Zach AltPhotography

Family Portraits

Start with your people and the everyday moments that make your family yours. We keep a gently guided session comfortable for every age — for example, a growing family, a milestone season, or the whole extended family together.

Sessions $175 / $250 · edited images chosen separately

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A young child in a blue dress laughs mid-swing as two adults lift them through a summer meadowA young child in a blue dress laughs mid-swing as two adults lift them through a summer meadow

What it is

A relaxed, guided session built around your family. It favors connection over perfection, so nobody has to hold a stiff pose for long.

Who it's for

Immediate or extended families, growing families, milestone seasons, and anyone who wants an honest record of life together.

What it's like

Expect gentle direction, plenty of movement, and space for kids and grown-ups to settle in. The best frames often happen between the planned ones.

A laughing young child rides on an adult's shouldersA laughing young child rides on an adult's shoulders
Shoulder ride
An expectant parent cradles their belly while a partner carries a young child on their shoulders, golden light behind
Waiting together
A family of five poses in front of a brick wall, the graduates in red and blue gownsA family of five poses in front of a brick wall, the graduates in red and blue gowns
The whole crew
Two adults swing a young child in a blanket between them like a hammockTwo adults swing a young child in a blanket between them like a hammock
Blanket swing
Two adults and a young child walk away hand in hand across a wide lawnTwo adults and a young child walk away hand in hand across a wide lawn
Hand in hand
Two adults kiss the cheeks of a young child held between them in a meadowTwo adults kiss the cheeks of a young child held between them in a meadow
Double kiss
Black-and-white portrait of two smiling adults sitting in a field with a young child between them
Together in the field
Two young children in red caps and gowns hold a “Just getting started” sign beneath a bridge, with an older graduate in blue behind themTwo young children in red caps and gowns hold a “Just getting started” sign beneath a bridge, with an older graduate in blue behind them
Just getting started

Pricing

Pick your time. Pick your frames.

Every session has two parts: the session fee for our time together, and an edited-image collection you choose separately. Add them together for your total.

Step 1Session time
Step 2Edited images
Your total is $425.1-hour session $175 + 24 edited images $250

The session fee covers our time together; edited images are chosen separately. Nothing is booked here — this just starts the conversation.

Ask about this family session
  • The one-hour option is a strong fit for one family group in a single setting.
  • The two-hour option allows more breathing room for larger groups, young children, or multiple settings.
  • Location, timing, and practical family details are planned together over email.

How it works

From hello to gallery.

Five simple steps — all of them personal, none of them complicated.

  1. Inquire

    Send a note through the form with what you have in mind — even a rough idea is plenty.

  2. Talk it through

    I reply personally by email so we can shape the session, location, and timing together.

  3. Confirm

    Once the plan feels right, I email your contract as a PDF to review and sign.

  4. Shoot

    We make the photographs — with gentle direction and plenty of room for the unscripted.

  5. Deliver

    Your edited images arrive in a private online gallery through Pixieset.

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