I love a fun extended family session! Grandma Chris adores her grandchildren, and when we set up a time to do family photos she told me all about them!

This crew of little blondies came from as far away as New Mexico for our perfect fall session out at Great Bear Ski park. Great Bear is a wonderful place for family photos! The trails are beautiful and it’s generally pretty quiet. The colors are gorgeous in the fall and it’s like Grandma and nature were in cahoots for dressing these beauties perfectly for the scenery!

Chris was able to use these perfectly coordinated images to make a stunning wall gallery and a beautiful holiday card!

A great tip for dressing a large group for photos is to pick a pallet and then dress of it. These guys did a perfect combination of burgundy, denim and cream. The kids all look coordinated without being matchy-matchy and adults had a wide variety of style to choose for themselves. This is a great way to make a cohesive image that will become a treasured family portrait. If you need more tips, I have a whole Pinterest board of dressing ideas for your family!

https://www.pinterest.com/shalista/what-to-wear/

If it’s been awhile since your whole family has had a group photo, give us a call! We love helping you create a family heirloom!

We had another fabulous year of Celebrate Mothers sessions this year! We love having the moms and their kids in the studio. As a mom myself, I know how hard it is to get in photos WITH the kids. I know I am the photographer, but it's true that mom's everywhere are generally the ones behind the lens capturing the moments as their children grow.

This is a truly special event for our Sioux Falls studio and we hope to continue to see more families through the years!
 

Some of our favorite images!