Your whole family,
shot properly, in 45 minutes.
Every combination — mom and dad, each parent with each kid, all the kids together, the full group. Multiple scenes and backgrounds. Peterborough, Jaffrey, Dublin, Keene and anywhere in the Monadnock region.
The photograph behind this page is a reference image, not one of my sessions. My own work replaces these as they're shot.
What brings you in?
Four different reasons, four different families. Pick the one that's you and I'll take you to the right place.
Seven years of high volume. Then a long break. Now this.
I spent seven years photographing families at high volume — five years at Portrait Innovations in Saugus, Massachusetts, and two years before that at Picture People. Over 5,000 sessions between them, almost all of them families with children.
That work teaches you one specific thing: how to get an entire family covered quickly, before anyone gets bored, hungry or upset. Every parent with every child. The kids together. The whole group. It's a system, and I've run it more times than I could count.
Then I stepped away for the better part of a decade.
I'm back, and doing it on my own terms — outdoors, in real light, in places that actually mean something to you instead of a backdrop in a mall. The shot list and the speed are the same. Everything else is better.
I'll be straight with you about where I am: my local portfolio is thin, because I'm starting over here. What isn't thin is the experience. Fifteen minutes into your session you'll be able to tell the difference between someone who has done this a few thousand times and someone who hasn't.
Build your session
One session. You choose the rest.
A 45-minute session costs $99 and covers twelve poses. You pick more if you want them, choose how many photographs you take home, and that is the whole transaction — settled before I ever pick up a camera. Nothing is sold to you afterwards.
The session
45 minutes, twelve poses, every family combination. Three or four backdrops.
More poses, if you want them
Each one you add costs less than the last. Most families land at eighteen.
What you take home
Ten images, every image, or everything with the album and a framed piece.
Two minutes. You see the price as you go, and nothing changes at the end.
Keep every year in one place.
A session is a moment. The Club is the thing that keeps all of them — every year, in one place, and 15% cheaper every time you come back.
- One full session a year, included — 45 minutes, twelve poses
- 15% off everything else, every session and every bundle, forever
- Your vault, permanent — every year in one place
- A printed year book of what you kept, at cost
- First refusal on the 8:00am slot
- Your rate never rises while you stay. Cancel any time, keep everything.
That session and The Collection together are $498 bought on their own. The Club is $468 a year and both are already in it, plus the vault and the year book. You are ahead from the first visit, not the second.
Your rate never rises while you stay a member.
Every combination, in one order
I'm rebuilding my portfolio in the Monadnock region. Rather than show you photographs that aren't mine, here is the actual list — the order I shoot in, which is how 18 poses happens in 45 minutes. Real work will replace this as it comes in.
Want to choose exactly which of these you get? The full builder has all of them, tailored to your children's ages.
See the full shot listThe honest answer: there aren't any here yet
The things everybody asks
Answered here so you don't have to send an email and wait.
How long until I get the photographs?
A sneak peek of two or three images lands in your inbox within 48 hours. The full edited set follows within 10 business days. If you need it faster, rush delivery is $89 and gets you everything within 24 hours.
What happens if it rains?
Light rain or overcast — we shoot anyway. Overcast light is genuinely better for portraits than harsh sun. Heavy rain or storms and we move the date, free, as many times as it takes. I watch the forecast and message you the day before, so you'll never be the one who has to bring it up.
What should we wear?
Coordinated, not matching. Pick two or three colours that go together and let everyone choose their own outfit within that — the photographs look like a family, not a uniform. Avoid large logos and busy patterns; they pull the eye. Bring a second option for the kids, because somebody will spill something.
My child is shy and won't cooperate. Is that a problem?
It's the most common thing I'm told, and it has never once been the problem people fear. The order I work in gives a shy child time to warm up before they're the centre of attention. I've done over 5,000 sessions — a reluctant toddler is not a new situation for me.
What if my child is unwell on the day?
Tell me and we move it. No fee, no notice period, no explanation needed. This overrides every other rescheduling rule.
Can we bring the dog?
Yes, if the location allows it. Mention it when you book so I can pick a spot that works and check the rules. Dogs are usually excellent in family photographs.
Do we get the digital files, or just prints?
Digital files, full resolution, with a print release so you can print them anywhere. Your session covers twelve poses; what you take home depends on the bundle you choose at booking — ten images, every image, or everything with the album and a framed piece.
How far do you travel?
Anywhere within about 45 minutes of Peterborough — Jaffrey, Dublin, Keene, Hancock, Harrisville, New Ipswich, Rindge and the towns between. Farther is possible for a travel fee; just ask.
Send me a family, take $49 off yours
Tell someone about me. When they book and their session happens, you get $49 off your next one — and they get $29 off theirs. No limit, no code to remember, no expiry.
Small towns run on this. Just have them mention your name when they book.
Get told when dates open
Dates are limited and they fill. Leave your email and you will hear first, before they go public.
One email when dates open. Nothing else, ever.
Let's get you on the calendar
- You send this over. Takes a minute.
- I reply within a day with open dates. Not a form letter — I'll have looked at your answers.
- You pay the retainer and the date is held. It comes off your package.
- I call you the day before to confirm. Then we shoot — 45 minutes, every combination, and you pick your keepers afterwards.
Why the morning costs more: a two-year-old at 8:30am and a two-year-old at 4pm are two different children. If you have a toddler, take the early slot — it is the single biggest thing you can do to get better photographs.
Your retainer holds that slot. If you don't arrive and don't tell me, it isn't refundable — I turned another family away for that hour. If something happens, call me and we move it. Sick child, flat tyre, slept through the alarm: I have never charged a family who called.
Reserve your date — $99
The retainer holds your date and comes off whichever package you choose. It's the only thing you pay today.
Reserve my dateNon-refundable. Credited toward your package. If a child is unwell we move the session at no charge.