If you're not familiar with Phoenix, let me tell you that this is a tough time of year for sessions. The temperature is well over 100, and we don't observe daylight savings time so it gets light insanely early. Therefore, sessions either take place in the scorching evening heat or crazy early.
For José, Katherine, and Rayne's session we opted for crazy early, and met at a local park on a Sunday morning. As soon as they arrived, Katherine admitted that Rayne was less than thrilled with the fact that she was up and at 'em at that hour, and was going to be tough to win over.
When photographing families, I often start out by having them hold hands and walk towards and away from me. I think it helps everyone to relax when the session starts out doing something instead of immediately jumping into posed shots. Plus, I just love how sweet these photos are with the kids holding their parents hands while walking along. So this was a definite must for this session, since Rayne needed some time to warm up to me and the camera.
Adorable, right?....
After walking along, Rayne still wasn't too sure that she wanted anything to do with me or the photos. So, we stopped to take some photos of the ducks swimming in the ponds in the park. Then she helped me to set up some of the photos by picking where everyone should stand, and before too long she decided that maybe it wasn't so bad after all.
After that she opened up and was all smiles! I just love this photo of her with José...
And this one with Katherine...
Are those not just two of the sweetest photos ever? I just can't get over how cute they are!
Rayne is in dance class, so she modeled some of her dance poses, and then decided that maybe it would be fun to sit down and pose for a few photos all by herself. I had a hard time picking which photo to post, but opted for this one because I felt like it showed more of Rayne's personality...
Earlier in the session, I was telling Rayne where to pose by asking her to put her pigtail against mom or dad's cheek. So for this photo she kept wanting to put her pigtail right against mom's face like before. We had a hard time convincing her to keep her head in the middle of mom and dad, but we finally managed and got this sweet photo of the whole family...
José and Katherine, thank you so much for allowing me to take your portraits! I had so much fun spending my morning with your family, and meeting Rayne.
Michele Whitacre is a portrait photographer serving Phoenix, Arizona and the surrounding area. Visit Michele's website at michelewhitacrephotography.com. Become a fan of Michele's work on Facebook. Follow Michele's updates on Twitter.
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