2022: A Year in Review
2022 in Photographs
This has been a busy, busy year. In a lot of ways, my business has changed more this year than it has in any year before. This became apparent to me while grabbing photos for this post when I realized just how much of what I photograph is now commercial, real estate, or editorial. Families and family moments, like weddings, are still a huge part of what I do and I am proud of the photographs that I came away with this year. Here are some of my favorite shots. I let a few headshots and houses slide in there but for the most part there are a lot of families and a lot of genuine love. The last two are of my daughter, Eejin, who is one of the reasons why this year was so busy. Here’s to a happy and healthy 2023!
The Armstrongs: A Family Portrait Session
Families and fields belong together in family portraits. Check out some rustic family photos of my annoying little sister and her pretty cool family from the Rauscher Farm in Clinton, MA.
I try to keep my family sessions relaxed and light-hearted. I find that the best way to have a stress-free session is to not introduce a ton of it in the first place. Having your family portraits taken is not something that people do too often and there can be a mix of feelings going into it and depending on the bribing capabilities of the parent kids are sometimes really hesitant to do what you want them to do. You have to find balance between casualness and the need to provide great photos and a fun client experience. Unless those clients are your sister, brother-in-law, nephew and niece.
“Just go stand over there in the grass.”
“Where, here?”
“Yeah sure. Look less… weird”
My sister and her family wanted to update their family photos and they wanted to head somewhere new. My sister found Rauscher Farm in Clinton- a place that I had never heard of - and it worked out perfectly. We managed to get a couple of fun locations in before the inevitable meltdown that comes form a tired nephew and niece.
Check out some of my favorites!
The Armstrongs: A Winter Family Portrait
Last weekend was freezing. I woke up on Sunday morning thinking that it was supposed to be unseasonably warm and it wasn’t. It felt exactly like December in New England should feel. Add in the insane wind and it felt downright miserable. Conveniently enough, Sunday was the only day that was possible to photograph my sister, brother-in-law, and their two kids.
Last weekend was freezing. I woke up on Sunday morning thinking that it was supposed to be unseasonably warm and it wasn’t. It felt exactly like December in New England should feel. Add in the insane wind and it felt downright miserable. Conveniently enough, Sunday was the only day that was possible to photograph my sister, brother-in-law, and their two kids.
Together, we hit all of my favorite photo spots at Moore State Park in Paxton right as the sun started to dip. You wouldn’t have even known that there were kids under those piles of blankets if you didn’t look carefully. By the end my hands were numb and everyone was ready to jump into heated cars and trucks but I am stoked with how the photos came out. Winter is an underrated time for family photos!
All in all it was fun and definitely worth borderline frostbite. If you are looking to brave the cold for some awesome winter photos with your family I would love to hear from you! From now until Christmas I am selling family session gift certificates! Each purchase comes with a printable PDF that makes a great stocking stuffer. Just click here! See? You don’t even have to get off the couch!
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