Well I’ve been a little slow with my posts and I have a few to make up.  This post about Katie is special since I’ve know her since she was just a little girl riding around on her “wheelies” (sneakers with wheels on the bottom) and now I had the opportunity to photograph this beautiful young woman.  Katie wasn’t super excited about getting her senior pictures taken- but I think when she sees them she’ll be ecstatic!  In fact, I think she kind of enjoyed our little photo session.  Katie’s mom is also a good friend of mine which made our time together even more special.  Thanks for letting me be a part of this moment in time 🙂 xoxo

How fun is my job!!!!  Not only do I get to show these kids off- but I get to photograph new friends and old.  I’ve know Emily since she was in pre-school and I’ve known her mom since at least High School- and we were apartment mates in college! Fast forward 30 years (I’m showing my age)- and I’m taking pictures of her adorable daughter.  It was kind of a steamy day, but you would never know by looking at these photos!  Emily was up for anything and she didn’t disappoint!  Just look at these great shots!

Taylor took just a few minutes to warm up to the camera.  I knew she had the attitude- she was just a little timid at first (as are all the kids).  Our day started as a rain out- or major storm out, actually- but as you can see from these shots it turned out to be a beautiful day and my model became comfy with the camera and turned on the charm!  We had such a great time and her mom was a stitch too!  The “wows” and squeals of glee while they viewed pictures on the ipad were priceless!  Thanks for a great day ladies!!

I’ve known Mallory’s mom since college and it’s been wonderful photographing her family and their celebrations over the years.  I can’t believe that I’m shooting Mallory’s High School Senior Photos- She was JUST 13!  Mallory’s shoot was super fun and full of outfit choices- not to mention we had a couple of really cool cars to use as props- thanks to my good friends Mark and Beth for letting us barge in! It’s always fun to try new places and props and this was no exception- Mallory rocked the look!

Well this was an opportunity for me to try out some new looks with some new equipment and boy did we get the look! Thanks Shaina for helping to make it happen.  This was tons of fun mixing nature, city and gymnastics all together!

Well it looked gloomy and ugly out on my drive to the park for Hyla’s session.  But I promised Hyla that there were tricks of the trade to help it look like a beautiful day- and as you can see from the photos (except the umbrella one) the tricks worked wonders!   Thankfully she has great hair- it barely frizzed- mine however was a completely different story- good thing is wasn’t my day to be in photos.  Enjoy!

Well Baby Owen finally arrived and what a cutie!  We had a great time trying to get owen to relax and sleep for the photos!  For a while I was really enjoying holding Owen- and suddenly I was so warm- from little Owen- his diaper had leaked.  Yes, these are the hazards of a photographer 🙂  Here’s just a little taste of Owen’s shoot.  I’ll try to add a few more soon.  This is my busy season- on to the next session!  Congratulations Kelly and Andrew!

Jake was not looking forward to taking his senior pictures- most of the “guys” don’t- so that’s okay by me.  I always try to make it fun so it’s just not as painful as they might imagine.  The funny thing is- Jake was doing great- until we got close to being finished- he was getting a little “salty”.  I could shoot all day long- the ideas are always flowing through my head- but I squeezed out a few last photos and they’re awesome.   Jake even said he “liked them all”.  And for a kid who didn’t want to get his picture taken- he was really anxious to see them all!  In fact he immediately chose the camouflage one as his favorite.  I have to give props to my husband who reminded me that  Jake had quite the sneaker collection.  Here you see about 30 of his favorites- not enough laundry baskets to bring them all!  Thanks to his mom for helping to pull that off! 🙂  Thanks Jake- you did a great job!

So Jeremy was my first shoot after having had vertigo for a few days- (the dizzies) and thankfully the pictures came out nice and sharp and straight too!  I’ve known Jeremy’s mom since high school- so I knew if things didn’t work out- at least she’d understand 🙂 We headed to the metro park and it was a gorgeous evening- though Jeremy’s mom thought it was a little humid 🙂  After the first set of shots we took a peek at the iPad and decided Jeremy needed a little hair trim- and a shave (he brought his razor)-  After a shave and hair cut we walked down to the river.  Even with the dizzies I made it down the hill and tip toed over the rocks just to get some of these great shots!  Jeremy’s sisters snuck in for a few photos too. 🙂 Love you guys! xoxo

So as you might expect, like a typical guy, Nick was super excited for his senior session 😉 .  But seriously, he was such a good sport.  It was pretty toasty out and he never complained about the heat and he posed for the camera as he was told.  As we were finishing up shooting on the new football field, the trucks arrived ready to lay more little rubber pellets and we had to scoot- but we made it work!  We had one more stop before we were done and Nick’s mom was an excellent assistant as she blocked the sun for a few nature shots in front of the lake! Thanks guys! It was tons of fun 🙂