Meet the Murrays. They happen to be one of my favorite families. When we first moved to Beloit, Janet befriended us and made an effort to introduce us to the town. One of our first attended events here was with her and Doug at Beloit College. Over the years, I have sung on stage many times with Janet (she has a beautiful voice) and I have grown to love her dearly. I had the best time hanging out with all of them in their neck of the woods (literally, they live near the woods right next to turtle creek.) As a family they love to spend time walking and exploring near the the creek, so that was what we decided to do for the shoot. It is so beautiful there right now.

The fields were just so gorgeous with wild wild flowers and phlox.

There is a stretch of pine trees that have grown into a canopy,  it made for a great spot for these next photos.

I made them explore…I love this photo because while they were walking I asked them to stop and turn and smile at me. The first time, Janet just got what I wanted and did it in this perfectly fun and spontaneous way (she’s such a good actress So then I made them all do it like her.

This one just screams “Golden Child” doesn’t it. lol.

Some photos just need to be turned to black and white.

Thank you Murrays for a fun afternoon and for trying silly things with me.