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This little fella and his family were the sweetest and so fun to work with!

Myles mom came prepared, she had been on my website and had done some homework.  She knew of some shots that she loved…such as the one with the knit hat, bare shoulders and close ups of his sweet little face.  We did those shots in the studio, incorporated some fun color with the orange background and then we headed outside to do their family shots.  I love that they brought daddy’s guitar, what a great way to show the character of their family.  It’s always great when mommy’s can give me some idea of what they hope to get from the session yet still let me do my thing.

I love the way these turned out and they do too!

Thanks for looking!

This beautiful gal is the daughter of a friend of mine and she needed some quick photos for a modeling portfolio.

I was so excited to work with her because well…she’s absolutely gorgeous and just a natural at posing.

We took some of these outside at the studio!

I keep finding little nooks that work amazing for photos!  Yay!

As always, thanks for looking!

I am beyond excited to announce that I now have a studio that is outside my home!  I have to tell ya, I loved using my home studio… however I did not like having strangers in my home.

It always seemed so strange to me to have someone find me through the internet and show up on my front porch with a 7-10 day old baby.

I never had any problems, it just always made me uneasy.

Now on to the Studio…

I was not really looking when I found this great little space and I was not concerned about the “natural light”  because I have become so used to using my studio lights and achieving great results however I love natural light and take advantage of it any chance that I can.

So, I recently did my first session at “The Studio” and I am SO excited with the results…it turns out that the natural light in there is awesome!!

This family couldn’t have been sweeter!  I had been talking with the mommy to be for months in preparation for their sweet baby and in the meantime I ended up finding my studio space, who knew?!?

Because I was in the process of moving, this  little fella was almost 3 weeks old (this can be tricky as they get older)he was perfect and was out like a light throughout the entire session!  I was so happy that they worked with me and waited for me to get most of my things moved in and for being my “first customers” at the studio.

Here’s a  sneak peek for them!

Below:  Daddy is a competitive softball player and wanted some pictures of his boy in his glove

Thanks for looking!

Wow, where did the summer go???

I’ve been on a little bit of a hiatus, still doing sessions but considerably less over the summer because…my kids are growing fast and I love the time that I get to spend with them “just playing around”.

The summer goes by way too fast, it seems like I blinked and now it’s time for them to head back to school (insert a big frowny face here).

I have had the best summer however now it’s time to get back in the swing of things.  I was “just playing around” with some new overlays that I recently came across and i thought that I’d share.  These are fun and whimsical overlays from digital eye candy,  you can find them here. These are great for me because they just came out with a “Hush little baby” version and that’s right up my alley with all of  the newborns that I see.   I love to play in photoshop and add  few little surprises to a session.     Take a look.

Thanks for looking!

Whoo hoo!

The sun is finally starting to peek out and I couldn’t be happier  (my clients are too!).

I’m ready to get outside, smell the fresh air and feel the grass between my toes.

I’ve spent these rainy days booking sessions… and dreaming of sunshine!

With that said…

My session availability will be limited beginning now through  August.

I will not be booking weekend dates at all.

I always leave room in my schedule for newborn sessions and  because they can not usually be “scheduled”  they keep me on my toes!

Please contact me in advance if you’re expecting because there are lots of  babies this coming this spring and summer.

I will not likely be able to fit in your newborn session if I haven’t planned tentatively in advance.

Please contact me as soon as possible if you would like for your session (whatever type it may be…newborn/toddler/family)  to take place between now and the end of  August.

Thank You!

Now on to the good stuff!

I met this sweet couple over a year ago when I did mom’s maternity session.

I later had the opportunity to meet their sweet  little girl and we created beautiful memories with their newborn session.

NOW, guess who just turned ONE and we met for a little one year celebration.

We ended up with SO many great shots from this shoot, mom e-mailed me and expressed how happy she was that she would be receiving all of the photos on a disc because it was going to be impossible to choose.

This just confirms that my new way of pricing my sessions is making my clients HAPPY!

I love this one in color however it looks great in black and white as well!

LOVE this one!

AND…one from her newborn session, sigh.

They grow so fast and I am so privileged to be able to capture beautiful memories.

Thanks for looking, have a great weekend!