Baby M

So, here we have such a sweet baby boy!!! For the better part of our Session he was wide awake, but my Sister who doubles as my Assistant and then triples as what I like to call my Baby Whisperer rescued us and lulled him to sleep (she's the best...I should really pay that girl, ha, JK)! Anywho, he was a sweet baby, and he is definitely far from camera shy, he just took it all in! On another note Baby M HAS to HAVE his paci as you'll see!

I got a new fabric which is commonly known as "cheesecloth" or some refer to it as "cotton gauze". Either way I am so in love with it, and I just love the way it photographs!

Here we go..........

And then the close-up. I love how content and focused he was..........smart boy!

Love this shot:

Sleepy time...............

And then of course, my absolute fav for last! He just looks so serene.

Thank You so much Baby M for coming to see me, and allowing me to capture such sweet memories!

My Heart!!!

So, I promised you all pictures of my syblings, and myself. Well, here we are! I titled this post "My Heart" because these two are just that...my heart! I love them so much, and I know that I am truly blessed to have both of them as such immense, significant, and irreplaceable parts of my life!

I always think to myself how crazy and amazingly fortunate it is that we are all SOOO different (and trust me when I say we are NOTHING alike), but we all "fit" so perfectly.....kinda like puzzle pieces! The best way to describe us is like this: our little band of syblinghood is composed of three main components...water, air, and fire (which represents the three of us, ha). Of course I'm the fire, because I'm the fiercest of them all, hahaha, I'm totally just kidding!

Seriously though, I could have never ever in my wildest imaginations conjured up a better set of people to journey through life with. My love for these two is simply put, immeasureable! (Oh yeah, of course my parents too, but this post isn't about them because they won't cooperate when I ask for pictures!)

Chas, and J are honestly my lifes blessings! And for that I am forever grateful!

I do have to say that we are truly a set of auspicious "children" to have such phenomenal, and awe-inspiring parents! Our parents have been so selfless, and just overall astounding! (Although their are NO pictures of them because they loathe the camera.)

So, now that you know a little bit about my family, here are some (ok, maybe more than some) pictures so you'll have faces to put with the names!!!

Hope you enjoy!!!


Meet J (the baby of the trio):


(This first picture is my fav of him!)

Now meet Chas (the oldest of the trio):

Here's the baby with his Sister's!!!

Here's the three of us all together! Everyone that we gave pictures to kept asking who took these, and when I'd say I did they would proceed to laugh at me, and tell me to stop lying and repeat the question. So, just incase anyone is wondering for the pictures with all three of us I used a tripod and a timer! :)

I just have to say (even though you can't see it really well) I LOVE LOVE LOVE my new chair in this next picture, which was a super sweet gift from a very special friend that I love dearly!!! I was excited to get to use it for the first time with my family!!!

I hope you enjoyed all the many pictures I posted, and if you made it this far thanks for sticking with me, hahaha!!!

Until next time....................

Picture Perfect

Ok, so I know that I haven't posted in like FOREVER, but you wouldn't believe the circus called my life. I'm going to spare you all the details, though!

So, I decided I'd make it up to you all by posting THE perfect picture (well, in my opinion anyway)!!! In fact it's so perfect I almost didn't even put my watermark on it (yeah, it's just that good). I mean everything about this picture is so right on! The mood, the feel, the texture, his facial expression, his hat, and well now, let's not forget my A-1 processing skillz (modest, huh)! I just LOVE LOVE LOVE this shot, and the thing about it is it wasn't even posed I just so happened to catch this particular shot when he was doing the opposite of what I asked him to do, hahaha, boys will be boys!

I was going to post more from this Session, but I think this shot deserves a post all it's own! So, enough from me.....on with the show!

Meet "J" :




BTW, look for another post soon of pictures of none other than ME!!! Well, me and my syblings!!!

Baby T - Newborn Session

I know, I know - I have been such a HORRIBLE blogger, but I’ve tried…it was just to no avail. But that’s ok because I have the sweetest session to blog for you guys.

Meet Baby T, and his brother Jaelen whom you’ve already had the pleasure of meeting. That’s right Jaelen is now a big brother, and he’s actually such a wonderful, protective, big brother that really helps out quite well. It’s so funny watching Jaelen always checking on his little brother to make sure he’s ok, and giving him sweet kisses!!

Ok, enough gibberish from me, let’s get to the good part…..the pictures!

And as my own (new) little tradition would have it: I saved my favs for last!

Hospital (candids) Slideshow:

Woo Hoo, I am on a roll! This will officially be my third post of the day. And again like I promised here is another slideshow for Cedric, LeShada and their Families.

I went to the hospital after LeShada had Baby "I" to spend a little time with them and get some candids for them to share and cherish many years down the road!! ( I truly hope that I succeeded).

Cedric, LeShada, & Baby "I" thank you so much for allowing me into your lives, and for giving me so many laughs!

Enjoy!

Maternity/Newborn Slideshow:

Ok, so as promised here is LeShada & Cedric's slideshow, well the first of two anyways! Enjoy!

Baby "I"

Ok, I am doing good, really good. It's only been two days since I posted LeShada's Maternity pics and promised you all Newborn pics, and here I am to deliver!

I am so happy to introduce to you Baby "I"! He is so stinkin' adorable til' I amlost couldn't stand it. And oh so deliciously chunky, did I mention his hair, look at it. It is so thick and curly, and soft too!

Ok, I guess enough with my jibberish, go ahead and meet Baby "I"!






And here is Mr. Handsome with Mommy - LeShada!

Of course we can't forget about Daddy - Cedric!

Then they're very first Family Portraits! How beautiful is their family?

What did I do? I saved my favorites for last, hahaha!

Oh and by the way I have a special surprise for LeShada, Cedric, and their families: Within the next day I will be putting up a slideshow (maybe two) of all of their Maternity, and Newborn portraits, and pictures from the hospital!

Bye bye until next time!

Another New Mommy & Daddy!

This is LeShada and Cedric, and they are expecting a Son (whom I'm sure will be spoiled rotten)!! A very super sweet friend of LeShada's found me, and gave me (and my mad skills) as a gift to LeShada, hahaha!

We had a blast, and we all cracked up the entire Session! Those two could totally have careers as comedians!

So in all honesty I am a little late posting these because I have already taken and am now working on the Baby's Newborn pictures. I talked to LeShada today and she said that some of their family has been asking to see some of their pics, so here ya' go family, here's your sneak peek! I hope you all enjoy!

And yes I will work faster to post some pics of their beautiful baby, but they have to proof them first, because anyone who knows me knows that it is a fast and hard rule of mine for my clients to see their pictures first before anyone else!

Anywho, baby pics to come soon!

And then of course I have to save my FAVORITE for last!

Without further ado.................................

I would like to introduce you to Little Miss Jordyn Rae. Her name is so cute, sweet, and sentimental. Jordyn was the only name her parents could agree on, and Rae is her Grandfather's middle name so they chose it because he has yet to have a Son or Grandson (how sweet is that).

Look at that sweet little smile!

We were at her Papa's house, and as you'll see I absolutely fell in love with this huge chaise lounger that he has in the corner! We ended up taking so many shots on that chaise (haha).



And although I have no idea why, I love the patterns in this next shot!

Jordyn was so content, and she just slept the entire time! So we put her in a bunny basket, and she must have been comfy because she slept the whole time.


Oh look, surprise surprise, she's peeping!

And this is my favorite bunny shot of all!

Now, I saved what I think are my favorites for last. I think I like them so much because they kinda scale how small she actually is!

Fav #2 - I added a texture for some "drama" and artistic-ness!

Don't Stone Me!

Ok ok ok, I know I am horrible for keeping you all in suspense, but I have pictures of the "Baby", and the "Baby is sooooo stinkin' cute it is almost rediculous!! We got some GREAT pictures of the "Baby" I am so behind, but I will get them up for you in the next couple of days, I promise!!! The "Baby" is precious, and trust me, you will soooo NOT be dissappointed for the wait!

Name, and Gender to be announced shortly!!!

Thanks guys, see ya soon!

New Mommy & Daddy!

Awwww, meet one of the sweetest couples I have ever had the pleasure of working with.......Jessica and Devon! They are expecting a precious little one! Nope, I'm not telling you WHAT they're expecting..............and yes I do know, but you'll have to wait and see when I do their Newborn Session, and you too will get to meet Baby J! Hahaha!!!

I've gotta make a confession, and believe me it was so super hard, but I did pick a couple favorites!! Here are two (of my numerous faves) that I want to share! She looks so Motherly in this first one, and in the second one can't you just feel the love and passion!!!

They are such a fun loving, and funny couple! I got so many "candids" of them just being them! It is hilarious to just sit back and watch them together. I laughed soooo hard during their session!

Thank You so much Jessica and Devon for including me in such a special time in your lives and for allowing me to capture your precious memories!!! I had fun!

Sweet Sweet Baby

Oh oh oh sweet baby Za'Niyah! This beautiful little girl is so precious, and I just LOVE LOVE LOVE holding her. Haha, I got to hold her quite a bit during the session because she was a tad bit fussy. I got to feed her, and help change her clothes, and comfort her when she got mad at her Daddy because he wasn't giving her her paci fast enough, or holding her how she wanted to be held at the moment. But at the end of the session she curled up on her Daddy's shoulder like it was the only place in the world for her! I think she's gonna be a Daddy's Girl! (I just love how her little bottom lip kinda makes a heart in the second picture)!!!

Another Senior 08'

Apparently alot of the Senior Class of 08' are HUGE procrastinators, because I have had several inquiries about Senior Sessions and designing invitations for Graduation and graduation is in less than two weeks but that's ok better late than never. And look what we have here yet another beautiful Senior.

This is Iyonnie! And of course she is a Senior. Let me tell you this girl is soooooooooo happy to be Graduating. She is way past ecstatic, and I am very happy for her!

Can't wait to see what she does after school! But for a while I know she's gonna enjoy those weekday morning sleep ins!

I had fun Yonnie, Happy Graduation, and I can't wait to see your invitations (I think I'm as excited as you are, haha).

Special Senior!

Yep that's right, this kid is pretty special to me. Why? You may ask, well...........................he's my BABY Brother, actually my only Brother, but the baby of the family nonetheless. And, well, he's finally made it. He's a Senior and he'll be graduating in a couple of weeks, and out into the world he goes.

I am truly sooooooooo proud of him and honestly this is all bittersweet for me because I'm not ready for him to grow up and become a MAN.

Anywho enough of the sappy stuff, hahaha! I took some "Senior Pictures" of him to design his Graduation Invitation, and I thought I'd share some of my favorites from that set of pictures! It was absolutely funny to watch him posing himself for these pictures, he was so GQ! By the way the first picture is my favorite!

Enjoy!

Who's That Pretty Girl?

This is Cristie, and I have to say that this session with her had to be one of the funnest session that I've had yet! Cristie is also a Photographer, and she needed up to date shots and I am so honored that she entrusted that task to me! We both had a blast! She was so much fun to work with, in fact we had so much fun that I really didn't even feel like I was working!

You'll see in a minute when you look at the rest of her pictures that this girl has eyes to die for! I got lost in them a couple of times while doing her pictures, hahaha!

What made her session so much fun for me is that she is sooooo sweet, and down to earth, and just FUN! At one point I think that we completely stopped taking pictures and just chatted! This was truly an amazing session with an even more amazing girl and I thank you so much Cristie for the opportunity!