When Ellen contacted me about photographing her family before their oldest son Jim who is in the Navy was deployed overseas, I knew I wanted to really help them out. And what a huge blessing it was. They have such a fun and close family. They allowed me into their close circle for a few hours to document them as a family. I loved it.
Here are a few of my favorites but don’t forget to check out the slideshow at the bottom!
Here is the man of the hour Jim Rickard. His family is so proud of him!
As a little surprise, Ellen and Ace bought the kids tickets to London for next year. Their daughter LOVES to travel. She was beyond excited. Before they opened up their presents, Ace read a fun limerick.
Here’s Virginia and her brother’s reactions when they found out what the little toy airplane meant! So fun!
As a father of a daughter myself, I loved seeing the beautiful interaction between these two.
Some shots of the whole family…
I had no idea that this beautiful location even existed. Thanks Ellen for broadening my horizons… literally!
Shot right when the sun disappeared for the evening, taking its light with it and naturally drawing to a close a wonderful session.
I’m so glad you contacted me Ellen! I really enjoyed meeting and getting to know you and your wonderful family! We definitely need to do it again sometime. In the mean time I’ll definitely want to keep up with you all! Now…
by Rich Smith
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