On Sunday, March 28, 2010 we had the pleasure of photographing a family who has never had a family photo taken. The Patterson's wanted to do something different than the normal white shirt blue jean beach shoot. They wanted something unique and fitting for their first family photo. As the brainstorming went on for a few days we finally came up with an idea. The idea was to shoot on a ranch with a rustic feel. Luckily I have a friend who owns a few horses with a horse stable. One call to my friend and he was more than willing to lend us his place for the shoot. His only request was to view the pictures and have a picture or two taken of his horses. Not a bad deal.

On the day of the shoot the weather was perfect. The Patterson family came in from Victoria, Tx. the night before and was ready for a day of sun, fun, picture taking and of course, petting the horses. During the shoot we had lots of fun. The Patterson's had a great time and had some really great ideas in helping us capture the character of their family. The horses cooperated as long as we had some feed nearby. In all the shoot went very well. We shared lots of laughs that day.

To the Patterson's, thank you for allowing us to be the first to capture your first family picture. We had lots of fun and are honored to have shared these moments with you. Like Priscilla said, "...you were a lovely easy going family to work with." And please don't let it be another 10 or so years before you take another family picture. Ha! Take care and God Bless.

We would also like to thank the Vega family for allowing us to shoot on their property.

Below are just a couple of pictures from the Patterson Family shoot. More will be released on our Facebook page soon.

Joey Navarro
J&P Photography