Finding Joy In Chaos Retreat - Schmidt Family - In-Home Lifestyle Session

There are two things I’ve developed a huge passion for in 2019, in-home family sessions and teaching. This was my 4th workshop for 2019 and it was definitely one for the books. I’ve been craving to shoot Kara’s family for sometime and once I saw their home they has started building, I knew I needed to make a shoot happen. I even based my retreat in Park City, Utah because it was somewhat close to her home so we could shoot there. Selfish? Nah!

Teaching other creatives how I see and create family imaginary is an honor and it brings me so much joy. When coming up with the name for this workshop, I wanted it to relate to how others see family sessions - chaos. I want others to see the joy in all types of chaos and not run from it. There will be so many more opportunities to attend future workshops but for now, I need to show all the pretty created.

Cushion Family | San Francisco Family Photographer

Earlier this year, Brooke and her family made plans to head to Utah but things didn’t work out and we pushed the session to next year. However, once I learned I was coming to San Francisco for another session, I reached out to her to see if she’d like them done by them instead! I was so excited when she replied with a yes! The beach and ocean have my heart and all it’s beauty inspires me. Brooke picked the location. I arrived a couple hours early to explore and to soak in some mediating time listening to the waves. It was perfect. Once they arrived, the wind had picked up and we knew it was going to be a little challenging. But to our surprise, the wind was such an amazing added touch!! Brooke’s baby was only 4 weeks old and I couldn’t get over how beautiful her baby was and how good Brooke looked! During her session, we focused on having all this fun movement and capturing the connections they had with each of their children. It is hands down, one of my favorite sessions.