Bring the giggles, bear hugs, silly faces, and beautiful chaos that make your family yours. Forget stiff poses and forced smiles—we’re here to have fun, chase the kids, laugh together, and capture the genuine personalities, connections, and perfectly imperfect moments you’ll want to remember forever.
Quad Cities Family Photographer
Where Love Takes Root
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Featured Family Galleries
Samantha & Michael
Deb & David
Haley & Scott
There’s something so special about having the whole family together. Watching these two little ones laugh, play, and soak up all the love from their parents and grandparents made this session so sweet. Between the giggles, snuggles, and little in-between moments, we captured memories that this family will get to look back on and cherish for years to come.
Little Moments, Golden Memories
Haley & Scott
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Love Grows Wild Here
Samantha & Michael
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Three sweet little girls, a beautiful wildflower garden, and the lake as our backdrop made this family session feel like something out of a storybook. Between the girls exploring the flowers, snuggling up with Mom and Dad, and sharing plenty of giggles, we captured the sweetest little moments. These are the days that go by way too fast, and I'm so grateful I got to help this family hold onto a little piece of them.
All Grown, Still Ours
deb & david
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Who says family photos are just for when the kids are little? I loved capturing Deb and David with their four grown kids in a beautiful sunflower field! Between the laughter, playful moments, and golden blooms, this session was such a sweet reminder that family photos matter at every stage of life. Before new chapters begin and their family grows, I love that they took the time to capture this season of life, just the six of them!
Turning your family's everyday love into memories you'll treasure for generations.
Your family keeps changing. Let’s capture the beautiful chaos before today becomes yesterday.
Family life moves quickly, and somewhere between busy mornings, bedtime routines, growing kids, and everyday chaos are the moments you’ll someday wish you could experience again. Your family session is about pressing pause and preserving who you are together during this exact season of your lives.
Forget perfect poses and forced smiles. I want the laughter, cuddles, personalities, inside jokes, and beautiful chaos that make your family yours. Together, we’ll create photographs that feel genuine today and become even more meaningful as the years pass..
Quad cities family portrait Experience
memories you'll want to remember forever together
step one:
Say Hello
Your family doesn’t need to be perfectly posed to create photographs you’ll absolutely love. Reach out and tell me about your crew, your personalities, your kids, and what you hope to remember from this season of life. I’ll answer your questions, help you plan the details, and make everything feel easy. Fill out my contact form, say hello, and let’s create genuine photographs filled with connection, laughter, and all the beautiful chaos that makes your family yours.
step two:
Schedule your session
Once we’ve connected and found the perfect session for your family, it’s time to officially get you on my calendar! We’ll choose a date and location that works for your crew, talk through your vision, and make sure you feel confident moving forward. I’ll send everything needed to book your session. Once your contract is signed and retainer is paid, your date is reserved, and the fun part of planning your family photos begins!
step three:
ask questions
Once your family session is booked, I’m here to make planning simple and stress free. Have questions about outfits, locations, coordinating colors, preparing the kids, or what to expect? Reach out anytime! I’m happy to offer guidance, answer questions, and help everyone feel prepared. We’ll stay connected before your session so when the day arrives, you can relax, have fun, love on your family, and let me capture the moments that matter most.
step four:
Your portrait session
Session day is all about having fun, being yourselves, and enjoying time together as a family. Don’t worry about perfect smiles or getting everyone to look at the camera. I’ll guide you with simple prompts and natural poses that create genuine connection, laughter, and beautifully imperfect moments. We’ll keep things relaxed and playful, giving your family space to be yourselves while I capture personalities and connections that make your family truly uniquely yours.
final step:
your memories, beautifully preserved
After you choose which photos you love the most from your proofing gallery, turn around time is about 5 weeks for family sessions. Then, the wait is over! Once your gallery is published, you'll receive a private online link to view all your beautiful images. From there, you can easily download your favorites, order prints to display at home, or send and share photos with the people you love. Your gallery makes it simple to revisit those sweet moments whenever you wish. I hope these photographs bring you joy for many years to come!
Family Portrait Pricing Details
Family Sessions from $350
Every family has its own personality, and I want your session to reflect yours. Whether your crew is quiet and cuddly or wonderfully loud and chaotic, we’ll choose the session that fits your family best. Then we’ll have some fun together and create photographs that genuinely feel like the people you love.
holly
Jamie is an absolute gem to work with and I cannot reccomend her enough! Not only is she an amazing person who is fun to work with but her work is absolutely stunning! She has done several shoots for my family and she does a wonderful job at making us feel comfortable and natural in front of the lens. She gives guidance and ideas but without the awkwardness. Instead, she had us laughing the entire time. Jamie was never rushed and always down try new things or specific shots I desired. She made the process so easy from scheduling to showing up on time and her turnaround time is always as stated or earlier. She goes above and beyond to make it an exceptional experience and to give you photos you will cherish forever. I will be using Jamie Christensen Photography forever!
makenzi
Jamie has done several sessions for our family. She has an amazing talent and skill set in capturing all my family's memories. She is very passionate about her work and listens to any ideas you have at the shoot and truly pours her heart into her work. I am happy to say I found a photographer who will capture all my family's greatest moments from now on. Not only that, I've gained a long time friend. Booking with Family Tree Photography will not leave you disappointed!
haley
Jamie is the best. She made getting our photos taken easy and so much fun. She knew just the poses for us to look natural and captured fantastic photos of our family. It felt like hanging out with our bestie.
FAQs as Your Quad Cities Family Photographer
Q: How long have you been a photographer?
A: I've been taking photos as long as I can remember of my own family. I started my business in 2022 and haven't looked back since!
Q: Am I able to print my own photographs from the session?
A: Yes, your gallery is directly linked to my favorite photo lab for easy and quick printing. Or you can download and send your photos to whatever lab you choose.
Q: What kind of print artwork is available?
A: There are tons of options in your gallery store - everything from shiny to matte prints, canvas, metal, cards and more! I can't wait to see what you create with your memories.
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