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the post with no name

Posted on March 11, 2010

I could not think of a name for this post.  My creative juice’s have decided to run and hide.

This family is comfort.  This family is fun. 

Each time I have a session with them I feel at home; as comfortable as your favorite pair of jeans.  One of the amazing perks with what I do is I get to bond with people.  Each family is different but I always walk away feeling a bit more connected with each client.  This family was one of my first clients, so I hold a special place for them in my heart.

Karen is the type of girl I can sit down on the couch with, chat about anything and have fun; plus we have the same tastes in books ~ love chating about the stories and what parts we loved in the book.  Joe is one of the funniest people I have ever been around.  I love his sense of humor and his timing on deliver is perfection.    Karen’s dad joined up for this session and he is as much fun as she is.  You can see how much love he has for Ms. Sydney by looking at the way he looks at that little girl. 

A purple hat and amazing curls

Posted on March 4, 2010

Little kids are the best to photograph in my eyes.  They may not always do what you ask them but you can see their true self in each frame.  Part of having pictures taken when your kids are small is to document who they are.  They will not sit still, may not smile and more than likely will try to run off before I am done.  But that is life and those little things make the pictures that much better.

Baby Izzie had this amazing purple hat on for our photo shoot.  Purple is my favorite color so I was so excited to see her and her sister, Rian, in this color.  Izzie was pretty much bald under the hat (another one of my favorites, bald babies) but sister Rian has the most delicious curls you have ever seen.  Just picture her running and all those curls bouncing up and down; so  sweet. 

Kim and Bo, you have one beautiful family; thank you for letting me spend the morning with you and your girls.

he’s one

Posted on February 24, 2010

Kameron just turned one! 

He is one happy, happy little boy.  I fell in love with his big eyes and bright smile.  At the end of our session we found a fountain of water to play in; despite the cold day and freezing water; this little boy was in heaven.  I think he could have played in the water for the rest of the day.

a tutu and polka dotted rain boots

Posted on February 14, 2010

With a combination like this how could the pictures not turn out adorable?

Ms. Ameila just turned three and I was lucky enough to be asked to capture her cuteness and energy.  It may have been raining but that did not stop her.  She has a quality about her that makes you feel the zest she had for life.    Her ring, the boots, the pink tutu and that amazing smile, watch out world, this little girl will conquer it some day. 

 Happy Birthday Amelia, thanks for dancing for me in the rain.

a year has passed

Posted on February 14, 2010

A few weeks ago I attended a baby group party.  They were celbrating their babies 1st year.  Most of the families are clients of mine so I felt right at home and the kids were used to me shoving a camera in their faces. 

I had a blast trying to follow all 8 kids around that day, here are some of my favorite images from the party.

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!!!

 

dom, this ones for you

Posted on January 26, 2010

Hey Dom, here is a sneak peek for you.  More to come very soon.

 

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.

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!

the cold will not stop us

Posted on December 15, 2009

We may have been rained out the day before, but there was not way we were going to let the cold cancel our session, and I am so happy we made it!

I fell in love with this family.  There little girls are simply adorable; mom and dad are madly in love and grandma and grandpa were sports.  Photography gives me a change to capture people on their own level.  Chatting during the session not only eases everyone but helps me get to know them an a deeper level. 

Nick and Elizabeth were great.  I would love to have to do a couples session with them.  The energy that bounces off them makes me want to try to capture it.  And their girls, look at the baby’s boots, way to cute.  Callyn, the oldest, was super sweet.  If the weather was a bit nicer, I could have ran behind her all day.  The energy that kids have makes me wonder where does it go and why can’t I still have some of that at my age.

life with boys

Posted on December 13, 2009

This family is very similar to mine; they have two boys that are spaced apart about the same as my boys.  We started the session out at their home.  Nolan was playing trains, something my 3 year old is obsessed with as well.  We had a bit of a conversation discussing all the trains in his collection.

Logan was one super great baby.  I never heard a peep out of him; and those eyes, they are amazing.  The last picture that I posted makes me smile.  Look at his expression!  I wonder what he was thinking.

 

i just can’t wait

Posted on December 8, 2009

Started to edit this session and I have fallen in love with these images.  I had to share some; more to come in the next few weeks.  Penni, your kids are amazing!

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