Saturday, November 15, 2008

Beautiful little "A"

I was very excited about meeting Miss " A " and her mom. Little A is a beautiful baby girl. She is also very strong for a 3 month old. She didn't like that I wanted her to lay back and relax like a baby she just wanted to raise up so she could see what was going on. I was very pleased with how the photo session went, but when I began to edit the pictures taken I knew that her Mom was going to just love them! It was hard to pick only a few to post but I got the feeling she might like surprises so I am only posting a few. Thank you Danielle for sharing her with me.

I think she looks like a doll in this photo!

I love the rose petals!!!!!

Fall Days



This family was easy to photograph. The kids were very well mannered and extremely cooperative considering how much the temperature began to drop on this fall day. Here is a sneak preview of this beautiful family. I know Kristi that this year will be even harder than last year choosing your Christmas cards. Good luck!

Friday, November 14, 2008

Burrrrr!!!!!!!!

I love Sunday naps. It seems that I rarely get one, but that doesn't change the fact that I LIKE them, especially on a cold Sunday afternoon. Last Sunday when the temperture didn't get above 45 I was afraid that my 3:00 appointment would have to be rescheduled. But when the Mom of these two cute kiddo's was willing to give it a try I was willing to give up my idea of a Sunday nap. It took a great effort from Mom and Dad to get little brother out of his coat and warm blanket to attempt to smile and not look cold. After a quick warm up in the nearby car I was able to capture a few smiles. Big Sister was great! She did exactly what I asked and never complained once. Jennifer, I can't wait for you to see all the proofs in a few days but here are a few of my favorites...

Thursday, November 13, 2008

Jack Be Nimble Jack Be Quick!

I always love to photograph this little blue eyed boy and enjoy visiting with his Mommy. He is full of energy these days keeping his Mom busy and "helping" take care of his new baby sister. I took Baby K's picture for her newborn announcement last week but decided not to post any pictures as to not spoil the surprise of the announcement. I knew this was going to be a busy photo session from the moment we arrived at the location. We worked fast and I feel that many good smiles and expressions were captured that day. I love the ones by the door ~ great idea Mom!

Wednesday, November 12, 2008

Work! Work! Work!

I have been sooo busy. I am not complaining at all~ work is a good thing. A friend of mine was recently looking at my calendar because we haven't had a day to play :) and made the comment that my part time photography business has become a FULL time job. I guess she is right...or at least for the last 2 months and until Christmas I do have a full time business. My main goal these last few weeks has been to do the photo sessions and then edit them as quickly as possible instead of putting them on my blog for everyone to see. So this post will be a "catch up post" to let others see what I have been up too. If you have become a recent blog follower I really appreciate it and I LOVE your feed back.

Here are a few of my favorites from the last few weeks of photo sessions:




I can't believe this little boy is already six months old.

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Her Mom was afraid she was going to lose her baby teeth before we could get this photo session in. But we made it! :)





More Favorites...




You will be seeing many more sweet pictures of this little angel.



I absoultely LOVE baby feet!!

This little guy is such a treat each time. This was from his recent 6 month session.


This rocker was made by his granddaddy which is pretty special!



Just a few more from a little boy that I have taken pictures of since he was 3 months old. I can't believe he just turned 2!! Photo sessions of 2 year olds especially little boys have to be fast and on the go. We finally put him in the tree and was able to capture a great smile!!



This was one of the first shots so I was surprised to see this shot of him sitting still. I only remembered the running around shots.







Finally I wanted to post my little girl. Well I can still call her my little girl eventhough she just had about 5 inches of her beautiful blond hair cut off. Watching her grow up is getting very hard. I want her to stay a young innocent little girl, but I see her changing every day. I recently tried taking her picture with her cat Fluffy TWICE!!! Most animals are not too hard but this cat was very difficult. She just wanted to play with that blond hair! I have said to many customers over the years when they are stressing over how their children are cooperating during a photo shoot that I completely understand. Taking my own children's photograph is my very hardest subjects. They already know all of my tricks which they don't always find amusing yet they are trying so hard that it looks like they are doing exactly that~ trying too hard. So here are my best shots but by far not my favorite of my little girl...


Which one do you like?



Tuesday, November 4, 2008

My little Buddy "K"



This is probably one of my all time favorites of little buddy!




There are a few little boys that I have the honor of photographing that I would like to take home with me after a photo session and my buddy "K" is one of them. My daughter was petitioned by "K" to watch him get his photograph taken and was very sad when he was pulled away by his mom to go home. We are going to take him up on his overnight stay one of these days!! This sneak preview is only a small sample of what I was able to capture on this beautiful fall day. "K" is so easy to photograph which makes me look good! Thanks little buddy! I had a hard time choosing which photos to share and feel that I have given you only a small glimpse into our afternoon together.




The "S" Family



This photo session was fun! I enjoyed meeting this neat family. I was welcomed into their home that was very warm and inviting with a wonderful smell. Misty you will have to remind me again the name of that candle! We then headed to the future site of their new home that will be built by none other than the Dad himself. Once outside it was very easy to see they were in their natural element. This family loves the outdoors and it was easily seen in their expressions. I found it a blessing to meet this interesting family and felt that I gained a new friendship.

M & M's are such good treats

This special little guy who I'll call M&M was such a treat to photograph. This was our first photo session together but he was all smiles and ready to get started. I loved hearing his little laugh. (It is great when babies actually think I am funny enough to laugh out loud!) M&M's blue eyes almost twinkle when he smiles. I caught myself wanting to just touch those cheeks! When he stopped smiling long enough I was able to capture a few serious looks that are my favorites! I can't wait for his Mom to get the proofs so she can ooh and aah over her precious little M&M!

His eyes just twinkle in this picture...


He looks like a 'big boy' sitting in this chair!