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.

UPDATE

I am back from Learnfest on Bald Head Island, overwhelmed with information and ever so happy to have made the journey. To learn from utterly talented, wildly successful photographers is a thrill and an honor.

Thanks so much for being patient with your order processing while I’m off traipsing the globe!

Today, I am thankful for:

a day off.

a long nap.

utterly magnificent food.

a certain baby’s baptism, and the homemade (!) cake that followed.

having an 8-month-old boyfriend instead of a kid of my own. (For now, people!)

being at the fun part of opening the loft — decorating!

the love and support of one MattMatt.

and being allowed to play Spore on someone else’s computer, because my video card is ancient and hurts just *thinking* about having to load that game. :)