This is a photo of my grandparents and great-grandparents, the Keelan Family in Dedham, Massachusetts. I believe this was taken at their home on High Street.
I believe that children's portraits and family photos are important. I also truly believe in capturing a baby as a newborn. Newborns change quickly and are so different after just a few short weeks, which is why having photos of them in that true newborn timeframe, under 3 weeks old, is important. With my kids, I have a gallery wall of newborn photos taken at my home in Reading, MA. The photos are of them at 6 weeks old. I treasure these portrait photos.
When I take newborn photos in our studio, I try to capture sweet poses and then move to the home Lifestyle photography. Being in Boston, it's easy to drive to Natick, Newton, and Reading, MA, to do photography at home.
I also don't mind heading up to Marblehead or Gloucester to do family beach photos. It's one of our favorite spots. Cape Cod Beaches also provide a great backdrop if you are on the South Shore and want family portraits or engagement photos.
In New England, Fall Family Portraits are such a treasure to people, and I will drive up to farms and forests to take them.
The changing colors of the trees and the bright sweaters on the kids make fall portraits in Boston the best! Nowhere else (i.e., Miami) do you get the colors and feel in fall photos like you do in New England.
I have a portrait of three siblings together on my site that is one of my favorite photos. They were all sitting together
and all found a bug. They stopped focusing on me and played with each other. The ability to stop time like that and help mom remember that "yes, her kids did have a great childhood; together" makes me love my job so much!
I love shooting in the studio and have various themes that run every couple of months. I do Valentine's Day, Spring/Easter, and then Holiday sessions. I also have a great selection of backdrops for cake smash sessions, a fan favorite! I love setting up a scene and having the parents
bring in the cake, and the kids go to town! It's always interesting to watch, will they dive in, or approach slowly?
Cordele Photography is a children's portrait and lifestyle photography Studio based in Reading, MA, just 16 minutes north of Boston.
It's hard to say what the average is, but if you are looking for just a family portrait outside under an hour, most photographers will charge around $250 for the session, and then you would have to buy what you want. A lot of studios offer what they
call "in-person viewing," where you view the photos in person and select the images you want to purchase.
There are endless options for what you can do with family portraits. Some people want to blow the photo up to 16x24 and add a frame, and some people want to have 5x7 prints in frames for their desks. My favorite product for smaller prints is an Acrylic Block. They are sturdy (I know, I've dropped mine!), they are timeless, and they can be moved anywhere around your home and still look modern and fancy at the same time!
Canvas wraps are still popular. I recommend what I call a standout print wrap. These come wrapped around a board. They have a smooth finish, and they have a 2-inch piece of foam mounted on the back to help it look like it's floating off the wall. They
are gorgeous! I have a bunch of them hanging in my own home!
My all-time favorite item for displaying a family portrait is NOT seen anywhere. I guarantee you NO ONE has it! This is called a wall sticker. I have a family photo of my children on a huge wall downstairs, and it is a big sticker
that won't damage the paint. It's one of the most talked-about display pieces I have! People always stop and say, "Wait, is that a sticker on your wall!?"
Reading, MA Photographer Headshots-Portraits-Kids-Families-Senior Portraits 45 High Street, Reading MA 01867 | 781-315-6030 - aw@cordelephotography.com