The Barton Family | Cool Creek Park

In October I met up with Kelly, Brian and their two kiddos at Cool Creek Park to photograph their fall family session. I love family photo sessions at Cool Creek Park! It doesn’t even look like Indiana! It has a nature-based play area for kids that is really fun. There are stumps to climb on, hollow trees to hide in, and so many places for little ones to adventure! My favorite part of photographing kids is allowing them to truly be themselves, and photo sessions at Cool Creek Park make that so easy!

Family Photography at Cool Creek Park

It was a beautiful day when I met up with the Barton clan. I loved seeing them all interact together as a family. They have SUCH a fun dynamic, and I really thought that their family pictures captured their unique personalities.

Big sister was not warming up to the camera. I had to coax her with the promise of piggyback rides as we moved between locations. She LOVED that! They also brought their sweet pup, Heiland to the photoshoot. He had a hard time staying still until we were completely done with the photoshoot! We managed to sneak him into a few photos!

Cool Creek Park made such a fun backdrop for this photo session, with ninety acres of lush, green wilderness, four miles of wooded trails, and tons of interesting places to play. It was so much fun to take pictures down by the water. The natural elements and wooded areas made this a wonderful spot for the whole family to play.

Beautiful Family Photo Albums

To preserve these precious photo memories, Kelly chose to have us create a photo album for her. She selected a beautiful metallic color, which coordinated wonderfully with the colors of her fall photo session. For her paper, she chose a slightly shiny lustre paper, which is durable and kid-friendly! We designed the album for her here at Indy Family Photo and I am so pleased that she will be able to share these memories with her kiddos for years to come.

If you are interested in scheduling a family photo session of your own, please make sure to contact us! We love photographing families in fun locations all around the Indianapolis area!

The Nikkel Family | Fort Benjamin Harrison State Park

There’s something special about Fort Benjamin Harrison State Park in the fall. The way the leaves explode into warm colors makes it a perfect backdrop for family photography sessions. Fort Benjamin Harrison State Park has wonderful wide-open fields for kiddos to run and play in. The wildflower fields are actually most beautiful in the fall, and provided an amazing backdrop for our portrait session!

Fort Benjamin Harrison State Park Photo Session

The Nikkel family has three amazing kiddos: Grace, Norah, and Pete. Together they were such fun to photograph. They were super silly and loved playing together. Pete wanted to do EVERYTHING his sisters did. But, most of all, he loved snuggling with Mommy throughout the session. Pete gave the best hugs and the sweetest kisses.

Grace and Norah were pretty much inseparable. They had so much fun playing together between shots and location changes as we wandered through the park together. These three kids had such fun, silly energy. Part of what makes photographing families so interesting is to document that beautiful energy young kids have. It’s so awesome to see how they explore, play and experience the world at different ages. As a mother of three myself, it’s so much fun to photograph children when they are having a blast, and even better when they are having a blast TOGETHER.

An Indy Family Photo Session is all about capturing fun candid moments with real laughter, real smiles, and real emotions. If you would like to schedule your own family photo session with your children, I would love to hear from you!