It was so much fun photographing this lovely family again! I photographed them about a year and a half ago at when Quincy was just a little guy. Now he's two and half, and has the biggest vocabulary of any two year old I have ever met! It is so much fun to get to photograph multiple generations in a photo session, and it is so much fun to get to photograph a family that you've photographed before! Thank you so much to the Matthews family for a wonderful shoot!
This past winter, I donated a family portrait package to Greenwood Elementary School's silent auction. The mom of the girls I babysit for helps put it on every year, and I always love an opportunity to support a good cause. All of the money earned went directly to the school, which as a teacher myself, I am in HUGE support of that no matter what! I am looking forward to continuing to do this for years to come, especially because it allows me to meet families I may never have otherwise gotten to meet! It was SO much fun photographing the darling Brown family! Aren't these boys just as cute as can be?! They were SUCH troopers, and made my job a piece of cake! I was so impressed with their incredible attitudes, fun personalities, and charming smiles! Not to mention, how awesome is their yard?! Yes, you got that right ... we did these photos at their house! Can you say BEAUTIFUL!? It was such a pleasure to meet this family ... Thank you SO much for buying my auction item!
Where to start? Let me just say that the Perry family made my job a piece of cake! I am always blown away by how much ... hmmmm what is the word ... easier? More compliant? Whatever the word, photographing a family with grown children is a cinch compared to what I'm used to. Don't get me wrong, I absolutely positively LOVE the little ones (afterall, it's the kiddos that made me want to become a teacher), but it's always nice to mix it up every once in a while. While I thoroughly enjoy chasing youngsters around trying to get them to laugh, smile, and stand still, I welcome the refreshing change of photographing a family where every member of the family does exactly what I tell them to do for every single snap of the shutter! It's always weird when I am going through the original 300+ photos I took from a session, and 99% of them are perfect. By perfect, I mean that all four of them were perfectly posed with perfect expressions on their faces. I will admit that as easy as it is to photograph a family like this, it becomes incredibly hard when I am forced to narrow down 300 great photos to a mere handful or two. Thanks to the beautiful Perry family for a fun, easy-going, refreshing photo shoot!
I have known Brittany for a very long time now, and she is one of my dearest friends so, of course, I was thrilled when she asked me if I could take family pictures of them. This entire family is so fantastic with two beautiful ladies and three handsome men! This family photo shoot was one of the easiest shoots I have ever done in my entire life. They were so willing to do whatever I asked of them even though they probably felt really cheesy, and Ryan even fell into the stream to try to help me get across it. All five of them contributed to an extremely fun and outgoing shoot. I'm sorry to Phil who broke his phone while jumping through the trees, and I'm sorry to Ryan who had to have been hurt after that fall, but I really appreciate your guys' enthusiasm and willingness to help make this a fun and exciting shoot! The yellow leaves and beautiful Fall colors made this shoot beyond exceptional, and I couldn't have asked for a better family to get to know and photograph. Thank you all for such a great time!
On Sunday I photographed the Cirelli family. It was so nice to meet this wonderful family, and I was honored that they asked me to take their family pictures. This beautiful family of four recently welcomed Liam into the world so congratulations to all of them! These two brothers couldn't be any more cute. The two year old, Owen, is so photogenic and fun! He loved getting to run around the park while Liam was so content and happy the entire time... I think he may have even enjoyed getting his picture taken.
On Friday I photographed the beautiful Johnson family. Could they be any more picture perfect, especially with all of their matching Chucks? JUST WAY TOO CUTE! Elijah and Avari are two of the most adorable kids I know, and I was honored to get to photograph them. I just love all of them so much ... they are an incredible family, and I am blessed to be good friends with them!
Last Saturday I was privileged to get to photograph a dear friend of mines Grandma's 90th Birthday party. The party was at Littleton United Methodist Church, where Martha has attended for the past 70 years. Can you imagine going to the same church for 70 years?! It was so much fun getting to see Martha celebrate this very special day with all her friends and family, and I was blessed to get to capture it.
This weekend (well Thursday through Saturday) my Mom and I went to Virginia to visit my Aunt Ann, Uncle Steve, my cousin Jayme and her baby girl Rylea. Rylea just turned one on Wednedsay, and we were excited to get to go celebrate with her! Although our trip was cut short due to good old Hurricane Sandy (we were supposed to get home late tonight, but ended up getting on a flight last night instead, and good thing because our flight today was cancelled and Norfolk is currently getting 10" of rain today!), we still made the most of the short time we had there. On Friday, my Aunt Ann, my Mom, Jayme, Rylea and I spent the day in Williamsburg. If you've never been, go! Colonial Williamsburg served as the capital of the Colony of Virginia from 1699 to 1780 and was the center of political events in Virginia leading up to the American Revolution. I was in love with the old buildings, the history, and the trees. Rylea loved all the sheep, cows and horses! Not only did we get to see where Thomas Jefferson and Patrick Henry lived in the Governor's Palace, but we got to learn about the history and culture of the times too. Besides going to Williamsburg we spent our time in Norfolk hanging out with the family, and being entertained by beautiful, adorable Rylea!
It's that time of the year again when everyone wants their family photos taken. Here is a much needed blog post of the three family portrait sessions (and the Mom-Daughter session) that I did this past weekend. All four shoots were so much fun. I was honored that these four incredible, beautiful families asked me to take their family portraits. First up is the O'Donnell family. Although we couldn't get the little one in this family to have a serious smile for any of the pictures, I think these photos definitely show off her spunky attitude. What do you think? Could she have any more great faces? And how about the other two munchkins? Super cute, right?
Next is the Hicks family ... this shoot was so much fun with all the leaves and fabulous fall colors everywhere. Not to mention the cute, stylish kids and the beautiful parents! Thank you all for making my job SO, SO easy!
And finally, we have the Lamar family. I have been blessed to know this family for many, many years now, and they just welcomed a new baby girl, Frances, to their already stunning family. Congrats!!
And last, but not least we have adorable little Evie. Poor Evie did not particularly want or enjoy getting her picture taken, but she definitely had a cute pout, and think the few that we did get were worth it!
On Sunday, I was blessed to get to photograph the White family. This incredible family was so much fun to work with. With the beautiful parents, charming 7 year old twins, and an adorable baby girl, they sure did make my job incredibly easy! The girls are so full of life, wild and fun, and I tried to get their great personalities to shine through these images. The colors on the trees, and the fallen leaves couldn't have been more perfect for these Fall family photos. Thank you so much to the White family for such a fun shoot!!
I never thought I would see such a gigantic tree in my life. Brandon and I were driving through Yosemite National Park towards Mariposa Grove of the Giant Sequoias, and I said to him, "How will we know when we see a Sequoia tree?" We thought that the trees already surrounding us were pretty big. But when we saw one we knew it.