06/19/2026
“I can never get all of my kids looking at the camera and smiling.”
We hear this all the time.
And honestly, we believe you.
Because at home, it can feel impossible. Someone is blinking, someone is running away, someone is suddenly very interested in the floor, and someone decides this is the exact moment they no longer believe in smiling.
But here’s the thing.
Getting “the shot” at our studio is not about forcing kids to sit still and smile on command.
It is about turning the whole thing into a game.
We have magical spots on the floor that make the lights go off when they say the right magic words.
We have a little giraffe that lives inside our camera and he has dance parties when kids look closely enough.
We play.
We laugh.
We redirect.
We make it fun.
And while all of this is happening, you get to sit back and watch instead of trying to manage every tiny detail.
This portrait is four young children, and we captured it within the first five minutes of photographing them.
Not because their parents had to work hard behind the scenes.
Not because getting everyone together was easy at home.
But because this is what we do.
We guide your children through an experience that feels playful, magical, and easy, and somewhere in the middle of all that fun, we create the portrait you thought might be impossible.
So if you’ve been waiting because you’re worried your kids won’t cooperate, please know this:
They don’t have to be experts at being photographed.
That’s our job.
We are opening 10 limited spots for the Couture Kids Project.
Selected families will receive a waived $990 session fee + a gifted $300 art credit, for a total value of $1,290.
This can be created for one child, or extended to include siblings, or family portraits.
Apply for one of the 10 spots here:
https://www.heathertabacchi.com/couture-direct-call-schedule
Or apply via the link in our bio.
