Take Me Out to the Ballgame

Phew! This little slugger put me through my paces. His parents are athletes in the greatest sense of the word, baseball? Yep, a family passion. I hauled about 3/4 of my studio over to this little man's home for his photoshoot. I was so excited after walking in to see a large south facing sliding door letting in some soft gorgeous light. I took over the kitchen table, ripped up the room temp to a balmy 85 and went to work. I had to work fast because this little guy was feisty and not very sleepy. Two or three hours later I was satisfied with my captures. So perfect! My favorite set was the white outfit which belonged to his grandfather when he was a wee little one. I loved the sense of family ties that portrait entails. Welcome to the world little slugger!

5 lbs of Itty Bitty

Wow! I am in love with this little lady! She was amazing, slept nearly the entire session. At birth she weighed about 5 lbs...at two weeks she was still oh so tiny. She allowed me to try out some fun poses. Little Miss A brought along her two proud older brothers. Anyone else feeling baby hungry after seeing these? LOL!

The Cool Old Couch

An old couch. Lusting after the idea for ages. My amazing friend found one for me and let me practice on her family. Her kiddos are so cute. The sweet, little firecracker is my daughter's best friend. She usually NEVER smiles for my camera, this time ice cream bribes worked. We had some fun times with these goofy folks. Say Cheese! if you dare.

Grove of Yellow Trees

I've searched for over a month for some autumn trees. Monday I located a perfect spot, probably the only stand of trees in a 20 mile radius. A couple days later...a photo shoot. I commend the mom of this family on picking the perfect color scheme for this setting. We met at 9 am to rush through this shoot due to pending rain. The last couple frames were in the rain. I love the diffused light an overcast day offers, combined with some moisture in the air to deepen colors, phew, I was in heaven. These kiddos are very well-behaved. They let me boss them around. My son was in the baby backpack acting as the perfect attention getter. Well, he is pretty darn cute.

Lovely Autumn

Autumn is the perfect time for family photos. The amazing mixture of reds, yellows, gold, orange, and green make a perfect palette for a photo...or two. I do miss the Utah mountain aspen trees and explosion of color, however, even Nebraska has little spots here and there full of color. I spotted this location a couple weeks ago scouting for some fall color. It seemed to fit this family's personality. Aren't they amazing? We had a fun time trying out new poses and ideas. Check out their web album for more photos.

What a Smile

Say hello to this little Miss. She had a smile everytime I pointed my camera in her direction, a canned smile. It took some work to get a natural smile. She is my little girl's age and about as sassy. Love it! I love that her Grandma wanted some photos with her granddaughter. The bond between generations is so special.

Little Princess

This little lady came to visit me on Wednesday. She was a little camera shy but we worked through it easing out half smiles and some serious looks. Mom and daughter have not had photos for two years! I really enjoyed getting to know them. We started outside since the baby loves to be outside. After a short break we had a short session in my little tiny studio. The floor pictured was one of my projects this week. I was glad to try it out!

Pretty Butterfly

We had a little visitor this evening much to the delight of our little girl. She was in raptures!

Birthday Girl

The little gal in the top photo just celebrated her 6th birthday on Thursday. We had a super fun photo shoot out at a farm that had some fond memories for the birthday girl. She brought along her little sister, best friend, and her best friend's little sister. We had a magical time eliciting smiles, being goofy, and having a tea party. I have about a dozen favorites so check out the rest of their photoshoot if you are so inclined. The girls seemed to ooze sparkles so I added some cheesy effects just for the girlies! The baby loved the tea party idea. I hear Santa may bring her a set for Christmas! What fun!