Whitney Lewis Photography » Families

McDougal Family

Whitney — Sat, 24 Dec 2011 16:34:01 +0000

I was so happy to get to shoot the McDougals and their extended family the Eichers. Since shooting Holli and David’s wedding earlier this year, we’ve become really good friends. We’ve even got a regular pinochle game going. What is pinochle you say? Only the greatest old-person card game ever! Seriously, Thomas and I are completely addicted, and we were happy when we found another couple to share our nerdiness with.

I’m getting distracted though- back to the photos!

This fall was so awesome! The colors on the trees just kept sticking around, even after we started to get some snow…

Whipped cream + tiny cookies + hot chocolate on a cold day= yum.

Snowball fight!

Eichers Family

Whitney — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 15:44:06 +0000

We shot the Eichers and the McDougals together for some extended family potraits. You may remember seeing them when I shared the photos from Holli and David’s wedding earlier this year.

I love shooting in the capital building… lots of natural light, it’s a gorgeous building, and best of all? It’s warm in the wintertime. :D

This family is so expressive! It’s awesome when family portraits include a healthy dose of silliness.

The red glasses made it around to most of the family members. They add a certain amount of panache to the wearer, don’t they?

And what better to finish pictures than with hot chocolate and humungous marshmallows?

Dunford Family

Whitney — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 01:10:42 +0000

What’s more fun that taking family photos with awesome hats and a GINORMOUS dog? Taking them in a snowstorm that combines the last bit of fall colors with the blustery weather of Christmas!

The Dunford family was awesome to work with, and one of their dogs is seriously about as big as I am. It was great!

And look how adorable little Caroline was! Between the hat, the boots, and the little bit of ‘tude she’s showing, she is one of the cutest little girls I have ever seen!

I loved how colorful this shoot turned out, and how it didn’t matter how cold it was or if it was snowing; this family was up for it!

Plus, a return to extreme adorableness.

Ellwood Family

Whitney — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 05:38:33 +0000

As I am soaking up as much sun as my pale winter skin can take, I wanted to share this winter family shoot we did recently at Wheeler Farm. There isn’t any snow on the ground, but we sure felt like there could have been!

Alex is a financial planner with a local firm here in Utah, and he needed a new photo for the company website, so we did a few quick headshots for him as well.

If you’re thinking about doing winter family photos, a good solid red is almost always a great choice for a color. These ladies look beautiful, and really pop out in front of the background with the vibrant shade of red they went with.

After the more outdoorsy nature setting, we also got a couple of more formal portraits at the Capitol Building in SLC. We got there just in time to catch the last bit of the light. The night skyline was gorgeous!

Carlin Family- Downtown Salt Lake

Whitney — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 19:46:46 +0000

It’s so fun to have more family living in Utah now. Sandy is my sister-in-law, and she moved here with her family when her husband Kevin got a new job in Provo. She has always been really supportive of my work, and so I was delighted when we came up with an arrangement for some trade work. I would take family portraits of them, and she would come over several times to clean the house. Given I would MUCH rather be taking photos than doing housework, I think this might be the best trade deal I’ve had to date!

It reminds me of the movie Julie and Julia, when Julie tells her boyfriend she knows why she’s so bad at housework- she has ADD. And he says “OH! Is thaaat it?” Yes. I must have ADD.

I may be biased, but my niece and nephew are adorable. You can’t deny it!

Family Photos

Whitney — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 20:14:21 +0000

Thank you so much for all the submission in our contest. We have chosen the top 10, and from now until Thursday morning, you can vote on our Facebook page.

And now, today’s post: a mini session of a mother with her 4 kids at a park. This location was dynamite! It’s the Novell Children’s Discovery Park in Pleasant Grove. Made me want to move to Pleasant Grove when I have kids. A great place for photos, but also just a great place to play!! Amy wanted to do these photos as a Christmas present for her husband.

My favorite thing about this shoot was how much they loved to laugh! Amy is a wonderful mom and it’s just awesome to see such a happy family.

See more of their photos here.

Fall Family Photos at Vivian Park

Whitney — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 06:18:43 +0000

Here’s a couple favorites from a recent fall family session up Provo Canyon in Utah County.

Rod and his boys have a lawn-mowing business they do on the weekends, and so we had a bit of fun showing it off.

See the first half of their photos here.

Charity Mini-Shoots

Whitney — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 23:09:25 +0000

This Saturday, October 29th, we have 10 spots open for mini-sessions!

Now 4 years ago, the first photos I had taken of Thomas and myself were done during a fall charity shoot. Scott Jarvie was giving to some great cause that I don’t remember, but I remember that I loved the photos! (Aren’t we adorable?)

So I have a soft spot in my heart for charity photo sessions, and when I came across a cause that I found worthy of my time, I decided I want to give back. David Perry and his wife are adopting a baby and you can read all about it here: http://www.positivelyperry.com/ 100% of the proceeds Saturday will go to them.

So this is what we’re doing. $100 for a mini-session. This can be family photos, engagements, kids, headshots, Halloween costumes, or whatever you can think of!

What?

20 minute shoot with me

10 digital images emailed to you after two weeks

Extra photos will be available for purchase if desired

Groups of more than eight will need to reserve 2 mini-sessions

Where?

Nielson’s Grove Park in Orem

This is the park just past Wal-Mart

When?

THIS SATURDAY, OCTOBER 29th

10:30 am to 3:30 pm – 20 minute sessions, scheduled every half hour.

How?

Contact David Perry at 801.898.8985 or dperry@davidperryfilms.com.

Once he confirms an open spot, you can go to www.positivelyperry.com and pay online to reserve your time spot. First come, first served.

We hope to see you there!

A day in the studio- March 13

Young’ins in San Francisco: Family Photography

Whitney — Sat, 10 Sep 2011 04:30:41 +0000

Thomas and I went over to San Francisco three weeks ago for our third wedding anniversary and for some much-needed vacation time. It was a great experience, and we did actually end up doing just this one shoot while we were out there. The Youngs recently moved out to the area, and they are some of the coolest people ever. Danny took a job with Google, and actually showed us around the campus a bit- talk about your nerd paradise! Full-sized T-rex bones, slides going from one floor to another, nap pods and free food everywhere…. it was a very neat place.

So one of the days we went into the City and met up to some family portraits. We went to Fisherman’s Wharf, Chinatown, the Exploratorium, and finished out near the Oakland Bay Bridge (the Golden Gate bridge was completely fogged out. I mean, just-one-big-grey-smudge-nothing-to-be-seen-at-all kind of fogged out. San Francisco is crazy like that sometimes).

I’ve known the Youngs for a long time, and I think we’ve captured their essence here below. It’s just fun. :D

Thanks for being such great hosts guys, and for showing us around your new hometown! Check out the first half of their photos, and the rest as they become available, here.

Holladay Family

Whitney — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 04:57:48 +0000

Thomas and I had a lot of fun at this family portrait/ 1st birthday baby shoot. The Holladays were awesome to work with, and little Benjamin was absolutely adorable!

I love this park. It’s quite possibly my favorite spot to do family photos.

Little Ben was quite the poser…. he was pushing himself up into a sitting position, and just kind of stopped when he got halfway up so he could look at his parents and the camera…

I loved the outfits that they had for Ben! This orange button-up was perfect for summer.

Ben was so cute when we got his cake in front of him… he was pretty timid at first, just kind of poking at it a bit. Brooke actually had to take a bit of the frosting and put it on his nose and mouth before he tried it. As soon as he tried it though, it was like a train just building up steam. First fingers went in to get licked off, then one little hand was reaching out for more at a time, and within about 3 or 4 minutes he was double-fisting huge handfuls of cake into his mouth. Not just frosting either, but actual big chunks of cake. He ate about three quarters of the cake before we were finished!