Jeanne & Paul's Family

Once a year I travel to Missoula and take some portraits of families that live there. This is my second year taking photos of Jeanne and Paul's family. I love doing family portraits for several reasons. Foremost I think I am able to capture the personality of children. I know when I take the time to do it with my children I just love seing the joy and excitement that my kids are experiencing in their faces and eyes. The other reason I like taking family portraits is because it is such a challenge. I believe it is more difficult than a wedding because you only have a brief amount of time to get an idea of the family's aesthetic and to create a family portrait that is representative of that. I LOVE the portraits of them in the woods on the logs behind their home! The composition is simple, everyone has their own personal space and the sense of place perfectly represents where they live. Anyway, here are some of my favorites......