Recently I had the privilege of photographing Christy and Michael Goodman and their lovely little girls Mira and Anna in their home. Photographing clients in their homes is something I’ve recently started doing and I’m really loving it. It is so much fun and such an honor to meet clients where they live every day, as you really get a sense of who they are and their unique personality is revealed in their surroundings. The things we love and display and the places we share with the people we love are sacred… and it is in these places that we are the most ourselves. The Goodmans have a beautiful home, and they are such a loving connected family. I had so much fun with them and I think it translated into their images. Not only are they gorgeous and photogenic, they are pretty accomplished as well… Christy is a Star Director with Stella and Dot, one of the fastest growing companies in the US right now, and Michael is an attorney. They are a very busy couple with two energetic growing girls and a dog… and I’m just glad they were able to make time to take some family Christmas photos because I am pretty crazy about these images.
The morning started when I met Michael in front of the courthouse for a photo intended for his professional website. In addition to being an attorney, he is a restorer of classic cars and a real enthusiast, which I think is great… I think we should all have things in life we really love… it’s these things that make life richer. He thought it would be cool to do a photo with one of his favorite cars, which once belonged to his grandmother… how cool is that? It is very cool, and midnight blue.
We made our way from the courthouse to their home where I got to see another car that Michael is working on… a very cool black one with a very loud engine… a man and his cars… so classically American. So I couldn’t resist snapping a few photos in the garage before we started with the family.
We transitioned seamlessly from classic cars to scooters… and I got some great shots of Mira and Anna on theirs. It brought back so many memories of my girls and their scooters. These little girls are full of personality and so adorable…
Who doesn’t remember that feeling of being a kid and wanting to show company your room? Well I certainly do. Mira and Anna were more than keen to share theirs and who could blame them? What bright, colorful, cheerful spaces! Mira chose aqua for her room… and she is partial to mermaids… and Anna chose sunny yellow. Perfect for these two! I have to admit I suggested the jumping on Mira’s bed… but their mom Christy supervised…
I have to confess that I just love these family photos… these people are so connected… and so lovely together. They are happy and it shows. As usual I asked Christy and Michael how they met… and they met when Michael was gigging with a band. That is a great story… both were out of college and starting their lives. I am guessing there was instant chemistry between them because quite obviously something between them was and is very right…. and now this couple is a family of four. You will notice a beautiful musical instrument in the background in some of these family photos… which I thought was a cello but is actually a bass guitar. When I asked about it I was told that Michael has many guitars… so in addition to being an attorney and car enthusiast, he is also a musician. The beautiful piece of art over the fireplace, that I noticed right away, was created by a friend of Christy’s. In the shot with the table, the wonderful light fixture was chosen by their decorator because Christy had been inspired by something she had previously seen, and the figures on top of the hutch were chosen by Michael from their travels… it’s these details that make these rooms uniquely a Goodman family rooms.
I have traditionally been an outdoor photo girl… and as much as I love these images of the Goodmans in their home, I have to say that these images we took behind their home in the great outdoors are my favorite. Oh my but they are so beautiful… if I do say so myself…
