Baby Games

Mary, and her sister, Anne, hired me to take photos of their sons. Both boys are under a year old and it was fun to be around such little babies! They had both been under the weather recently, so we met at the Walker Sculpture Garden Conservatory for their session where it was nice and toasty on our November morning. These two families were great to work with and I'm sure there will years of fun with these two cousins in the family (they were already wrestling...as much as babies can... by the end of the shoot!).

Changes

EDIT: I had to do some maintenance to this post. More photos will be added at a later date.

A coworker of mine hired me to do a shoot for her sister's family as a Christmas gift! The "kids" are growing up and living their college life. I had a blast working with the Stinger family and really enjoyed their company. Linda was so kind and asked me every question under the sun about my business, my other job, my life. I felt like her friend by the end. They were all good sports despite the cold November wind! Brrr!!


In other news, over dinner tonight, I asked my husband what he wanted to do this evening and he casually replied, "Go buy a Wii." I nodded my head as if saying, "Hmmm..." and just sat there for a minute. He didn't really say anything either. I decided to quit resisting and appearing like a responsible adult because deep down in my gut, I want one too! So... we cleaned up dinner, drove to GameStop and bought a Wii. In our first tourney tonight, I won bowling, but lost tennis and boxing. Maybe I'll ask for Wii Fit for Christmas! I hear its fun.

Subtle Beauty

My sister's friend, Maria, is starting her own business, Subtle Beauty Consulting, and asked if I would do a photo shoot to provide images for her website (coming soon!). Without a doubt, this was one of my favorite shoots so far because it was unique, girly, revolved around make-up and Maria provided pastries from The Isles Bakery in Uptown! Maria is a fantastic artist and I would recommend her to anyone. Here are some of my favorites from our time together.

Maria of Subtle Beauty Consulting

Another Purpose

Over the weekend, I did my very first volunteer shoot for the Make-A-Wish foundation. I was referred by a fellow photographer/friend and after many emails, I found out I'd be shooting for a 4-year old's birthday party... Dora themed! It was a challenging event for me for many reasons (first shoot using my brand new Canon 580EX II flash, first indoor shoot, etc.), but it felt awesome being part of such a great event. Dora showed up, the limo pulled in and the kids ran wild! Success!

Good Times with Leaves

The Deloia family was so fun to work with on a beautiful fall Sunday! We had to reschedule our original shoot due to high winds, cold and slush from the week before! Gross. We had a wonderful time together and I hope you enjoy your photos!

Fresh Ideas

Recognize these fabulous models? My brother-in-law and his fiance got a summer engagement shoot and a fall session! Okay, so I offered because what a perfect way to get experience! I made them do some crazy things that normal people on a Saturday afternoon don't usually do, but we managed to only get a couple stares from random people walking by. I believe one person walking by even said, "Hey... cool photo!" At least I hope that's what he said :)

The amazing Alison from Alison Lea Photography will be photographing their wedding next May! What a lucky couple!

The Faces of a 3 Year Old

I was fortunate enough to photograph another friend's family this past week. Katie and I have known each other since high school days and its so fun to watch her cute family grow and change. Caleb was so silly (as most 3 year olds are) and Hannah is just adorable! Katie has also referred me to many of her friends... even before she had her first shoot with me!! Thank you!! :)