Monday, October 25, 2010

newborn babies... I love 'em!

My dear friend had her baby recently....

I love the smell of a newborn baby. :) They're so cuddly.. so soft... and so precious.

plus their little feet just about kills me every time! Love it!

{{ankle bracelet retouched to protect mother & child's identity!}}


Sunday, October 24, 2010

R Family Photoshoot

This photoshoot was the largest group of people I've done... ever! I was quite nervous about it, let me tell you! But, with the right location, the right group of people, it worked! Plus it taught me a lot about what I need to do for next time!

We had an unfortunate event which involved bees. Two of the kids found a bush to browse around in, and apparently it's the home of bees. After I settled the family down on the grass, here comes the bees! Three bee stings later (one on the eye of Brian, two on Mandi)... we moved to a different area of the yard. Whew!

Gotta say I love the little guy. He was my most expressive person ever on my shoots. His dad came a close second... you should see the smarties he hid in his teeth/mouth and which I didn't discover until I put them on the computer! The dad!! Not the kid! :)


I shot Tressa's baptism pictures over a year ago. She's such a sweet gal!

Funny story with this little guy. I kept trying to do a certain type of picture, so I kept having to go lower w/ my camera. Well, this kid went lower as well... so I went lower even still! Well, he followed my example, and went lower! Finally I gave up.

Poor Brian had enough by this point. The bee sting near his eye didn't help.

This couple was just THE perfect couple to pose! They take the best pictures ever!


and Miss Mandi.... so just oozes beauty out of her pores! Gorgeous gal!


Mandi's parents joined in on the fun. I haven't finished editing my photos yet that include them with the family....

All in all, I learned a ton from this shoot. Every time I have a shoot scheduled, I worry big time how nothing is going to go right... or I'll never get a great picture. Even if I take a few hundred pictures, only 20-30 really turn out right (because we're getting closed eyes, goofy expressions, etc). I have to say.. I'm really loving this hobby!!

Saturday, October 9, 2010

bryn


I was asked by a favorite friend of mine if I'd come back and shoot some more pictures of their precious baby. I was SO excited!! I brought along my girls' blessing gown they wore when they were babies, so I was thrilled to get some pictures of it as well!

She was truly the happiest baby ever. And full of lots of dribble on her chin... :)

LOVE LOVE LOVE this picture!!

OH, I love this picture of her yawning!
Might be a *little* out of focus, but it just captures her sweetness so perfectly!

Since Daddy missed out on the first session, he was a big figure on this session.
This is my favorite picture of them together.