Providence RI Family Photography | In Home Lifestyle Session

I am sure I have said it before, but one of the things I love about storyteller sessions is getting to photograph families in their home and just telling the story of their lives. Nothing fancy, nothing posed. Just sweet loving families being themselves. This family was certainly no exception. Mom reached out to schedule her session just in time for her sweet boy’s first birthday in their home on the east side of Providence. Now I have said (and firmly believe) that any home works for photo sessions. But I do ADORE homes on the east side. Most are much older with all of the features of an old home and this one did not disappoint. A wonderful staircase and hallways with high ceilings that we made so much use of in their images!! But the best part was the people inside the home. We all know no matter how awesome the house if the people aren’t fun, it won’t work.

Thankfully, they were fantastic!! We did fun images on mom and dad’s bed – which little kids always love – as well as some in his nursery. If you can see it in the crib image, the picture above it was actually a painting of his dad with his dad. I loved that little touch that we could include for them (and it’s something so personal you cannot get in a studio setting). We had so much fun in our time together. Our session – and their resulting gallery – was full of laughs and smiles and book reading and tickling and crawling and flying. We played games and sang silly songs and stopped for a snack when it was needed. We bounced on ottomans and in cribs, crawled and drooled. There were hugs and kisses, quiet moments and loud laughter filled ones. All the fun things you want in your family photo session.

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Rhode Island Family Photographer – Fall Family Field Fun

No matter what other weather we have here in New England, fall makes up for it every year. There is absolutely nothing like being a Rhode Island family photographer in the fall – the golden sun, the leaves, the weather. It is the perfect setting for photos. As a result, when you have a family photography session that falls on one of those perfect days, some magic happens. There simply isn’t another explanation. It’s just…magical.

Meeting up with the B family was one of those such days. Where everything just worked perfectly. We walked until we found the field I wanted. After that it was time to let that magic happen. I strongly believe it setting things up and then letting the action happen naturally. I might give some prompts or ideas, but it’s never strongly posed, as you will see. Letting families be natural and have fun makes for such beautiful images. They laughed, and did ring around the rosie, and ran through trails and just stopped everything for a small bit of time to be a family and to love on one another. The best.

If you are interested in pre-planning your fall photos (always a good idea because it gets busy!) A few of my favorite places in the fall for photos in and around Rhode Island:
Cumberland Monastery
Lincoln Woods
Joe’s Rock
Colt State Park
Goddard State Park
Blue Hills Reservation
Borderland Park (**please note at time of publishing there is a parking fee as well as a photography permit and fee required for sessions)

Contact me to book your family session today!

Family Photographer Rhode Island | Fall Session with the L Family

I have said it before but being a family photographer is, quite possibly, my favorite thing in the world. It wasn’t what I grew up wanting to do. I wanted to be Jodie Foster in Silence of the Lambs catching bad guys with the Behavioral Sciences Unit of the FBI. Instead I began my work life teaching Spanish to high school students, and now I chase down toddlers in fields. Totally the same thing haha. But really, being a family photographer is amazing. I get to hang out with families and kids in beautiful locations and make them hug and kiss and laugh and dance and photograph it all while it happens in front of me.

The L family is no exception. I have photographed these cuties for a few years now and each year they have just been so natural and fun each and every time. They’re the opposite of my family in that their oldest in a girl with two younger brothers and my oldest is a boy with two younger sisters, but I have so loved watching the dynamic between them. There is so much love there between them all.

For this session we headed to a location that was new to me in Cumberland. The Monastery is a gorgeous set of grounds right here in town that I had never previously explored. Then it turned out there was acres and acres of land and trails and I was hooked! Combine the trails with fall foliage and it was a match made in heaven. We hiked in a bit stopping along the way for a few different looks – it was so nice to be able to have different settings all within a short walk. And luckily little kids love to walk and run 😉

Senior Photos Rhode Island | Sasha M.

When Sasha’s mom contacted me to do senior photos for her, I was over the moon. I don’t get to do a lot of images for seniors, as the majority of my work is with babies and younger kids. But already knowing mom and Sasha’s youngest sister, I didn’t hesitate to say yes – because I knew it would be beautiful and fun!

We did the session at their house in their gorgeous yard. With goats, and dogs, and cats, and amazing natural beauty, there was so much to work with! First we did images with just Sasha since it was her senior session. Later, we added in mom and dad and siblings. I am such a sucker for parent images. There is something so sweet about them, especially as kids get older. I look at my son, who is a freshman in high school, and I cannot imagine doing senior photos with him! It seems so far off, and yet so close.

To finish the session, we did some photos with the goats, and then Sasha changed into her high school lacrosse uniform to celebrate the sport she loved. Being on top of a hill on their property I couldn’t resist getting a gorgeous silhouette as the sun set behind the trees!!

I wish her all the best of luck with college, and for the first and likely only time ever, I will say Roll Tide. 😉

Family Photography Rhode Island | The W. Family

One of the things I love the most about my job is the longevity of client relationships. I have said it before, but I am so lucky. It is a privilege to do family photography. Even more so, to be asked back again and again by families over the years. And I treasure the chance to do their family photos as they grow and change. The W family is no different. Having worked with them since their oldest was an adorable little six month old, this was a continuation of our sessions together. I have seen them add one sibling, and then another. To grow individually and as a family. And I have been so lucky that they choose me to document it all.

This session we met up in a local field and traipsed all over the place to find gorgeous locations for their images. We got such an incredible variety of images. From rich sun drenched photos, to the amazing foliage, to gorgeous and simple backlighting. Also, moms’s outfit choices? Perfection!! I loved the mix of the mustard and olive with the blues of the denim. Coupled with their adorableness, the color palette worked absolutely perfectly with the gorgeous fall setting around us. We had so much fun walking, and chatting, and playing games. And the kids were such a delight – being familiar with me is a definite aid!

Family photography doesn’t have to be stiff and serious. We have so much fun during my sessions and I always come home with a full heart (and often a sore back!).

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Amy Ro Photography specializes in beautiful on-location, lifestyle maternity, newborn, baby & family photography. Based in Cumberland, RI and serving clients in Rhode Island and select areas of Massachusetts & Connecticut, including Foxboro, Wrentham, North Attleboro, Bellingham, Milton, Natick and all of the south shore area into Boston. Sessions are also available in Avon, West Hartford, Farmington, Newington, Madison and Guilford, Connecticut as well as shoreline towns throughout Eastern Connecticut.