage, Alaska Family Photographer, Tasha Boin Photography {Greenhouse sessions are always a good idea in the Winter time!}

Alaskan winters are LONG and HARSH and it is around this time of the year when we are all just done, well I will speak for myself- I am DONE! The Mann Leiser Memorial Greenhouse is just gorgeous and WARM and it reinvigorated my inspiration for creativity when everything is pretty dull outside right now! Don't get me wrong, winter shoots can be and are gorgeous in there own way but if you are looking for a little warmth, I would LOVE to do a shoot with you at the Greenhouse! 

Anchorage, Alaska Family Photographer- Tasha Boin Photography {The Kelly Family}

This little guy was less than two weeks old and although I just had a baby 5 months ago, he totally gave me baby fever!! He is one lucky lil guy, with some adoring parents and big sister- who wasn't quite sure about sharing him yet, but could be easily bribed with some chocolate chips! :) His dog siblings tried to steal the show the entire shoot as well! :) Bring me ALLLL the newborn lifestyle shoots, I am in love with documenting them! 

Anchorage, Alaska Family Photographer-Tasha Boin Photography {The Hallett Family}

This was one of the last shoots I had before the snow fell, and I couldn't have been happier with the colors that were still lingering around the mountains up at Flattop. I loved photographing this family, they are a hockey family-both the boys play and the dad a former Pro, not to mention Slade, the older brother is a budding videographer, so we had lots to chat about! :) It was so lovely to see how much these boys still adored their mama, even being older...it was way too sweet, not to mention the way their dad looked at her. I mean, well look at her, it's not hard!! Congrats to Slade, who will be graduating this year from Service High! 

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Tasha Boin Photography, Anchorage, Alaska Family Photographer {The Zalinsky Family}

It's hard to tell, but it was raining hard before this shoot. Luckily, this family was adventurous and literally right after we decided to tough out the weather and go for it, the rain stopped and the sun came out. It was the most beautiful night, no wind, no rain, gorgeous light and a lovely family! 

Tasha Boin Photography- Anchorage, Alaska Family Photographer {The Schollenberg Family}

"Family is...

The people in your life who want you in theirs; the ones who accept you for who you are, love you no matter what and would do anything to see you smile"