The beauty of in home

There truly is something special about doing your photo session in the comfort of your own home. It's just a little more comfortable for the family- you aren't in a new place, so having someone new take your photos is the only element that is "out of the ordinary".


I think of in home sessions as a time capsule of sorts. You aren't just documenting the people in your family, you are documenting the environment you all live in. Home is a place that embodies the spirit of those living there. Having high quality images taken will be the key to transporting you back to this time in your life when you look at these photos down the road- this collection of images will be a memory jogger, helping you to recall the things that your mind alone cannot.

Baby resting on couch with adults in soft natural lighting at home.
Overhead view of family relaxing on gray sofa in sunlit living room with wooden floors.
Baby wearing white knit sweater and pink headband looking up with bright eyes.
Gentle interaction with infant wearing white outfit on comfortable couch.
Intimate family moment on gray couch with baby in white outfit.
Family gathering in living room with exposed brick fireplace and large windows.
Sweet moment between baby in white outfit and adult on gray couch.
Baby in cream sweater and bow headband reaching forward on gray sofa.
Baby in white knit sweater and pink bow headband with wide-eyed expression.
A tender parent-child moment beneath a decorative bull skull mounted on wooden walls.
A black and white photo showing two figures and a baby silhouetted against large windows with a cow skull mounted above.
A baby carrier and coats hang neatly on wooden wall hooks in a rustic entryway.
A tender black and white moment showing a small infant resting on someone's lap.
A baby wearing a white knit sweater and pink bow headband gazes to the side.
A family moment captured on wooden stairs inside a cozy home.

What to do?

When you are planning your in home session, I encourage my clients to think of the things they do every day, so they can be incorporated. Something as simple as reading your Childs favorite book at the time, making pancakes, bath time, starting a fire and snuggling on the couch, coloring/painting, spending time in in your child's room. These images will have a documentary feel- the goal is to capture all the aspects of home and all the things you want to look back on when you hold the photographs in your hand 5, 10, or 30 years from now.

Two people stand in a cozy wooden attic room with shelving and natural lighting.
Tiny baby wearing red clothing getting dressed on a changing table.
Close-up view of hands dressing an infant on a changing surface.
Baby lying on a patterned sheet wearing a white knit sweater.
Close up of an infant in white knit clothing on patterned bedding.
Adult leaning over crib with patterned sheets and wood furniture.
Top view of caretakers tending to baby in wooden crib with patterned bedding.
Close-up of hands gently holding tiny baby feet in soft lighting.
Black and white detail of tiny feet on sheet with tree pattern design.
Silhouetted figures by window with bare trees visible outside.
Cozy attic nursery with wooden beams, a crib, and two figures sitting by windows in natural light.

Outside of the four walls

In home doesn't mean just staying inside- let's venture outside and document the outside of your home and the activities you enjoy outside. Ideas are hiking, coloring with chalk, playing on the swing set, if it's summer- have your kids play in their pool/ in the sprinkler, roast some marshmallows, do some gardening- we have the same purpose in mind- documenting the things you do every day in an artistic way.

Red wooden house exterior with white trim windows and front steps covered in autumn leaves.
A tender family moment captured through red railings on a wooden porch during autumn.
Family portrait on rustic wooden steps with baby wearing red plaid outfit.
Intimate family moment on wooden steps covered in autumn leaves against red house exterior.
Family sitting together on wooden steps of red house surrounded by fallen autumn leaves.
Couple standing together in autumn forest with bare trees and fallen leaves.
Mother and baby in matching red plaid embracing in autumn forest setting.
Black and white portrait of person standing among bare trees in misty forest.
Intimate family moment in forest with fallen autumn leaves and bare trees.
A couple embraces among bare trees in a forest with autumn leaves scattered on the ground.
A family of three during an autumn photoshoot wearing coordinated outfits outdoors.
A tender family moment outdoors with fall foliage in the background.
A family enjoying a playful moment together in a park during fall season.
A heartwarming moment captured in an autumn forest with fallen leaves.
A solitary figure stands in a misty autumn forest surrounded by fallen leaves.

Priceless

When it comes down to it, nothing beats high quality portraiture of the ones you love most in the place you love most.

A silhouetted family moment captured through large windows with autumn scenery outside.