Family sessions - we love the photos on the wall, sharing them with our friends & family, sending them out as Christmas cards or announcements…but they can feel stressful. My approach to family sessions with your young kids is very simple - let’s just be. Let your toddlers be themselves!

I want to capture your family and the personalities there so you can look back at your images in a few years and laugh and say, ‘yup, that’s so-and-so alright.’ In the space of 20, 30, 40 minutes I promise we will get you the smiling family picture, and a few classic individual shots for the gallery wall and we will get you lots of candid, documentary style images of you and your favourite people just being together. My aim is to make this a no-stress, fun time for you and your kiddos. Bring their favourite toys, a blanket, maybe some fries - let them pick up sticks or flowers or wander where they think is interesting. I will guide you into poses, but mostly I will let you guys be yourselves; and I really believe you will love the results.

These are images of the Schoutens in their twenty minute family session - part of my spring minis this year! It was a joy to hangout with them and watch their toddler interact with his surroundings and his family.