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senior photos | dania beach photographer

extended family of 7 | orchid park coral springs photographer

Here’s a photography tip specific to South Florida… don’t try to schedule a fully-outdoor photo session in the middle of summer if you are not prepared to be flexible. After being forced to reschedule this session not once… or twice… but three times… we STILL had to sit in the car when we arrived to Orchid Park in Coral Springs to wait out rain. And not just any rain - like typical Florida-summer downpour. Luckily we finally got a dry break before the sun went down (& luckily these families are all local and completely understand).

family of 3 | esplanade park fort lauderdale family photographer

baby connor & family | hillsboro beach club family photographer

extended family photos | volunteer park plantation photographer

It was clear that this family (who I’ve photographed before) knew just what they were getting into with a photo session with me when they rolled up to Volunteer Park in Plantation with a wagon full of snacks & drinks. We were a full-on parade of 14 marching around the park, as I brought them on a walk, stopping for photos along the way. It had been a couple of years since the last time I got to capture this whole extended-family group , so it was great to meet the newest cousin & catch up with all before the oldest cousin is off to college!

at-home family photography | plantation fl photographer

This was such a fun session… a great combination of gently posed portraits and then fun real-life candids. To celebrate their new house in Plantation, FL, it only made sense to do at-home family photos to create some super cute holiday / new address cards. After some family portraits in a few places around the house (and involving both dogs) I got to witness an intense family game of chess - something they love to do together often and then we ended the session with some nerf-guns and fun (read: cannonballs) in the swimming pool.

real life with gage & siena | oakland park family photography

extended family of 10 | family vacation photographer ft lauderdale beach

real life with ava & ryan | south florida family documentary photos

I have captured this family a few times already, usually during holiday mini-sessions, but this was our first Real-Life Session & at their home. Soon to be a family of 5, they chose a documentary session t0 capture what life was like as a family of 4. I'm going to guess that a typical Sunday morning is looking a little different these days for this crew with the new addition. At least for some of them... Ryan may still be playing Fortnite. We did a lot of hanging out, playing games, etc (and omg, the pot holder loom was instant nostalgia - I definitely weaved quite a few of those growing up) & of course got their pup, Biggie, involved, as well. I loved capturing the brother-sister relationship of these two & all of the facial expressions that came with it. Knowing that their relationship will be constantly changing as they grow up (and perhaps starting with when they became big siblings to their new baby sister), its something that adds to the "now" of these photos. I can't wait to come back in a year to document how their real life has changed!

morgan turns 2 | birthday party event photographer davie fl