Often after I shoot a family with small children (specifically toddlers and newborns) I have to reassure the parents that although it felt like a tornado, we did in fact get some really great shots. Every hair won't be in place and all faces smiling at the camera is a rarity BUT we get something even better. We get something with movement and emotion and smiles and tears. We get something real. We created something that you can all look back on years from now and say with confidence "that's what life felt like". To me, that matters way more than creating something fictitious, but then again, I have never been one for faking it.
Thank you to my friends Sarah and Alex for having me document your new family of four. So much happiness going on between all of you. AND Sarah is a stylist and has mad style. I am mildly obsessed with her nursery.
If anyone is interested in having me photography a lifestyle session with your family, email me at info@rachelthurston.com
(shot with a contax 645 on Kodak portra 400 film. Developed and scanned by the FIND lab)