A 1-year-old crawls toward the camera outdoors in Johnsburg, IL

I’ve said it before, and it’s still true: I love shooting fall portraits! I recently shot Daniel’s one-year portraits on the farm where he lives. It was a beautiful October afternoon; the light was warm and soft, about as perfect as you could imagine for October.

The pumpkins in the photos were grown on their fram, several of which were more than 1.5 feet high! Shooting portraits on a farm like this is a photographer’s dream. Around every corner there was more great texture, and the buildings and grounds had such intriguing characteristics that I could have shot there all day and not been bored!

Daniel was such fun to shoot with his mere four teeth and super-cute smile! Gotta love it!

A 1-year-old boy standing by a pumpkin for portraits in Johnsburg, IL
A 1-year-old boy sits in an old chair against an old farmhouse in Johnsburg, IL
A 1-year-old boy sits in the fall leaves and light posing for portraits in Johnsburg, IL