All About At-home Family Sessions

WHAT IS AN AT-HOME FAMILY SESSION?

At-home family sessions are family “portrait” sessions that take place at home.  However, they’re far less about portraits and more about capturing the everyday life and season that you’re in as a family.

HOW IT WORKS

I encourage you to not wear anything you wouldn’t normally wear, not make your home look a certain way and not worry about your kids acting perfect.  I ask that you simply plan something to do together as a family, whether that’s an organized activity or simply hanging out in your backyard together.  I will photograph you all being you.  You don’t need to do a single thing for me.  At the end of the session, which will last anywhere from 1-2 hours,  I will gather you all for one nice family portrait.

THE BEST TIME OF DAY/YEAR TO DO AN AT-HOME SESSION

Unlike on-location sessions, we don’t need to schedule it around the best time of year or the best time of day.  I can do an at-home session any time of day, any day of the year.  Consider when you’re typically all together as a family at home.  Think about something you might do that would engage you all in the same activity or bring you together in the same area of the house.  I’ve met a family at 7am on a Saturday morning and documented them making Saturday morning pancakes together like they always do and I’ve met a family at 7pm on a Friday night and documented them playing in the backyard like they usually do on warm summer nights.

WHY FAMILIES ARE LOVING THESE SESSIONS

Unlike traditional family portraits, at-home family sessions capture a real-life moment in time.  Since they take place at home, a place where you are comfortable, a place you’re connected to, I’m able to capture the most authentic version of you and your kids.  Instead of “creating” photographs, I’m recording your life in a beautiful and honest way.  The photographs that result from that will only grow in value and meaning over time.  10, 20, 30 years from now, your memories will come flooding back when you see photos that captured the house, the decor, the toys, that, in 2021 were simply a part of life but now are long forgotten.

WHAT IT COSTS

At-home family sessions are $850. They include high-resolution JPEG files of your entire photo collection, available for download from an online gallery. You’ll have access to your gallery for 90 days.

WHERE WE OFFER AT-HOME SESSIONS

We’re based in the mountains and travel (at no additional cost) to Denver, Grand Junction and anywhere in-between.