I have to say, this session by Posy Quarterman made me a wee bit envious. The story behind it (you can read it below), the moodiness of the black and whites, and oh, the painting(!) – is just so charming and rich and meaningful. I love that this family had such a huge part in planning this lifestyle family session, and that Posy did such an incredible job of capturing it. It’s everything a lifestyle session should be. Love it!
Posy shot the whole session with a Nikon D700 and 35mm f2 then processed with VSCO in Lightroom.
From Posy:
Though I might normally suggest that you NOT let the dad’s dress themselves (ha!), and paint splattered work clothes are not what I would normally envision for a family session, when Devon suggested it for her husband, Jess, who is a house painter by trade and “lives in his paint clothes,” well, what could I say? I’ll admit I was a tad skeptical, but in the end I wouldn’t have had it any other way. I want nothing more than for people to be themselves, and in that way, these guys really delivered. I knew I wanted to capture them in their tucked-away-in-the-woods above Portland home, but I also wanted to check out the children’s art studio Devon (and a business partner) had recently opened. So we made it a home AND work lifestyle session. And it rocked my world more than a little.
It was a photo session in which I fell head over feet IN LOVE with the entire family: With the turntable a-spinning we danced around the living room, drank tea and read stories, then headed outside to their deck-bridge (a replica of our city’s beloved St Johns Bridge). We played with chickens, planted flower bulbs, climbed yarn-bombed trees, recreated the American Gothic scene, totally Portlandia style, and, oh yeah, there was also a hugging cat. We looked through a wedding album full of instant photos and handwritten notes, and then we hopped in our cars (theirs being a vintage Volvo station wagon, as well as a Subaru, of course) and headed to the Portland Children’s Art Studio where we splattered paint onto the walls, and ate snacks. As I was saying my goodbyes, sweet little Djuna looked at me with questioning big blue eyes and declared “but you didn’t even paint!” and at that moment I fell in love with her just a little bit more.
These are awesome and quintessential PosyQ!
Thanks, KG!
lovely shoot! VSCO never fails.
Thank you, Flannery!
love these so much, posy! proof positive that the best way to rock a lifestyle shoot is to have an actual lifestyle! i heart portland :)
haha! best comment ever, Kati. xo
So glad to see Posy here—she captured our family in November and it was one of the best experiences. Our photos are as authentic as they are gorgeous.
Thank you Jennifer. You know I loved our session together and look forward to many more!
I love the take on American Gothic!
Thanks, Katie!
LOVE!! Everything about this session is totally incredible (and makes me super jealous you got to shoot such a rad family Posy!!)
Thanks SO much, Suzy! It was super fun to shoot.
Oh my I love these! So good!
Oh Marci, thanks SO much!!
I am a true groupie of Posy’s work and this blog post is just feeding my addiction more! I love seeing the world through her lens. Thanks for posting!