It's 2025, Your Family Photos Can Be Fun! (with Emily O'Brien Photography) | Boston Family Photographer

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Feb 6

Hellooo 2025! Maybe we are friends, maybe we see each other once a year at your session, and maybe you have been waiting and waiting to hit that “book your session” button (could this be your year?). Whatever the case may be, I’m refreshed after some time off and so ready for this year, so let’s start with a re-intro:

Emily obrien boston based family photographer

I’m Emily, Boston family photographer, mom of two (and dog-mom to our OG baby). I love running my own small business in Emily O’Brien Photography, and I especially love helping families create and capture those special memories that they can look back on for years.

With two young kids of my own I am hyper-aware of how fast time flies and being able to look back on our own memories is everything (let’s be real moms, we don’t even remember who our kid was a year ago, it is so fleeting).

This is my assistant Mikayla, she is here to be my extra set of hands in whatever we need from lighting and props, to pulling out an arsenal of silly faces to get smiles out of even the most “spirited” little ones. As peekaboo professionals, we always leave each session with some awesome expressions from your kids.

We want to start off the new year by answering some of our most frequently asked questions when it comes to family portrait sessions.

1. What can we expect

To have fun! Our family sessions are for the family who LOVES being around each other. Do you love to snuggle and play with your kids? If yes, then we are going to have a great time together. Each session starts with a questionnaire to help me get to know you and your kids better, what makes them laugh, what do they respond to, etc...

2. What do we wear?

I love this question! There are so many ways to coordinate your family’s outfits for photos. I put together my favorite tips in my style guide to help my clients get inspired but still feel like themselves.

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3. What if my kid doesn’t cooperate?

They won’t. Just kidding! BUT, big feelings and shyness happen, and that’s okay. Our job is to make it as fun for them as possible, and their job is to be a kid :) I’ve been a family photographer in Boston for a long time and even my kids don’t always (read never) readily smile for my camera.