Posed or unposed? Every person has their own style when it comes to family portraits. When I photograph my clients, I will always start with the posed shot, but then continue to capture images while everyone is looking at each other or snap that candid image in between poses. They always end up being my most favorite images from the session—those moments in between where the only thing on display is emotion.

I can’t believe I’ve waited this long to share this gorgeous family portrait session because it’s honestly one of my all-time favorites. It features one of my good friends Esther from Esther Mathieu Photography. We were pregnant at the same time (our due dates were days apart!) back in 2016, and we’ve bonded over photography, gardening, north shore living, and topics I’ll label as “other” haha.

It was hard to choose just a few favorites from her family session on the beach in Rockport, so scroll through if you have several minutes and leave some love in the comment section :)