Ella and parents, Mike and Sarah | Sunset Family Photos at Riverbend Nature Center

We had a beautifully crisp Fall evening for the H Family’s sunset portrait session! We met up for family photos at River Bend Nature Center in Racine and had just the best lighting! We started during the tail end of soft “golden hour” as this sweet fam enjoyed some snuggles while staying warm 😊 We captured a blend of photos: candid and posed, as well as different combinations like the three of them together, Ella with each of her parents, and even a couple of just Sarah and Mike together.

The nature center was a wonderful location for their pictures with an open field, the woods, some logs and benches, and the forest was a gorgeous yellow… with plenty of fallen leaves on the ground to play in! Ella loved tossing leaves around with her mom and dad, and she was sure to pick out her favorite ones! We just love capturing moments like these.

As the sun was setting, it became dark enough to utilize some creative backlighting, and as we reached the end of our session the sky was shades of pink, orange and yellow 😍 We finished with some nighttime photos of the “Tackle Monster” in action (because she loves giving tackling hugs).

Thank you so much for the honor of photographing these memories for you through the years!!! 💗