Family Portraits

For this sweet family portrait session I headed up to Gainesville, Georgia to meet up with this family in a park near their home.  It’s always a good thing to explore a new location, and this was a great one for this little family.  We met up in the last hours of light to catch the gorgeous ‘golden hour’, which is the best light a photographer can get their eye on.  Between the adorable smiles, and the perfect light, I think we nailed it!  This family is beyond CUTE!!

Don’t let too much time slip away before your next family portrait session.  I promise we’ll have some fun, and you’ll be so glad that you took a little time to capture the moment.  Let’s talk…..

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This fun photo session was with one of my favorite families ever.  I’ve had the pleasure to have them in front of my lens many times, and I love it every time.  For this portrait session we hit a local green space with some personality in Decatur, Georgia.  Decatur is this photographer’s home base, and as much as I LOVE my destination weddings, and exploring new spots all over Georgia, it’s always nice to work in my little Atlanta neighborhood too.  I love that we captured this family’s bright and fun personality with these images.

This ADORABLE creature is Coco, and is one of the cutest dogs on the planet.

Speaking of adorable pets, my clients ask me all the time if it’s okay to bring their four-legged family members along.  It is MOST DEFINITELY OK!  Photo By Gannon is a major, major animal lover.  I truly understand that a beloved pet IS a part of the family, and I’d like to meet them too!  :)

I’m looking forward to getting these cuties in front of my lens again next year.  :)

This portrait session in Decatur’s Cator-Woolford Gardens was the result of a charity auction.  I often donate my portrait sessions to auctions to help raise funds for great causes.  I was so happy to meet these adorable little subjects in Cator-Woolford’s beautiful grounds.  These two were such a sweet pair.  We took a nice little stroll around the garden.  I like to photograph my clients as we move through whatever location we’ve chosen.  It’s nice to get to know them a bit as we walk, and keeps things light and fun.  Keeping things moving, and high energy is particularly important when photographing children.

Photo By Gannon calls Decatur, Georgia home.  However I have portrait clients in every corner of Atlanta, and beyond.  I am always ready to hit the road!  I photograph weddings all over the states, and it’s always fabulous to be in a new environment.  :)

I LOVE when I can get a serious look from a child.  We train our kids to ‘smile pretty for the camera’, but some of my favorites are straight-faced portraits.

After talking to this client I thought The Cator-Woolford Gardens would be a great fit to photograph this family portrait session.  It’s a nice size for the little ones, and serves up some beautiful pops of color.  Looking to do a spring portrait session in the Atlanta/Decatur area?  Let’s talk!  I’ll come up with some fabulous location ideas to match up with your family’s personality.  Every session is as unique as my clients!  I hope I’ll hear from you soon!

Family portraits are fabulous for a lot of reasons.  Family portraits take me from Decatur to every corner of Georgia, and these sessions are light and fun.  I think the best thing about working with families is that every year I get to catch up with them, watch them grow in front of my lens.  I get a kick out of it.  True, I’m not curing any diseases, but I feel that the work is important.  I’m helping a family memorialize their own little history.  It’s intimate, and it’s special to me.  :)  I adore this little family!  They are so cute together, no?  We met outside of Gainesville, Georgia for this one.

Every portrait session is about making my clients feel at ease, and using my creative eye to capture the moment in a beautiful way.  With little children, I watch.  I let them be themselves.  I direct in a way that they don’t know they are being directed.  That’s the trick.  :)

I always try to steal a minute away with my moms.  Moms just don’t end up in as many family pictures as they should!  And these beautiful, strong women rarely are in a photograph alone it seems.

Spring is a perfect time for your next family portrait session, and it’s right around the corner.  Photo By Gannon’s family portraits are fun, and completely unique to your beautiful family.  Get in touch, and we’ll plan your custom portrait session.  I hope to hear from you soon………….

This Atlanta family portrait session was too sweet.  The family’s newest member was such an adorable little girl, and the three of them together made for a perfect trio.  I’m so glad that I was able to catch up with these fabulous clients.  They are an absolutely BEAUTIFUL family, and I’m so happy to have had them in front of my lens.  I can’t wait for next time!

How gorgeous is this little gal?  :)

There are so many amazing things about being a family portrait photographer.  The best part might be getting to see my clients every year during milestones and celebrations.  Maybe the best part is the hundred holiday cards that come in the mail featuring my portrait work.  Maybe the best part is watching all of the adorable little children grow up, and being a little part of that family’s history.  Maybe it’s ALL the best!  Spring is right around the corner.  Let’s plan your family’s portrait session!

This family portrait session in northeast Georgia was so much fun!  I had this GORGEOUS farm property to work with, a family full of personality, and we had a blast with it.  I can’t wait to work with this group again.  I have a ton of fabulous clients all around northeast Georgia, and it’s always fabulous to have a portrait session up there in the fresh air.  For this I drove from my home base in Decatur, Georgia to Turnerville, Georgia.  Turnerville is a tiny little spot in between Clarkesville and Tallulah Falls.

 How cute are these newly engaged love birds?

Being a family portrait photographer takes me all over Georgia.  I’m all about shaking it up in new locations.  I love that one day I’m scouting for an industrial look in Atlanta, and the next I’m finding something rustic in Habersham county.  Variety ’tis the spice of life, and it suites me just fine!  If too much time has gone by since your last family portrait, let’s talk!  Every photo session is unique, and tailored to YOU.

Atlanta portrait photography takes me all over Georgia, and puts so many awesome families, couples, and children in front of my lens.  I meet new portrait clients every week, and it’s always amazing to find a new client for life.  For this adorable family portrait session I met up with my subjects in the always portrait-ready Marietta Square.  This was a particularly special session as these are NOT new clients.  I was this great looking couple’s wedding photographer a few years ago at the most fantastically chic wedding at JCT Kitchen on the westside.  It was a fabulous event!  It’s always such a treat to photograph my wedding couples again and again through the years.  :)

Pretty little gal!  Like mommy, like daughter!

The newest addition to the family is SOOOOOO cute!

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For this family portrait session I traveled from Decatur, Georgia to the Fayetteville area.  This gorgeous old mill location and AWESOME family was the dream combo for this photographer.  There was so much love flying around with this family.  It was absolutely beautiful.  I had such a fun time with these guys!  As a portrait photographer I work all over the Atlanta area (and beyond), and work with every kind of personality.  Because of this part of my job is to put everyone at ease so that we can make some magic, and have some FUN!  I immediately jived with this group, and I think we got some amazing photos.  Have a look!

With a matriarch and patriarch like these two it was so easy for me to see why this family was so lovely.  They were SO in love, and it was so easy to see.

When I’m photographing family portraits I’m always trying to get the little moments along the way.

If you are looking for a family portrait photographer I would love to meet you.  I’m a photographer that goes above and beyond to keep every session unique, fun, and fabulous.  I call Decatur, Georgia my home, but literally travel everywhere for my clients.  I hope to hear from you soon!

Being a portrait photographer is about so much more than the perfect image.  For me it’s about taping into something really personal, sharing an intimate space with my clients.  I feel so lucky to do what I do.  Spending time with my portrait clients, learning their stories, and capturing a moment in the storyboard of their lives.  It’s precious to me.  The moment I walked into the home of this beautiful family I literally felt love bouncing around in the room.  The patriarch of the family was home on leave for one short week before returning to his duty overseas.  It was such a pleasure to document this for them.

Have to love this ride.  Very, very cool.

A moment like this is what being a family photographer is ALL about. 

I had a big crush on this little rescue dog, appropriately named ‘Fuzzy’.

I always love photographing family portraits.  Are you and yours long overdue for a family portrait session?

This one started with a Facebook inquiry from an old high school friend.  I was so happy to catch up while we got some fabulous photos.  It’s always a treat to see an old friend in front of your lens with their own little family.  Time does fly!  This is one of the reasons why I do what I do so happily.  To look at a photo of a moment past can be magic.

 This was a fantastic location for our portrait session.  We took a little stroll around The Monastery of The Holy Spirit in Conyers, Georgia.  It is a beautiful property, and as you might imagine….nice and quiet. 

When I am working with little children I have a couple of goals.  Number one:  make friends with them.  I find this to be most easy as I just jive with little kids, and think they are endlessly cool.  Number two:  capture who they REALLY are.  I let them be, and respect that.  I don’t want my subjects to sit still and smile at me.  I want them to live a little in front of my lens, and let me freeze it!  If I do ‘direct’ them I don’t want them to know. 

Hey Folks!  Photo By Gannon is already booking up for fall portrait season so let’s talk soon if you are ready for some fall fun.  CONTACT me today………I’ll look forward to it.