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.

RAD-TASTIC.

So, Imaging USA was a blast, and I had much fun hanging with The Boutwell and The Sloan to pimp the Totally Rad Actions. Most everyone who came by was absolutely lovely, I got lots of hugs, and I’ve gotta say — I had fun. Yah, I wanted to go and talk to strangers about as much as I wanted to find that a raccoon had eaten my iPhone — such an introvert, agh!! — but it rocked out.

The best wings I’ve ever had were at Long Wong’s…yah, you read it right. And no, I don’t want to think about why the ‘We’re Back’ sign applies, or what goes on in their kitchen.

And, um…Justin Lyon ripped my iPhone out of my hands and forced me to get tweeting on twitter. Okkkkaaaaaaay…if you want to follow me, it’s twitter.com/essentialimage — or just search ‘essentialimage’…wee.

The man can rock a bowtie.

Nate‘s goatee looks cool in this iPhone snap. That’s all I got.

I’ll leave you with The Boutwell rockin’ the karaoke — if you wonder who that sad creature in the yellow shirt awkwardly dancing is — yah. Guilty. Click HERE to watch.

On forums. Everyone at Imaging USA asked me which forums I’m on — and the answer is that I’m on one tiny, private dealio — but I’m willing to join more! For those of us who don’t shoot weddings, and are therefore ostracized by Digital Wedding Forum and The [b] school, but don’t want to deal with the crap that gets tossed around on free forums, does anyone have any suggestions? Please?

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Casia Fletcher - It was great to finally meet you and to think it was @ the TRA booth! I bet you had an absolute BLAST! Looks like it. I saw some of these ‘dudes’ who ever they are…LOL walking around but I felt too intimidated to approach and was content with the stalker mode! Or at least staring 10 feet away. Ha. Glad we got to chat for like seconds!