I know I say it every time, but family sessions where everyone gets together- including family members who live out of town, are so special to me. We live in a different state from our family and try to occasionally get photos when we are home visiting for holidays, so I know how rare and important these sessions are and I also realize that I am not just capturing photos, I am capturing very treasured memories of everyone being together. I usually call these sessions of parents with their grown children, spouses, and grandchildren “extended family” mostly because I never know what else to call them, but that never feels right. I think of “extended family” as distant relatives that aren’t very close and that couldn’t be further from the truth with the clients I am shooting when I do these sessions. So this time I decided FULL family was a better description. I can always tell when everyone is together it just feels FULL or complete. This family was no exception and I loved photographing them while they enjoyed their time together.
