Category Archives: Family Photography

{Instant} Family Photography: The Jobe-Shields Family, Christmas 2013

December 27, 2013 8:39 am ⋅ Leave a Comment ⋅

Well this was a treat!

I’ll share more from my baby session/family portrait session with the Jobe-Shields family soon, but here are some of the instant photos I took during my time with that family this week. What’s cool was, Lisa specifically requested Polaroids after seeing the ones I did during my session with the Jacksons last month. I’ve been loving the fact that I’ve had the opportunity to photograph people with an appreciation for instant film photography! For these, I was able to bring along my Polaroid SLR 680 SE and some of Impossible Project’s newest black and white and color films – actually, the color film is their special “silver frame” edition. I thought it appropriate for Christmas-y photos!

Ezra told me that this was the face he was going to make in all our pictures that day. It wasn’t 🙂

Mommy (Lisa) and new baby Lionel

Ezra, Mommy and Daddy’s #1 boy and big brother to Lionel

Mommy, Daddy (Rob), and Lionel

Lisa’s mom and Lionel


Sweet sleeping Lionel and his bunny

Polaroid SLR 680 SE • Impossible Project B&W 600/Color 600 Silver Frame

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FAMILY PHOTOGRAPHY: THE JACKSON FAMILY, Fall 2013

December 24, 2013 9:38 am ⋅ 1 Comment ⋅

I already shared a few Polaroids from this year’s session with the Jacksons, but here’s a sampling from the rest  of my session with Meagan, Mike and Ezra*!

This boy is SO beautiful! 

Ezra and his daddy

Sweet kisses from Ezra

I think the Jacksons are secretly outerwear models and have just never told me

Mommy and Daddy, Meagan and Mike 

Ezra’s face in this one KILLS me!  

P.S. The Jacksons used one of these photos for their Christmas card this year, and they used  the card to announce that this will be their last Christmas as “three”! Congrats, Meagan and Mike!

*AKA Peter Parker/Spiderman
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{Instant} Family Photography: The Jackson Family, Fall 2013

November 23, 2013 11:14 am ⋅ Leave a Comment ⋅

This is just a peek into the session I did this month with the Jacksons. I brought along my Polaroid 250, to shoot alongside my digital camera. It’s got weird light leaks and can take patience to get the shots just right, but here are the best few instant photos from our session!


The beautiful couple: Mike and Meagan

Daddy and Ezra

Polaroid 250 • Fuji FP-100c

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FAMILY PHOTOGRAPHY: THE JACKSON FAMILY, Fall 2012

November 26, 2012 9:15 am ⋅ Leave a Comment ⋅

Maybe you’ll recognize these beautiful people from the photo session I did with them last year. Imagine my delight I received a very charming message from Meagan:

Mike and I are wanting to hire the talented A. Raney for family fall portraits again!!! We absolutely loved last year’s and hope that you can help us out again this year!

Well of COURSE I could! The Jacksons are such awesome people, and I had been secretly hoping they’d invite me to photograph them again this fall!

Daddy, helping Ezra get ready before our photo session

We began our session together in a skate park near the Jacksons’ home. That gave us lots of color to incorporate into the photos!

My my my, how baby Ezra has grown into a proper toddler since our photo session last year. And like most toddlers, this boy was on the moooooooove!

Next, we headed over to the Overton Park and found our way to a wooded area of the park. It was a gorgeous autumn afternoon for an outdoor photo session!

Ezra was enamored with the leaves. He & mommy had just done a craft project with some! 

“Squeeeeeeeeeze!” (ALSO: MIKE’S FACE IN THIS ONE!!!)

Poor Mommy. I hope she doesn’t mind me sharing this outtake – but the boys look like they’re having so much fun in it!
Ezra made a couple of new doggy friends along the way

Mommy and Daddy allowed Ezra a little play break before finishing up our session.

We call this one “Determination”

Sliiiiiiiiide

All the best models have the “pouty” look

And so ended another fun afternoon with Meagan, Mike, and Ezra! (The latter of whom I wanted to take home with me by the end of the day – he is sooooo cute and let me tote him around!)

 

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