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Feb 03, 2012
…is still just as sweet.
Let me just tell you that I’m glad I decided to go to bed at 11 last night instead of staying up to proof pics because that 2 a.m. call this morning wasn’t quite in my plans, LOL. This little man surprised us all just a bit as we were planning to meet him on Monday. It was absolutely incredible to get to be there with this family again (I was there the day their first son was born) and wow, were we all impressed with how big brother *immediately* took to his new sidekick. It was beautiful!
Speaking of beautiful…
….I know. I know. I should just make this the fashion!
It was an exhausting (I haven’t pulled a double header in a long time 😉 but ULTRA JOYOUS day! Gosh, I had to pinch myself periodically–is this really my life…my job??? I absolutely adore this family and it was such an honor to get to document his birth. Congratulations again, you guys (guess I’ll find out his name at his newborn session, LOL?). You make beautiful babies!
Feb 01, 2012
But of course, then look at his parents! We were delayed a bit for one reason after another, but we finally got to celebrate his one year birthday at tad late. We definitely did it in style:
I always get emotional at newborn sessions, but recently, I’ve started getting choked up at the 1 year sessions. I guess it’s just the shock of greeting a family and all of a sudden, their little baby is walking (or in his case, running) all around. He’s not a baby…he’s a toddler…and then next thing you know, he’s going to be a teenager. Okay…a big leap, I know, but it just seems so in-my-face lately how kids (read: my kids) are going to keep growing up and I’m kind of stuck in this time vacuum. Does that make any sense? Probably not. But it sure does fill me with a strange mix of joy and longing. I mean…I photographed that beautiful couple when they hadn’t yet become parents…and then I saw them again during one of the most joyful and yet vulnerable times of their lives as parents of a newborn. And now I see them again and how gracefully they’ve embraced parenthood and how this little guy is thriving and it just overwhelms me.
I’m a mess. I’m a big ol’ mess tonight. But that’s good. It means that I don’t take this responsibility lightly. I’m honored. Truly.
Jan 15, 2012
Jan 09, 2012
Even before I met her, I could tell on paper that her senior portrait session was going to be vibrant, bright, and full of energy–just like her! She knows exactly who she is and makes no apologies for it. What a rare and invaluable thing to have as a high school senior. We had a blast!
[Attention graduating seniors in the Austin area: NOW is the time to book your senior portraits…do not wait until April or May…those spots fill up *very* quickly and I wouldn’t want you to miss out.]
Jan 06, 2012
Day one of the first workshop of 2012 was wonderful, wonderful, wonderful. Today, we’re going to be traipsing all over Austin photographing families and exploring our beautiful city. It’s going to be a loooooooong, but productive day!
[Upon further reflection after taking our group shot, all we could think was, “Wouldn’t our husbands/fiances just loooooooooooooove this?”]
Dec 13, 2011
Our first scheduled date got delayed thanks to a horrible bathtub mishap that led to a severely busted lip and the potential loss of teeth – I was just as scared as Kristin (also a photographer 😉 for her poor baby girl having just been through a bathtub mishap with one of my kids this summer (that one ended up with stitches). But she pulled through with flying colors and we were able to have our session on a glorious Austin fall day in a GLORIOUS Austin home!!!
Sometimes, I have to work really hard to eek out smiles from people, but I’m going to let you in on a little secret here: not the case with these guys. I truly believe when happiness comes from the inside, you can’t help but to grin from ear to ear. I also can’t help but to grin from ear to ear when I look through their pics.
Nov 18, 2011
It was truly a picture-perfect birth this evening. He couldn’t be more loved or more adorable. Congrats to his Mommy and Daddy!
Nov 11, 2011
I told mom tonight that my face literally hurt when I was editing these pics…I couldn’t stop smiling!!! These people make me happy. Their energy, enthusiasm, and zest for life is contagious, I swear. This has to be my favorite session with them to date, but it’s hard to commit 100% (remember this? Of course, I can’t for the life of me locate his newborn blog post, but that was a blast, too.) Doesn’t matter. What does matter is that they’ve got a fantastic family connection and a bazillion pictures to preserve those memories forever.
Speaking of, if you want to preserve your memories in 2012, there’s a little bonus incentive to book your session NOW. Running out of spaces much faster than I thought…
Oct 28, 2011
It’s so shocking to me to see babies when they’re newborns and then at one year. I can always recognize their features, but am constantly blown away by how much they’ve changed, too. The best part is finally getting to see some personality emerge. I know it is a precious journey for the parents, but for a photographer, it can be a truly unique perspective. Gosh she was lovely and the setting of their home + the weather + the light that morning could not have been more glorious!
Oct 28, 2011
I’ve grown really close to this little lady and her mama. From the first time we ever spoke on the phone (more than 3 years ago and I was *very* pregnant w/ baby number 3), her mom and I just clicked. We get excited over the same things and I love that we can just start chatting and one idea leads to the next until we’ve created a totally unique theme for each one of her little girl’s birthday sessions. I love that I can say, “I wonder if we could…” and she finds some way to make it happen. I love to watch the two of them together because they are as close as I hope my own daughter and I are. I love the thought that I could one day be taking pictures when she turns 10…or even sweet sixteen. It feels amazing to be part of a tradition like this and I treasure that honor.