Olivia

Saturday I was so happy to see the sun shine because I had Olivia's session that afternoon and we'd already had to reschedule once due to weather. This session was to celebrate her 3rd birthday. Isn't she so adoreable?! I just love those dimples and blue eyes.
Pretty soon she is going to be a big sister and I can tell by how sweet she is with her baby doll that she is going to be great!
Hope you enjoy your sneak peek!

Happy Birthday!

Today I was so super lucky to get to photography JJ for his first birthday! JJ has overcome so many obstacles in his short little life and it's a miraculous thing that he was home in time to celebrate his first birthday with his family. His family and their experiences in the last two years of having two babies with HLH have touched so many lives, including mine. I'm thrilled to be showing this sneak peek! I hope you like these Laura.
Happy Birthday little guy!

Kendall turns 1!

This is Kendall, you might remember her from January's baby contest. She was the winner of that contest which gave her a free session and 10x20 storyboard.
We met up for her session at Central Park in Roseville. It was a beautiful day and Kendall was much more happy about this session than she was her last session.
I just LOVE those dimples!
Happy birthday Kendall, I hope you like your sneak peek!









Kendall's winning image:

Good News!

Rachel, I got a cute one and I didn't even have to clone around any heads! :)

Sometimes I like to play with images and try new things out on them, new looks, new texture, etc. Today I wanted to do something special with this image, but everything I tried didn't look right. Then I decided to try the Midnight Sepia action I have and there it was, what I was looking for.
I am actually excited about how it turned out.
It kind of reminds me of a mix of Greg Olson and Liz Lemmon Swindle look, only in a photograph instead.

Introducing...

Will. Who's been long awaited for! I love it when parents want to be creative and make their sessions unique! Thanks D Family for letting me be the lucky photographer you chose for Will's first session and for wanting to play!

Another Storyboard Sample

You can click on it to see it a big larger. This one is three vertical images with black selected as the framing color. Frames will come in about 1/4 of an inch on each side. Prints come without the watermark of course.

Camille

I'm so lucky! I recently had a session with another beautiful baby girl!
This little girl's session was the result of a gift certificate given at her mommy's baby shower. I do have gift certificates available for free sessions and any number of prints you desire to give! So if you know someone who is expecting, and you know how much I LOVE newborn sessions, consider giving them the gift of a free session!

Storyboards

Along with this sneak peek I wanted to mention my storyboards. They are 10"x20" and can have from two to five images, most arrangements of vertical and horizontal can work.
It's easy to find frames for them because it is a standard size. Usually they are sold with a mat that has three spots for 4x6 or 5x7 images. You just take out the mat and insert your storyboard print. The background around the images can be white, black or can be picked from a color in one of the images to help with color coordinating.

Aria

A beautiful name for a beautiful baby!
Last weekend mom brought her over for a few shots. She was just so sweet the whole time and let us get a variety of shots. Because I've been knocked out with a cold this week I am just barely getting to them, sorry mom! I'll have a couple more to come later.

Merry Christmas!

I wish to send a Merry Christmas wish to all of my clients from 2008 and thank you all for being such wonderful people. Thank you for a great year in portraits!

I'm hoping to be much more active in 2009 in having contests and give aways and also add to my available products line.

Be watching in January for the 2008 Baby Contest where I will award one baby that I photographed in 2008 with a FREE First Birthday Session and complimentary 10x20 storyboard.

{ New Look }

I am playing around with a new look this month.

I loved my old colors, but had been using them for a couple of years. It's time to order new business cards and I really wanted to get into something more classic with a splash of color. I'm still looking for just the right music for my website, and that might take a while.

The splash of red color might change with the seasons.

I went through my galleries and updated them with newer images, which is great because not everyone stops by the blogity blog to see the latest and the greatest that I've been working on.

My next project is to create images of the different products that can be purchased through me with your images.

In January I will be having a contest for the babies I photographed this year to let one of them win a Free First Birthday session by getting the most votes on their cutest baby picture.

This coming spring I have a unique giveaway to announce, so be watching for that as well as a contest to win a lucky mom a free session for MYther's Day.

Sneak Peek!

please click to see better/larger image.

Some of you may remember me posting about my friend Julie who passed away this last spring while trying to rescue a young girl from a river that had swept her off her feet. Shortly after Julie passed away I was contacted by this couple, who were expecting their first baby soon. They were college friends with Julie, had seen my pictures of her and asked me if I would do their baby's pictures in her place, as she could no longer do this for them. I was both humbled and honored by this.

Thank you for having me out to your place, guys! It was great to meet you and share memories of Julie. She will live on forever in our hearts and memories. Kendall is beautiful and I know Julie would have loved to be the one to capture her in her first weeks.

I hope you like your sneak peek!

{ So cute! }

This is 9 day old Emma. Isn't she so cute and pink and cuddly?
It's been so long since I've had a newborn session, thanks mom and dad! Hope you like your sneak peek and congratulations on such a beautiful baby!