Meet the Goettke Family

November has been a long month... No, on second thought, the month has flown past (at a faster pace than other months this year)! Anyway, this is a long overdue blog post of images from my shoot on the 6th with the Goettke family.
I love this family (I thank my aunt Ginger for marrying into it so I could get to know them)! Such a fun, loving, and outgoing group of people. I always enjoy the chance to work with them and spend time with them.
Here are a few of my favorite shots from a beautiful autumn day in the park:

Sarah's Senior Portraits

We had an adventurous photo shoot Sunday! We traveled around to several locations around town and got to see a a few of Cincinnati's landmarks; I learned new things (like one now has to pay to park at the Art Museum- how long has that been in place??); keys got lost (and fortunately found again). But it was a really fun day with beautiful fall weather and a beautiful girl. Here are some photos from our time together...

  

Kraus Family

My favorite family portraits sometimes aren't necessarily the ones that make me think "Wow, that's an excellent photograph". Instead, I often prefer the family portraits that make me laugh out loud! With three young brothers, of course we got a lot of laugh out loud moments during the Kraus family shoot! Those boys' personalities just shine in each photo- not to mention they are all three so stinking adorable.
Most of my favorite shots from this session look best as black and white. That is great since Becky is planning on creating a picture wall in their home using black and white images from our shoot!
Enjoy!

Cassie's Senior Portraits

It was a lot of fun to photograph Cassie for her senior pictures. She is absolutely gorgeous, so my job was really easy! Here are some of my favorites from our time together last week:

Scott and Jen Get Hitched, 7.9.2011

In general, I refrain from photographing weddings, but of course, I am willing to make exceptions for family! My cousin Scott finally married his long-time love, Jen, and it was my honor to photograph their engagement portraits as well as their Big Day!
It was hot, as July days are, and there were moments of chaos, as weddings usually have. But there were glimpses of perfection and and the evening as a whole was everything a wedding should be: stressful, loving, hilarious, fun, and memorable.
Congratulations you two!!

 

 

The Miller Family

I love doing extended family shoots. Love them! It seems like it would be daunting to photograph 20 people in one sitting. And it is. But in between the posing and placement and shouting, and general chaos, there really is a lot of fun happening. Teasing, joking, laughter, and lots and lots of love. I know I am only there as the photographer, but I come away from shoots like this one feeling like I've really gotten to know the family,  that I was sort of adopted in for a short time. For an hour or two, I was another member of the family, allowed access to that teasing, joking, laughter and love.
Yep. Love it. :)
This family gathering was in honor of the family matriarch's birthday. Happy birthday, Mabel!!

The Hubert Family 6.23.11

 Families are so much fun. I mean, really, what is better than getting together with brothers and sisters and cousins and grandparents and just hanging out and having a good time? I'd say, not much! It was a fun time at the park with the Hubert family, and a fantastic opportunity for photographs. I have to tell you, my personal favorite of these few I'm sharing with you, is the one with the stroller- everyone else is checking out the turtles in the pond, and the baby girl is just having a blast with her blankie!
Enjoy!

 

 

Schierberg/Fischer Family

I am nowhere near finished with the Schierberg/Fischer family portraits from today, but I just want to share a few.
I don't know about you, but I am always so antsy to see photos... When I shot film, the wait was excruciating! What do you mean I have to wait an entire hour to see my photos? (Now, processing the film myself is another matter entirely- the wait is not nearly so difficult when I am in control of the developing...) Anyway, I always want to try and have something to share as soon as possible, just in case my clients are as antsy and impatient as me!

I am getting off topic.

This was a really fun shoot this morning! We enjoyed a sunny, temperate walk outside at Spring Grove, shared photo ideas, shared jokes, played with the kids... It was altogether an enjoyable way to spend an hour.

 

One of the things I like most about photographing children is that they just do what they want to do. Some of my favorite pictures happen when kids do their thing, regardless of what the adults think should happen!