I had the pleasure of meeting The H Family and shooting their newborn session a couple of weeks ago. They were such a pleasure to work with from start to finish, and it helps that they look AH-MAZING on camera.  Their baby girl was a dream in all of her newness. She slept throughout most of her session, and actually cried a bit when we took her OFF of the bean bag because we’d finished. That NEVER happens! Here are a few of my favorites from their session. They’re a party of FOUR now! 😉 LOOOOOVE it when grandparents are around for “picture day”! The sweetest details.

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I was pretty excited to hear that The Vanderpool crew is expecting a new addition, and I can’t hide that I was ECSTATIC when Cheryl asked me to shoot their maternity pictures. Since working with their family back in 2013,  I have enjoyed watching their family blossom via FB! It is always an honor and a blessing to be able to “grow” with families. I’ve probably said that here before, but I truly mean it. Anyhow – Enjoy the pictures below! 😉

Thanks for looking! XO.

 

I WILL BE BLOGGING THIS YEAR. Seriously. I’ve decided that it’s something that needs to be a priority. I find myself looking through photo blogs pretty often in my spare time, and I ALWAYS check out the blog when I know the family in the post. I want my clients to be able to share their blogged sessions with their loved ones.

With that being said…

I’m excited to show off Baby Reich! It’s always pretty amazing getting to see my co-workers in another element. This shoot did NOT feel like work. I felt like I was just catching up with a friend, aaaand I just so happened to snap pictures of her adorable baby. Needless to say, Amanda had the perfect playlist (I wouldn’t expect anything less from a music teacher! Hehe) and Baby Reich slept great for her shoot! Dream baby! I must say that Amanda and Bob are naturals with parenting. It was hard to tell that Baby Reich is their first! She’s one fortunate little baby girl because it’s already so apparent that she’s got awesome parents!

I couldn’t leave without having grandma & grandpa get in a couple of shots with their new granddaughter. She is so loved! 🙂

 

I’m SOOO excited to be back on my dear old blog. It’s been over a year, and I have photographed so many beautiful families and sweet little babies. As many of you know, I was a full time third grade teacher last year (still teaching – second grade teacher this year ). Something had to give in order for me to keep my sanity…and that something ended up being my blog.

Last school year, I also decided to only accept shoots that I was comfortable with and that happened to be maternity, families, and children. I still found myself reading wedding blogs…….and sobbing. That love for documentation paired with me being a big ball of emotions is what drives me when it comes to photography. I decided to take a class on engagement shoots and weddings this summer. I wanted to challenge myself and really grow as a photographer. For my class, I had an assignment that required me to simply capture the happiness and love between two people. Soooo…I posted a model call. I was so happy with the response to the model call, but ONE response in particular left me soooo excited!

If you’ve ever asked me what drew me to photography or what inspired me to start a business..with no formal training – I probably mentioned The Barnetts. In fact, I wrote about them in my “meet the artist” page on this website (I should probably update that because it’s been a few years now – Hehe!). Christan was a classmate my freshmen year at ASU, and I always admired her. At the time, she was a single mom, and she was always so bubbly and encouraging. I literally didn’t think there was anything she couldn’t do with a smile and style. I watched her become engaged to a guy that she always spoke so highly of, married, and then pregnant with her second baby. Someone posted black and white photos of her newborn  in the hospital, and I just sat at my computer crying my eyes out. I felt a bit silly after a while because we were juuuust classmates, but I felt so moved and so encouraged by her story and her faith. I thought about what a blessing and privilege it would be to freeze/document these MAJOR moments for beautiful families. I reached out to her photographer, and to my surprise she responded with a very detailed email suggesting lenses and several other starter tips. She also suggested shadowing with a photographer and that’s what made me reach out to Craig (the wedding photographer that I used to second shoot with).

Anyway, fast forward 8 or so years – Christan and David have been happily married, and they now have three beautiful children. Prior to their shoot, they had no idea how they inspired my business. Working with them made this shoot so special. It became much more than just an assignment – after all of these years – still in love, still inspiring… and in front of MY camera…finally. It was just what I needed to get back on this blog.

Enjoy! XO.

God bless the couple that dances on demand and looks this good doing it. 

This is them giving me…SERIOUS. Haha! 

Needless to say, I enjoyed this shoot, and I’m ecstatic about expanding my brand and welcoming couples!

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There are many things that I love more than repeat clients, especially when they’re old friends! Laura and Jeremy are cool, but the excitement stems from knowing I’ll be working with their little Cady…sorry guys! Lol! We’ve done a birth, a newborn, and now a family/8 month old shoot together. It’s been great watching little Cady grow and also watchingLaura improve with her own pictures. If it’s one thing I know about Laura, it’s that she’s ambitious so it’s only a matter of time before she’s an amazing mom-tog. 😉  I love that Laura is just as into keeping these memories in the form of pictures as I am. I’m actually trying to persuade her to start “memory keeping” via Project Life now. LOL! I don’t want to go on a tangent so that’ll have to be in another post. Enjoy The Polack’s most recent shoot.

I think Cady was going with the serious look here. Lol!

You’d probably give the same expression if you saw the ridiculousness that myself and parents reduce to in an effort to get those smiles from time to time. LOL!

FAVE.

I think the hat was for laughs, but I ended up thinking it was soooo adorable.

I’m not quite sure that she agreed with the whole hat thing. Lol!

So adorable!

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