An overcast Monday morning was the perfect setting for these family photos at Harry G. Daniel Park in Chesterfield, VA. We managed to schedule photos to miss the baby’s naptime, and it worked out perfectly.

RVA is hot in the summer. So hot. See how this family came prepared to beat the heat for our summer evening photo session.

I am not above making myself look foolish behind the camera to make a family comfortable in front of the camera. Or singing references to cartoon shows. Whatever works.

I spent a summer afternoon in this family’s Glen Allen backyard and we had a marvelous time playing under the trees and amongst the flowers while I took photos of them together.

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Showing the difference between the sweet light of golden hour and the harsh light of a summer afternoon. Finding shade would help on a bright sunny afternoon.

This is a family session I did with one of my repeat clients, at University of Richmond in April 2021. There’s a connection between mothers and sons, and that’s no different for this family.

When your extended family members drive long distances to have you update their family photos, you jump at the chance. Or at least, I do.