Nontraditional Family Portraits - Fairbanks Lifestyle Photographer

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I was recently inspired to share a weeklong series of nontraditional family portraits over on my Facebook page, and I realized I should put them together here, too! 

These images are a scant few of my favorites - everyone in the frame, full of movement and connection.  I love to craft and capture moments that, when snapped, belie much more than the sum of its parts; images that capture more than your face.  They break the cookie-cutter mold in all the best ways imaginable.   

These might not be the images you would choose to put on your annual holiday card.  You can't always see everyone's face; they're quirky and intimate.  But each of these are images I would print on a canvas to hang on my wall.

Danielle's Winter Maternity Session - Fairbanks Pregnancy Photographer

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I'll be completely honest.  I keep finding myself paging over to sunny summer sessions, thinking, "oh, it's about time these got on the blog..." - when really, they're just feeding my seasonal ennui (it's about that time of year when I decide I'm kind of over winter...too bad for me there are several months of it left).  In an effort to get my head in the right place and to be more seasonally appropriate, I bring you this sun-drenched winter maternity session, taken on the ice almost exactly a year ago.  

It's given me a whole new appreciation of winter.  

I hope to bring you more from this beautiful family's story soon.  Stay tuned.  

Merry Christmas - Fairbanks Family Photographer

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This motherhood gig, you guys.  It's no joke.  Case in point: I was saving this treasured session so that I could time its debut on the blog with the actual holiday season.  And then, of course, it slipped my mind.  

I'm going to take the chance that some of you are up for extending the holiday spirit for just a little bit longer.  Even though January has mostly passed us by at this point, allow me to transport us back to Christmas!

This session is so incredibly special, and I can take no credit for it.  It's Shilo's brainchild - when presented with the opportunity of the winter holidays and all of her children's grandparents in town, she realized what a moment in time it was - one that, as crazy as life is, may not be repeated for quite some time.  And so she asked me to document it.  

So here are Malachy, Rowan, and Rainey building gingerbread houses with their grandparents.

Megan + Erik: Love - Fairbanks Wedding Photographer

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Once upon a time, my beloved best friend from my grad school days asked if I would fly to Salt Lake to photograph her wedding.  

I'm pretty sure you already know my answer. 

It's -20F as I write this at home in Fairbanks, and it it's the perfect morning to relive the sunny elation that was this celebration.  It couldn't have been more perfect: planned from the heart, its quirky blend of glam and come-as-you-are couldn't have encapsulated Megan and Erik better.  I love Megan's vintage-themed couture and the fact that the wedding was held on a concrete pad (accessibility was important for elderly relatives) at a campsite in the mountains an hour away from their home.

It's been almost exactly two years since this day, but you know what?  It's never a bad day to relive the celebration of love.  

North Pole Physical Therapy - Fairbanks Commercial Photographer

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Working with other local businesses is immensely gratifying for me - I love forging relationships with other small business owners and getting to watch our respective businesses grow and evolve. 

I'm thrilled to be working with North Pole Physical Therapy to get their website all decked out with images that catalog the extent of their services.  Custom-designed images that feature their staff, their patients, and above all, our unique interior environment say so much more about their business and their personality than any generic stock photo ever could.  

Are you looking to get your website outfitted with photographs that encapsulate the vibrance and unique character of your business?  Shoot me an email and we'll talk! 

Stray Kat Kustoms {featuring Enderle Photography} - Fairbanks Commercial Photographer

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Last summer, my friend Annie of Enderle Photography and I had a really fun opportunity: we were asked to photograph the owners and employees of local North Pole garage Stray Kat Kustoms for a commercial project that is, as of this writing, still under wraps, so I can't say too much about it.  But it was a boatload of fun.  It wasn't too much of a stretch to set them up like rockstars.  I mean, how great would they look on an album cover?...  

Judith's Solstice Maternity Session - Fairbanks Family Photographer

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In real time, we've just passed the winter solstice and welcomed the new year full of gratitude for our few extra minutes of light a day.  We've got months to go before we get there, but part of me is already craving the long stretches of sun of summer.  This session is one of my favorite cheats, so to speak - it completely encapsulates the summer solstice season for me.  

The Fresh 48 Session that is the other bookend of this family's year will hit the blog soon as well.  Stay tuned!