Extended family sessions. Those three words can instantly strike terror into a photographers soul. Extended family sessions usually have more than 10 people, they almost always have little kids who don’t care to look at the camera, and there is always someone who blinks!

That being said, I actually kind of love big family sessions. It’s fun to get that one group shot where everyone is looking (and yelling “stinky cheese!”) and then break that family down into groups. I feel honoured every time I’m hired to do an extended family session because these types of photos are so rare for most families, usually because it’s hard to get everyone in the same room, let alone in front of a camera! These are the photos that will be pulled out at reunions for years to come and I hope that everyone will smile at the memory.

This is the Watson Family.

Everything about this session was fun. Avery and Emy were full of energy and pizzazz, Anna and Nick were extremely patient with me letting their children goof around, and I loved every second of it. Our session was originally supposed to start by the Meaduxnekeag River, but it was so foggy! You could not even see 10 feet in front of you! We headed for higher ground and this field was just glowing. I love these images. This field was cut two or three days later and I’m glad we got lucky because it was just perfect.

I really do try to make family sessions fun and quick, so that the kids have the best time possible. Even when it seems that everything is going sideways, I PROMISE I will give you images of your kids, pizzazz and all, that you will love. Let me know what you think of these photos in the comments below!

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