Feature Friday : Allison Patel, Family Portrait Photographer

Hi! I’m Allison Patel. I live in the RVA suburbs with my husband/partner/BFF and our two kids. When I’m not capturing fun and special moments for Richmond families, I’m making photos with my own family, trying to remember to get in the frame, watching “The Office” reruns, hosting toddler dance parties, and convincing my kids that they don’t actually want to eat paint.

I occasionally do adultish things like reading non-rhyming books, cheering on the VCU Rams, and finding new places to explore in this city I love.

In 2011 created Allison Patel Photography with the goal of helping families capture their milestones and relationships without a lot of fuss and fake backdrops. I want to fill my clients’ homes with true pictures of their favorite people in their favorite places.

I specialize in family, maternity, and newborn photography. Additionally, I love helping families document their milestones and their everyday real life. Mostly, I love building relationships with my families and seeing how their lives grow and change with each passing year. I firmly believe that children’s mental health is positively affected when they see themselves in photographs in their homes, and work hard to convince my families to print their photos and get them to places where their kids can see them.