Najares Family | NYC Family Photographer

Finally getting around to this post. Over the holidays, Cynthia reached out to me via Instagram for a photoshoot. She was planning on visiting her beloved NYC with her husband and 7 month old son Ashton. She wanted to coordinate an urban-style family portrait session and after going through various family photographers, she reached out to me - someone who has never professionally shot a family portrait. I warned her of my concern but she insisted she liked my street style and put the faith in me to shoot her lovely family.

While many people in my network know I shoot, my inbox isn't exactly full of family portrait requests because of my current portfolio. So I was really honored and determined to provide them a positive experience. 

When the day came, we really lucked out with good weather. It was two days after Christmas and the temperature played around in the 50s for majority of the session. We met on Brooklyn Bridge for the sunset, then hurried down to the park below for some shots before we headed into the City. The BBP was followed by a quick trek to Herald Square in the hunt for the "BIG Piano" inside Macy's. After scrambling all over the store, we found it in the basement of the building. There, Ashton, Cynthia and Kameron all had a blast stepping on the piano keys and living out their childhood fantasy. We then capped the night at Rockefeller Center. It was after Christmas but there was a big crowd nonetheless (blame the weather we were so grateful for earlier). We swam through the people and found some spots to station while we captured special moments with Ashton. Below is a quick photo summary of that day. Before I end, I'd like to thank the Najares family and especially Cynthia for giving me a chance to capture their time in NYC. I hope you guys move to NYC so I can continue to capture Ashton's childhood.