What everyone’s summer should look like. | Alexandria, MN Photographer

Summer. Shoeless and full of sand and near the water. It is really all anyone wants in the summer am I right?

Charlie and Ryan have it down pat. I just love this session so much. I love we still got those “look at the camera shots” and the “everything in between” shots. Those, are honestly my favorite. Those are the story of your life. I know it may seem strange to have a professional photographer take photos of your kids’ messy faces from ice cream, or soaked hair from the best splashes from the lake or pool. But when you kids are all grown up, it is amazing how much you will forget about the every day things like that. I know it is a different time because everyone has a camera with them at all times, but an iPhone can only do so much. So when you are thinking about your family sessions, let’s do the posed, and then get over it quickly and move on the fun stuff!

Oh give me all the big, squinty, trying-so-hard smiles.

I would love to tell you what is going on here….but I have no idea. 🙂

Or here…what the what? But it is just so good.

And then there was ice cream treats. Oh yes.

And their mom is my dental hygienist. So to me, this is totally hilarious!

I am pretty sure that is exactly how I look at ice cream too.

And then…..there was an airplane!!! I still laugh thinking about this! It is a such a hard thing for me on sessions….I sometimes find myself just laughing and not snapping photos. I am so lost in the moment, then I pull it together and do my job.

 

I have only a few spots in September, which honestly is my favorite month to shoot. It still looks and feels like summer for the most part, but there is hints of fall. But…that is what I have left on my schedule. So if you are thinking you want your family’s memories documented with me, please, please call soon. I hate to tell people that I am booked and can’t fit them in. Don’t say I didn’t warn you.