Family Photos

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A few weeks ago, Sarah from Modern Kids Photography came to our home to shoot a family photo. We just got the results back and I’m so pleased with how they turned out! I had a hard time narrowing down the images to share with you.

Something fun: instead of shooting with a digital camera, Sarah decided to use film. I asked Sarah about it and she said, “These images were shot on a Contax 645. This is a medium format film camera that makes lovely negatives — about twice the size of 35mm film. The bigger the negative the prettier the results — typically. ;) I love film because the process is slower and makes me more thoughtful when shooting. I also loves the beautiful skin tones achieved with film.”

I’m pleased with the skin tones too! There is one of Baby June (2nd thumbnail, last row) where she is simply radiant and I want to eat her up.

If you’re looking for a great photographer of kids, I highly recommend Sarah. My children adored her and even insisted she stay for dinner! Sarah lives in San Francisco but photographs all over the US (and sometimes Europe). If you’re interested in a film shoot, reserve her quickly, because she only offers a limited number of film shoots per year. Want to see more of Sarah’s work? You can find her on Pinterest and on her blog too.

P.S. — Do you like the French Greys we wore? I’ll share all the sources in another post.

161 thoughts on “Family Photos”

  1. My favorite thing about your family photos is always the wardrobe choice. I love how you get it to coordinate and flow without being too matchy matchy. When I was a kid, my mother always made us all dress in the EXACT same thing (White/Denim or Black/Khaki were her favorites). I always hated it and I would always try and rebel by wearing a bright yellow tank top underneath my white shirt or throwing on a hot pink head band, much to my mother’s chagrin.

  2. Carrie Corder

    I especially loved your oldest daughter’s hair. I would love it if you would share a tutorial on how to achieve that style on a future post. Just gorgeous!

  3. Kimberly Stiner

    Dreamy, freckly, lovely. The girls are sweet, the boys are charming and June, simply irresistible!!

  4. Is Oscar at the cutest stage or what? Every shot of him seems to capture little boys perfectly–sweet, playful, antagonist, shy but excited, etc. . .
    I love all your pictures! What a beautiful family!

  5. these are fantastic photos. I especially love the dresses that your girls are wearing (Betty’s is my favorite!). looking forward to the post on the sources :)

  6. These photos look like they belong in a magazine! So clever with the angles and lighting. I love the one with you and June toward the beginning. Maude’s pictures are priceless, too.

  7. Oh, look at THAT! So gorgeous! The boys are looking dapper, the girls all chic and feminine with the flowers and baby June is looking as huggable as her wooly teddy!!! Kisses to all of them!

    Oh and I love the Under The Tree shot of you, Ben Blair and June :)

  8. Just one question: would she come to Belgium if I asked her nicely?
    And where did you get those flowery headbands, they are to die for… (ok sorry that is two questions)

  9. Wow! You couldn’t ask for a better setting, these pictures are amazing! It’s hard to choose but my favorites where, all four girls walking in the yard holding baby June and the one with Ralph buttoning his jacket was perfect. Such fun. Thanks for sharing!

  10. oh, gabrielle, those photos are wonderful! i love wee junes gold shoes :) makes me want to schedule a photo shoot with our photographer… it’s due time. beautiful photos — hats off to the photographer (and LOVE that she shot with film, too!).

  11. I love them!! When you mentioned you were getting your portraits done again, I thought, it would be hard to beat the last one, but I LOVE these!! Everyone looked adorable!! Great job…I also really loved how you? fixed your oldest daughter’s hair..so cute! Your youngest one is a doll!! Actually, all your children are ;)

  12. Your family is gorgeous and so are the photos. Really, really beautiful. And what a great memento of your time in Normandy as well. Thanks for sharing!

  13. These portraits are stunning. The muted colors are so beautiful. Every picture seems to tell a story and reveal your personalities. You must be pleased!

  14. Those are the most priceless family photos. You must be looking at them over and over again. What a joy! I love the grey attire and that the photographer used film. I agree, the color of good old-fashioned film is worth it!

  15. Such gorgeous gorgeous children! They all have such striking resemblances to you and your husband.

    This was a good kick in the pants for me to start taking more photos of my own little guy. And for me to chop off my curls!

  16. So beautiful. I love the color scheme. It seems you took right from the house. Everything seems to fit so well. You are completely right about that picture of baby June. SO gorgeous. You have such a beautiful family.

  17. Perfection! Love how different this shoot is from the bright pops of colour that was the New York family shoot, both equally beautiful but this is my fav because of Baby June, love the one where you all turn to look at her!

  18. Absolutely stunning! You all look gorgeous, and the grey is so simple and elegant. They are all beautiful, but the ones of Mimi really show how much she is maturing into a beautiful young lady :). Thanks for sharing!

  19. Just fantastic. Could the family, location, and palette be any more photogenic? And the mood/tone and blocking (posing? what’s the word I’m looking for?)? When all the pieces work together so beautifully, it makes me weep … almost.

  20. Nora Ballantyne

    What lovely sweet people you all are. And Gabrielle, you are just perfectly stunning: elegant, serene, radiant–just gorgeous. Thanks for allowing us this magical vision.

  21. I don’t think it’s possible for me to love these any more than I do. What a beautiful family you have. How blessed you all are to have each other. Now, would you mind wardrobing my family for our family shoot?? Grey! Who’d have thunk it. Stunning.

  22. These pictures are just gorgeous! I love the muted palette and the flower headband on Maude (?). The care and effort that you put into these family portraits make them such a treasure.

  23. Picture 27 of the three girls in the wheel barrow with the wall of windows behind them is reminiscent of a Carl Larsson painting. Really lovely.

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