The Allen Family session was another shoot that was caught up in the ‘rain reschedule’ of the last couple of weeks.  Mom, Rhyles, and I had been in communication for a few weeks prior to their session and she and I were both excited for their upcoming session.  Unfortunately the weather had other plans, but we managed to move their session from early morning to a beautiful evening shoot.  And boy am I glad we did!  This Sunday evening turned out to be absolutely perfect.  The weather was cool, but not cold.  The sun was shining, but not overbearing.  And as the sun began to fade away we managed to get some stunning lighting!  There really is something to be said for the magic hour.

Rhyles, along with her husband Brendon and son Aden were dressed to the nines for their session and I knew we were going to make some wonderful memories.  Well, Aden had other plans for us at first.  Like most toddlers he had no interest in the camera.  Thankfully mom and dad didn’t become frustrated and just allowed us to work around his timing.  For about the last 20 minutes of our session he finally came around and we got some beautiful candid moments of him playing in the open field with mom and dad.  If you know my style of photography you know that I adore candid moments.  Posed pictures definitely have their place and I enjoy those as well, but there’s nothing like catching a family in their natural habitat truly enjoying one another.  Capturing a genuine moment between father and son or husband and wife is what makes my job truly enjoyable.  I know the Allen Family will treasure these photos for a lifetime and I’m just happy to have been able to play a small part in it.