Perfect Lips

Seriously, I love this little man's lips! I was really wishing I had a macro lens to capture them at full frame. This first photo may be my favorite. As I'm sure I've mentioned in the past, I love when families incorporate something meaningful or sentimental in the images, and this photo contains two pieces - the blanket knitted by a grandmother, and the rattle that belonged to daddy. I love how he curled it up by his face!

Dogs and their people

This was a comical session. It started smoothly and the dogs were listening well, so we took the leashes off. Well, the fuzzy one realized he was free and started running through this boardwalk maze. His "mom" and I stayed put while "dad" and Darin went after him, and the yells and noises we heard were quite funny, and increasingly irritated and exhausted. This is a story I think all dog owners can appreciate. Who hasn't had to run down their block in a bath robe with a squeaky toy, or tried to keep up with a lightening fast dog through the park just waiting for them to stop and smell something? Our dog trainer told us he believes dogs have tails so there is something to grab when they decide to bolt. I've used that trick a time or two. Anyway, it all ended well, with time left to capture some sweet moments.

Sweet Dreams

This little guy must have had plenty of them, because he slept like a...ummm...baby. He may be my best newborn to date. Not only is he cute as a speckled pup (ok, cuter), he did everything I "asked" him to do. I first photographed this family last year, and loved working with them, so I felt honored when they asked me to do this session, especially since they live in Cape Coral and could've hired someone local instead. It was a joy to spend so much time with them and see how their first has grown. I hope they are as happy with the images as I am.







This cradle has been used in her family for four to five generations. Isn't it gorgeous?


This one just cracks me up.

Sentimental Value

The littlest guy in these photos holds a special place in my heart. He was the first "days old" newborn I ever photographed.

This is my favorite photo from that session. When I laid him in this basket and looked through the veiwfinder, it was a pivotal moment for me...I fell in love with newborn photography.

And here he is at a year and 8 months old.
It was so fun to photograph this family again and see how they've grown. Thank you J and C for being my guinea pigs in 2007, and for appreciating the results enough to hire me again. It does my heart good. :)

Fun mini-session

Aren't these outfits so cute together? Notice both the little girl and the dog (their first daughter) have black bows to accent mom and dad's clothes. Love it!!



And we've decided dad's Chucks should be a theme, which actually started with our first session last year.

Brave Parents

I loved this family. They were so nice and easy-going, and brave enough to have a puppy and a newborn at the same time! Little "R" had decided she didn't want to sleep for this session, but luckily grandma had the magic touch. We'd take a few photos, which would wake her up, pass her back to grandma, she'd leave the room with her for a few minutes, bring her back sleeping and then we'd do it again. But the good news...she slept better that night than ever before! So here she is...






And probably my favorite...

Backyard session

Here are some images of a fun little family I photographed recently. They had a great shaded yard, an adorable daughter and they wanted to include their "first" child (read: dog) in the session, who was so sweet. I haven't proofed the whole set yet, but I really liked the feel of these, and I'm really pleased with the vintage conversion on the third one.

Cutie Pie

This is my dear friend's daughter. We did our annual girls getaway, this time to Detroit, where this family lives. It was a great pleasure to meet this little firecracker, and her faithful dog. I was so excited to be able to photograph her, I love doing that for friends. The weather was dreary and the little one wasn't feeling great, but I hope I captured something they will cherish.