Grace

While my best friend was visiting today with her daughter, Grace, i thought, "Why not do a quick Easter shoot with Gracie?!?" So that's what we did! She was already dressed in a cute Easter outfit so I just threw up a makeshift white backdrop (I don't have the studio space for a white vinyl backdrop yet so I make do with what I have!) and clicked away! She was in a great mood and seemed to really enjoy the mini session. We'll be doing a longer session in May for her first birthday. Hope y'all enjoy and Happy Easter! Let's all remember why we are celebrating!

Cameron

I took Cameron out today after school to get some outdoor shots but it was a little tricky with the twins in tow so I wasn't able to spend as much time with him as I would have liked. I got some good shots but I plan to do it again soon on a day when Chuck is home to watch the girls! lol I'm sure all you moms out there understand this common delimma all too well! Keep in mind, if you have children and need some updated pictures, Mother's Day is just around the corner! If you want custom portraits of your kids but feel like you can't afford them, just tell your family it's what you want for Mother's Day!!! Spring is a beautiful time of year for outdoor pictures-everything is in bloom and the weather is perfect! Contact me soon to book your shoot so we can get the prints by Mother's Day!

Baby Baylor Continued...

Baby Baylor!

Several weeks ago I had the pleasure of shooting Matt and Laura Cobb's maternity portraits while Laura was 37 weeks pregnant with Baylor Marie. Today I had the priviledge of meeting Baylor and I'm sure you will all agree that she is absolutely exquisite!!! She entered this world last Friday the 27th at 4:01pm weighing 7lbs 11oz and measuring 20 1/2 inches. I spent several hours at her house today during a very calm and low-stess newborn shoot (so much easier for mom and baby than having to load up and get out of the house!) in which Baylor was a perfect angel! She barely even cried! I am so happy for Matt and Laura and have enjoyed the time I have spent with them capturing these priceless memories in what will inevitably be one of the most important years of their lives. I am so grateful they granted me access into these intimate moments. What a special priviledge! The pictures above are just a sneak peek of today's shoot. I will post more in the next few days. Thank you for looking and feel free to leave comments congratulating Matt and Laura-I'll make sure they see your well wishes!

Loving to LEARN!

So I've been taking a photography class for the past couple of months and I am learning so much! It's so exciting to learn concepts in class and then take my camera to the park with my family and actually put the concepts into practice! So every now and then, I like to share with all of you some of my experiments that result from my gradual acquisition of new skills and knowledge. These pics are examples of DOF (Depth of Field)-the picture of Cameron peeking around the post and the blurry post in the foreground, slow sync-the picture of Cameron going down the slide headfirst with his face relatively in focus and everything else blurry, natural lighting and fill flash-the picture of the wisteria and the last one of Cam sitting on the post, slower shutter speeds to allow for blurring of motion - like on the water fall and the NO OUTLET sign, direction of light - the ring on the bible, and Rule of Thirds-again the one with Cameron peeking around the post in the far right of the picture. Hope you enjoy and if you are curious about how any of these were done, feel free to ask. I'd love to share what I'm learning! Take care and thank you all for your support and encouragement!

PS Baylor Marie Cobb was born this weekend!!! More details and newborn pics coming soon(maternity pics can be seen on a previous post)! Congratulations to Matt and Laura Cobb on welcoming baby Baylor into the world!!!

Brook and Sky

I love getting great pictures of my girls! These were taken this afternoon while they were enjoying some tummy time. In the first picture, to be honest even I can't tell for sure which twin it is but I think it's Brook. In the second, Brook is on the left and Sky is on the right. The third picture is of Brooklyn and the fourth is of Skylar. The last is the same as the second but in color. I thought these polka dot dresses were just adorable! Harmony, you have great taste and such a sweet generous spirit! Thank you! I feel so blessed to have the ability to capture these absolutely priceless moments in my children's lives. They grow so quickly and before we know it, they have outgrown dozens of "phases" we thought would last forever! I catch myself all the time saying things like "I can't wait until they start smiling!" or "I wish they would hurry up and start talking so they could learn to say Mommy!". But the truth is, I wish they could stay just like they are for much longer than they actually will! Every day brings new accomplishments in their ever expanding world and it's my job to freeze as many moments in time as possible so we will never forget the wonder and awe of these very precious memories! Thank you all for allowing me to share my heart through photography. What a priviledge!

Cheyenne

I had the chance to do a quick, 20 minute shoot yesterday for a precious little angel named Cheyenne. Her family needed some special shots of her with a handmade quilt (sewn for her by her grandmother) for an album they are putting together. Thanks to Jenn and Josh for letting me take pictures of their little cutie pie!!!