Fashion Forward

Well life is crazy for me today. Nothing new this time of year but I received a call yesterday afternoon to see if I was interested in a ticket to Oprah. Of course I am, I love her. Well the ticket is for Friday so now I have to get my work done and get myself to Chicago by tomorrow night. Not an easy thing to do with work and kids but I am going to try. It is for Oprah after all. I'll fill you in on my trip next week. Wish me luck for on time flights, I have little time to spare :)

I had a blast last weekend photographing these sisters. How pretty are they??? With these two beauties, three super cool outfits and those boots all was right in the world. I always enjoy my time with these two fashion forward teens. We even got Mom to jump in a few pictures this time which I am thrilled about. Thanks "C" family for coming back to see me. Enjoy a few pictures from the day.

Girls Just Want to Have Fun

Well I am blogging my final holiday session of the fall. What a crazy ride it has been this year. Thank you to all of my new and returning clients for a great season!!

This session was a ladies only shoot. The session was prompted by the idea of a gift for Dad. With 2 daughters and 3 granddaughters he is surrounded by women. His girls are his life so capturing a shot of everyone together would be something they knew he would love. I loved every minute I spent with this great group of women. Here are just a few sneak peaks. Enjoy!!

Beautiful Family Beautiful Day

With just one week to go until my holiday shoot cut off, I am amazed at the weather we are having this November. Last year we froze the final few weeks of the photography season and this year I am pleasantly surprised by the gorgeous days we are having. This family was one of the lucky ones to score a beautiful day with fall leaves this year.

I had lots of fun capturing some new family pictures and shots of the kids. What great subjects!! Not only are they beautiful kids and parents but Mom loves photography so the boys were used to being in front of a camera. They all were such great sports and put up with me taking lots of pictures that day. Thanks for spending your afternoon with me. Enjoy your sneak peaks!

Mom is an author and needed a new headshot. Hope she likes this one as much as I do :)

Coolest Mom Ever

Last weekend, I met up with the "M" family. It has been a number of years since Mom had professional photos done of her son. When he was 4 she had an album made by a photographer that she just loves. But now he is 10 and she is ready to capture him again today. In discussing the shoot we strategized about things we could do to promote relaxed candid portraiture. Since he is 10 now we knew that he would not quickly forget that I was there like the little ones do. This is where she officially became the coolest mom ever. She brought his best friend along to the shoot. The motive was two fold. One because she would love to have some pictures of them together for this new album but also to keep things relaxed. What a difference a friend makes. It was a first for me to have a friend come along but boy was it fun. I so enjoyed capturing the dynamic of the friendship and he helped bring out some great smiles. Enjoy!

Keeping Things Even

As parents we work very hard to keep things between our children as even as possible. What one gets the other must get too. Although I am sure when our children are grown they may point out things differently. This photography session is an example of Mom considering an idea for her second child that she had not done for the first. She really wanted to do a collage of close ups for her 7 month hold but didn't have one for her older daughter. She and her best friend came together and had the idea of a joint collage containing close ups of each separately and together. The result was magic! I absolutely love the way the session turned out. Here are just a few!

We did this one for fun at the end. Gotta love it!

Tea Time

Earlier this week, I met up with the "C" family. This time of year holiday cards are definitely a priority for shoots. In addition to that, we had a great time documenting some of their current hobbies and interests. I love the free time to play and let moments happen. The kids brought books, a football, stuffed animals and an adorable little tea set. It was great to see you all again and fun to try a new spot. Little "K" wished it could be her backyard. So glad you all felt at home there. I think it shows. Enjoy!

What little girl does not love a tea party? Here big sister "L" shows her little sister the proper way to drink a cup of tea.

Little sister "K" decides that looks a bit too slow for her. Why not go for it and drink straight out of the pot. Thanks for the smile!