Let’s talk about family photos for a minute. I know its not the most important thing in the world.
It’s just pictures.
You may never even print them, they may never see the light of day outside of your instagram feed in fact. But here’s the thing. I think photos matter. I know we live in ‘a pic or it didn’t happen’ world and it sometimes can be a little (or a lot!) excessive but don’t let that belittle the good part.
I have 6 year old Christian right now. He has knuckles where dimples once were, he says all the words properly now (except bazania instead of lasanga- I’m holding on dearly to that one!), he was yelling for me at the park the other day by my full name!

But photos" They bring me back my 3 year old. The one with curls falling into his eyebrows and a mater permanently glued to his fist. With photos aiding my failing memory I can have the best of both worlds. I can see my babies grow and celebrate every milestone and STILL have them captured forever in every stage before that. I don’t take photos all day every day because I want to enjoy my moments too and I know I’ll never look back at a million images, but I will look back at a choice few. Which is why family photos do matter a lot to me. But I’ve noticed that sometimes the family gets lost in the photos and sometimes the photos sessions turn into a marathon and a headache. I asked Jessica Janae (photographer extraordinaire) what her advice ...