Sharing my Family with all of you this Holiday Season

Say what you will about the movie Mary Poppins, but when I was a little boy maybe 7 or 8; I loved the idea of popping in and out of chalk paintings and riding the foggy winds of London using only a Umbrella.

 To this day alot of the work I do in my Wedding Photography and Portrait Photography was inspired heavily by the imaginative movie called Disney's Mary Poppins. You see the color and sincere joy in almost every image I capture. It all comes from that inspiration.  Everything about the movie from the colorful scenes to the dancing and catchy music kept me searching my whole life for that one chalk painting that I could pop in and out of whenever life got me down.
 33 years later with an amazing wife and son, I am still obviously inspired by that very kid friendly movie. My grandmother always told me that you are only as old as you feel. Somedays, after a hard days work; I feel pretty old. On the other hand, with days like today where I get to spend it shooting our Christmas Portrait for my own family... I feel like I am a kid again. I wanted to recreate that magic I felt when I was younger. I wanted to see what it would be like to take my family there; to share that magic with them.

 With all of this in mind. Don't ever lose your imagination. Don't lose that love for one another or those things that made you happy as a child. And above all... If you can't find that magic, that one thing or moment that made you happy as a kid; Then, Re-create it. If you can't re-create... there will always be someone to help you share in that quest. Perhaps if we are lucky enough, Photo Phrame Photography can re-imagine that special moment for you.  Happy Holidays to all.

So This is the Holidays....

Whenever I have families come over to my Studio. I usually see an initial impression of their expectations such as when they say... "where's the backdrops, scenery, Colorful Props,...etc?" And after that I usually tell them... its up here (as I point to my head). Its Imagination that triggers the creativity and that helps build all these strikingly different, exotic and fun images.

To me, Life is too Ordinary to not be Extraordinary. We live in a world filled with routine, monotony, and the same old same old. On the other hand, my 2 and a half year old son sees everything new for the first time. He says, "Wow Daddy!" and "Cool." Thats what I want out of life for my family and for myself. I want to be Wowed and in turn I want to Wow my families I photograph who have never been apart of something that can be so extraordinary.
 The Ramos and Kaulfuss family pictured here were so much fun to work with. If your reading this and haven't decided yet just what you'd like to see in your family photo. Perhaps take a moment... close your eyes, use your imagination and help me create something extraordinary for you.