Wolfe Family

a fellow photographer told me about the Chesapeake Arboretum, (thanks Meghan!) I'd never even heard of it. I'm glad she did because it made for a beautiful spot for these family portraits. The primary challenge I found was that it was shady in some areas, spotted light in others, sometimes it was cloudy, and sometimes screaming sunshine. I tried to make the necessary adjustments along the way. Looking at my LCD screen all the time puts a kink in my flow and I can't wait until all the settings come automatically and I don't have to spend time playing with the knobs on my camera. The most fun of the shoot came in finding where I was going to pose the family to take the pictures, we set out and walked a path stopping anywhere the mood struck. I made sure to make different combinations, everyone individually, the brother and sister together, the couple, mom and kids, dad and kids etc..... As always with my shoots, I finished over 200 pictures, that's over the top, but I haven't figured out how to make my sessions shorter and be confident I've gotten every great capture possible. I'm curious how many pictures other photographers take on an average family photo shoot.


shooting engagement portraits is a favorite of mine, something about seeing so much love,  but I've got to say, I may have found a new favorite--- a couple in love after 12 years of marriage is so beautiful.






This is definitely the best picture of the day  -  They showed the love and admiration and I pressed the button :)  

They need to start a band, just so this could be on the cd's cover