Moms, Please Get into the Photos with Your Kids

Family Session
Written By Teresa Geraghty

I have a lot of clients who initially intend to have photos taken of their children alone. I always encourage parents to get into photos with their kids. I especially feel this away about moms. I am a photographer and a mom and I can tell you that although I am an integral part of my girls’ life, there are very few photos of me with them. Most moms are the documentarian of the household, which means we often do not get into the photos with our children. A holiday portrait session is the perfect excuse to finally have those photos with your children taken. You already will be present at the session, so why not step into a few images with the kids? You will never regret doing so and your kids will thank you for it.

This recent client booked a last minute session with me late into the season. Her husband wouldn’t be able to make the photo session, but I encouraged her to participate in the session anyway. I was so impressed by this mom because she was able to coordinate and plan her family’s wardrobe using Style and Select and she managed to get this all together in less than a week’s time. One of the reasons why I subscribe to Style and Select is for this very reason. It truly makes styling your family a breeze.

We originally had this session scheduled for sunset, but the weather was not going to cooperate so we moved the session to early in the morning. We were able to fit this session in just before the rain rolled in. We were also fortunate because the weather was mild enough for the session. It can be really cold in New York in November, but we have been having a very mild Fall so far and I am very grateful for the weather.

This session was scheduled at one my favorite Fall locations that woks very well with children. It allows a gorgeous backdrop for both posed and more natural and relaxed imagery. These kids were amazing. They are not only adorable, but super polite and cooperative. There was literally not a tear shed throughout the session and they lasted a full hour in the 50 degree weather having fun and allowing me to capture them doing so.

I just love this collection of images. Here are some of my favorites from the day.

Mom walking along a lake in a rylee and crue dress int he Fall foliage with her children smiling
kids dressed in tan and brown next to a lake with foliage
sisters dressed in tan and ivory Zara outfits twirling along a lake with their hair blowing in the wind and the foliage behind them
siblings dancing in a cirlce in front of a lake laughing and a little boy with a stick at the lake the kids are also wrapped in a textured fur blanket
mother in striped ivory dress with her three children by a lake and the kids are hugging her while she kisses the youngest boy
kids sittign on a log with foliage behind them embraced and they are laughing
mother helping little boy balance while he walks across a log and his sisters are behind him
mother holding little boy dressed in brown and tand as he walks across a log and she is kissing him as he gets to the end
sibling girls in ivory zara dresses jumping off a log while they hold hands
siblings jumping off of a log laughing whule their mom watches as she leans on the log
kids seated on a log in the fall foliage for posed portraits that are also relaxed and natural to be used for holiday photo cards
kids embracing their mom in the Fall foliage while she looks down at them and smiles and they are also walking along a lake wrapped in a faux fur blanket
kids laying in a pile of leaves laughing and they are wearing zara outfits
kids dressed in tand and brown zara outfits running along a lake
kids throwing rocks in a lake with a cloudy grey sky above them

if you are interested in a family or children’s session, contact me.

Teresa Geraghty
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