The Hoffman family

I was called to shoot a family session for the Hoffman's and somehow we picked the windiest day of the year to shoot on. And at one moment, rain threatened to shut us down. But we prevailed and we were able to finish our session.

I had just heard something the week before the session about what photography was like back in the 1940's or 30's or so. For obvious reasons, photography was more of a rare thing so people would line up to have a family session whenever a photographer would come through town. On this occasion, they would only get one shot so they didn't have the luxury of making every combination known to man (mother with children, father with children, just the children, father and mother, the sisters, etc.) So, they would take a picture of the whole family in front of the house with the dogs. I think that might be were we came up with the phrase "everyone and their dog", but I can't confirm that. So, with this in mind, I wanted to take a few shots reminiscent of those families of the 1940's.

So here you go, the Hoffmans!

To see the rest of the images, go to my website http://www.karellephotography.com/ and click on 'Digital Studio' on the far right. From there, follow the instructions and look for Hoffman Family Portrait Session. You'll see the images that are on my blog and the rest of the images.