I first met this family for a maternity photography session nine years ago. This family shoot was our fourth together and our third family photography session. They are happy people and now that they have three boys, there is a lot going on and it was a lot of fun!

One of my favorite photos from the take is the family photograph of all five of them together. It is different but yet at the same time offers a “portrait” of each one of them. Look at the movement in the photograph and how your eye travels from left to right and top to bottom. This is important because, to me, it becomes one step above a standard portrait – you get to see the energy or the feeling behind the moment.

The fun family with their newest addition.

I also include a group of selects from the shoot. Some of my favorites are always of the smiling naked baby. I can’t get enough of those.

Little Rhodes has a good time hanging out on the backdrop.

All stacked up the three brothers were barely able to hold still. Mom had to put her hand in there. At first I didn’t like it, but then it grew on me as I saw the hand of the eldest son and ended with Mom’s hand in a nice diagonal sweep.

Rhodes on his tummy smiling for all to see.