The Hill Family PB#4

Holly Hill and I used to do Arbonne together and when she took me up on the freebie offer, I was so excited. I knew she had two cute little boys. Little boys are way fun to photograph. Holly warned me that they did not enjoy sitting still and boy was she right! Hayden, 3 and Hudson, 1 1/2, were all about running around and they wanted NO part in sitting still for even a minute. I think that is what makes their pictures that much more fun! They are literally candid moments I snapped really quickly (if I didn't, they were gone). I can't wait to get to photograph them again, as the few I did get are really cute, but mostly of them by themselves. Here are the favs.

Hayden, catching a glimpse of a turtle.

If you think he's cute on camera, you should see this little guy in person!

A mommy and me pic. love it.
We FINALLY got Hayden to stand still (with mom's death grip) for a minute and I could NOT get Hudson to look at me for the life of me ...
He's pointing at me. Doesn't his face just say "Here's your chance, you better click fast!"
This is a fav for sure. I love brother pics.
A second attempt at a family shot, but the lighting was really harsh here.
Both boys were soaked by the end!

This is one of my favorite pictures I've taken so far. If helps that he just melts my heart. He really makes me want a boy so bad! Maybe I can just steal him ;)
Here Hayden's waiting "patiently" lol for his shoe that fell into the creek!
OK, now for a little behind the scenes. Sorry, Holly, I had to! These are way too fun.
Hudson just dropped his pants. I think he was sick of Hayden getting all the attention and this was his way of saying, "Hey, look at me!"
I would have insisted that we give the family shot another go, but this was the note we ended on. Both boys hit a wall! Maybe next time. Sorry, Hayden, I hope you will forgive me!

Fowler Family PB#3

Meet the Fowler Family ... my Uncle Robert, Aunt Christine, and cousins, John, Christopher, and Talon. We decided we didn't need to venture anywhere to get some great shots because the back of their property was perfect! Trees, a creek, even tractors and dump trucks ... a photographer's dream. The boys were SO good. Keep in mind, the majority of pics with John and Chris usually have bunny ears and silly faces. Here are my favs from the quick session. At the end the boys rode their motorcycles, so stop back by as I will post those later. I know Christine is dying for a peek so here they are.

We were trying to get a few of Rob and Christine alone and the boys kept hiding behind the tree. This is truly a candid moment.

This is Christopher's favorite place to climb, so we had to get a few of him on his daddy's tractor.
The prefect old dump truck ... for pictures that is!
This is definitely one of my very favorites.
Talon is such a snuggler and he wanted his daddy. A little bw vintage.

Another fav too. Look at that grin!


Here ya go Christine ... is EVERYONE looking at the camera? I think they are!

What beautiful boys. Can you not tell they are related?


Thanks for letting me catch some great shots! Hope you like them. I will post motorcycle pics later. John and Christopher deserve something for being SO good!

Madison PB#2

Meet sweet Madi! Her mom, Jennifer, and I are good friends and I couldn't wait to get my camera out to shoot little Miss Madison ... you can see why! She is 2 1/2 and such a beautiful little girl. I seriously could have blogged all the photos from this shoot (I narrowed it down to the best 100!) I think I need to learn not to be so trigger happy. OK, enough from me ... Madi wasn't too into the photo shoot to begin with, but I still got some great shots and I hope her little personality shines through in these.

These are from our second stop (a huge field of wildflowers I've been scoping out for a while now). Full sun + White Dress = HUGE learning experience for me!

She is twirling in this one!

Jenn didn't want her pic taken, but I couldn't resist this moment.
Meet my NEW Chair I got for $25, thanks to Aunt Loree, at the Decatur city garage sale. We found it at our second stop and later saw the same one in an Antique store for $135. I'm so excited about it you will see why!

Madi was pretty much "done" with pics after the flower field, but I was just dying to get a few with my new chair so we took a few more before the mosquitos completely devoured us! All my favs are with the chair, hence all the vintage effects.

This is my favorite favorite. She totally did this on her own. What a little model!

These next few are actually from the beginning from our first location when Madi was really not into me taking her pics AT ALL. They all are basically candid (me following her around while she did her thing :) After a while, Jen went to the car and I told her to take her time. Once Mommy was gone, Madi was a superstar!
This one is the very first pic I snapped. I love it.

Playing Peek-a-Boo
Doesn't she have the sweetest little face?!


A fav!


She's showing me her painted toenails!

I love the expression in this one!
More Peek-a-boo
Make sure to leave me a comment telling me which ones are your favs! It will help me figure out what other people like so I can keep doing more of that.

Playing with Texture

I am playing with some techniques, really trying to define my style. Tell me your thoughts.

Another sweet "vintage" photo of Hannah

Hannah's Baptism. Portfolio Building #1

Here is the first of my freebie pb shoots! I am so thrilled with how these turned out. Stayed tuned as my goal is to complete 10 portfolio building sessions total, so 9 more by May 1st! I already have 5 more scheduled. Once I complete all 10 I hope to have my website up and running with all my new portfolio pics and officially be open for business! Ok, back to real reason for this post ... pecious Hannah Catherine.

OK, I was super nervous about this session because it was for Hannah's Baptism. I knew I had to get there early to take some photos outside in the natural light. Babies and lots of clothes dont typically photograph well, so I was worried about her gown, but these turned out beautifully. They ended up being a little different than I had originally envisioned because of the lack of space around the church, but I still really love them. Her grandparents were my little assistants and she was SO perfect. She was wide awake and even held her rattle for me. Too cute. It also helps that she is the most beautiful 2 month old baby with the bluest eyes you've ever seen! Here is a sneak peak, Aunt Monique. Thanks for letting me use these to build my portfolio and to promote my business.
The first five are from outside as they are by far my fav.

This one is so vintage looking with her little bonnet. There are so many cool techniques I could do, but I just love her eyes and couldn't resist just going color.

I love grandparent/grandbaby shots.

Dark church + funky yellow color casts = thank God for black and white photos :)

This shot is so great bc it captures a hilarious moment. Hannah jerked and the holy water nearly drowned her!

It wouldn't be an event if Aunt Monique didn't cry. She's such a pro she doesn't even go into the ugly face.
Isn't she just beautiful!

Proud big sister Hallee and big brother Hayden

Manual Practice Shoot

This was my first practice round shooting in Manual Mode. Man, I have so much respect for real pros. It was tough, but here are my favs. They all looked best converted to Black and White, which I love! Is it possible to love rich vibrant colors and black and white, lol? I already have 5 takers on the free sessions. 5 more to go!