He finally made it into the family photos

Mum and dad had family photos done more than 8 years ago – back before their son Blake was born. But Blake had started noticing something.

He wasn’t in any of them – only his older sister.

They really wanted to change that, so they booked a family shoot with me last week.

When they arrived I could tell Blake knew this day was about him. There’s a particular kind of pride a kid carries when he feels seen – and I watched it wash over his face the moment we started the session.

They brought their much-loved pug Tiny along too (of course she had to have her moment):

That’s the thing about families: every one has its own world. Its own inside jokes, its own dynamics, its own stories. It’s my privilege to find those stories and capture them for families to keep forever.