J Cooper Photography

I’m getting blurry eyed from the massive amounts of photo editing, Christmas card making, Motrin dispensing (sick kiddos), and adoption paperwork.  And I’m trying to give everyone a sneak peak…except that most of the sneak peaks are coming weeks after my clients are actually seeing their galleries!

We always start with a few formal poses at each session.  But you know what?  9 times out of 10 those ARE NOT the images my clients buy.  And they aren’t making it to the front of the Christmas cards either.  I definitely have a casual style…and like the somewhat unexpected.  But I think there is MORE to it than that!  I think my clients SEE THEMSELVES in the casual images…where they are playing with their kids, laughing with their husbands, or just acting goofy.

I wish I could remember what Dad had just said in the above image…look at the looks of adoration on his kid’s faces…they think he is hilarious!  One of my FAVORITE images from their session!  We still got the classic more posed images too…

And fortunately this family had LOADS of personality so those are equally as cute!  Miss Charlotte is getting a serious workout this fall.  Everyone loves her.  And she hasn’t been complaining of overuse or anything…what a good sport she is   I actually was thinking the other day that I should really add another couch to my repertoire (praying my husband doesn’t read this!)  And I hope my dear friend doesn’t kill me for posting an image of her and her sweetie…but come on…how cute was this.  I asked them to kiss and they looked at me like, “what in the world?”  Marriage does that to you   I told the kids “look what Mom and Dad are doing!” and they struck this cute pose…love it!

Dad actually suggested this next pose near the end of the session (we weren’t too worried about dirty clothes at this point in the game)…he knows his little monkeys well!  I love it when clients are active in their session…making suggestions to help me figure out how get those super sweet smiles.  A simple comment like “that looks like a fun climbing tree (wink, wink)” was all it took to get a great shot of all 3 kiddos together!

And 2 of my favorite people   They definitely have a special bond.  One lucky girl…and one lucky mama!

More to share soon!