I was not prepared for this. I received a message saying that the whole family was coming to Maine to for a family vacation, and they wanted to schedule group photos. What I didn’t know, was every single one of them was going to be insanely adorable, and they whole group was going to be so.much.fun.
They had a beautiful rental property in Boothbay Harbor, and willingly handed over control to me in so far as picking locations for their images. PERFECT. Their only request was that at the very end, I photograph the kids playing in the water, so that the children could remember their family photos as fun for them too.
The results were that EVERYONE had fun. I worked as quickly as I could, because keeping five small children happy while giving commands is a tough gig. We stopped intermittently to play ‘ring around the rosy’ and hold races. They had no idea I was really just photographing them the whole time. Each individual family unit had their own mini session plus portraits of their children. The entire group had several shots to choose from, not to mention Grandma Pics. Plus loads of fun photos of the cousins playing together. Getting the opportunity to deliver memories like this, is what makes my job such a joy.
If you plan on visiting Boothbay, or anywhere near Midcoast Maine, let’s plan your keepsake photos!
