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How to Eliminate Fake Smiles During Your Session

How to Get Real, Genuine Smiles From Your Kids

Kids are completely unpredictable. They can be so adorable and easy going and laughing uncontrollably one minute, and the next minute, turn that charm off completely. They will typically smile for you all day long until you put them in front of a camera, then they freeze up like a deer in headlights. We want to avoid the gritted teeth and bug-eyed forced smiles during our session.

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Harris Extended Family Session | Palmetto Bluff

The Harris Family live full time in Kentucky but have made Palmetto Bluff their second home. What a great place for family to gather and the grandkids to explore together. I love seeing how unique every family is. Two sets of twins run in the Harris family so that is pretty exciting. Another amazing thing to capture was all the love the Harris’ Family have for adopted son Harris. Adoptions during the pandemic were very hard on families but they never gave up. He is so cherished.

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Lisk Maternity | The Ford Field & River Club

Sarah and Charles are expecting!!! Pregnancy announcements are just so special to capture. So much excitement about the future and what it holds. I was so excited when Charles reached out to schedule a session while they visited his parents at The Ford Field & River Club. The property is just so gorgeous. They even brought their very first baby purchase as a prop. The little white shoes almost made me want to cry they were so adorable. Congrats you two and can’t wait to learn if it is a boy or girl!

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