Of the handful of family portrait sessions I've taken on this year, I've done a few exclusively in-studio. And I love that. A simple background, for me, translates into no unnecessary clutter and 100% of the focus landing squarely on personalities... be they in the form of a straight face or a hilarious outburst or a pensive stare or a ridiculous dance or a dog-pile or a for-no-rhyme-or-reason sumo wrestler pose.

The Hall Family's full set of portraits can be viewed right here.

A place eleven hours to our west that never fails to recenter us perfectly... provide us with amazing scenes at which to sit & look, make normal coffee taste just a bit better, and add a hair bit to our story every single time.

Wife, pup, the smell of pines, hiking trails, and four days of no plans. Just about right.

Credit to The Find Lab for unparalleled dev/scan skills.  |  Leica M2 / Nokton 35 / Portra 400

"Exquisite folks; exquisite taste." Words spoken by Drue's father, spoken just right.

Ceremony: St. Johns United Methodist Church
Reception: The Mark Twain Ballroom

A handful of Isaac & Drue's engagement portraits can be viewed right here. Their full set of wedding photographs can be viewed right here.