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.

BREAKING UP WITH MY TV.

Hey there. I’ve been on a trip through HeadcoldVille, and spent a few nights in Nyquil Central. I’m mostly back, now, and decided to break up with my TV.

What!? This has nothing to do with photography! Where are the cute pictures of kids!? They’re coming, just…I need to be accountable. My TV and I are breaking up for 1 week, minus the new episode of The Office that airs at 9 p.m. Thursday. There’s nothing like a big ol’ dose of headcold to make you lie on the couch and realize how utterly *pointless and mind-numbing* a great deal of TV happens to be.

I’m going to the book store. I’m going to look at magazines and doodle with abandon. I’m going to take photographs of non-kids and non-families. I’m going to lie outside in the breeze. I’m going to clean my closet. And I’m going to do it all without any TV.

Anyone care to join me for the next week? I’d love to have company on this sojourn into TV-free-ville!