Peace Valley Family Session

a couple walking through a field during golden hour in the fall. Fall foliage abounds and the sun is low.

The Banks family holds a special place in my heart. I had the honor of photographing their pregnancy announcements for their first child, then their newborn photos, and finally a family session for Krew’s first birthday. We chose a park local to them and local to where I grew up in Doylestown, Pennsylvania. Peace Valley Park features one of my favorite fields that just glows in the golden hour light – especially in the fall!

This location near Peace Valley Park’s Nature Center is quiet and open with a great view down towards the lake, and one of my year-round favorite location options. In the winter, this field is an interesting and open space with lots of direct light. Springtime brings fresh greens as the fields grow back. Summertime is full of lush green, diving sparrows, and tall grass blowing in the breeze. Fall, though, glows golden. The leaves have turned and the grass is still tall, but dry, and the golden light is simply unbeatable.

a mother and father holding their young son and smiling

a father kissing his wife while she holds their young son, in a field with tall grass

a father throwing his young son in the air while the mother watches, all laughing

a mother kissing her young son on the cheek during sunset

a father holding his young son, both wearing matching brown carhart hats

a father holding his infant son's feet. his wedding band is visible.

close up image of a mother holding her son

close up black and white image of a mother holding her son's hand

a couple (man and woman) are walking away from the camera into the sunset in a large golden field

a baby in a field crawls towards his parents, who are crouched down to catch him during their family session

a little boy is leaning off of his dad's shoulders to kiss his mother on the forehear

a young boy smiling in his father's arms during a family session

a family (father, mother, and son) walking away from the camera toward the sunset in a field during fall at Peace Valley Park

a family (father, mother, and son) sitting and embracing on a picnic blanket during a family session

close up image of hands of father, mother, and son as the son plays with a blade of grass during a family session

a family (father, mother, son) laying on a picnic blanket, cuddling together and laughing during a family session

a family (mother, father, and son) walking toward the camera through a field at sunset at Peace Valley Park. The son is being held upside down and giggling.

a family (mother, father, and son) walking toward the camera through a field at sunset during their family session

Thank you to Alex, Thor, and Krew for trusting me with these memories! Since writing this blog post, I’ve been fortunate to photograph the Banks family two more times – for another pregnancy announcement, and another newborn session. I can’t wait to share more of their beautiful in-home photos! It has been such an honor to celebrate such enormous milestones with your family.

Ready to book your own family session?

I book an extremely limited number of family sessions throughout the year, almost exclusively reserved for my wedding couples or previous clients. But, I can still take on a few here and there! If you’re interested in a very photojournalistic approach to photographing your family, I would love to hear from you.

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