Mom and dad swinging youngest kid during lifestyle family session on campus Brown University

Fall Family Session Fun at Brown University

I first met the L family a few years ago and was so happy when they came back for a fall family photo session. We started in their beautiful new home on the east side for some fun family photos in the living areas. From the gorgeous blue wall in the office to the fun huge window seat in the playroom to even their stairs and a doorway. We used a variety of places which is one of my favorite parts about shooting in clients’ homes. The images are truly unique to them!!

From there we headed over to the quad at Brown University It was a beautiful day with some of the fall leaves dotting the grass and was so vibrant with students and people. But the nice part is because of the size we were able to do photos and make it feel like they had the whole place to themselves! We played some silly games on the sidewalks and in the grass, we threw leaves, we ran around – all in all a pretty typical family session with me. The bonus of fall family photos too – you’re much less likely to get sweaty and hot!! So we can do all of those things and no one ends up red faced or shiny 🙂 The kids were adorable, the parents super in love with each other, and my favorite part – we got images that are going to bring them right back to this moment in time when they look at them, no matter how big or old those kids get.

BIg brother smiling laughing family session east side of Providence

Young girl playing laughing during on location family session

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Young boy holding mom and dad's hands in family session East Side of Priovidence RI

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Siblings snuggling on location family session near Barrington RI

Mom reading to daughter in home family session near Newport RI

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Mom and kids running in the grass Brown University family session

Mom and kids playing on sidewalk Brown University

Mom and kids on chair in house family session near Newport RI

Mom and dad on campus Brown University in the fall

Laughing young boy family session Brown University quad

Laughing family walking brown's campus fall family session

In home family session couch East Side of Providence

Girl jumping on stairs family photos Brown University quad

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Family walking on Brown University campus during family session

Family snuggles on cocuch curing lifestyle family session Providence RI

Family snuggles in the fall in family session in Providence RI

Family snuggled in doorway of house lifestyle session Providence RI

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Family jumping on steps Brown University family session

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Big sister laughing on window seat near Barrington RI

Amy Ro Photography is a maternity, newborn and family photographer located in Northern Rhode Island. Also serving areas such as Providence, East Greenwich, North Smithfield, Barrington, Bristol and Newport. She also travels to areas in Massachusetts such as Foxboro, Attleboro, Newton, Norfolk, Rehoboth and Milton. Please click the link below to contact me about scheduling your newborn session!

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Weekapaug Inn Vacation Photo Session | RI Family Photographer

Going on vacation with your family is an exciting time for everyone involved; you create memories that last a lifetime. The G family has been coming to the Weekapaug Inn for a few years and when they were planning their vacation this past year, they knew they wanted to document their vacation with photos to look back on in the future. Mom reached out to a friend for recommendations, and they were pointed in my direction. I was so honored to be the one to capture their special moments together. (Make sure you check out the video at the end – one of my favorites I have ever made!)

Mom mentioned how the boys love to play chess in the lounge – even though they were too little to truly understand the strategy of it, it was a memory she had of them playing with the pieces over the years. So we started our session there – and their little fingers on the pieces and such a grown up game juxtaposed with them holding their lovies?? Got my mom heart big time. From there we took things outside. We began with a round of bocce on the court. The two young boys were eager to show off their skills and enjoyed having some friendly competition with mom and dad while I got a few photos to commemorate the moment. After that, it was time to get cozy! The family snuggled up in chairs on the lawn while I took candid shots that captured their love and affection for each other. As if that wasn’t enough excitement, we ramped things up with some walking and running and even dancing!

From there we headed to the beach. Because no trip to Weekapaug Inn in the summer would be complete without a stop at the beach. I photographed a maternity session there a few years ago and loved it so I was excited to get back. They grabbed a wagon and a football and off we went! So. Much. Fun. They ran in and out of the water, and jumped and twirled and told funny jokes and explored rocks and creatures. It was the perfect way to wrap up our time together.

Definitely, absolutely hands down if you want an iconic, gorgeous, relaxed family vacation, Weekapaug is the place to be. <3

Lifestyle family photographer Westerly Rhode Island

Lifestyle family photography Westerly Rhode Island

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Family photo session at the Weekapaug Inn

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Family photos on the beach Weekapaug Inn

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)

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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!).

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.