This lovely family meets annually for a family portrait day, which includes both sets of grandparents. They have a lovely brunch, a makeup artist comes over and a photographer, aka me, takes their portraits. I absolutely love the idea of my clients hiring a makeup artist. Makeup isn’t a necessity, yet it builds confidence in my clients when they feel like they look their best. Confidence = relaxed smiles.

The location was their beautiful home in Evanston. I couldn’t resist creating more formal portraits to match the clients’ attire and location. Although of course, we did have fun and some “silly time” as my son likes to call being goofy.

My fave portraits are the kids with their prized toys. Their expressions of love and pride say it all.