Beautiful Babe

JJ, I loved our "911" emergency photo session today. As always, Miss S was an absolute doll and I enjoyed every minute. I'm just about to send you the link to the full gallery but thought I would also share a little bit of your baby girl's beauty with other blog readers. Let's give them the privilege of seeing her before she's a big and famous supermodel. :-)






I love this series:

Back to Regular Programming

Now, we return to our regular programming: babies and families.

This past weekend, I had the pleasure of photographing sweet Baby S at her four month session. It had only been a couple months since I last saw her (click HERE for her 8 week session), but as many of you know, babies at this age mature and develop so rapidly. It was impossible not to marvel at her growth. Little Miss S was so engaged, physically strong, and very happy to dole out the smiles and coos.

We actually started the session with some headshots for Dad. Dad is in the very early stages of starting his business and needed some images for his corporate stationery and website. J, look at your handsome hubby. He sure does clean up well. :-)


Then, we moved on to some family portraits:



I just love, LOVE, L.O.V.E. this moment:


And moving on to some solo shots of the little sweatpea. I had SUCH a hard time figuring out which images to blog. She is quite the photogenic little angel.



Here's one of those smiles I mentioned earlier:


M&J, I'll leave you with this image. With a face like this, she's gonna have you wrapped around her little finger!!


Your gallery is almost ready for you. You'll have more than your fair share of images to choose from. Yay! I'll email you with the link by the end of the day. Stay tuned ...

Eight Weeks of Sweetness

For a fleeting moment yesterday, I found myself entertaining the idea of adding another little baby to our family mix. There's just something about holding a sweet, innocent, cuddly little newborn that makes the world stand still and all of your worries fade away. I love that feeling.

But don't worry, dear husband, I quickly snapped out of it the minute I remembered how close our household is to being out of diapers and moving on to the next stage of childhood. That being said, I relished every moment cuddling with and gazing at eight week old Baby S. It was a marathon session yesterday, but as a result of all the diaper changes, feedings, wardrobe changes, and naps that took place, I also got to squeeze in a wonderful visit with her Mom!

JJ: I loved seeing you in action and admire your confident, down-to-earth and tenderhearted parenting style. You are clearly cut out for this mommy business. In addition to enjoying our time together, I am truly honored that you and M chose me to photograph your firstborn. It will be great fun to watch S grow and reach new milestones over the course of her first year.

Without further adieu, meet sweet, tender, delicate Baby S.






Look at these awesome lips. Her mom and I agreed that she gives Shiloh Pitt-Jolie a run for her money!!


Any idea where her parents want her to go to college?

Beautiful Baby Girl

I had the pleasure of photographing this darling little cutie yesterday afternoon. Freshly rested from her afternoon nap, B was an absolute doll and definitely ready for her 10-month-old photo session.

Look at this image and just try to tell me she doesn't have the most gorgeous blue eyes.


K&D: Thanks for having me come out yesterday to capture some images of your precious little one. It was a fun time and a nice surprise when D walked into the nursery and we realized that we had previously met. Love the small world connections.

I'll email you as soon as your gallery's ready and will look forward to seeing what images you select to adorn the walls of your beautiful home. In the meantime, enjoy a little sneak peek of what's to come ...







And because I know you guys love black and white, here's one converted for you to see:

Four Adorable (and active!) Children

One of the (many) reasons I am enjoying my newfound career as a children's/family photographer is that each session brings fun, new and interesting challenges for me. I had already been feeling pretty challenged shooting (photographically speaking, of course) families with three children but today's session -- with FOUR children -- definitely pushed me to an even higher level. It was tough but I was determined to capture that ever so elusive, seemingly unattainable shot with all four children looking cute in the same frame. With the help of the very patient, kind and sweet mom (and the assistance of more than a few skittles), I think we were successful! :-)

S: Your kids did fabulously today and really hung in there for us. You should be very proud of them. M and B were more cooperative than I could have ever hoped for. I just may recruit them to be my personal models as my own two sons seem to be pretty tired of my picture-taking excursions. E & T must also be commended as they did a great job hanging in there, even past naptime. Thanks for a great session!

Waiting for Day 55

July 22, 2008 was Day 55. The day B would be reunited with his beautiful family. The day B would return home safely from his deployment to Afghanistan. For him -- and his family -- there was nothing like Day 55. And it was finally here.

I was absolutely honored and privileged to be witness to the homecoming of these Channel Islands Air National Guard deployers. The energy and excitement in the air could be felt by everyone. And it was truly an amazing experience for me, catching the first glimpse of the plane as it headed home and seeing all the families on the base waiting with heightened anticipation for their loved ones to step off that plane...

Thank you, M, for trusting me to document B's homecoming and for allowing me to take part in this special event. Below are a few highlights from our day:






I LOVE this moment. B is flying the plane pictured here and on the ground are his son and mother, waving them home.








And one more that deserves a little caption. M&B are enjoying their first kiss here. I just love this shot with M on her little tippy-toes while she enjoys smooching her hubby. :-)

Babies!

I've been remiss in blogging recent sessions so I thought I'd post a few images of some gorgeous babes I photographed not too long ago. Proud mommies, you know who you are!!

Baby N at one week young, looking so content and peaceful:


Doesn't he like such a wise old soul?

M, I love the photos you picked out for your birth announcements and will have the final draft for you to review tomorrow!

Baby A at four months old ... beautiful!


I couldn't believe how much A had changed and grown just since our last session two months earlier. Here she is already holding herself up. She'll be sitting up and crawling in no time.