The {G} Family | Family Portrait | Fossil Gorge, Iowa City, IA

This family portrait session with the {G} bunch at Devonian Fossil Gorge was fall perfection!  Our time together was packed with all the good stuff: family cuddles in cozy sweaters, crisp leaves and those gorgeous shades of autumn.

Fossil Gorge is such a great spot for families with children.  We get our stunning backdrop of the rocks and surrounding trees and the kids get to explore the gorge.  Having the space for children to play always leads to some special candid moments to capture.  In this case, it was these adorable brothers showing their best dinosaur roars and having a little bit of fun with the rocks.  We are big proponents of letting kids be little.  We’ll get those “sit and smile” family portrait shots but are more than happy to let the kids unleash some of that boundless energy of theirs between poses.  It’s more fun for everyone and gets us those authentic smiles.  Check out those cute grins!

Here’s what the {G} family had to say about the family portrait sessions they’ve had with CTW Photography:

“Carissa has been great with the kids over the last few years. I know she has one of her own in the same age range, so that makes it easy for her to relate to them and interact with them, and make the whole session fly by. We get a lot of great quality pictures, both traditional family poses and not so traditional candid moments! The candid ones always end up being my favorites, and they’re almost always unexpected. Carissa’s pricing is fair, and she has a quick turnaround to get the images back to us. It’s wonderful!”