Tom & Shannon's Family Portrait Session- Chico CA Portrait Photography

Ever since last year I have been excited about getting together a family portrait session for one particular family: My Uncle, Tom, his wife Shannon and my two beautiful cousins Fiona and Amelia. Last Christmas, my gift to them was a family portrait session. It took a while, but we were finally able to schedule our fall portrait session here in Chico, CA.

Although the weekend we scheduled the shoot turned into a slightly rainy weekend, the overcast skies helped create a soft lighting effect. And, although it was a chilly day, it did not stop us from taking pictures all morning. We started at Chico State with a few books, a step stool and their new puppy, Charlie, even made an appearance in a few photos. Everyone was really excited about the photo shoot - the girls were finding their own "spots" and coming up with creative poses for the camera. After the first 1 1/2 hours of photographing we all started to get a grumble in our stomachs, but as we looked up at the sky we knew we had to keep photographing or we might get rained out. We loaded up into our cars and headed over to 5-Mile Park.

5-Mile park has a beautiful grassy area covered with trees that I was thinking would be a great spot for fall-colored photos. We lugged out a couple more props - a white bench and an old ladder. I had so much fun with these end-of-the-session photos! As it turned out, the entire morning was successful - we got some great pics and kept dry!

Here are some of my favorites! Thanks Tom, Shannon, Fiona and Amelia for the amazing family portrait session and the wonderful visit.