Happy Winter everyone! Our days will officially get longer (yay for more daylight!) and our near-future weather forecasts will probably include lots of snow (at least for those of us in the north). Every year, I get super excited, super inspired and my head swirls with visions of portraits-to-be when it snows! While winter may not be my favorite season, I love nature’s wintry canvas as a backdrop for portraits. Roads lined with snow-covered trees, evergreens popping out against the white snow, fluffy flurries falling from the sky…it’s such a strong contrast to the backdrop I’m used to during the busy times for portrait sessions when colorful leaves, summer sun and bright green grass are all the rage. So while shooting in the snow is a challenge and not at all what I’m used to, I’m always amped to offer snowy portraits because of the one-of-a-kind, only-in-a-storybook images it produces! Just picture the “old school” prints of you and your siblings dressed in head-to-toe mismatched snow clothes throwing snowballs and building snowmen that are tucked away in your closets and shoe boxes. Now change that up by adding your hubby, your kids and your dog, some matching gloves and scarves, and a professional photog, and you’ve got a pretty spectacular set-up for some new snowy portraits!

I’ve only ever had one couple take me up on my offer of snowy portraits. Bummer. I’m not sure what it is about the snow, but people don’t seem to get as excited about the idea of snowy portraits as I do. Maybe because they’re afraid it’ll be too cold and their noses will turn Rudolph red, but the end result and the unique-ness of the images definitely make it all worth it! Check out these snowy portraits of my good friends Chris and Kelly taken almost two years ago…

So pretty and fun, right?? Who’s next?? Who wants some snowy portraits?? Anytime it snows and there’s some accumulation, THINK SNOWY PORTRAITS! And then call or email me and we’ll set something up. 🙂 Of course, we’ll cross fingers that the roads are clear and that it’s safe to meet first. Here’s your chance to get some one-of-a-kind, only-in-a-storybook images!