Another fun day....

The kids actually wanted to take pictures today. It was fun. My sister gave them this cute hat and so we played around with it a lot. I know there are a lot of B&W ones, for some reason some of the picture's colors were bad, but this first one of Liz I thought was great. Cute girls if I may say so myself! :)

Oh boy!

I've been itchin' to get some pics of my kids. I know I take them all the time, but I wanted something fun and cute. Cooper came in the room with one of the girl's friend's hat on and I thought it was cute, so I drug him upstairs for a few pics. I just think he's so handsome!

He wanted to play with my lighting umbrella and since he was being such a good sport.... I let him. He looks like a chimney sweeper to me here. :)

But just down right adorable here!

Oh to be in love...

I LOVE doing engagements and weddings. It's so fun to be around people in love. They are genuinely happy and you don't have to work very hard to get them to smile! These two were so cute. It was like below freezing but they were still smiling and seemed to be having a good time. We hit up two spots in Utah County and avoided getting the snow at either one. That was a blessing! These two were so much fun and I can tell they're going to have lots of laughs over their lifetime. I mean, who else do you know of that sent out fake engagements just a short time after knowing eachother? Good luck you two!

Post #2

How about that! My second post today. This family is a friend of mine. Our little girls play together and go to preschool together. The first time I saw this little girl, I knew she would photograph so well and I was right. She's such a beautiful little girl. We had a little wrestling with the boys, many goofy faces and starting over the posing and such, but it was fun and I think we got a good shot of everyone. Here are some of my favorites from this session.

All dressed up and nowhere to go

You might recognize this baby from here. He's 5 months now and still as cute as can be! We had to work really hard for any smiles. About 20 minutes into the session he needed to eat and then we got a few more smiles, but he was too interested in the things around him and not much for workin' the camera. Still, being as cute as he is, a smile wasn't always necessary. Here are a few of my faves.

Love these!

Well it's been like 2 months since I shot these. My cousin and her hubby came up 'cause he was doing LOTOJA. Crazy if you ask me! But anyway, so we took a little bit of time the night before and got some great shots. I had them all ready to post but was trying to decide about changing my name or not. Since I still haven't decided, I thought I'd post them on this dreary wet day to remind me of this beautiful warm sunny day!

Fam of Four

I had a fun time photographing this family yesterday. The Mom is a new friend of mine and our little 2 year olds play so well together. Our babies, not so well! I think it must be a love hate relationship. Someday......
So we tried out a few spots yesterday and here are a couple of my faves. Aren't they a cute family?!

Little Stinker!

I finally got Isabelle's hair in pig tails and so wanted a picture of it, but she has turned into an anti-picture taker. And way too early if I might add! This was what I was dealing with most of the time.

Occassionally I got a glance in my general direction, but still, not giving me much to work with.

So I thought, okay, it won't be a solo shot, I'll have to get in there with her to get a picture. Well.... I forgot to put the remote down. So although  a decent picture, minor distraction.

So we tried again and cropped in closer. Not always a fun experience with my own kids, but at least we're getting some pictures of them!

A few more

Here are a few more from the other night. I had a hard time picking which ones I liked best. I know there are more of the older sister, but we spent more time on her. She's working on a "special project", so we took a lot of pictures for her. Hope she likes them as much as I do!

The bros

Here are a couple shots of the brothers from last night. Aren't they cute?!!! The Mom of these cuties was trying to get a more serene look from the kids and the youngest one was so funny. He couldn't NOT smile. It was so opposite from what I'm used to. I'm used to trying to get them to smile and somehow we were saying "don't smile. No smiling". It was too funny. I loved the way these shots looked in the Mocha Baby action(thanks Ginnie). Then you can really focus on their faces. Cute family!

Absolute Beauties!

I had so much fun doing this photo shoot tonight. These 2 beautiful girls were so fun to photograph. They have such stunning eyes and really were so easy to get good pictures of. They are so beautiful and I wonder if they really know it. I hope these pictures help give them a little idea of how beautiful they are.
We tooke some pictures of their cute brothers so check back to see those. Here's a quick sneak peek. I have a ton to go through but I have to give a lesson in church tomorrow, so I have to stop before the night is gone!


When I finished processing this one, it totally made me think she should be in Twilight as one of the Cullen family. Yes, I'm a nerd. I read all the books and loved them, so shoot me! But seriously, don't you think she could pull it off?!

And I can't get over how beautiful she looks and how dramatic and awesome her eyes are!

Thanks girls!!! It was so fun and you are truly beautiful!

Just Me

My camera and lens are STILL in the shop. It's driving me crazy! But I have my backups and thought I'd try some self portraits. It's not easy. I liked the way this one turned out. Not my normal processing, but kind of cool.

Another Fall

This fall was so beautiful. We printed off into a 30x40 to put in Brian's office and it looks awesome. I love it. I think I'm becoming a fan of nature photography. Still lots to learn, but a fun start.