Fall…makes me think about recipes. Apple pies. Pumpkin bread. Thanksgiving. OK, maybe I am getting a little ahead of myself. It is only September, right? But it is certainly my favorite time of year, and a favorite for families to update their portraits.

Even though the day of their session didn’t exactly feel like fall (it was HOT!), the N family and I definitely had a great time. We did have some key ingredients: a perfect park setting, a family with a tradition of family portraits,everyone ready to have fun and be themselves, and two kids that were a blast to hang around. When we’re all having fun, it certainly shows in the end result! I called it a recipe for success.

A few nights ago, my daughter was supposed to be in bed, asleep. Instead, she was stalling in our bedroom and talking up a storm. She was looking at the metal print hanging in our room, from our family portraits when she was about two years old. She said to us, “I love that picture of us. That day was so much fun when you and dad were swinging me in the air.” She remembered every detail of that afternoon, even though she was a very young child. For a child who has spent most of her young life in front of the camera, it meant a great deal to me that she recalls that family session so fondly. It was also a perfect reminder to hang those photos. What good does a disc or thumbdrive of our portraits do if we don’t print and display them?

I hope that the entire family will be able to look back at these photographs and remember that day, goofy smiles and all! I will remember it for a long time. (And be on the lookout, you will see these faces gracing the website soon!) Thank you again, N Family!