I may or may not of squealed in delight when his mama said she wanted his 1 year session to be Mad Men inspired (p.s. have you all seen the new Mad Men collection at Banana Republic? Brilliant marketing, there!) It was a dream, really, and we found the neatest little places around town in which to shoot...Bev gets major bonus points for having the courage to march right in and ask! Hard to believe it was more than a year ago when Miles got to go home for the first time...
Incredible kid and incredible family.
Even though I'd spent hours going through the images and designing the album, my heart fluttered with both sadness and joy as I flipped through the pages when it arrived on my doorstep. The album features the maternity pictures, his beautiful birth day photos, and his perfect little newborn session (below). While it was incredibly rewarding to see it all tied together like that, it also meant that that particular "trilogy" was over. I've mentioned before that this beautiful family is leaving Austin soon and I don't know why, but it really hits me hard when I think about it. I've been working with them since before the birth of their first baby a few years ago. Feels like I'm going to be saying goodbye to good friends. *Fortunately,* I get one last fix this fall before they're off to make a new life up north. And equally fortunate, we can stay in touch via Facebook.
Okay. I'm done moping now. Here are a few photos from his newborn session...
Okay. I'm done moping now. Here are a few photos from his newborn session...
This session had it all...
...three adorable children with a super wonderful, loving mama...
...family snuggles and special time just for dad + daughter...
...a piano prodigy, funny songs made up to Nirvana tunes by dad, headstands on a funky purple couch, lush green grass where mom and dad could rest for spell...
...bikes and wagons...
...sprinklers and watermelon...
...and even me! P.S. Remember the story about the bottom left photo? I still laugh about that.
...family snuggles and special time just for dad + daughter......a piano prodigy, funny songs made up to Nirvana tunes by dad, headstands on a funky purple couch, lush green grass where mom and dad could rest for spell......bikes and wagons......sprinklers and watermelon......and even me! P.S. Remember the story about the bottom left photo? I still laugh about that.It was such a pleasure to get to capture this family doing all the things they love to do together. Can't wait to put together their album, too! I LOVE making albums and knowing that the images are going to go together to tell the story...the pictures are going to get looked at and remembered time and time again. Makes my heart happy!
Pretty is definitely the first word that comes to mind when I think of this session. This was from way back when it used to rain here. In fact, I think we actually had to reschedule because of rain which was a little risky since they had traveled in from New Mexico. Meg is a VERY busy and VERY talented and now VERY pregnant photographer ;-). I just LOVE her work and I'm so excited to have a new photog to inspire me. We really hit it off and I very much enjoyed working with her. We had actually made plans to get together again in New Mexico this fall, but we have since tabled our RV trip (boooo :-(. I'm so excited to "see" their new baby boy when he makes his arrival!
It was the first time they had all been together in many years (we were even joined by her son's girlfriend). Her children came from/live all over the globe. They are amazing and doing amazing things in their lives. I imagine she is very, very proud.
