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ms. olivia turns one
Posted on February 2, 2010
I get to share in some of life’s most wonderful moments. My clients entrust me to document occasions that memories grow from.
I love this type of session for many reasons. One is that it is so different from a regular session; change is good at times. Another reason is that I get to blend in, I don’t have to ask anyone to do anything and I don’t have to have a camera pointed at your face (I do love these things though). I get to stand back and witness what is going one. I use my camera to tell the story of the day. I capture the excitement, pleasure and sometimes pain in the faces of those that are at the gathering.
A few weeks ago I photographed Ms. Olivia’s 1st birthday. This little girl was surrounded by love. You could feel it radiating off each and every person at the party. When you are the mother and putting a party on, it’s hard to really sit back and feel the energy in the room. As a by stander, it’s easy to see. As the family looks over the pictures and remembers this special day; my hope is that they can feel what I felt. Happy Birthday Olivia!!!
i love food
Posted on January 31, 2010
I love food.
I love to eat.
And I love these things, yummy!
a picture from my life
Posted on January 28, 2010
Last weekend my family and I headed out for breakfast. I LOVE eating breakfast out. No dishes to do. No standing in the kitchen wondering what to make. Everyone gets to eat yummy food and no one has to clean up.
Randy (my hubby) ordered a coffee drink. I think I am one of the few that do not drink coffee in this town. But looking at this wonderful creation that was set before us I may just change my mind. This cup was HUGE, this picture does not show it’s large size. You should have seen Randy roll his eyes when I brought my camera out and told him “don’t touch it till I take a picture”.
Just thought I would share a little with you.
my first session in the rain
Posted on January 26, 2010
Yep, I did this session in the rain. It started raining about 5 mins before the session started. There was no way I could call my client so I meet them and we decided to give it a shot. Not sure if Luke was very happy with it (sorry!!)
What saved us were the trees. We all got a bit wet but my camera stayed dry (thank goodness). It was also foggy but that gave some of the pictures a cool feeling. I would love to shot in the fog again. Cathy, thanks for letting me have shelter under your umbrella! And Luke, sorry about the rain, if I could have turned it off I would have.
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January 26, 2010 at 2:43 pm -
Thank you so much for working with us that day!!!! We will see you again…..in August.
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dom, this ones for you
Posted on January 26, 2010
Hey Dom, here is a sneak peek for you. More to come very soon.
this one makes me smile
Posted on January 22, 2010
I am working on this session right now and came across this picture. It put a smile on my face. Love how his eyes are in focus and the rest of him is a not. Made my day.
pink happy feet
Posted on January 19, 2010
Another session involving a cupcake. I can’t seem to get enough!!! Little fingers dipped in cream cheese frosting on a polka dotted plate, it screams “take my picture”. Kate just celebrated her 1st birthday; I can’t believe I have been taking pictures of her for almost a year. She has a smile that lights up a room and never stops making me laugh.
I love that this family has matching pink shoes. They are a family that likes to have fun and it show. I was about to jump up and down when I saw the cute little dress they had Kate in; once again I only have boys and I drool at cute little girl outfits. We did this session down by the water and Kate loved watching the rain drops hit the water, she was mesmerized. I was happy with the fact that we were covered, this allowed me to capture her fascination while staying dry.
Happy Birthday Ms. Kate; I hope it was a great one.
cupcakes and rain
Posted on January 14, 2010
On my drive over to this session, the rain started. Not little, light drops, but the huge plump kind. Once I got to the location I noticed some of it was covered so we were good to go.
Reegan was turning 2 and her mom and dad wanted some picture of just her. Reegan has 2 sisters and one more on the way; so this was her special day. Reegan wanted no part of me. I tried my best to get a smile out of her but she was not willing to give one up. After numerous failed attempts we decided to go for cupcakes. Sugar always makes kids happy.
Nothing is cuter that watching a child eat dessert. Reegan was very careful not to get to messy which made me laugh. My boys don’t understand the concept of staying clean, that’s what makes them boys. I think I enjoyed myself more than Reegan did.
And I have to mention her curls, look at them. Perfection!!! Once the sugar kicked in, I got some smiles out of her. Hope you had a great birthday Reegan!
I love this shot, she is looking at me like “are you kidding, I am not giving you a smile lady”
what a cutie
Posted on January 13, 2010
Working on this job right now; look at this little cutie. Had to share; can’t wait to post more.
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January 13, 2010 at 9:23 pm -
Oh Rebecca….Be Careful… Garrett and I have a HUGE network of family and friends in SoCal who would love to get their hands on you
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my 2 favorite photos
Posted on January 12, 2010
I need to start sharing a bit of my life on this web/blog. Photography is such an important part of my life, and I find myself taking pictures whenever I can. Here are a two of my favorite shots from last week (that are not clients related ~ those will come later). Documenting life with pictures make me happy.
last session in 2009
Posted on January 8, 2010
I did my last session for 2009 on the 30th. Three great things happened: 1. The weather was perfect 2. The lighting and color were amazing 3. The family was awesome.
They were here from the East Coast spending time with family. The mom is the sister-in-law to a dear friend of mine. It was nice to finally meet after hearing about them for so many years.
The shoot started out with Connor sleeping and Alexis worried that her shoes would get dirty. She was wearing her sparkly party shoes, so cute. After a while of talking and throwing rocks in the water, the kids were ready to work. By the time we left, my pockets were full of rocks; Alexis and Megan kept finding ones for me; how cool, I love it when the kids like me. It would be awful if they ran from me.
Thanks for making my last session in 2009 one I will not forget.
welcome to january
Posted on January 3, 2010
How is it possible that it’s 2010? Where on earth did last year go?
This is my first post for the new year. Feels good to get back to taking pictures. I took most of December off. Needed the break to recharge my batteries and reconnect with my family. November was crazy, but in a good way. I will be doing a few things differently this year than last, but I will post about that at a later time.
The day after Christmas I had a session with a great family. It was nice to get out of the house for a bit and photography a wonderful group. The sun was out but the temperature was low. I feel sorry at times when I am out side bundled up in 5 layers with gloves; I am asking people to sit on the freezing ground and look as if it were 70 degrees out. I think they did a pretty darn good job pulling it off. I didn’t hear one complaint!
I am loving the light in this pic!
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Thank you so much for making time to take these over the holidays! I am always blown away by the photos when we work with you…so beautiful! Thanks again! I’m sure we’ll see you again soon!
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merry christmas
Posted on December 26, 2009
I may be a day late in wishing everyone a Merry Christmas, but I had to share this photo from yesterday!
Wishing you all a safe and happy New Year; I can’t wait to see where it takes us.
two posts in one
Posted on December 22, 2009
In one word, the last few weeks have been crazy! I am finally done with all the edits and the cd’s are out the door. I have no energy left to do separate posts ~ sorry guys! Both of these families were wonderful to work with. I am so blessed with the people I have met doing what I love. Thanks for making my last two sessions so memorable.
find me an agent
Posted on December 18, 2009
These two kids are so beautiful, they need to find an agent and start working in the model/film industry. My dear friend Penni asked me to take some pictures of her kids for their Christmas card. We met on a very cold morning as the rain threatened to fall on us. We made it through the session without getting to wet and managed to stay warm as well.
Cookies were afterwards; nothing beats ending a session with cookies and hot chocolate. Penni, your kids are amazing and I will work with them anytime you want new pictures!
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These turned out SO cute!!! She did way better with her cake than Kameron did.