Swoon Worthy Golden Sunlight + Extended Family Photos

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As a Houston newborn, child, maternity and family photographer, I enjoy blogging my sessions and sharing my latest work with you. It's a fun way to reflect on my favorite moments and to showcase each family.

The H family could not have been more kind, warm, and lovely to photograph! As you can see, we met at a local neighborhood in Cypress, Texas. The session consisted of Mom, Dad, and their two children, K and R. Ryan's wife, B, joined us, too and of course the family pet, Duke! He is rather regal if you ask me! 

For their session, we kept the posing simple as the goal was for a wonderful family portrait to be displayed as a traditional gallery wrapped canvas in their home. 

Below are some of my favorite images from their session! 

This part of the location is my favorite; I love how the sun shines through the trees during golden hour. It's so warm and lovely! We ended up using this image for a large canvas. It looks stunning in their home!

During my family photography sessions, we do a large variety of set ups. It's nice to include family, set ups of children with their parents, family pets, and make the focus shift on different family members.

What a good looking bunch! It was wonderful meeting y'all!

And of course, we must make time for the happy couple! 

Sarah Borchgrevink Photography is a Houston Newborn Photographer specializing in gorgeous posed newborn sessions. Her studio is located in Northwest Harris County. In addition to breathtaking baby portraiture, Sarah also offers stylish natural light family photography as well as dynamic outdoor maternity sessions for expecting mothers and couples. Sarah joyfully serves the entire Harris and Montgomery county areas including Houston, Cypress, Tomball, Spring, The Woodlands, Kingwood, Memorial & West Houston, Katy, Sugar Land, Pearland, Richmond, West University and Rice Village.

Hanging Out with the Coolest Family | Laid Back In Home Session

Good morning,

I hope everyone had a fantastic weekend! Here in Houston, it was only around 100 degrees and we had some much needed rain, so that’s always a plus. I also took one day off work and spent some time at the pool with my kiddos, Emma and Lucy. Now that it’s Monday, I am excited to be behind my desk and catching up on the blog. After all, blogging your sessions is a joy as I look forward to sharing my favorite images and the process behind them.

My latest home lifestyle session took place in gorgeous Cypress, Texas with one of my favorite families I’ve ever had the pleasure of working with. From their initial e-mail to the phone consultation, I truly looked forward to meeting them. They are sweet as apple pie and so warm and welcoming!

Perhaps one reason I love newborn sessions is because of the connections. Meeting your family, seeing the baby nursery, planning all the small details – this makes me happy. I like chatting with you, hearing your stories, and learning about who you are. Since the newborn sessions are about 4-5 hours long, it’s meant to be laid back and stress free.

For this family, we did a combination of posed newborn work and then a more documentary approach to lifestyle family work. As you will see, their nursery is absolutely stunning! Gorgeous colors, perfect styling, fantastic light. There is an eclectic mixture of both old and new: vintage meets modern. Mom designed it all – she has quite an eye! The following are some of my favorite images from our time together. Thank you for having me in your home! I cannot express how much I enjoyed documenting your session and I’m already looking forward to seeing your sweet baby again at 6 months.

As you can see, we began with images of Dad embracing his role as a loving father. While I do like to give a little direction, I prefer to hang out and just observe. To me, that's the key to capturing a true moment that's frame worthy: these aren't meant to be snap shots. They're meant to be archival art pieces you will lovingly adorn your walls with as the years pass.

Sarah Borchgrevink Photography is a Houston Newborn Photographer specializing in gorgeous posed newborn sessions. Her studio is located in Northwest Harris County. In addition to breathtaking baby portraiture, Sarah also offers stylish natural light family photography as well as dynamic outdoor maternity sessions for expecting mothers and couples. Sarah joyfully serves the entire Harris and Montgomery county areas including Houston, Cypress, Tomball, Spring, The Woodlands, Kingwood, Memorial & West Houston, Katy, Sugar Land, Pearland, Richmond, West University and Rice Village.

Booking a session with your family photographer | Cypress, Houston, and Tomball Texas natural light family photography

As a photographer, one of the first questions I am always asked is, "How do I book a session? What goes into this process?" Good thing I have an answer! This blog post will showcase the process, while also previewing one of the latest families I photographed. 

While every photographer has their own way of doing business, such as filing taxes, booking sessions, sending invoices, selecting locations, ect - you'll get to see inside the process of how I run my own small business. I am excited to share this process with you so that potential clients can see the ease in which one does this.

Okay: here's my rocket science formula - it's fool proof. Be prepared to be wowed!

(1) Select your session, (2) Pick a location, (3) Show up and let me make you look awesome, and (4) Receive your final high resolution images via a private downloadable gallery, and (5) Let me design a wall art package. 

Phew! I may have exaggerated about the rocket science, haha! In all seriousness, one of my favorite aspects of family photography is guiding you throughout the entire process, from the first phone call to hanging your images on your wall - breathing life into the preservation and honor of your family memories. Every detail I plan for you; I help you with selecting the package that best fits your needs; to wardrobe and flattering outfits/color combinations, to the location that best depicts your story, to leading you through the posing and giving direction, to professionally retouching your photographs, delivering them, and then helping you utilize your print credit. It's meant to be laid back for you, but involved for me because, well, I love all the details! I love everything behind the scene; customer service is key. And frankly, I pride myself on the experience at Sarah Borchgrevink Photography.

For example: for this family, we chose a selection of colors that are timeless and classic. We also kept the posing formal yet connected. When shooting, I think about how these will frame on your walls; how we will arrange them. We also photographed these in their own neighborhood called Fairfield, a large planned community located in Cypress, Texas. 

For your session, we want a variety of set ups. It's not about lining everyone up and having you say, "Cheese!" It's about spending time with each family member; talking, laughing with you - bringing out your spirit. To further explain, for each family I spend time with your kiddos, one on one. I like to think about the images grandparents may like or where these shall be placed on your end table. 

See? With just ten minutes, we did a few set ups so you have lots of variety for your kiddos. She is about to head off to college, so I want her parents to have photos of her as she begins one of life's greatest adventures. 

We also cannot forget about your youngest! I want to preserve his youth, too and show him at a time in his life when he is growing up; he's not a little boy but he isn't an adult either. It's the age where you're teaching him to drive; where he may go on his first date. He might be taking advanced placement courses and you're so proud of the young man he's growing into. And hey - my job is to pick up on that!

And hey - Mom! I love the set ups of you and your little ones (who may or may not be so little now). You, more than anyone, know how fleeting time is and how quickly they grow. Taking time to photograph you with the kiddos as well as individual shots of you with each child makes me happy. I want you to have these images! As a mommy myself, these are what I look forward to. As mothers, we usually are the ones behind the camera or organizing everything. 

And of course, Dad has his time, too!

We also spend time capturing Mom and Dad together. Because let's face it: you probably have not had a session since your wedding day. So let's celebrate your love! I may even make you smooch your wife!

And family pets....well...THEY'RE ALWAYS WELCOME! :) Fur babies are family. Bring 'em along!

Located in Cypress, a suburb of Houston TX, Sarah Borchgrevink specializes in stunning natural light portrait photography. Investment for professional photography sessions begins at $230.00 and includes high resolution digital files, released printing rights, private downloadable galleries, and beautiful heirloom products to purchase.

If you’re seeking a Houston TX photographer who specializes in modern and custom newborn, child, maternity or family photographs I’d be happy to design a session for you. Sarah Borchgrevink Photography is proud to offer a customer service driven experience. Please visit the contact form or connect with Sarah via Facebook. Moreover, feel free to browse customer reviews.

Houston photographer Sarah Borchgrevink is a natural light and on location professional who currently documents newborn, child, family and maternity sessions. She serves the greater Houston area. Locations include, but are not limited to: Houston, Cypress, Tomball, Katy, Cinco Ranch, The Woodlands, Cy-Fair, Richmond,  Rice Village, Montrose, Waller, Harris County, Montgomery County, Bellaire, The Galleria Area, Porter, Kingwood, The Heights, Pearland, Sugar Land, Oak Ridge North, League City, Galveston, Stafford, Spring, Conroe, Montgomery, Willis, Champions, Jersey Village, etc. Travel fees may apply.