I first met Chris about four weeks ago when he came over to my showroom to chat about a family portrait photography session for him and his 8-year old son, Michael. As he told me about Michael and what they had planned for the summer, anyone could see the fatherly love. And when I met Michael last week at Brookside Gardens in Silver Spring, MD and watched the two of them interact with each other, a father-son bond of unbreakable strength emerged…accented by a family resemblance that showed itself with the two of them sporting some of the same expressions! And, from the beginning of the family portrait photography session, Michael amazed us all, coming up with creative ideas and poses of his own. In fact, 10 or 15 years from now, you just might see an adult-version of Michael gracing the cover of GQ Magazine!

Here are some of my favorite family portraits from this summer family photography session at Brookside Gardens in Silver Spring, Maryland.