On the other side of the lens

Over the summer I was on Facebook and a few pictures displayed that a friend was tagged in. Through that one picture I found Jessica Strom Photography. Always looking for inspiration and enjoying seeing what other photographers do I became a fan of hers on Facebook. Then in September Jessica ran a contest, with the winner getting a free session. Easy enough and to my surprise I won. I was very excited. We were due for a family photo, our last one was in 2007. The best thing was Jessica is an outdoor photographer like me. That was great for us since I am not a fan of taking the kids to in store studios. A session in doors is not easy, can be very stressful and just doesn't show off the kids personalities the best.

The pictures posted here are a few of my favorites from our session. The kids had so much fun. They laughed as Jessica's husband Daniel made farm noises, funny faces and danced around like a chicken. He was very entertaining. Garrett was so tired after running around Loose Park and the Rose Garden that he didn't finish dinner, fell asleep in the chair and did not want to wake up to even dress up to go trick-or-treating.
Any time we can get good pictures of the kids it's a success. The bonus being a great family picture. To check out more pictures you can visit Jessica Strom Photography blog.