Unreal, Unexpected and AMAZING | Connecticut Family Photography

What an experience. Seriously I love love these images. I warn you now there may be a bit of over share going on lol! I get so lost in my work sometimes. I know that a lot of families are totally expecting to come to a session, be posed, moved around and generally told what to do. While that is totally okay with some photographers because that is typical of their style its not mine so things definitely don’t go down that way when I work. I of course totally love to direct or help set things up but what happens from there is all my clients. I don’t want their connection or emotion to be diluted or watered down. I want their reactions, their smiles, the body language to be as genuine as possible. When they look at their session photos I want them to remember how they felt that day. What they were thinking at that moment. What their children’s personality was like at that time.

This mama is a photographer herself. She came down to me from New York with her gorgeous family and I wanted to really deliver her something special. She is super talented herself and I know that she can take absolutely GORGEOUS images of her children so if she was making such a long trip (about 5 hours in the car) to come see me I wanted her to have something unique and different and timeless and special. I think we achieved that. I really do.

Traffic threw a wrench in our plans but really we didn’t need as much time as I expected. We started shooting around 7:15ish or so I believe and had about an hour of light before the sunset. I am not one that is totally limited though to just sunset so once the sun was clearly just about gone I continued to shoot. I got some of my favorite photos ever this day in fact. And R (The fab mama of these four beauties) was also kind as to provide entertainment and do the best butt wiggle I have EVER seen lol!!!! It got the kiddys to giggle during the end. I almost wish we coulda opened with that lol!!

Oh and as we were walking off of the beach and tot he parking lot I noticed the small sliver of beach usually there to get to the parking lot was gone causing us to have to either brave the tall grassy patch or walk in the ocean. I assumed maybe the tide had come in. Well we got back to what WAS the parking lot because it was totally underwater.. insane! But GORGEOUS! You will see what I mean!

Can’t wait for you to see them all R!!!!! Thank you so much again sweety!

I’m Not Normal | Personal Alert

I am a creative soul. At 9 I remember going to the beach with my family and recounting in my head as I ran through the tall grass the ways in which I could possibly write that particular moment into a short story or a novel. Think “And as she ran through the tall marsh grass in the milky sunlight, she had visions of a happy unaffected childhood and endless summer days.” Yes I really thought like that. I don’t know if it was because I didn’t have a “normal” childhood and things were not all peaches and rainbows that I did have to create happy ending versions for myself quite often. I often dreamed of life with a mother and father in a very Joan Cleaver kind of way where I came home to home made chocolate chip cookies and a dad that sat and read the paper and inquired thoughtfully and meaningfully into whatever adventures that particular day held for me. In reality my father was a bipolar addict (of many varieties) and my mother had to bust her tail to make ends meet for me and my two siblings. I am however not a victim of my circumstances. I grew up to be a loving mother, a happy committed wife and a very creative individual so I totally embrace my childhood for what it is. It made me the strong woman I am today. I am sure you are sitting at home thinking “wow” did she really just say all that?! LOL. I admit that this is a bit raw and against the norm for a blog post on a professional photographer’s blog, but it is important for my clients especially to understand my vision, especially creatively, and to know that they are not getting a typical photography experience when they book with me. Their images are not going to be generic or provoked. They are not going to be posed. They are not going to be “typical”. They are most likely going to be unconventional, creative, and a bit whimsical. A lot of it stems not only from who I am now but how I saw things as a child. I often created these beautiful magical places as a child to give me a means of “coping” or escape. Not really a bad thing, just the truth. And now that I am older I have manged to marry this into my career. One that I count myself EXTREMELY blessed to have. I really don’t know how I ended up SO lucky. I am married to my high school sweetheart and have four amazing children of my own among other things. I have been blessed with the ability to see beyond a smile or expression. I seem to see much deeper when I photograph. Especially with children. I love to photograph moments, bonds, connections, personalities, love. It all inspires me. Why I am writing this all, I am honestly unsure. I just want to admit openly that I am not perfect but when and if you book with me you are going to get a very unique experience and some very unconventional family keepsakes. I really want people to look back in ten years and remember their child’s personality. Not just their smile but their whole being. I want them to remember how they were feeling that day, that month. I want them to have something special. And because I am a photographer I thought I would share a few favorite images. 🙂 And if YOU are a photographer I want you to know that its okay to be YOU. To put yourself into your work. To deliver something incredibly special and unique to your clients and that photography doesn’t have to be all about sitting and smiling and posing. Its okay to be different. Unperfect. Spontaneous.

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