Grace & Lily

I had a fun session with two little princesses last weekend. Well, I should say fun for me, and I think fun for everyone else, besides Lily. Poor little Lily was just getting over cutting teeth and being sick, so she didn't bring her smiles to the session. Instead, she brought a lot of this...



Works perfectly with my tagline, 'capturing Life as it happens,' don't ya think?! Sometimes you can do everything right to prepare for a photo session...get naps, have a snack, allow playtime to get the wiggles out. But in the end, there are things you just can't control. And that's life. Good or bad, we can't control everything. And I say thank God for that! I'm sure if I tried to be in control of everything, things would be an utter mess, ha!

Anyways, despite one under-the-weather little girl, we were able to capture some really sweet moments for mom and dad. Like this...





Really, I felt like I was in a fairytale. The lighting was perfect, the garden was perfect, and of course the girls were perfect!

There were also little kittens to play with. Seriously, doesn't get any sweeter than little girls and kittens...



Although Lily did provoke some laughs as she tried to turn the kitten's head 360 degrees as if she was saying, "Come on kitty, look at me!!"





But I promise, no kittens were harmed in the making of these photos.

And after all that play, another sweet moment as Lily rested in her mommy's arms...



After a breakdown {remember the first photo} and a snack, Lily was a bit more chipper. And I finally got a smile...



Even if it was solicited from dad doing bunny ears and who knows what else behind my back, ha!

Thanks for sharing your precious girls with me Dwayne and Julie! I'll have the complete gallery available for viewing shortly!

V-S Senior: Ben S.

Here's a preview of V-S Senior Ben S.

Ben is such a nice young man, with a great smile. I have known his mom, Becky, but met Ben for the first time at our session and right away thought he was such a sincere, genuine guy.

Ben: Thanks for sticking it out and not complaining one bit, even though you {like so many boys} can probably think of a million other things you'd rather be doing than having your picture taken. I hope you enjoy your sneak peek! And Becky: Thanks for choosing me to photograph your senior! I am honored.










This last one is a special request. I guess there's a photo of Ben from when he was a boy standing on top of a hay bale in a similar pose. I really, really love this one...

Huggalugs, USA commercial shoot

My daughter, Chloe, recently modeled for Huggalugs, USA. The company was founded in Australia, but has expanded to the states. Can I just say, I LOVE Huggalugs! Check out their website at http://www.huggalugsusa.com and you'll see why. And, you can already find Chloe on their website!

I've also received word from the company that they plan to use several of the images from our session in their national marketing campaign, which I am quite excited about!

Here's a few photos from our session:

The Salger Family

These two parents were high school classmates of mine. Crazy to think that they are now all grown up, married, and have two little boys. Cause we're certainly not that old, are we?

I had lots of fun photographing your cute family, Matt and Amy. Your boys are adorable...such little hams. Enjoy your sneak peek. I had a hard time choosing which photos to preview!





Gavin, such a cutie...


And a little comedian...


And what a doll Reagan is...


I love this shot, so perfect for two brothers...


And this one just warms my heart. Aren't they adorable...


Love the sunflare in this last shot! So dreamy...


Thanks so much for allowing me the honor of being your photographer, Amy and Matt! Many more images to come!