I enjoy all the fun aspects of my family portrait sessions, the formal parts are necessary and it’s where I practice a lot of patience preparation and planning, add to this all the technical stuff as it comes alive on the day and there you have the portrait family, but my point is that there are so many other elements that can spontaneously erupt and come out of nowhere, not so for the the families I’m sure they know their kids personalities, and it’s these cute and tender personalities that can be fleeting to capture but as a parent myself it’s exactly what I would loved captured as in this session with the Tran family I just had. The highlight is when the session is all over and these images are framed and sitting on a desktop or counter top somewhere at moms work or grandmas house, it is indeed priceless to look back and enjoy these moments.  Here’s a little email I received from this family about the pictures, makes my day of course!!   “John- I don’t know how you do it, but you really do capture the spirit of the children in those photos ( I sincerely mean it). I can feel them “jump out” at me and hear their giggles and laughs… thank you!  Thank you Stephanie!!