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Eugene, Oregon family photographer: Laura, Scott, and Family



This was a really fun family photography session! It was a little different in that it wasn’t a single nuclear family—we had three generations in the studio all together. It made for a very full studio, a super fun range of ages and stages in life, and a wonderful atmosphere. 

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Laura and her husband Scott contacted me a while ago wanting to update their family pictures—something they had been wanting to do for a while but hadn’t found time for since their children were toddler-aged! Now those same children are in their twenties and thirties, and there are even a couple of grandchildren in the mix. It’s amazing how time flies! We just get busy with life and all its ups and downs, and sometimes we forget to take time to record those moments. I’m so glad Laura and Scott decided not to let any more time go by before they got some professional family photos. They turned out great, and it just goes to show you that it’s never too late to update those family pictures!

Laura and Scott’s three children are Shane, Carianne, and Cassy. Carianne is married to a great man—Corbin—and they have two wonderful boys of their own: Oliver and Ryder. I actually know Carianne and Corbin through my work as a Eugene, Oregon photographer and have done several sessions for them over the last few years: Oliver’s newborn pictures, the maternity and newborn pictures for Ryder, and a family session with the whole group last spring. Since I know them from these previous sessions, it was great to see them again in the context of their extended family, and it was a pleasure to meet and work with such fun and friendly people. 

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We had a pretty short window to do these pictures, since Cassy, who lives in New York, was only in town for Christmas break, but I’m glad we found a time that worked for all of us, and that Laura, Scott, and their kids made a family photography session a priority during this visit.

Everybody was great about being color-coordinated for this session. With denim, gray, white, and brown we probably could have done any kind of background and prop colors we wanted and made it work, but we decided to stay with a neutral color scheme that reflected rather than contrasted with the clothing. The result was a very open, light, and clean feeling that I love. 

The boys, Oliver and Ryder, were super good for me. They were clearly excited to have their grandparents and aunt and uncle with them—and of course, they’re old pros at the whole photography thing. 😊 I loved having this group in my photography studio in Eugene, Oregon. I’ve done lots of family sessions before, and they’re always great, but there’s something special about a multi-generational session. I’m so glad Laura and Scott asked me to be their family photographer—I had a blast doing their photographs, and I hope they had a wonderful time too!

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