I love kids!

Seriously... children are so much fun to photograph! I love catching those little moments that really show off their great personalities. These three kiddos were super cute, and I had a blast with each of them!

More baby smiles :)

These sessions have been so much fun! All of these moms are so inspiring to me, I don't know how they do it. Look at how beautiful these two are :)

Sweet baby girls :)

This little girl was such a sweetheart! It was so much fun to take pictures of these two :)

Weekly Photo Challenge - "Food"

I've always wanted to do a shot like this, so I finally made the time to do it! It was a bit trickier than I expected, but luckily I had my four year old daughter around to help me out :)

ISO 200
Aperture f/2.8
Shutter 1/60
Focal length 57mm
Two flashes, a reflector and lots or white paper!




Monica's shot:

ISO 100
Aperture F5.6
Shutter .65
Focal Length 135mm



Grace's shot:

Aperture f/1.8
Shutter 1/125
ISO 200
Focal Length 85mm



Jessica's shot:

ISO 400
Aperture f/5.6
Shutter 1/100
Focal length 30mm
Light from window + her husband's white t-shirt used as a reflector :)



Leisel's shot:

ISO 100
Aperture f/2.8
Shutter 1/1600
Focal length 100mm



Heidi's shot:

ISO 200
Aperture f/10
Shutter 1/400
Focal length 38mm



And our challenge for this week is:

"Overexposed"

Should be wild... happy shooting!

All smiles

These two boys were so smiley, they loved the camera! Mom definitely has her hands full while daddy is away :)

Endless energy!

I just loved this little guy! He would not sit still for anything, lol. Photographing him was kind of like shooting a football game... except that I could never predict which direction he would go! I wish I had that kind of energy :)

I'm sure his mommy can't wait for her husband to return home... especially with baby number two almost here!

Cute kiddos!

These two were so silly and fun! Big brother was having a blast showing me his karate moves, and little sister had so much spunk. We did some shots of mom with the kids too, but I'm still working on some photoshop magic... swapping heads and such :)

I hope their daddy enjoys these pics when he sees them. What a lucky guy to have such cuties!

Photos for daddy!

Today I photographed little baby S. and her gorgeous mom. She was absolutely adorable and she just loved my enormous camera... and my camera definitely loved her too!

Her daddy is currently deployed overseas with the Air Force, which is how I met these two. I'm currently offering complimentary photography sessions to families of deployed personnel. This is the first of many to come!

I think her daddy will be excited to receive these pictures in the mail :)

More of Matt and Ashly

Just a few more :)

Matt and Ashly :)

Yesterday my cousin Matt got married! For once I was actually a guest at a wedding, and it was so fun!! My husband and I were able to dance the night away, and celebrate with some of our favorite people :)

Of course, I had to take a few shots... and now I just have to show off how adorable these two are :) I'll post a few more tomorrow morning, because right now I'm just exhausted after all the traveling...

Anyway, they're such a gorgeous couple I had to put something up tonight!

Weekly Photo Challenge - "Doors"

I didn't shoot exactly what I had in mind this week, but it was still fun! I found a door within a door which was cool :) Here are the results:

ISO 800
Shutter 1/100
Aperture f/5
Focal Length 41mm



Monica's pic:

ISO 250
Shutter 1/250
Aperture F3.2
Focal Length 50mm



And Leisel's pic:

ISO 100
Shutter 1/50
Aperture F/9
focal length 52mm



"Food"

And if you're shooting one of your favorite dishes... be sure to include the recipe, lol! Happy shooting :)

Weekly Photo Challenge - "Personality"

This week was super fun, and most of us chose children as our subjects which is probably not a huge surprise :) Here are the results, beginning with my shot of my very silly four year old!

ISO 400
Aperture F 5.6
Shutter 1/400
Focal length 160mm



Monica's photo:

ISO 100
Aperture F9
Shutter 1/250
Focal Length 43mm



Jessica's photo:

ISO 100
Aperture F 2.8
Shutter 1/3200
Focal Length 50mm



Leisel's photos... she just couldn't choose one and I can see why! lol



Heidi's photo:

Aperture F 5.6
Focal length 26mm



And our challenge for this week is:

"Doors"

Happy shooting!

More boys... and their bikes...

Here are more pics from my husband's motorcycle trip. He asked me for vivid colors... and I think I delivered :) Enjoy!

The boys are back!

My husband and his 4 brothers rented motorcycles last week, and went on an epic "mini" ride together. I have a feeling this will be the first of many to come...

Of course I had to get some pics!

Here's a quick preview, with more to follow soon. Be sure to click on the photo so you can see the larger version :)

Troy and Ana

Last week I had a blast with Ana and Troy at their engagement shoot. I love when couples get into the photo session and really ham it up for the camera. These two were SOO fun! Take a peek at these photos, but don't be too jealous of all the fun we had :)

Wedding at The Grove

These two were adorable! I was lucky enough to photograph their wedding ceremony last week at The Grove. Here are a few of my favs from the day: