Charleston Customs House : family portrait

Our weather kept shifting and we needed a rainy day back-up location. We landed on the Charleston Custom House which has deep overhangs to tuck under and lots of variety when the storm cleared. This is a great spot with deep stairs, photographing from above for a floor of white and grey block tiles, clean lines with pillars and varied simple backdrops from carved doorways to brick side buildings. Depending on the couple or family it can lend itself to traditional or modern.

I originally met the mom when photographing her and her grand-mother years ago which has always stuck in my mind as tender and precious. They were all in town to celebrate the grands 100 milestone birthday. It was a double treat to document her with the next generation years later. Often times, once the kiddos have grown…the family portraits get paused, but photographing the relationships in adult families has it’s own magic and hints of next chapters.

We captured the OG’s aka the Originals, couples, siblings and the whole unit. We took shelter when the raindrops said hello and followed the light on an otherwise cloudy day.

"Photography captures moments that remain unchanged even as the people in them change." author unknown