I love my job 🙂
Mikey's favorite ❓
What a gorgeous family… right?! RIGHT! Jess, you're flipping BEEEEAUTIFUL!!! And Brett…. AYKM?! HOT TAMALE TOWN, USA!!!!
…ring around the rosie…
My view.
Mikey's view 🙂
Brett, you have some STRONG genes!!!
My favorite ❗ I want this one in my studio. I WILL have this one in my studio!
Then they busted out the instruments!
Jess with her girl… and Brett with his boys 🙂
Goodnight everyone 🙂
CINCINNATI, Ohio. If you've been reading this blog for the past year… then you already know these two. OR, if you read good photography blogs… then you already know these two. 😀 You see, we photographed Jess and Brett last September and since then have grown into friends. 🙂 Oh, and as I just sorta mentioned… they happen to be RIDICULOUSLY talented photographers… so, BONUS!!!!
So, when it came time for them to have family photos… we were SO incredibly excited! I've been following the Z-family adventures on their blog for a while… and felt like I already knew them 🙂 But now that we've actually MET the team… they're OFFICIALLY stuck with us… because we're HUGE fans!
You know… Jess home schools these kids, is an INCREDIBLE mother, runs a photography business, looks FLAWLESS, and is an amazing wife…. HOW.DOES.SHE.DO.IT?! I'm… without kids, about ready to pull my hair out… You blow me away Miss Jess!
I can't wait to do it alllllll again next year and the year after that, and the year after that, and the year after that!
LOVE LOVE LOVE!
~bobbi+mike ❗ + ❓
:: ENTERING JUDGMENT FREE ZONE! ::
Okay… so, I debated putting this photo up. I mean, AYKM?! I'm in a POOL of sweat. Truth be known… when I'm shooting… I'm pretty intense… and could care less about my insecurities…. as it's NOT about me… it's entirely about getting the shot. I posted a tweet soon after the session, "confession: it embarrasses me how much I sweat when I shoot." To which I had SOOOOO many responses of people hugely relieved that they weren't alone. So, to just get it out there… here's the evidence. I SO canNOT believe I'm posting this… It's disgusting… but, it's real… and I'm a fan of real 😀 So for those thinking that photography is a coosh job… I can ASSURE you it's not… WE WORK HARRRRD!
I LOVE HIGH FIVES!!!!! …they motivate me 😉
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Another stellar session. I must admit I “stalk” your site several times a day. With each entry I’m rewarded with beauty, silliness, and inspiration beyond compare. Please don’t ever stop.
Jess and Brett, your family is beautiful. What precious images Bobbi and Mike have been able to capture.
ARGGGGGGGGGGGH, these are freaking STUNNING guys, love them!!! Man, your blog is addictive!!
This family is beautiful 😀 And you captured them SO well!!!
AMAZING. I love love LOVE the black and white separate boys and girls shots. They would be my massive wall enlargements. Aaarrggghh – this is everything parents need and want. Yum!
such a cool family to photograph and it seems you captured them perfectly.
thanks for another awesome post.
oh and I spotted you on facebook last night and thought to myself ‘should I? shouldn’t I?’ – for the first time in my life I was unsure if I should say hello and introduce myself. so instead I embaress myself with the story here – heheh!
gorgeous….GORgeous…..GORGEOUS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Bobbi, you and Mike so so so captured this family PERFECTLY!
Jess, are you freakin’ over these photos yet? I know I so would be if this was my family! My favorite is the one of you all in front of the truck. So perfect.
And your outfits are divine!!! Well done girl!
LOVE these! This is one amazing family {I only know from following their blog}…and you captured everyone TOGETHER so beautifully. BRAVO!
I think that last photo is SICK!
okay….I thought I had seen my favorite family session – again – you bring the noise. This is BY FAR my favorite family session. Love everything about it. LOVE LOVE LOVE IT! Great job you two!
That first picture is gorgeous! love the entirety.
OH MY GOODNESS!!!! you surprised me this morning!!! 🙂 WOW. Thank you guys for capturing our little big family! I already was in love with the laying on the blanket shot, but now I am crazy crazy about the one of us sitting in front of the truck! LOVE IT. The one of Riah with the mandolin towards the end- that little smile melts my heart to pieces…so thanks for capturing it. 🙂 Thanks also for dealing with the kiddos, their insane ability to look and smile (especially Priya). My only thing I am sad we didn’t get is a shot of you + priya touching your noses with your tongues!!! 🙂 🙂 She is in love with you.
Thank you Bobbi + Mikey so much for these! We will always cherish them!
these look so amazing, what a cute family!
Best family session ever! Great job you guys.
Oh how I love Jess! She is my mommy hero. These photos are such a treasure to these children. WOW.
Everybody involved in this shoot BLOWS MY MIND. BBMK, you exude love in everything you do. : ) (You too Z fam!!)
OH and I forgot to say thank you for all the super sweet things you said. 🙂 We are so fortunate to call you guys friends. And don’t think you are alone on the “pulling you hair out!” I am with you there everyday! 🙂
Now back to school I go (aka the kitchen table)! LOVE YOU GUYS!!!
I love everything about this session…awesome! 🙂
Ahhh!! Love all those curls! and wow Brett sure does have strong genes! Such a beautiful family inside and out. Congratulations on another amazing family session:)
I cannot believe that that woman has had 4 kids. She’s absolutely gorgeous. And it’s uncanny how much those little boys look like their dad! Adorable. 🙂
Wonderful Job 🙂
I follow their blog and you did an excellent job capturing their family!
Linden 🙂
P.S. I love all the smiley faces you put in your blog posts they make me happy 🙂
Slam dunk as always!!!!!!
WAAAH!! I LOVE this so much!!! SO MUCH!! having four kids (a girl and then 3 boys) myself these make me wish you lived closer or we lived closer…..WAAH!!
These totally rock!
OMG! I Love the Tractor! I want to have have 4 kids just so I can have cool photos like this-I mean that seems like a good reason right? You photograph large families so awesomely perfect-I love it!!!!
These are amazing! Bobbi & Mike, you just rock 🙂
Love this family session! Every photo is just beautiful, and captures the spirit of each person, which makes it even more beautiful. This is now my favorite family session of yours! You guys are so inspirational!!!
These are amazing. You are sooooooo one of the best family photographers out there disguised as wedding photogs! These are outrageously beautiful.
brilliant photography.
beautiful family.
You guys are just amazing at what you do!! Would love to have these of me and my fam…
I love these pics!!!! Beautiful family!!!! 😀
So fun, So cute, So awesome, I almost can’t stand it!
When are we gonna hear more about a B+M workshop? Your color is to die for.
Lucky, lucky family…
GAH. Perfect. Perfect.
I absolutely love every one of these but the family cuddled on the blanket is my fav!!
hey all … these are INCREDIBLE!!! it was so fun to see this post this morning! b+m you did it again. another family of 6 LOL 🙂 jess + brett … you must be sooo in-love with these! i love them all but especially the truck shots and the ring around the rosie … the lighting YUUUUUUMM YUUUUUUMM!!
btw- hi b+m … hope to see you both in real life again soon 🙂
carmen
THey have to be one of the cutest families I’ve ever seen! LOVE LOVE LOVE this session!!!!!
These are great!
Love them! Great photos and what a beautiful family, inside and out!
Your work is so inspiring and so beautiful. I love reading your blogs! What a beautiful family, too! You really captured some great moments, ones that will be treasured for a lifetime. Awesome!
I am a huge fan of your work! I watch for new posts each week (okay, maybe a few times each week :)). Thanks for sharing what you do on your blog, I love these pictures!
Brilliant!
ahhh. i want my family in front of your camera!
that studio shot. love. i want it in my studio! ha. your work inspires me so much. thanks, and keep sweatin’. hehe.
You captured their family perfectly…beautiful photos!!
No words. I maintain, Bobbi + Mike are better than Christmas. (Do you guys want t-shirts made up with that saying? I think it’s going to stick.)
This family is insanely beautiful…BUH-NANAS!
I love that you are so honest. I have a sweating issue too. I can be standing in the sun, not doing a thing, but if there’s even a hint of humidity, I begin sweating from my head. Pretty. So, yeah..I’m a sweaty mess when I’m taking pics and I’ve been too embarassed to to wear a sweat band like I do at the gym, but ya know…if it keeps the sweat out of my eyes, I shouldn’t care, right? LOL!
amazing…OF COURSE. you two rock hard. and what an adorable family!!
Bobbi and Mike- these are to die for! What a gorgeous family and amazing images you captured. I would want these plastered all over my walls if I were that family! LOVE!
Thanks for sharing your gift and realness all the time! And the pictures – definitely to die for (well, not literally, but you know what I mean)! Your work is aykm – inspring! 🙂 Maybe I’ll rent some kids so I can get some stellar family shots too!
no words to explain how much we love and adore the z family…and how brilliant these images are. 🙂 bobbi and betsy are right, jess is the ‘mommy hero’ to all of us. 🙂 brett is an outstanding father, i hope adam is just like him! bbmk, i’m soo excited to finally be able to say this again…I CANT WAIT TIL OCTOBER!! lol. 😀
OMG! I think this might be my favorite thus far. This are beyond awesome! Absolutely gorgeous!!!!!
You guys did a great job and I am prejudiced toward Brett & Jess’s work so that says a lot. What the heck, we are related and I love ’em. And those grand kids….they are the greatest. I really like the instrument shots and the tractor shots especially. I wish I had that kind of eye. And as far as the sweat, its awesome.
Hard work is a good thing and usually produces good things. Would like to meet you guys next time your in Cincinnati. Love your work.
OMG, i totally dig the family. what a gorgeous bunch of people.. what awesome photos …. *sigh* she is so hot to be mother of FOUR! LOL..
You’d hate it here. I haven’t seen an old truck like that in YEARS!
Simply stunning! There are so many favorites, the tractor, the feet and the pile-up on the blanket to name a few. What a lovely family, so perfectly documented.
p.s. I am SO with you on the sweat thing!
That family is gorgeous! GREAT photos, as always!
Bobbi & Mikey,
I am speechless. This has to be the best family shoot, ever. Jess & Brett have to be more than pleased with your work. I cannot pick out a favorite. I love every last photo.
Momba
one of my favorite shoots yet!
bobbi and Mike Love it the feet with the truck shot kicks butt, and I would love to see that in metallic in a 30×30 sized print hanging on crisp white walls!!! wish it was for sale!!
AWESOME shots of one of “my” Z-families…..you can say I am prejudice… BUT I “ain’t” blind to their beauty! EACH and every one in the family is unique and special to this world ! Love them MADLY…
I don’t know this family, but seeing these pictures makes me WANT to know them! They seem like such genuine people. You really get from these pictures how much they love each other, how much they enjoy spending time with one another, and just how much fun they have together. I feel that you really captured their spirit. As always…..AMAZING!
Brett’s maternal side of the family is from a Tennessee farm… needless to say… I LOVED the tractor and old truck pics
Are you freaking kidding me!!?? Your saying always rings true to your images, but this session… oh this session is pure perfection. I am blown away once again!! And I have to agree with you Daddy Brett does have some strong genes. All (but maybe the next to youngest one) look exactly like him. LOVE IT!!!
Beautiful, Beautiful, Beautiful! so much joy and happiness. Amazing. 🙂
Love how natural this all looks.
Ahhhh, you guys are the freaking fabulousist, and yes, obviously that is a word.
amazing.
HOLY COW. Hot stuff there!!! When I’m a mom someday, I hope to be as hot and amazing.
By far the BEST yet!
NO WAY!!! SOOOOOOOOOO fun to stumble upon one of my favorite photographer’s family photographed by one of my favorite photographers!! Excellent work Bobbi, and you guys look AWESOME, Jess.
Your funniest and most beautiful session EVER! Hope I haven’t said that before. lol
Beautiful family and AWESOME images!
Every time! Seriously, every time! How do you do it.?!?! I melted looking at these photos. You two are some kinda rockin! You’re my idols!!!
what a soulful family! images are stunning!
First of all… I totally sweat in the SAME spot when I shoot… so now I’m like Bobbi… COOL! 😉 hahaha!!
Second, in all seriousness… this may be my FAVORITE family sesssion of yours I’ve EVER seen!! It has such a “magazine” quality to it. If it was my family… (Lord, let me be that gorgeous) I would have these images blown up HUGE and put all over the house. SO amazing!! 🙂
WOW!!! I adore this session, you captured them so perfectly, And what a fabulous family!!! nice one!
Wow. I love each and every one of these photos from this shoot! Probably my favorite session from you guys EVER!!!
Yes get that one shot for your studio! And Jess and Brett you need every single one for your home – just fill your house with these! 🙂
these images are absolutely amazing, there is no way I could possibly pick a favorite … excellent work!!
Wow, I love this family set….You guys are awesome!
I love this post! it makes me smile so much. you continue to inspire me and my work just because you love to shoot PEOPLE. thanks for being so awesome and REAL!
Okay, so I’m just gonna say it… where, oh where, did Jess get that awesome patchwork dress???? You got that the photos are absolutely TDF-given (I wouldn’t be here if they weren’t), but I need that dress! lol Speaking of sweat, I read every comment hoping someone else got the fashion sweats when looking at these pix. Can you help a gal out? 😉 Jess, are you listenin’??? Absolutely L-O-V-E your work, B+M.
I am so in love with your style!! I just found your website via a post on a friends Facebook. I cant wait to see more of your pics.
Looooove your guys work amazing!!
BTW I sweat like crazy when working it is awful 😛
One of my fav sessions EVER!
mikinho te amo muchoooooooooo