Scott + Katherine Family Portraits - Thunder Bay Marina

It seems like forever since I last photographed Scott and Katherine so I was super excited to do a mini session with them at the marina a couple weeks ago. I also got to meet their newest addition to the family. Such a great time!

Albany Graduation Night Portraits

Earlier this month I photographed Albany for her official graduation photos. We also made it into a partial family session too. During that shoot she was obviously wearing her graduation gown and the photos turned out amazing. If you haven’t already, make sure you check out my previous posts to see highlights from that session.

This time around, I was tasked to photograph Albany and some of her closest friends just before they Graduation Dinner. She decided on the Marina as the backdrop and it did end up working out well, although we did have to improvise a bit. Just as we all arrived it starting to rain very hard so we, and everyone else, were forced to go in the Mariners Hall beside Bight Restaurant. Luckily, there was enough window light in there, and after moving around some tables and chairs, we managed to get a lot of the group and individual photos done. Keep in mind, a lot of other grads were trying to do the same thing, so we didn’t have a lot of space to work with!

Soon enough, the rain stopped and the clouds parted so we headed back outside to capture some outdoor photos. It was actually nice to have a mix of indoor and outdoor photos. It goes to show you, that you always have to be ready to adapt to any situation as a photographer. From what I heard the next day at the BBQ, Albany and all of her friends had a great time celebrating their graduation.

Jenny + Family Portraits - Thunder Bay Marina

My latest family portrait session took place at the Marina on a very cold and windy Monday afternoon. Jenny and her family decided to go for a 30 minute mini session and, in a way, I don't think we could have handled any longer! With that being said, we braved the cold weather and came away with some great shots. 

Anytime it's really cold out I make sure to keep the session moving without being too rushed. That way everyone stays as warm as possible. Unfortunately sometimes it's just simply too cold to stay outside the whole time so we made sure to take a quick break during the session to warm up in the vehicles. Once we did, we finished off with a few portraits on the snowy docks right by the parking lot. 

Jenny and her whole family were all super patient and brave considering the extreme weather. I promised them next time we do portraits, it will either be a warmer winter day or perhaps a completely different season!