bonadio family | june 21, 2014

It was definitely a hot summer's morning when we went to work with the beautiful Bonadio crew – but you'd never know it! 

{All photos and custom post-production editing by BenandBeccalee. Thank you for not cropping or otherwise altering these images.}

thomas family | faust park

This hill and home are quickly becoming one of our favorite places around town for an early evening photo shoot!

The Big Surprise | Big Daddy's in Soulard

Meghan, with the help of friends and family, recently threw a surprise party in St. Louis for her husband and new pharmacy school graduate, Mike. This is how it all went down at Big Daddy's in Soulard!

the gang's all here | tenney family

A tripod and cable release helped capture enough light shortly before sunset of this beautiful, colorful family in Chesterfield, Mo.

just plain great | morgan family 2012

It's not fair to try and write words to accompany the Morgan's photo shoot. Such good friends and such dang good-looking kids. Love these guys like crazy.

I mean, who really likes to cooperate all the time anyway? It makes for a better storytelling image sometimes, like the one above.  

Isn't this what being a little boy is all about? Shiny toy guns, big brass belt buckles and cowboy hats don't always make the man... Or do they?  

Faith refashioned an old yellow cardigan of hers just for her beautiful daughter. Dedicated and talented. 

"C'mon, sis! Let's get out of here before they try to make us do another pose."

kunderman | a faust family photo

forget the park: family photos @ home

It's always such a joy to photograph the Tilton crew -- more so when it's actually above 40 degrees, which has hardly ever been the case! And although our favorite locale this year has been Faust Park in Chesterfield, Megan talked us into photos at their O'Fallon home.

Good call, Megan.

sisterly love

We absolutely love this photo for its colors and the love and humorous interaction between the Brown sisters.
This photo was made around 10:15 in the morning in late September. { 100mm, f/3.2, 1/160 }

the haarbrinks, in living color

What great color choices by the Haarbrink crew for their early fall photos. The blues, purples, reds and whites worked perfectly with the scene at Faust Park in Chesterfield.

the newest member of our family

Extending a nice, warm, quiet welcome into the world to our youngest nephew, Colton Michael. Born at 6:07 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 6, 2012: 7 lbs. 7 oz. Sleep tight, little one. Don't grow up too fast.

just having a conversation with the 'rents

It's a quiet family Sunday, but we just had to share this sneak peek of Jake & Michaela and 2-year-old Hailey. Love how she looks so grown up, just chillin' on the front porch with Mom & Dad.

underwater

Having lots of fun with the whole family in town. Yup, our trip to the Zoo was hot, but the exhibits were great -- especially the new underwater sea lion exhibit. 

Tech specs: f/4, 17mm, 1/100 sec., ISO 100.

tech specs: cloudy skies at quail ridge

28mm, f/5.6, 1/160 sec.

tech specs: megan at quail ridge

100mm, f/4.5, 1/250 sec.

tech specs: mom n' dad on main

85mm, f/8, 1/40 sec.

one moore facebook cover

These 13 images of the Moore fam (well, all but two of them) were made in Old St. Charles, one of our favorite places to shoot. What's your favorite go-to spot?

happy accidents

Ahhh, posing. Good when it's good. Bad when it's bad (ahem, see Awkward Family Photos). And then there are those awesome accidents that come about when you're just out having fun. Like these guys. We love this shot!
About the photo: 50mm, f/4, 1/160, ISO 250. No flash.

lostandtaken.com

One quick one for the road, just showing a little love to the secret mastermind behind one of the best grunge filter sites I know. Thanks, lostandtaken.

'm' is for ...

Mysterious. Mischievous. Mohawks. And, of course, mustaches. And with an eyebrow and mini-mustache like this one, Lincoln just had to lead out tonight's post, followed by beautiful Amber and her beautiful crew.

About the photos: 1) 85mm, f/1.6, 1/40, 100 ISO. 2) 85mm, f/1.6, 1/100, 100 ISO

beautiful, belated, bernardy

Life can be funny. Sometimes, the faster you try to move, the slower you end up moving. We've been trying to sit down, edit and post a number of images for a few weeks, but something always gets in the way. Let's see if we can change that this week!