Category Archives: Portrait Sessions

FAMILY PHOTOGRAPHY: THE JOBE-SHIELDS FAMILY, Christmas 2013

I’d like to welcome the Jobe-Shields family  back to the Shoot With Personality blog!

(Well, I sort of already did when I posted the instant photos from this photo session…)

A few years ago, I had multiple photo sessions with Lisa, Rob, and baby Ezra. They moved to North Carolina after that, and I had not had the opportunity to see them since their move. The last photo session I did with them was one with Lisa’s mom and siblings for Christmas 2010, when Ezra was about 7 months old.

Look at Ezra in 2010 – OH MY GOOOODNESSS

Fast-forward to 2013, and little Ezra is a rambunctious 3 1/2 old with a wildly awesome  awesomely wild head of hair.  Oh, and one more thing has changed since 2010: Rob and Lisa have a new addition to their little family: baby Lionel was born in August.  And, lucky for me, I was called in to do a photo shoot with Lionel when he and his family were in Memphis for Christmas!

Meet Lionel!

Big brother and baby brother. So sweet!

Lionel, on the prettiest, most colorful blanket

Fay, showing me her Christmas ribbon headband

Everyone!

What happens when you pile a bunch of children on top of Uncle Mark

Lora and her children  – Sarah, Mark, and Lisa

Sweetness between Rob and Ezra

Baby boy

Cheesin’

Brothers

Mommy and her first baby boy

Ezra was the “X” and Lisa was the “O” xoxo

The look of love

Naomi and Fay were being sweet by Mimi’s fireplace 

Sarah, Dan, Fay, and Naomi

I remembered from our 2010 photo shoot that the girls like to take silly in photos, so I let ’em go for it

Matchy-matchy sisters Naomi and Fay

Mimi and her grands! 

Their reward for making it through so many photos: chocolate fudge!

Naomi’s justifiably happy to have her reward

I just COULD. NOT. STOP. with these pictures of Mimi and Lionel!

Oh, what’s that little hand on the back of the chaise lounge?

SOMEONE was being mischievous and making his way into the photos of his Mimi and his brother!

Ezra got a little photo time with Mimi too

Someone’s up to mischief again…

Ezra looks like he’s boogieing 

I’m so glad I (and my camera!) had the chance to see this awesome family again. Lionel was sooooooo sweet, and I couldn’t believe how big Ezra, Naomi, and Fay had gotten since I’d last seen them!

♥♥♥

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

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

FAMILY PHOTOGRAPHY: THE JACKSON FAMILY, Fall 2013

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

{Instant} Family Photography: The Jackson Family, Fall 2013

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