
Finally. Des and I have been wanting to get family photos taken for quite a while, but I’m a sort of artsy snob and have had a hard time thinking of someone that I could trust to deliver exactly the vision I had in my head for the shoot. Â Not that I had one initially,…






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David Lee - Absolutely love it!! The final piece of art is awesome, and Ryan did an incredible job capturing the love and fun you all share as a family. Definitely blessed brother!!
Ryan Ray - It was an honor bro!
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liz - Holy crap. Best family session I’ve seen. Hands down.
Michael Smith - brill man.
Ginny Corbett - Absolutely incredible! Coolest family ever! Ryan nailed it!
Dustin Prickett - love the whole creativity and philosophy behind this, top notch dude!
ryan flynn - unbelievable.
Rick Short - this took me someplace special. Far beyond reality, somewhere deep into imagination, possibilities, hope, and … wow!
cindy buerke - your family is beautiful, i have seen you all grow up and so much in love. you are blessed.
B&W Photography Marcin Labedzki - Great family portraits!!
matthew morgan - abstract expressionism meets modern family. what a creative idea and how wonderfully shot. love it.
Aljosa - Amazing work… Fresh….Congratulations…
Lara - These are amazing! Your family is GORGEOUS.
Drew - Even smothered in paint your family is beautiful. This looks like it was a blast. Very fun idea, and I’m glad we got to see what special things that canvas was for.
Jeramie - What??? So freaking cool! Props to him for handling the pressure of shooting for you.
Andreas Holm - The best family shots I’ve ever seen!
Beautiful!
Madelynn Kenoly - You guys look amazing! Looks like you’d belong in a magazine editorial.
Josh Elliott - This is the most amazing family session I’ve ever seen. Great idea! Beautiful imagery.
Heather - incredible…completely out of the box…love it!
ken kienow - hoooly cow. you and your wife are brilliant. this is the most amazing thing.
Thanos Asfis - Yeah man ! You’ve got some really great shots there ! But what I like most is the general feeling, you can feel the warm, happy, loving mood of their family !
Cheryl - Stunning!
brett maxwell - YES! That tilt-shift shot of your wife behind your daughter is just phenomenal. I love seeing people use the greater potential of those lenses. And of course, the whole sessions is great.
Will Pateman Photography - Love the last 2 shots would deinately hang that Art on your wall..great expressions from all the family
Andrew Rozell - In the words of Jeff Newsom, those family photos are epic.
hili - it’s amazing. seeing the two processing version just show what an incredible diference your processing makes. wow .
fer juaristi - so cool bro, great family time.
Lauren (Carter) Arnquist - LOVE! LOVE! LOVE!!!!! I did Destiny’s Make up that day for this shoot and she told me all about it! I couldn’t wait to see the pictures! They turned out amazing!!!
Kayla - These are SO totally awesome! I LOVE them!
Nate Gates - Hey Erik,
What a friggin awesome idea…love it! The whole fandamily looks insanely cool.
I was perusing the Bigfolio Site and ran across your site on there…met you a couple months ago at the Jeff Newsom workshop in San Luis Obispo, CA….
Cheers…keep it real.
- Nate
Emily @ Southern Weddings - Gorgeous. The light, the fam, the photos… everything is gorgeous.
Bart P - outsanding!!! the most amazing session i’ve ever seen!! :)
Aileen@LoveandLavender - Wow! What an awesome shoot! Love love love it!
John Marchisi - Awesome, it’s a real gift to have those family memories captured… that’s what it’s all about
kristen - Absolutely incredible. This is the 3rd time looking through.
lilia - holy crap! these are beyond awesome!
Ben Godkin - Pure Awesome! So much fun!
LaKaye Mbah - What a fantastic idea! Very inspirational.
Dean G - What an incredible session. The light, compositions, expressions, its all perfect.
Julia Wade - that is just epic …. incredible shoot
Stephie - Ummm…..AMAZING! Makes me looks a family photos differently. I LOVE this idea. :) Beautiful captures.
Taylor - Very inspiring! What an amazing shoot. Thank you for sharing the idea!
Ninie - wOw…an amazing shooting! love everything…
Katie - Impeccable.
meg duerksen - i want to be in your family.
this is amazing!!!
Jennifer Johnson - Incredible!!! Love the idea and the pictures!!! So original…truly amazing!!!!
Natalie Young - seriously the sweetest thing…ever
Melissa Ferrell - WOW… looks like sooooo much FUN! Thanks for the idea! You’re awesome! Now would you want to come over here in the mountains of West Virginia and take ours? LOL
hearttypat - The light is perfect! And you have a perfect little family there as well!
Kristen Driscoll - Fantastic. Love the use of light!
Alina Koval - this is the most amazing family photoshoot i have ever seen. absolutly incredible!
Kelly - This family looked liked they were having a lot of fun!!! Great work!!!
Look forward to seeing more….
Tracy - i would so love to do a non traditional family pic like this i think stepping out of the box would be soo cool
Jamie W - Genius idea! My kids would go nuts for this. I don’t think we could quite pull off the total ROCK STAR look that your family does, but we would have tons of fun. Gorgeous pics!
Danya Jimenez - I loved the concept and the second to last picture is amazing!
Brooke Anderson - Your family is absolutely beautiful! And this shoot is exactly something I would love to do.
Lillian Hoyt - Just saw a link to this from pinterest. Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful!
Vanessa - I would totally love this sort of photo shoot for my family. i have 6 boys and this would be a perfect type scene for us.
great photos
Laurel - This is honestly the best series of photos I have ever seen.
Stacy - The best ever! I love love love it!
Tricia - Love, Love, Love this idea….what kind of paint did you use?
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Sweet Memories - OMG!!! Great idea and the shoots are incredible
And the family is absolutely beautiful!
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devon - awesome job! I am amazed!
Stephanie M - epic
Tanya - Amazing!!
sharon elizabeth - LOVE LOVE LOVE
Rachel Hammond-Valencia - I love this idea.
Jessica Rider Sirman - LOVE!
Brianne Birman - I saw this awhile ago it is super cool! We are hopefully going to be doing a similar shoot next month but on the beach :)
Aubryana Loralee Marshall - This is absolutely stunning!! <3
Tasha Brandon - I need to find a photographer that can do this for my family!
Tarah Naomi Sloan - Wonderful idea and great shots! I am going to have to try this in the future! =)
Tarah Sloan Photography - Wonderful idea and some great shots! I am going to have to do this in the future! Family love, plus paint, PLUS the golden hour, makes for amazing photos! <3
Haeli Glover - What kind of paint did you guys use?
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Alysia Cerene - SO Fabulous — I LOVE it! =D
Pamela Stewart Bradley - LOVE this, such a great idea; the emotion, love, closeness and fun of this family is captured in every shot. Great work!
Barbara Sarto Nickerson - Unique…Refreshing
Mila Morrison Carney - I have few words but am completely inspired! I have a shoot with a family of 7, all boys, and i think I’ve just found the direction that will capture their heart, style, and character! Brilliantly done! I love the body shot composition and contrast of bad@$$ against nature! Brilliantly done!
Katie - This is incredible…I LOVE this family photo shoot concept idea so much! I’m a painter and my boys love art-making. We often paint together. This would be a perfect way to capture our family. The photos are amazing and your family is beautiful!
Eva Lyn Tarigan - Ctar ctarrr!!!!
Pictures of Aruba - Now that is what I call original!
Shelia Kay Breeding Ball - Love!
Caroline Benoit - tout simplement le style de séance sue j’adorerai realiser <3