When you take a family picture, make sure everyone is looking at the camera and smiling and everyone has to be in a straight line or sitting on a fancy sofa in an apple grove. Or…now just hear me out, you could just let them be themselves and get a good record of that magic. And then when you look back at the pictures, or better yet, when your kids or their kids look back at those pictures, the memories of real life become crystal clear.

Try that approach next time you take pictures of your kids or just call me and I’ll help you tell your family story with authenticity and meaning.

(Absolutely nothing wrong with the line up, everyone looking kinds of pictures and I do those, too. I just believe that the truer the picture to real life, the more those will resonate down the road and those are the pictures you’ll care about most).