Archive for April, 2009

I did a screen capture of the website sneak peek because I haven’t gotten my hands on an actual copy of the magazine yet but… I love the story on Adams County’s Everyday Hereos… and the photography too, :)

They were both a pleasure to photograph and truly deserving of such a title. Check it out!

5 Week Old Surprise

April 28, 2009

This beautiful baby boy was an angel on Sunday which I know made his mom very happy. He was a little older than I like to photograph newborns (under 2 weeks is ideal) but surprise, surprise, I was wrong. He was wonderful and let me position him with just a leeeeetle fight on his part.

He joins a loving family who are so obviously smitten with him!

I think he looks just his gorgeous mom!
I really thought mom was an interior designer but turns out she is a very talented decorater and especially talented at finding very unique pieces of furniture and accessories. This is a changing table (underneath the top board) and is definitely the most gorgeous changing table I’ve ever seen.

Love the bright eyes and tiny smirk!
So peaceful and so happy here.

Peachy

April 26, 2009

I could hardly wait to get home to edit this first shot. I’ve been wanting to do this for a long time and well, these gorgeous sisters were perfect. I’ve had the pleasure of photographing miss T. before but today, I also got to photograph her brand new beautiful baby sister! This peach hat matched the color of her peachy skin!
I recently bought several pieces of fabric to do shots like these. I just asked mom which she liked best and I think she made a beautiful choice!

It was hot outside today so dad was wearing a tank shirt and I noticed his awesome tattoo and asked if he wouldn’t mind me taking this shot. Lucky for me, he’s a pretty nice guy and I love how it turned out!

You might recognize this little girl from the photo on my splash page!

I have a lot of newborn babies coming up within the next few weeks (and two this weekend!) and I’m very excited about that! I’m editing the rest of this session this evening and thought I’d share just one more from this sweetheart last weekend.

Schedule update

April 22, 2009

Just a quick note to say that May is completely (over) booked and I only have 2 spots left for June; HOWEVER, this does not apply to newborn sessions if they are done within the first 2 weeks of life. I always make time for newborns since they are so time sensitive and it is critical to get them in before 2 weeks for those curled up sleepy shots that are so gorgeous.

Here’s some photos of my muse from last weekend. A tea party fit for a princess…a sassy princess!


10 Days New

April 19, 2009
I had to postpone this session twice because this little guy wanted to stay with his mommy for as long as he could! But boy was he worth the wait. Just absolutely a perfect baby.

Thanks so much H & D for inviting me to photograph your “sweet pea”! Here are just a few of my favorites from our session!


His expression kills me this one!

A smile for mom and dad!

Absolutely amazing eyes and I could’ve stared at them forever.

Beautiful Family…

April 19, 2009

… both inside and out. I’ve had the pleasure of knowing these two lovely people for a very long time. I was thrilled to be able to photograph their family mainly because I know how much they love each other and that makes my job so much easier. Dad is getting ready to deploy to Iraq for the second time for a whole year. Being with them makes me really appreciate how much soldiers sacrifice because this one sure does love his family.

The train car says Walkersville which is where they both grew up and met of course. I love the symbolism here with the train car heading towards Walkersville.
This beautiful mom booked a session with me all the way from New Jersey so they definitely get the V.I.F. status. Okay, so they didn’t really come from New Jersey to have photographs taken with me, but since they were in town visiting family for the Easter holiday, she wanted to do something extra special for her in-laws with a large family portrait. The rain on Saturday put a damper on things (ahem… literally…) but when families are happy and enjoying their time together, it doesn’t matter if it’s raining.

I went back again today to get some smaller family shots. This little girl wow’d me with her vocabularly and smarts and as far as babies go (you photographers know what I’m talking about here) this little guy could steal any heart with his big blue eyes and chubbiness!

This photo is my favorite of the day and the next one is a close second.. Funny how I usually go for the mom and child photographs. There is just something about how a mom adores her child.



And here’s all of the wonderful S family! I realize I might be in the minority by picking this one as my favorite. Most people like the everyone straight facing the camera shots but this one says “real family” to me!

Beautiful

April 8, 2009

Is the word that comes to mind when I look at this photo. Just wanted to share.
Happy hump day!

Daddy’s Girl

April 7, 2009
It’s hard trying to convince my husband to let me take some photos of him but I pulled out all the stops yesterday when I told him that he should do it for Madeline. Well, he’ll do ANYTHING for her and so here we have it…. the results of my quickest session ever, all 8 minutes of it.

The truth is, I know she’ll cherish these forever when we’re long gone and that’s why it’s so important to me to take photos.