Photographing older kids can be fun | Ridgewood photo session with two brothers

When this Allendale Mom called me to schedule a photo session for her kids she told me that she wanted to capture her boys as they are now – still her boys – before the oldest turns into a grown man and goes to college.  As we were chatting she mentioned that it was a while since she’s been in pictures with them – like so many Moms out there (including me!) she is the one who takes pictures and as a result she is rarely in them.   And you know how strongly I feel about parents (especially Moms because they are always behind the camera!) to be in the pictures so of course I told her that we would some shots of her and the boys!

I don’t mean to toot my own horn but a lot of my repeat family photography clients (and their kids!) look forward to their sessions with me – they know how much fun they are (if you don’t believe me, check out this video here).   But when you are 15 and your Mom tells you that she hired a professional family photographer to take your pictures and you need to go downtown Ridgewood for your photoshoot (where you can run into your friends or some cool girls) – this may not seem like a fun activity to do.  But guess what – I won these boys over!  A few minutes into a session this Mom told me that the boys warmed up to me right away and when the photoshoot was done the oldest told her that I ‘was cool!’ – which to me is the biggest compliment there is coming from a 15 year old!

One of the reasons why my Bergen County families come back to me year after year for their family photo sessions is because of the experience I provide – their sessions are laid back, stress-free and fun and I was thrilled to hear that these guys felt the same way.  But what’s even more important is that people love their images and we checked off that box in this session as well – at their viewing/ordering session this Mom kept RAVING about the images and told me that they were ‘everything she wanted AND MORE!’.  So I file that under a super-successful photoshoot:)

And if you like these images, live in Ridgewood, Wyckoff, Cresskill or other towns in Bergen county or surrounding areas you should take advantage of my Christmas in July photography special – book and hold your new photo session by September 10th and receive a free set of 25 Holiday cards with your order!