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Hopkins Heirloom from Northernlight Filmworks on Vimeo.

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I remember as a child sitting and talking with my Grandmother and listening to her stories and just observing how she lived her life. It wasn’t until I was a grown adult that I realized the impact that she had on my life from her influence on my faith to her value of hard work and education.

It has been 1yr ago that my wife Jennifer lost her Grandfather to cancer. We had talked about sitting with her Grandparents to do something similar to this but the door had closed on that opportunity. But it did remind us how important it is to not only rely upon memories but to somehow memorialize the people that have shaped and molded you into who you are. Life moves on and sometimes we have to observe it in our rearview mirror only to realize that moments no matter how insignificant at the time mean so much in the present. After you watch this short video, think about those that are important in your life, spend some time with them. Soak it all in.

Our Heirloom sessions have been a joint effort between our studio and Carpenter Photography and Design. These sessions are about telling a story, no matter the length of the video. It is an un-hurried session capturing images and video. I enjoy capturing the authentic moments in between photos because this is where you get those little soundbites and the interraction between people. Sometimes we ask questions and other times we just let things play out. Mel Carpenter and I seem to have this certain chemistry where she knows some of the questions to ask and we just play on that like it’s a dance.

The Hopkins family shoot was a true joy to film. We had promoted this session and had asked people to submit their story as to why they would be a great candidate for this Heirloom session. We remembered that one of the Grandchildren, Serena had wrote to us. It was more about a focus on her Grandparents than it was her. We thought this was important because it caused us to then reflect on the dynamics of how these sessions evolve. In this case it was a focus on the Grandparents.

We sat down with the Grandchildren to get their take on how Grandma and Grandpa impacted their lives and continue to have an influence on their lives. This short video doesn’t tell their whole story but it does shed some light on their character and personality. It was never about material things, it was as simple as spending a little time here and there that mean the most.

Feel free to comment and share with us who has impacted your life.

Below was the lovely message we received from Serena.

“I know you can’t see me right now, but I’m in tears. It’s a beautiful representation of a beautiful love, truly the greatest of all heirlooms I could ask for. Thank you from the bottom of my heart. ”

Heirloom Session – Moore Family from Northernlight Filmworks on Vimeo.

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Northernlight Filmworks is teaming up with Carpenter Photography Design for a product we have developed called the Heirloom Session. Watch for these sessions to evolve to a more dynamic representation of your family. Each of these sessions are custom made according to the client. Whether it is a simple documentation of the session itself to authentic interviews from the family. Either way, the Heirloom Session is meant to be just that, an Heirloom.

After you watch this video, visit Carpenter Photography Design to find out how that special Mom can win a free session.

Heirloom Session – Moore Family from Northernlight Filmworks on Vimeo.

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This is a new offering by Northernlight Filmworks. It’s called the Heirloom Collection. The concept is that we capture moments during the family photo session. These moments give legs to the personality of the family and how they interact with each other, including the photographer. Our style is to film very similar to a lifestyle shoot. We believe that this style is best at capturing the authentic personalities. In addition to the photo session, we also offer the parents the ability to talk about each child and to discuss funny stories or milestones. This provides the parents the opportunity to talk about their own relationship and how it has evolved as a family. We also like to offer the opportunity for the children to sit with each other or by themselves and just talk. Our job is to help them relax and to engage and interact with each other. Can you imagine, 20 years from now, watching a mini documentary about your young family? Priceless.

We look at what we do as poetry in motion. Life is short and we want to be able to help families document their lives and those important milestones or moments in time.

The Heirloom Collection doesn’t stop with young families. It could be young couples without children or even Grandparents. Each Heirloom project is unique and hand made to each client. Life is a documentary.

We shot this session with Carpenter Photography and Design, who did an amazing job with the images. The relationship the photographer has with their client is critical in getting the images you see in this film. The Moore family were so much fun. It was fun watching how the children engaged with each other and their parents. They sure do love each other.

Thank you to the Moore Family for letting us in on just a little snapshot of your life and your family. The children are so cute and they are going to break some hearts someday.