Lifestyle | A Contemporary Family Session in a Beautiful Modern Tudor

I was so excited when Dell Ann asked me to photograph her and her daughter in their beautiful Fairfield home. I’ve been a long time fan of Dell Ann’s style, and her newly renovated tudor, complete with all black exterior, was even more stunning than I imagined. I shot as they made pasta, lounged at around the house, and grabbed dinner a local restaurant. While lots of things were preplanned in this shoot, it was experiencing the unexpected moments that made for captivating images; fixing each other’s hair, adjusting clothes, laughing over posing, etc. Capturing these two in their everyday surroundings made for a gallery of beautiful images that celebrates the place they’ve made their home.

As the only child of a working mother, these photos really connected with me on a personal level. They are the types of images I wish someone would’ve captured of us when I was still in my school aged years. Beautiful lifestyle shots are few and far between in my personal images prior to my receiving a DSLR at age 21. The most I have is a cannister filled with expired film we never had developed, and the rare family birthday photos. It’s invigorating for me to know my client’s have these images to look back on, and that I can frame that point of reference in a way that’s beautiful and authentic to who they are as mother and daughter.