The "Fun" shots.......B Family

This shoot was done this past weekend in a beautiful grove of trees. When I do family shots I try to have some ideas of how to get the kids laughing and having fun in candid shots, so they are in a good mood when we need them to pose for the camera. I asked the mom to bring a blanket in coordinating colors and the kids thought this was so much fun. I love these candid moments, they are so precious.

I love the baby smiling up at brother, while the big sister has static hair from the blanket.......priceless.

I tried something new. I set my camera to a really slow shutter speed (1/8) and asked mom and dad to stay super still so they wouldn't blur, and then asked the kids to run around them. I love this shot because you see mom and dad, calm and happy, amidst the chaos around them. I like how the baby is crawling through mom's legs.

However, with all the fun ideas to keep the kids happy, I really probably didn't need it because this is seriously one HAPPY family. From start to finish the kids were so well behaved, good listeners and really made my job super easy. If a family is this good on a photoshoot, you know they have a lot of love in their family.

Loving the focus on the baby with the kids jumping in the background.

The parents bribed the kids with "pops", so near the end of the shoot, they got them. So Cute!!