Picture Perfect

So this is Cole, and Cole is very special to me because I have taken his portraits since he was a newborn!  I have gotten to know them over the years and I just think they are the most adorable family!  As with most of my clients, my main contact has primarily been with the mom except for during the actual portrait session in which the dad will come to take family shots.  But this session was different.  Cole's dad actually called me this time and asked me to take portraits in front of their sunflower field.  I had no idea what to expect because I guess I have never really seen a sunflower field in full bloom in person.  Wow, was it beautiful!  I have since found out that sunflower fields are planted to help with hunting doves...hmm, who'd have thought!  In any sense, this field was gorgeous but I must admit that it presented a bit of a challenge...see the sunflowers were taller than the child!  To get the magnitude of the field, we would have to get Cole ABOVE the flowers and shoot down.  Enter ladder...thanks Dad!  A motivated dad can be a handy tool during a photo session!  I love this first portrait of Cole... honestly, doesn't the background look fake it is so beautiful!  And the second one with his puppy dog...look how patiently the dog sits while Cole places the flower behind his ear!  Too funny!  But this last portrait is the one that grabs my heart.  Because as perfect as the sunflower field was, a happy family is truly the key to the best portrait of all!  A sunset, a home and a family...doesn't get more picture perfect than that!