I have somehow become…

a family photographer.  And I LOVE it.  My first few years as a photographer I did 95% weddings.  I got comfortable and was even bold enough to say that I would rather do two weddings in one day than a family portrait.  I dont feel that way anymore.  I LOVE family pictures.  One of the things that I love about them is that they are a mad house almost everytime but somehow the images dont capture it.  

I have a very relaxed way of approaching the family portrait.  I tell people where to stand and slight body changes to get good angels but I rarely do more than that.  The last thing I want is for a family photo to not resemble the “feel” of the family.  I refer (in my head) to this way of posing as “perfect imperfection”.

Speaking of PERFECT, here is a sweet family that came to Utah from Canada for the holidays.  I was so happy to meet them and their very lovely children. 

5 Comments

  1. Megan said . . .

    Wow, these are great!!! I’m from Canada and I know them so it was cool to open up the website and see them on here! What a surprise!!!

    Posted January 4, 2010 at 2:42 pm | Permalink
  2. Vicki MacDonald said . . .

    So NEAT!! I was friends with Miles growing up!! Haven’t seen him in years! Great photos!

    Posted January 4, 2010 at 3:30 pm | Permalink
  3. Dawn Geyer said . . .

    Adorable family! Great pictures! I love your “imperfect perfection” quote! My description of my family and of my life in general is “organized chaos”.

    Posted January 5, 2010 at 10:44 am | Permalink
  4. Sharmilla said . . .

    Wow!!! What amazing photos! I LOVE LOVE LOVE the first one, and the one of Shiloh and India is soooo cute. Can’t wait to see the rest. I am Rohini’s cousin, and I got to see all the potential outfit choices before the Hughes’ made their trip down south…. gotta say, they turned out great.

    Posted January 6, 2010 at 3:55 am | Permalink
  5. marilou said . . .

    Love these pictures! Might be booking an appointment for family photos when we head down to visit family!

    Posted January 6, 2010 at 4:18 pm | Permalink