I can't speak highly enough of Marco Pauws Photography.  Not only is Marco a great guy (who I count as one of my closest personal friends) -- he's also a gifted and dedicated photographer, who has a demonstrable skill for portraiture.  Last week, we hired Marco to shoot some family photos, and this week we got the proofs back.  We were extremely pleased with the results.

This year, we decided to do our photo shoots within our own home -- trying to capture not just the essence of our individual personalities, as seen within our faces, but also the context of our daily lives as well.  We took pictures in the places where we work, play, and prepare to venture out into the rest of the world.  And while I can't completely quantify explain what it is or how it is that Marco managed to do this in our recent photo shoot, I think that he did it beautifully.

As with any kind of photo shoot, the kids (especially Cor) got tired at times -- but we got some fun pictures out of those moments, too, and the nice thing about doing a photo shoot at home is that you've got more flexibility for diverting and dealing with cranky kids.

In case you're interested, more pictures from our family photo shoot can be seen in the Family Pictures section of the website... And if you ever need a good photographer, I highly recommend Marco Pauws Photography.