Anyone who has blog-stalked me for any length of time will find the faces from this family portrait session familiar…

Craven Farm (the farm where we went for the Bancroft/Brickner family photo session) made pumpkins into costumes and set them up in little scenes around the farm. My favorite was, of course, Harry Potter!

No family photo session of these kids would be complete without Ari climbing on SOMETHING. I swear, this kid is half monkey!

Okay, I’m going to divulge something that I probably shouldn’t…but I’m kinda proud of it, so I can’t help myself! This next image is actually a composite image, which means it was originally two (or three, or four…) images that have been combined to make one. In this case, it was two images taken in succession, and neither really worked on its own. In image #1, Archer’s head was cut half off, and in image #2, the pumpkin was out of the frame. Photoshop to the rescue! I probably spent an hour compositing the two images so that they worked seamlessly to create one image without you being able to tell that any work had been done. I guess I’m spoiling the secret by telling you…then again, I’m not divulging any of my secret Photoshop techniques, either! I just had to brag a little because I’m pretty sure you can’t tell where the compositing was done…unless (ahem, ANNE) you’re a pro and know where to look for clues!

Brenda had her own ideas about what to do with a pumpkin…

Aaah, brotherly love!

Puddle jumping!

The farm had a very muddy (and very fun) tractor ride through the corn field…

I understand there’s been some debate recently in the Bancroft/Brickner world about which child is more of a mama’s boy…I think it’s clearly Archer…

…though it looks like he may disagree!

Ari was fascinated by our friend Tamara’s face painting:

Later, back at the Bancroft/Brickner “ranch”, Brenda spills her guts…

…while Archer shows me his scariest Halloween face!

And we finished off the day with a beautifully-carved pumpkin, thanks to Pete!

Snohomish, WA—As I mentioned above, anyone who has blog-stalked me for any length of time will recognize these faces as those of the Bancroft/Brickner family! I have captured more than 5,000 images of this family in the year and a half that I’ve known them, and honestly, who could blame me? Archer and Ari are so adorable that my camera practically flies out of my Shootsac whenever I’m around them, and Brenda and Pete are such amazing and wonderful parents that it’s a joy to capture them interacting as a family. I feel really blessed to be their family photographer. As I went through these images to select some for the blog, it really hit home for me how meaningful it is to capture a family’s memories. When Archer and Ari grow up and fall in love, these images will be shared with their sweethearts and may even be displayed at their weddings. I know that I’ll be there for all of their important life events, because I’ve come to love these kids as though they’re my own family! I hope I do their memories justice.

Here’s the slideshow:

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