old friends and new beginnings

I love when I get to photograph friends that I haven't seen in a while. Nathan and I went to school together our whole lives. I even still have our 1'st grade school picture. Who would have thought I would one day be photographing his family. I loved getting to know his wife and ADORABLE baby girl (that looks just like him). Here is just a sneak peak of what we got that day.

down on the farm

I don't think I can say enough wonderful things about this family. They really were some of the nicest people I have met in a long time. I truly enjoyed the day spent with them. Their family farm at sunset was absolutely beautiful and the perfect place for their shoot. These two little girls were full of personality and could very easily wrap me around their fingers. I had such a hard time choosing my favorites to post in this blog because I really love them all. I hope everyone else who sees them finds the joy in them as well.

Giggles and Tears

This family is always a pleasure and I love spending time with them. On this particular day we had a little "baby drama" going on. Lots of tears were flowing. We made the best of it though and I think we got some great shots.

Family photos

I am so behind on my blog. Sorry friends. I've been so busy with taking and editing photos that I have not had time to write about any of it. This session was a few weeks back. I had a lot of fun that day driving this family around on the golf cart. Here are just a few of what we got.

it's been one of those days

If you know me then you probably know that I have a thing for crying pictures. I love them, always have. I like to keep my photography real. I don't do a lot of posing, even with babies. I just like to capture the moment. And you can't get much more "real" than crying. Of all the pictures hanging in my house my all time favorite has to be the one of my son, just 1 week old, screaming his head off. Babies cry and that's ok. For them, whatever is wrong seems like the worst thing in the entire world. Whenever I've had a rough day I look back at these pictures and they always make me giggle. Here are just a few of my favorites from the past year.

belly and a blessing

This shoot started out just like any other. It was just before sunset, beautiful light and a great location. However, it is one I will never forget. After quite a few interruptions, and some very interesting people, we ended up with some amazing photographs. And my mommy-to-be got a very sweet Hebrew blessing from a stranger.

Blue eyes and Big smiles

These two were full of personality. They gave me lots of giggles and some very intense "baby talk". They were both very interested in the camera, which gave me plenty of opportunities to catch those beautiful baby blues. The entire family made me feel very welcome. Over all it was a great shoot and I had a lot of fun.