Archive for 'Austin Kids'

Sep 20, 2011

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Okay, well once I got over the fact that the little guy greeted me with, “Are you coming to clean the house today?” *then* I had fun. But my gosh, I don’t think I’ve ever laughed and played so much in one session!!! Of course, part of the deal was that I had to let the kids snap a few pics:
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Not bad work, huh?
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See, I told you we had FUN!!!

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Celebrated his birthday recently. It was nice to take a few minutes away from his siblings to just hang with him. He’s so danged funny!!! And truly enjoys being on both sides of the camera. He has a tendency to fade into the background of this loud family at times, but when he’s in the moment, he shines.
I love this kid.
Sep 12, 2011

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As if it was the “yang” to this “yin,” we celebrated his 1 year birthday by seeing just how much color we could find in downtown Austin. We truly did not have to go far–that’s just one of the many, many things I love about this city…it is so rich with vibrant color and texture! He was so expressive and that boy TORE into his cupcake. Lucky for us, there was a hose nearby where we could clean up our mess. Probably one of my favorite parts of the session was watching mom and dad work together on that task as a team.
Sep 12, 2011

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Sometimes, you can strip away all of the color and hip, Austin backgrounds and wind up with something so simple, yet so beautiful. A little green oasis tucked away in Austin with a warm, glowing sunrise made for the perfect playground for this family photo session. They looked beautiful!
Aug 29, 2011

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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…

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Aug 25, 2011
This session had it all…

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…three adorable children with a super wonderful, loving mama…

all-austin-family-lifestyle-photographer-2.jpg…family snuggles and special time just for dad + daughter…

all-austin-family-lifestyle-photographer-4.jpg…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…

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all-austin-family-lifestyle-photographer-childrens-kids-photographer.jpg…sprinklers and watermelon…

all-austin-family-lifestyle-photographer-childrens-kids-photographer-bts.jpg…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!

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I heard this song for the first time the other day and I couldn’t help but to think of my own life, my kiddos when they grow up, and all of the families I’ve gotten to work with over the years. I’m not one for sappy country songs, but this one got me…and then became the soundtrack while I edited this session…

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Aug 06, 2011

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Whenever I’m in the shower and she comes in, she says, “Draw a heart for me, Mommy.” And so I do. I don’t ever want to forget moments like this.

Aug 06, 2011

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Things you should know about this session:
1. LOVED working in this part of town. It is so rich with color and culture! So happy mom took me up on this idea!
2. We walked. A lot. A whole lot. I’m not good with directions ;-).
3. This little man has got to be the happiest kid on earth! I smiled the whole time while editing his session.

com_austin-family-lifestyle-photography.jpgI hope I’m not telling on myself, but truly, this was one of the easiest sessions I’ve ever had (I guess I’ve paid my dues in the past). These boys were amazing and their parents were so relaxed and down-to-earth. Driving up to their home, I was getting *really* nervous because the skies were getting dark and there were rumors of bad storms (I guess that tells you how long ago this session was ;-). So when I got there, I told the boys that we were going to have to make it quick. They were absolute ANGELS! Not gonna lie…when I got a little giddy that their grandparents showed up for a few shots (celebrating a BIG anniversary this year). And I’m also not gonna lie about how mom’s eyes mesmerized me.