Wonderment Makes Beautiful Family Photos for the Gilligan Family

A lot of thought goes into beautiful family photos. Capturing special moments in a newborn session often takes patience. Especially when there’s a big sibling in the mix. Sometimes, it works best to hold back, waiting for the new little one to be deep asleep before trying to capture the older child’s attention. This was the plan for the Gilligan family newborn family session. Erica and Joe Gilligan contacted me, wanting to capture newborn photos of their son. They also wanted to capture family photos with the four of them together. As with most of my newborn sessions, we met at their home. This helps to capture the essence of the family and keep the children comfortable by being their natural environment.

Their newest addition, Joseph was born this past August. Their older daughter, Caroline, is still a little girl herself, at just over two years old. I knew in order to hold her attention and get some sweet shots, we’d have to bring her in at the right moment and work quickly. So I waited until Joseph was asleep on the bed to pull Caroline into the mix to check him out. Her curiosity and wonderment were captured perfectly, before she had enough and zipped off.

The Selection

Erica and Joe selected images to turn into gallery wraps to be displayed in their bedroom, as well as in the children’s bedroom. The images they settled on commemorate the early days of each child and the two of them together as new siblings. They’re beautiful portraits which they’ll all be able to enjoy as the kids get older. The Gilligan’s also have a variety of tabletop frames for displaying smaller prints around their home, which they plan to update over time.

The whole session with this family was a breeze. Little Joseph slept throughout much of the session and Caroline’s participation was perfect. I look forward to working with them again and hope they’re as pleased with how the images came out as I am.