What to do when it’s 1 million degrees outside but your kid doesn’t care. These cruel temperatures can be particularly punishing for parents of small kids and toddlers whose boundless energy and unpredictability make spending time outside a really special kind of hell.

Do you remember the family photo albums from your childhood? They were a whole experience. I want to take you back to time when family photos were an invitation to sit in a memory for more than a three second scroll.

Big families are such fun to photograph. The madness of many kids is always a feast for my camera, especially when I am granted an entire day to settle in. Then everyone’s self-consciousness falls away and my camera becomes almost invisible, and it’s real life that shines through.

This photography experience is all about capturing the beauty in your ordinary life. Here are a few reasons to give it a try this year.