Photojournalistic Family Portraits in Bucks County

OK, one of the best parts of being a photographer is documenting your friends and family grow up with you. Last month, I had this very opportunity with Sara Franco and her family. Sara and I were friends in high school, me at La Salle and her at Gwynedd-Mercy and I had the pleasure of her company during one of my dances. I think it was junior year, right Sara?

Anyway, as a very sweet gift, her, and her two great sisters, decided to give family portraits to her Mom. Despite some of the cold weather, we went out to Tyler State Park in Bucks County, PA, and just had an amazing time. We found wonderful light and candid moments with everyone.

When everyone has fun and is truly happy, (NOT cheesy), is the time when the best images are captured. And that’s photojournalism…

We had a great afternoon. Thanks Franco’s! Happy birthday to Mom!

Photojournalistic family portraits outside Philadelphia

What a perfect portrait photography weekend! (Couldn't ignore the alliteration.) So much going on. October is certainly the month everyone wants pictures, but that's good for me. I'm a fall guy. I love mid 60s weather. It just so happened that Sunday, it stayed in the 70s...it was like May or June. No matter, it was a great day for pictures and having a blast. Just so nice to be out of the office, right!



I've been blessed with some great families this weekend. One was the Ginter's (see post coming Tuesday) and the other are the Shaffer's. Lori, Mike and their adorable son Drew. This 3-year-old loved the camera, but not in a hamm or obnoxious way. He's just so darn cute! Come on, look at these pictures. Don't you just want to take him home, too!



We had a brilliant pumpkin picking at Johnson's Corner Farm in Medford, New Jersey just outside Philadelphia, PA, and not far from where I work in Cherry Hill at the Courier Post. (Also had the lead art and a lead story Sunday.)


Lori and Mike were perfect. They had fun. They laughed. They were patient, too...(Drew only liked the dirty pumpkins...lol)

This is just a sample of the great moments I'm proud to share with the Shaffer's. I hope to be around more to watch Drew grow up! Thanks again! Such a pleasure.


Come on...look at this face. Pretty darn cute!





Caught the rainbow!I'm digging this shadow!
No, it's not heaven. It's not Iowa either...
Loving the golden light in this spot!

Loving the fade away! Thanks so much guys. Had a great time!

Joe G