I thought I would continue through the rest of this week posting some of my favorite things from 2007. Although we only shoot a few portrait sessions on the side for fun, I had a blast with the families we worked with this year. I noticed something interesting though as I was browsing through all the portrait sessions we did in 2007. My absolute favorite photographs were from time we spent at my cousin’s home in California and our good friend’s home in Arizona. The difference with their photographs is that nothing changes when we show up at their homes. We go hang out with them and bring along our cameras and they go about their regular routines while catching up with us. Therefore, their images turn out looking the most real, the most unrehearsed. To me, there is something really special about photographing a family in this way. So, this year my goal will be to convince more people that this is a wonderful way to do a photography session. Hopefully it will be a success! For now, here are a few of my favorite portraits of 2007. Enjoy!
