Elmhurst Photographer, Naperville Photographer

I have the pleasure of seeing and photographing this smiley family every year.  So every year I see the children be a bit bigger, a bit more personality.  Watching their daughter go from a shy, quiet toddler to this effervescent girl is awesome.  Their middle child tends to be the sensitive one and can be hit or miss with being in the mood for pictures.  And their youngest is always a ham.  Normally, we do outdoor pictures, but this year they opted for something in studio for a change.

On this day, my studio was filled with giggles.  It was a wonderful sound and so much fun.  You can practically hear the laughter coming from this picture.

No, I was wrong.  You can definitely hear the laughter hear, can’t you?  When I cull through the images to decide which ones to edit, I couldn’t pass up this one.  Ones that make me laugh usually make it to the final gallery, because as a parent, I would want to look at these goofy faces.

 

Then it was time for a formal family picture – as formal as possible with such smiley, silly kids.

 

It is too hard to keep them formal. I much prefer cuddly.

 

Then we switched things up with a brighter set.  I may love this one best.  I don’t know if we could ever do better.  They look like an ad, and it really wasn’t posed much.  The older two just cuddled into each other like that and were so sweet and calm.  It took more finagling for the youngest.

 

Of course we did some family pictures there, too.  Or more like, super family group hugs!  When arranging families, I tend to ask if someone is more of a mommy’s or daddy’s child, so they are at their happiest and most comfortable.

If you are looking for an Elmhurst photographer –  or a Naperville photographer – we hope you choose Firefly Nights Photography!