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Mar 01, 2011

eyes that sparkle

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And hair that puts me to shame. Wow! Not your typical newborn photo shoot…this little lady is ready to be a model!!!

Feb 26, 2011

…until one day you realize they no longer fit on the changing table and this part of a daily routine you’ve had for 2-3 years is suddenly gone. It’s odd the things I see at a session that cause my heart to ache missing my own babies, but it’s nice to be reminded of the things I never even thought I wanted to remember.

[from this weekend’s in-home family session demo for our photographer workshops]

Feb 24, 2011

I feel ya, lil’ buddy.

I do.

Long day for our workshop gang, but he was just a little angel! Off to bed to gear up for a full day of shooting tomorrow. Some sunshine would be nice. Nighty night.

Feb 18, 2011

Mixing fresh w/ the classics.

This baby girl (and her mama) had the most beautiful complexion ever. And I remember it was a BEAUTIFUL day when we had her session. I loved being able to go outdoors and soak in the fresh air. I don’t think she made a peep the entire time (babies love being outside, too). I loved that we were able to mix in the classic, simple black and white images with the fresh, more colorful images…

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(Most who know me know that I don’t typically do newborns in tutu’s but I have to admit, I love how it turned out here.)

Feb 15, 2011

snapshots of family life.

We got amazing pics at his newborn session, but these just crack me up! Every time I’d get an image perfectly composed, his big sis wanted to be part of the action. Not sure if he loves My Little Pony as much as she does ;-).

Feb 08, 2011

snuggle bug.

Probably one of the most emotional newborn sessions I’ve ever photographed…and for no other reason except that everyone’s hearts were bursting with love and joy…tears and tissues abound.

Feb 05, 2011

hippest family on the block.

I’ve used this location before, but on this day, we just kept finding gem after gem after gem. Little miss wasn’t too keen on being there at first, but after she warmed up…just look at those grins. Little man, however, may very well be destined to be a model. He’s so young, but he can totally turn on the charm for the camera. I so enjoy photographing this family.

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I first met them when baby girl was still in mommy’s tummy. I was so excited for them because they were having a girl. At the time, I was just a few months pregnant behind her and didn’t know what I was having. (I think she did an excellent job of sending those pink vibes my way.) And then, I got to watch her grow up: newborn, 4 months, 7 months, and one year…and see my future a few months before my own little girl reached those milestones. I just love looking back on all of these images and I try to imagine what kinds of memories we preserved for this family.

[“Sweet” tidbit of info: a few months ago I was contacted by the owner of Hey Cupcake! looking for a family to serve as the models for a new print ad campaign and THIS family was the one they chose! I can’t wait to see how the ads turned out!!!]

Feb 01, 2011

1,699 votes later, we have a winner…

Congratulations to his family on win! They will receive this image on an 11×14 canvas AND a $500 gift card good toward a Premium Session this year.

But wait…there’s more! We have two runners up who are each going to receive a $100 gift card:

Annnnnnd, the family of our grand prize winner selected THIS image as our 3rd Runner Up, also to receive a $100 gift card:

[Side note: Can I just point out how AWESOME it is to have TWO birth photographs featured up there?]

Congratulations once again to all of the winners and the nominees. And thank you to everyone who took the time to place a vote to help make a very difficult decision!! It was incredibly close!!

Jan 30, 2011

Trampolines and family walks.

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This family, near and dear to my heart, is no stranger to this blog. I have had the honor of photographing babies #2 and #3 as newborns with several wonderful family sessions woven throughout. This time, we wanted to do something different. Something more lifestyle. How are they when they’re just hanging out together? What do they do as a family? It was such a fun afternoon, although I will admit that bouncing around on the trampoline made me the teensiest bit woosey ;-). This kind of love and connection cannot be forced. These kids could not be happier. Their mama could not be a better example of what a mommy/wife should be. Their dad could not be funnier.

Their holiday card proved to be quite a challenge for me, though. There were so many images we wanted to feature, but short of sending out a poster-sized card, we had to come up with some way to tell the story of their session. So, we ended up with this tri-fold:

I LOVED how it turned out. In fact, I decided to turn the JOY, HOPE, LOVE lines into a 12×12 storyboard AND it was used as the title page of their album:

[Don’t forget, voting ends TONIGHT at midnight central for Pinkle Toes Photography’s 2010 Pic of the Year]

Jan 30, 2011

Newborn session in studio

Okay, I’m going to go a bit out of order here because I’ve been *dying* the share the images from my first newborn studio session! This was from the demonstration I did for the FIRST Pinkle Toes 4 Photographers workshop earlier this month. So much was going wrong for me that day (my mom/assistant was sick, my camera broke, the weather was yuck), but this little baby girl and her family were oh so right! After a bottle and a few minutes of rocking and shhhhhhing, she was putty in my hands.

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Just look at that smile while looking up at her daddy! She seriously has me thinking I could start offering newborn sessions in studio….just maybe…

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