How to Get Real, Genuine Smiles From Your Kids

Kids are completely unpredictable. They can be so adorable and easy going and laughing uncontrollably one minute, and the next minute, turn that charm off completely. They will typically smile for you all day long until you put them in front of a camera, then they freeze up like a deer in headlights. We want to avoid the gritted teeth and bug-eyed forced smiles during our session.

We are going to have so much fun at your portrait session. I have a few tips and tricks for you to ensure everything goes smoothly and that we have a grand ol' time!

The Harris Family live full time in Kentucky but have made Palmetto Bluff their second home. What a great place for family to gather and the grandkids to explore together. I love seeing how unique every family is. Two sets of twins run in the Harris family so that is pretty exciting. Another amazing thing to capture was all the love the Harris’ Family have for adopted son Harris. Adoptions during the pandemic were very hard on families but they never gave up. He is so cherished.

The Importance of Photographer-Child Interaction Time to Warm up Before the Session

Villa Oslo is a gorgeous 1920’s Italian renaissance revival mansion on Jekyll Island, Georgia. The home and its surrounding gardens were the perfect backdrop for the wedding ceremony and reception. Because of the immaculate landscaping and decadent woodwork of the interiors, hardly any additional decor needed to be purchased. Guests were transported to another era from the moment they stepped foot into the garden.