Capturing It All - Tampa Extended Family Photoshoot {Family Photography at Curtis Hixon}

Having my friend since 6th grade ask me to do their extended family shoot made me so happy, excited and thankful! We picked Curtis Hixon as I wanted a variety of backgrounds and room for the 7 kids to run around and play.  

The family wanted some more traditional group shots, so we accomplished those first while incorporating a few fun games for the kids. Keep on scrolling down for much more and see how they relaxed and we created all of these images in 90 minutes....

I made sure to take some images of each nuclear family and just love the variety I got in such a short time!

I love this set of images showing the family a little more relaxed with Grandma and Grandpa and enjoying their time together.

And of course we ended on the playground and capture the cousins having all the fun!! Extended family sessions with cousins always should include playing.

Park + Cookies = Magic. The story starts in a Tampa park but always ends at home. {Tampa outdoor and in-home photographer}

"It's that time of year" is always an email subject I love to read from a returning family photo session client! We did a two part session - first at a local park and then headed to their house to bake some cookies. (And Noah even drank straight from the milk carton like he likes to do!!) Last year we met at a local beach to celebrate Ellie turning one! The ride in between was super fun because the two older kids asked to ride with me! I love multi-location family photo sessions around Tampa or St. Pete - keeps us moving and the kids excited and happy - so don't be afraid to ask me for this type of session!

Adventuring Around Tampa {Tampa Family Photography}

A family of six has lots of interests and we hit upon many of them! We played street hockey, rode bikes and scooters, shared sodas, played football, laughed at the monkey in the middle during our Tampa Family Photography session. After all of that we made a dash to another Tampa park where we had the most beautiful golden light and an empty park (gasp!)! They kids offered up ideas (hide behind mom & dad, serious faces, jumping shots) and it was beyond fun for me...and when I received this comment from the mom it made my day! 

"Let me just say, it IS fun!!!! Maggie, your talent to get children (and adults) to relax in front of the camera is amazing - only second to your talent behind the lens! Oh, and the kids think you are their new best friend too😁. So, yes, do it! You will not regret it!!!"

Home is where your story begins.....{Tampa In-Home Family Photography}

The youngest daughter and I share first names, which I find so fun and exciting! I spent time with them in their new home and new neighborhood and captured where they will be making awesome memories while the girls grow up. They used one of the images of them in front of their home for their holiday/"we've moved" cards!  The park near their home is so wonderful that I've started taking my own kids to play!