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. Die-hard beach goers? World travelers? Animal lovers? Trekkies? We wanna see it. 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.

THE BIZ. THE FAMILY. THE HOLIDAY.

Haunani is pretty much the best thing since sliced bread. She’s the other half of the business — the part that endures vendor payment, bookkeeping, marketing efforts, shipments, packaging, and all the other stuff I’m really, really terrible at doing. (She even pays my all-too-frequently earned parking tickets.)

Haunani’s family swung by for their annual (much-dreaded, though endured) portrait session. And um…they rocked it out. It was delightful to see Haunani all bouncy, because Kekoa’s home from Penn State for more than 24 hours *and* her favorite meal is on the horizon: Thanksgiving turkey!

Yes, people, that’s two Eagle scouts and a displaced Hawaiian:

Obviously, some sort of secret man code that falls short of the college crowd:

Much love to your family, Haunani, and to all of you celebrating the very bestest holiday based solely on food in the history of the universe. Enjoy each one of your 4,000 calories!