This was my first time working with this family, and it was a great experience! I work with Erika and Chad at my other job, and they were so wonderful to work with, super easy going and helpful, just as I knew they would be. Despite not wanting their photo taken (like most boys!), the older boys did a terrific job, and the littlest guy kept us busy and laughing. We gave him a toy lamb to hold and he would throw it and yell "Oooooooh!" It seemed to work!

This lady right here is incredible.
She's an awesome boy mom, a wonderful wife, a caring friend, a smart career woman, and a fabulous boss. In fact, she's MY boss, and I'm so lucky she is because she's the absolute best. She encourages me professionally and in my personal life, allowing me to raise my kiddos while maintaining the role I love at my job. You can tell she adores her family because of the pride and enthusiasm she has when she talks about them, and they of course adore her, for good reason. They are such a fun and happy family and a joy to photograph and spend time with.

This month's Share Six theme is {Artificial Light}.

I think sometimes artificial light gets misinterpreted as strictly camera flash, but it can be so much more than that. I am very much a natural light photographer and haven't touched my flash since I shot weddings many moons ago, so I am way out of practice and was never much good with flash to begin with. I used to use flash when photographing our oldest daughter as a baby because our house can get pretty dark, but after a while I learned that I preferred finding the shadows and highlights and moody, low light images after all. Still, this theme helped me get out of my rut of the same types of images and practice with artificial light. I think it's always good to stray from your typical style once in a while to experiment.