What a crazy fun day this turned out to be! We had this planned for weeks after the Hanson mother worked with all three of her sons and their families to coordinate schedules and get everybody together for an updated family portrait for her to hang over her mantle before one of them moved to Kansas. So when the day finally came around, you can imagine my horror when the severe thunderstorms started rolling in. As I hustled and bustled researching all the local spots that actually have cover, a friend of mine suggested going to the client's home. When I called and offered this suggestion along with another possible outdoor covered location, she quickly agreed to do the shoot at her home. If we didn't get it that day, we weren't likely to get it again before her son and his young family left for Kansas. She had a covered deck we could work with so we said our prayers that it would let up a bit and guess what?! It did! It slowed down to a quiet drizzle and while we started on her deck, we were actually able to move out to her beautiful back yard. The trees and landscaping were gorgeous and seriously, how wonderful is it to have your family portrait taken at your own home and not at some other location that has no signifigant meaning to you and your family?! As always, with this many people (especially with young ones), it can be difficult to get all eyes at the camera (and open!) ;-) But we managed to get some great shots nonetheless and I hope the image she chooses looks beautiful on the mantle. Thanks Karen! It was wonderful getting to know your family. Your pics are posted to the gallery on the website now. :-) P.S. I think the image below looks magical...;-)
