A year ago THE SPIDERMAN appeared on the roof of the house in the middle of his birthday party. That day a relentless spiderman obsession was born. The last year has been filled with discussions of Green Goblin, Rhino and Doc Oc, with a particular emphasis on Green Goblin and his pumpkin bombs, and all the ways Spidey defeats him with the help of his friends.

After a year of relentless Spiderman facts, I finally decided it was time to put together his dream shoot. I reached out to two of his buddies and we brought out their Halloween costumes from 2021 for one last huurah!

My favorite part of any character session is how much the kids fully immerse themselves in being that character for the session. I get to step back and let the kids’ imaginations run free and simply document it. It’s one of the best feelings.

I had a vision of him front and center flanked by his two buddies to print for his wall. Butafter we finished the session, I couldn’t quite decide what I liked best. What do you think? Which one should we print?

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Planning a shoot for January in the woods is tricky. Will you have snow? Will you have mud? Will you be somewhere in between? What theme will look good no matter the weather?

Unable to come up with an idea, I started going back through old looking for one that would be fun to redo in the woods. Then I came across it, the Lost Boys. Snow, mud, wind, rain, I knew this styled shoot would look amazing no matter the elements.

Over the last year, I’ve loved creating my styled shoots with outfits inspired by the stories rather than direct costumes. For this session I wanted Earthy tones that truly felt like outfits the kids would have pieced together from the elements around them and allowed them to blend in for a sneak attack on the pirates. Outfits that were perfectly complimented by wooden toys that were easily found on Amazon.

As the oldest child, Jayde was the obvious choice for Pan. The younger 5 naturally becoming the lost boys. Once we added the wooden weapons and a sprinkling of falling snow, the kids were truly transformed into their characters, running wild and having sword fights in the forest.

All that was left for me, was simply to capture it.