Farmington NY Extended Family Photography ~ Jamie and Mike
We first met three years ago when a relative of Jamie bought her a portrait session as a gift. We met at their family’s farm in Victor and had a farm-themed session with her beautiful two boys. It was awesome to arrive at their house and learn they had another – this time a girl!
Their entire family was together and they took the opportunity to have their photos taken.
Jamie and Mike recently moved to a beautiful house in Farmington on a lot of acreage with mature trees and an in ground pool. I might have been a little jealous. They even have chickens.
Common groupings with extended family sessions are nuclear families or couples, the entire group, and then grandparents with grandkids, or separating it out by gender. It’s relatively easy to squeeze it all in in a short period of time – scheduling a time when everyone can come really is the hard part!
Not surprisingly, the older the kids are, generally the faster the photos go. The trickiest ages (depending on the kids’ temperaments) tend to be around 10 months to 3 years old because they are usually mobile, have strong opinions, and aren’t always keen on distractions or bribing. We can almost always get excellent photos, but there might be fewer to pick from and it takes a little longer. Once you get into 5 and up, it’s typically more of a cake walk with more options in a shorter period of time.
Kelly and her family traveled all the way from New Hamshire with five kids under seven including a newborn for a wedding. She deserves a medal!
The matching shirts were amazing. I hope that some day my kids do stuff like this!!!
Thank you so much for sharing your beautiful family with me!
