randomshoots | ESSENTIAL IMAGERY, Philadelphia photographer

You'd love to have a family portrait session that fully captures who you are, how you connect, and how much affection surfaces when all the members of your family are present within the camera frame.

We're happy to capture your family in our studio, complete with gorgeous light and minimal distractions, or in your comfy-cozy home full of familiar toys and routines. No matter where our session takes place, we'll delight in your delight. And we'll encourage you to pay attention to one another instead of the camera, because there's no 'add happy' button in Photoshop.

We don't care whether you're barefoot or wearing fuzzy slippers, and we won't be sending over a twenty-page list of suggestions about what to wear. (We can make you look beautiful in sweat pants if you love each other.) We just want to capture your family. Your habits, your quirks, and your love. And when you view the images we've created together for the first time, we want the depth of love you feel for your family to grab you by the collar and bring tears to your eyes.

The video below provides a peek at how portrait sessions unfold. If you have questions or would like to schedule a portrait session, click on the 'Contact' link above or call 215-206-3689. Oh -- and thanks for stopping by, lovely!

-- Kristen & Haunani, Essential Imagery owners

P.S. That's Kristen up in the header -- Haunani is camera-shy.

Category Archives: randomshoots

JEANETTE LEBLANC

It’s always a nerve-racking honor to be asked to photograph another artist. Particularly another photographer. But I was brave. And it was worth it. Jeanette took me to a junkyard in Phoenix (private property, don’t bother asking where) and we had a blast getting to know one another better and posing like mad. These were shot on film (double bonus brave points!) with a 35mm f/2 , Fuji 400H, and my Nikon F5. I wish we had scheduled at least three more hours together to wander about and explore.

At least we found a few under-loved mid-century modern pieces and a sweet broke-down bus!

Photographers — that one on the left? I call that light Jose Villa light.

If you’re in Phoenix, look her up! Better yet, hire her to shoot your family or your fashion. She’s funny. She’s feisty. You’ll love her.

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PHOENIX

I really had to work to find some quality desert scenery in Phoenix. I just figured I’d drive a few miles out of the city, and voila! There would be tumbleweed and cracked, dry ground. The movies only perpetuate this epic cacti myth, so don’t hold it against me…

There’s been record rainfall in Phoenix lately, so everything is a bit green. The natives are amazed by how green the mountains are at the moment!

I drove into the middle of nowhere and found these dogs guarding an intersection. School kids had just gotten on the bus, and they were well protected.

See the green popping up between the cracks?

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WORDLESS WEDNESDAY

Shot with Nikon F5, 35mm f/2 lens. In the yard, Ambler.

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MONTGOMERY COUNTY PHOTOGRAPHER | ARTSY FILES

Every now and again, I get to shoot for the pure joy of shooting…I’m inspired by abandoned stuff. Abandoned houses, shopping centers, parking lots, items. The stories they aren’t giving up draw me to them again and again.

Why steal only the upper right bit of the rooster? Or did this happen organically?

The color of that pipe…killer!

Loved the angles here…the way the eye can go around and around…I’m looking through a streetlight toward the ceiling. As for the right — that color gets me.