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How to Take Great Pictures of Your Family During Covid

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Hi, I'm Suzy, a photographer, mentor and mom of 3. I'm so glad you're here.

Summer is approaching, maybe you’re about to give birth and you wanted to book a newborn session orrrr you just really had your heart set on hiring someone to take family pictures just because. But now we’re all stuck at home and there’s no end in sight to social distancing and you’re heartbroken thinking that getting pictures this year might never happen.

Well I’ve got a solution for you (and though I’m based out of Chicago, this could be for you whether from this area or another state or country)

Looking back at my photoshoots with families from last year the realization came to me that, while I am good at taking pictures of people, one of my greatest gifts is helping families have fun and connect with each other. Because having an hour or two where you hang out with your kids and your partner and you play with them and have fun, that genuine experience together is truly what lays the foundation for great pictures.

Which is why I’m now offering virtual photo sessions where I will not only direct you into great moments and photos of your family over FaceTime or zoom, but I’ll be teaching YOU how to take the pictures.

This year my husband and I launched our very first online Photography Course for Parents so we could teach moms and dads how to finally start taking great pictures of their family (with their iPhone or big camera). This feels like the perfect option of not only getting beautiful photos of your life right now at a time where you might otherwise not, but also getting the opportunity to have a private lesson with me on how to use your camera, how to see light to take a great picture, and how to capture your most beautiful moments. So you can walk away from our time together with the tools to take awesome pictures of your family and not just when you’re with a pro photographer. Because whether it’s a global pandemic or no one is available for the time that you need a photographer or you simply can’t afford to hire one, I want you to be able to have great photos of your life any time you want.

I’ve been photographing families for over 12 years but now being a mom, I know more than ever how many of our greatest moments as parents happen with our kids when no one else is around.

Best of all, if you’ve ever wanted to work with me but you live in another state or country, well now is your chance to finally get a shoot in with me (did I mention I’m really great at teaching and making things fun?)

Click HERE to reach out and learn more about how this kind of virtual photoshoot works with me and if it’s right for your family.

Keep scrolling down to enjoy some photos I took of last summer for a family and get inspired on how we could work together to create beautiful images of YOUR life right now xoxo

Suzy

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For nearly two decades, I’ve worked with individuals and families who understand the value of time. And the importance of preserving it well.

My work centers on creating living archives: carefully composed records of a life as it’s being lived. Not performances. Not surface moments. But the relationships, environments, and details that define a legacy.

I approach each commission with the eye of an artist and the discipline of a documentarian. Listening closely. Observing deeply. Shaping work that is meant to endure. Crafted on film, finished as heirloom objects, and designed to be held in your hands, lived with in the home, and passed down in your private family vault. 

This is not photography for the present moment.

It is art made in service of memory, history, and the generations that follow.

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