Category Archives: Family

{photography} Lady A’s 1st Birthday Shoot

Happy 1st birthday my dear daughter 🙂 I was originally going to do a cake smash session but decided to do a cute balloon shoot instead – just something different, change things up 🙂  Also didn’t want my daughter growing up thinking that she’s just following big brother’s footsteps! ha! We had a lot of fun because come on what baby doesn’t like balloons? And it’s true, as I was photographing my baby girl, images of her first year flew by from rolling, sitting, crawling, pulling up to her sweet, endearing smile and infectious laughter.  Adjusting to life as a family of four was a lot more challenging than I had imagined but we are finally starting to fall into a steady routine now! The other day, my husband had a huge smile on his face as he watched our son run through the house shouting, “baby sister, it’s time to wake up from your nap!”.  And like the rambunctious little boy he is, our son shot through our bedroom door where his baby sister was napping, climbed onto the bed and gave her a gentle pat, then a huge hug. Life can not be any sweeter with these two babies!

{Photography} Easter 2014

Easter spells out beauty, the rare beauty of new life. ~S. D. Gordon

I am easing off of maternity leave with a 15 minute mini session of Lady A for her one hundred day old photo shoot.  I missed squishing cute babies so much and Lady A was full of smiles for mommy.  While processing photos from the shoot, I’m beginning to fall in love with the whole vintage look for photographed babies – may begin to incorporate some more of that look into my processing style!  Enjoy precious Lady A’s images here and have a lovely Easter!

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{Photography} family shoot

“… and she loved a boy very, very much– even more than she loved herself.” ― Shel Silverstein, The Giving Tree

We did a self family shoot just in time before this mama gives birth. It took a lot of effort and time – 150 shots for around 10 images that I felt met my expectations. Self shoots are always a challenge because you need to style, think about the shots, lighting, focus in time to some degree and then make sure any toddlers stay still enough not to blur too terribly. But being able to capture this special time was worth all the sweat and tears. The styling for this shoot was classic-themed and the shoot style was lifestyle. Our baby loves playing on the bed with us so I took advantage of shooting during his favorite activity to catch some of his most precious sweet smiles and lively personality.

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{Photography} Fall Maternity

“To be pregnant is to be vitally alive, thoroughly woman, and undoubtedly inhabited.”

– Anne Buchanan & Debra Klingsporn

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As I prepare the studio for when I go on maternity leave, I’ve been busy working on the business side of the studio (marketing, stocking up on newborn props & blankets, scheduling last minute sessions).  But I wanted to take a little time for this busy momma and take some maternity pics.  Debated on whether I would hire a fellow photog to do a session but I know I’d be completely OCD and want to edit their photos.  So after more thought, decided to shoot the session myself with a trusty tripod.  My husband also helped by snapping photos, some under my art direction.

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The session started out tough because it was really cold that morning around 40 degrees F!  We were able to relax a bit after moving indoors but I think we got the best shots towards the end of the session.  The most important thing in doing a self-shoot is really to try and relax on the other side of the camera.  The self direction is hard but luckily hubby and I both love the camera.

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I’m now 33 weeks and we are so excited for this little lady to make her appearance.  Although cold and a challenging session, I’m so glad to be able to capture this special moment for us <3

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