Family

I had the honor of being asked to photograph these beautifully coordinated summer Caughlin Ranch family photos!

Barbara has portraits done with her family at least once a year, since everyone is spread out through the western US. As you can imagine, gathering together is a very special occasion! I just ADORE that she celebrates with professional family portraits.

Caughlin Ranch Family Photos

It was truly a pleasure to get to know this wonderful family. I had such a fun time with them on a hot summer day in Caughlin Ranch.

I love doing photoshoots in the Caughlin Ranch area, and Barbara has the most beautiful home and yards. It allowed great variety for these portraits!

Unfortunately, the wind wasn’t behaving too well for us – but thank goodness for her beautiful sheltered porch for the smaller groups. The wind did settle for us a little bit so we could utilize Barbara’s gorgeous backyard space for the big group photos.

You’ll notice that everyone’s outfits are so perfectly coordinated, and I just LOVE that! I also really love how well all of the kids in this family cooperated for photos.

They are true professionals and it shows that having photos created many times pays off if you want your kids to “be good” for portraits! They had me laughing and smiling the whole time. I hope they could tell how entertaining they were even though I was wearing a mask!

I hope to work with this family again during their next gathering!

I had the honor of creating fall Lake Tahoe family portraits for the wonderful Ringnes family again this year! It’s always so fun to see families as the years go by. To see how the children grow and to watch their personalities blossom from behind my lens!

Fall Lake Tahoe Family Portraits at Sand Harbor

Sand Harbor is such a beautiful spot for fall family portraits, and I always love shooting in this location! It’s a very personal location for this family as well. This is our 3rd time doing family portraits here together.

I adore the western themes & color tones that these guys chose for their fall Lake Tahoe family portraits. The colors mesh so well with the beautiful blues of Lake Tahoe. The fall colors at Sand Harbor also played very nicely with their wardrobe!

It was such a pleasure to see these guys again and I can’t wait to see them again soon!

I was so happy to see this family in front of my lens again for their GORGEOUS fall Thomas Creek Trail Family Photos. Patti and Jeff first stepped in front of my camera when Patti was pregnant with Keegan. And I have been absolutely honored each time they’ve asked me to take portraits of their beautiful kids & family together.

Fall Thomas Creek Trail Family Photos

The vibrant leaves that were at the Thomas Creek Trail the week before decided to drop to the ground by the time of our shoot. Even still, it’s a gorgeous spot! And I think the boys were excited about the leaves on the ground. After all, they had a ton of fun throwing them AT me, haha!

In fact, some of my favorite laugh-out-loud photos from this session are the ones where Keegan and Jackson are just having a blast with leaves. Leaf throwing is one of the reasons that fall photoshoots are so great, isn’t it?! I think so, anyway!

Also, gotta just say that this family did such an amazing job with their wardrobe. The colors really set them apart from the background, which I love. I could probably talk forever about how much I love these photos and this family!! Enjoy just a few of my faves from the Zimmerman’s fall family portraits!

It was so much fun to catch up with this wonderful family for their Galena Creek Reno fall portraits! It has been a little while since they’ve been in front of my camera, and I had a blast with them wandering around Galena Creek Park.

Beautiful fall foliage in Reno for Fall Portraits

Galena Creek Park had a mixture of evergreen and yellow fall foliage going on, which made for some beautiful backgrounds! I love Galena for it’s variety of landscapes and color!

The Bradshaw family did a FABULOUS job choosing their wardrobe for fall portraits, too. They looked amazing, and I’m glad I got the girls to give me genuine happy smiles!

It’s probably my FAVORITE thing ever to see families again and again to create their portraits. I feel like I’ve watched these kids grow up a little and that makes my heart happy!

The Delossantos family asked me to create their adorable Reno Family Portraits at Bartley Ranch this fall. Since I’m taking early maternity leave to rest (and nest) before my twins arrive, their session was my last of 2017!

Fall Family Portraits at Bartley Ranch

Vic and Megan’s sweet daughter, Brynn, wasn’t too sure about me at first. That’s how most of my sessions with kids begin, of course! But I am SO excited about the smiles and happy faces she gave me after I did everything imaginable to make her laugh.

At the end of our session, Brynn even gave me a hug! I LOVED ending my 2017 portrait season with this family.

It’s not often that I do indoor family portraits, but when the Pete family came to Reno for a wedding, we were able to use their beautiful hotel lobby for some warm indoor portraits on a chilly morning. And I truly love how these elegant Reno family portraits turned out!

Cozy Hotel Portraits

The hotel was kind enough to turn off their fluorescent lighting in the lobby so we could use the natural light from the windows – yes! And, Jessica’s beautiful sister, Cassie, was there to help me get some epic smiles from the kids. With the help of a dinosaur puppet, too! We also included Cassie in some special portraits, which I love.

After our hotel portraits, we ventured to the Caughlin Ranch ponds for as many outdoor portraits as the kids would cooperate for. They did truly amazing the entire time…even though it was a little cold and it was close to lunch time! The ponds are one of my favorite fall portrait locations and you can see why with the lovely fall colors!

Virginia City Extended Family Portraits

We then headed to historic Virginia City, where we created extended family portraits near Piper’s Opera House. And although the littlest Pete kid was very tired, he still pulled through as best as can be expected. And the older kids get an A+ from me on braving the cold and the MANY photos that were taken. They are seriously some troopers!

It was an honor to work with this amazing family and create memorable portraits for all of them to treasure throughout the years! Enjoy just a few of my favorites from the afternoon.

The Rau family came all the way to Reno from Hawaii and commissioned me to create vibrant fall portraits at Mayberry Park. We also included Faye’s parents and got some awesome shots of them with their grandkids. I always love when families bring grandparents and other family members into the mix. It’s not often that we get professional pictures as adults with our parents, right!? If you have the chance to include grandparents into your family photos – go for it!

Exploring Mayberry Park

We began our session at one of my favorite logs (yes, I have a favorite log) and then worked our way to the river. After that, we got some awesome portraits in a field full of grass and rabbitbrush. The golds in these areas are epic. We then made our way to the bridge at Mayberry Park and back to a pretty cool boulder. The Rau family is awesome and climbed up on a boulder together at the end of our session. It’s one of my favorite shots from the day!

Mayberry Park is one of my favorite locations in general for variety, and we had a great time exploring the park together. And to sum up the day, I just adore this whole family. I had so much fun trying to crack smiles from the brothers, Ethan and Jared. I’m excited to share my favorites from our session below!