Bellies and more Bellies

I had another recent maternity, and once again, she was just gorgeous! I would have killed to look like that 4 days (thats right) before I was due! I have so much fun doing these sessions, but this one was really great! Have you ever met someone that you are so much like, you wonder if you were separated at birth?? Well, this session was just like that! The new mom and I had so much in common, we kept asking ourselves that very question! I had such a great time with her, we laughed and completely enjoyed ourselves! I cant wait till she gets to feeling better so I can take her to dinner~ Pear mojito's! Mrs. R, I hope you enjoy your sneak peak! Take care of yourself!

I love my job, I do! And I love it even more when I have a family like this one! The mom was my maternity client, but we did some family shots as well. The boys were adorable, so polite! And the parents were as wonderful as can be. Mom and I had so much fun together and she was up for all my crazy poses~I just love clients like that! Thank you guys for allowing me to capture your family! I hope you enjoy your sneak peak!

What a Family!

This was such a wonderful family to photograph! The parents were wonderful, and the children has so much personality, so different from each other. I had so much fun capturing this family, between the balloons, the cake, and the gorgeous weather- everyone was so full of energy, it was just contagious! I hope you guys enjoy your sneak peak!

Its a BOY!

There is something so wonderful about a newborn baby...the feel of their skin, the soft little feet, the hair on their head (sometimes!LOL). They are so tiny and perfect and so new. I love when I get to photograph a newborn, capturing all the "little parts". Sometimes, as a parent I think we forget how fast babies grow and change and become adorable little people. I hope that you guys are enjoying Mr. "C", and all the new little things about him! Congratulations!

A little beauty

This was such an adorable family...three beautiful girls with the most beautiful dark hair and curls. As you can imagine with my straight hair, I am extremely envious. The little one is four weeks, and slept the entire time I was there! I am envious of that too! It took Haylee forever to sleep during the day like that! I hop you guys enjoy your sneak peak, and I hope you guys are getting some night sleep.

And the Winner is...

This is the winning image from last months "lesson" contest, getting closer. On this image, getting close shows the adorable drool from that ever elusive first tooth, one of the biggest moments in that first year! We alos get a nice close up of her eyes and her face, all things we want to remember! Well done!! That gift Certificate is on the way!

Classroom #2

Class is in session! This is the second in a 10 part series on taking better snapshots of your children, pets anything.

This months concept is "Keep Shooting and stop thinking"

The wonderful thing about digital, is you can shoot and shoot and you can SEE what you have before you spend money to develop! So, given all that freedom, why stop with 2 shots of your son blowing out his candles on his cake, just keep clicking! You will get some great shots, ones that are unanticipated. Rotate the camera, give yourself a new angle! You can peak at it before you develop it, so whats the cost? If you shoot, and enjoy the experience of taking the pictures instead of focusing on forcing the baby to smile, you will capture those "real life" moments. The beauty of photography is capturing your family and friends as who they are, so stop thinking about posing the perfect picture, instead capture this moment, as it is!

As you take the pictures, also focus on what you see that you like, and use lasts months lesson, GET CLOSER. These two techniques will change the way you photograph almost instantly!

Lesson- get your kids or pets outside, and try and take 20 pictures, just snap away, do you notice a difference? I would love to hear from you guys on this lesson too!

Baby Fever

It seems that something must be in the water, because there are babies popping up everywhere! This is one of my dearest friends from highschool, pregnant with her second girl. She is married to a man that I have known since he was still in the "girls have cooties" stage, so as you can imagine photographing this family was pretty incredible. Mrs. C and I used to dress up when we were in High school and take pictures of each other, I guess not much has changed...well I think the pictures have! Congratulations to both of you and the big sissy! I can't wait to meet Miss M!

It's Amore!

You know, in this line of work you get to photograph all sorts of different people, couples, children, babies, births. I love it all! But, this couple, they were one of those that just WOW you. They radiated love, as they await their first child. I had so much fun with them! They allowed me to do whatever I wanted, which is always so much fun! I cant wait to take baby G's pictures when he enters this world! Congratulations to both of you! Thank you so much for being beautiful subjects!