A motherhood session in full bloom

I know every year the obsession is about the early Magnolias and the Cherry blooms, and some will track the lilacs peak, but in my opinion Crabapple flowering week is the prettiest time in Madison WI. The Arboretum has so many Crabapple trees it’s impossible to not find a stunning spot and get one or ten good shots.

For a family photographer in Madison WI, what better time and place to celebrate motherhood? Blooms are inherently feminine and they evoke fertility, and they also pair oh so well with young children’s skin, the tone, the texture, the magic of a fleeting season…

So reached out to Kregan, who had booked a slot for my motherhood minis, and asked her if she’d want photograph her family in this beautiful time, and she enthusiastically said yes!

I decided to photograph this family hybrid, which is new to me, I either do all digital at volume events, or all film at family sessions. I’m not sure I’ll do it again, because it was more challenging than I thought it would be: the process is so different, I meter and photograph almost in opposing ways with each medium, and it makes post-production a mess…

So one of the (many) lessons I’m drawing from this, is that next year I’ll be doing mothers’ day mini sessions (or any minis you’ll fancy, for what it matters) without a partnering business, by the crabapple blossoms of the Arboretum, and it will be glorious!

Now that I put it out, set the intention and marked my calendar, I look forward to seeing you there, mamas!

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A motherhood session in full bloom

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