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Baby, Oh Baby!

2011-06-23T11:43:00.000-07:00

I L.O.V.E. babies (well, I love everyone...but you get my point), I really do...but their is just something about a chunky baby with arm, leg, & chin rolls that makes my soul smile! And this baby was NO disappointment, she fit the bill in every single way. So content & cuddly she was...which made me enjoy my job even more. I was so enamored with her, and photographing her was pure bliss! Thank you Calderon Family, I can't wait to work with you guys again!

And of course a couple of my favs for last!

I just have to say that these girls are amazing, and they love their newest baby sister so much! I love how they handle her like old pros!

They executed my vision so PERFECTLY, I couldn't be anymore ecstatic about how this turned out!

Hope you enjoyed...until next time!

Triple the Cuteness!

2011-05-09T21:04:00.000-07:00

Sooooo, I know I'm supposed to post pictures from Xoch's Newborn Session....but me being the forgetful person that I am I forgot that I'd done a Session of the three older girls first!

We had fun even though we were all so tired. While the grown ups leisurely strolled the grounds of the Gallery, the girls had a total blast running all around discovering & playing in between shots! They ran ahead of us, and we didn't even begin to attempt to keep up with them, lol, but no worries though...we always kept a close eye on them, and they were never in any harm (well, most of the time anyway, LOL)!

Now for the fun part:

And of course a couple of my favs from the Session:

Maternity Never Looked SO Hott!

2011-03-16T16:00:00.000-07:00

I personally always think that pregnant women are so GORGEOUS! I don't know if it's because I LOVE LOVE LOVE the idea of them carrying & being the sole provider of life within themselves or if it's just that infamous glow so often spoken of. Either way, I adore them.

Xochitl is definitely NO exception! Beautiful as ever, we had a really great time during her Maternity Session. I love that our time together was so relaxed, and the most important part.....SHE LET ME DO WHATEVER I WANTED TO DO, lol!

Well, since I've made you wait so long for a post already, I won't make you wait any longer for Xochitl's sneak peek:

And here are three of my favs from her Session: this first one is so sexy (as she is very much so), but more importantly I get such a maternal feel when I look at it.

Well, Xochitl and her family have already welcomed their newest family member...and I'll be posting images from her Newborn Session soon (I promise!)!!! And I also promise that you will not be disappointed, she is the chunkiest, sweetest, and most precious little bundle ever!!!

{b}eautiful:

2010-08-20T20:54:00.000-07:00

highly enjoyable; very pleasant; very satisfying; having qualities that give great pleasure.

This is one of the many words that come to mind when I think of Katie! She is all around a fantastic (and of course beautiful, lol) person!

We had a ton of fun during her Session! This chick is seriously model material! Not to mention a total trooper seeing as how we were in TRIPLE digit heat, that was accompanied by stifling humidity. But she stuck it out, and we had an amazing time!

It was funny because we decided to do her Session in out teeny tiny little town (as opposed to going to the city), and seemingly a million people passed us while I was shooting. They would hit brakes and stare us down, some even turned their cars around and drove back by to get another look, LOL!!! I could get used to this celebrity thing, LOL! (So totally just kidding)

Anywho, enough with the words lets get to the pictures (and their are TONS of pictures...I feel like I owe you guys, lol). Thanks so much Katie, I really enjoyed spending time with you!

Of course, here are some of the favs (lol):

The Fantastic Four!

2010-06-26T20:44:00.000-07:00

What can I say.........OH me, oh my...what can I say! These four were so much fun to work with, but boy did they give me a run for my money!!! If only I could just bottle their energy, store it, and take a sip to re-energize, reinvigorate, and refresh when I have absolutely no energy...my life would be a breeze, lol!

They were so much fun, and such a challenge...but of course a fun challenge, however. Getting and keeping their attention was no easy task that's for sure. And the fact that we were right beside a field with three gorgeous horses in it that kept coming to the fence so we would come over and pet them did not help the situation at all! But they had fun (fun ignoring me & playing with the horses, lol)! Nonetheless, we still got great shots! It started to rain toward the end of their Session & we ended up shooting in the house.

Here they go:

This is big brother JD & his baby sister Miss J! Honestly I don't think I've ever seen a brother more protective, caring, and loving as this little boy...I just LOVE it!
Little Miss J is such a sweety!
I love this conversion, it definitely fits her well!

Miss J with her cousin A!

The boys!!! Big brother X, baby brother A, & big cousin JD!

X is so stinkin' cute!

Then again, so is JD!

Look at that mischevious smile!

GQ!

These boys are a riot!

And not to mention best buds!

We had fun, and I'm hope that all the family that has been patiently awaiting these enjoys seeing these as much as I enjoyed capturing them!

18 Months and Counting!

2010-06-06T12:06:00.000-07:00

This BEAUTIFUL BEAUTIFUL girl has appeared on my blog her fair share of times, but it's never enough for me because I could just look at her all day! This little one is SOOO full of personality that it is almost unbelievable. She is truly such a joy though, and I wouldn't have it any other way!

Absolutely L.O.V.E. getting to watch her grow!!!

Ok, so I won't ramble so much this post I'll just let the pictures speak for themselves (with a bit of visual narration from me, lol)! WARNING: Their is a definite image overload going on in this post...it was so easy to pick tons to post & not so easy to narrow them down, lol!

This is Jordyn's 18 month Session:

DEFINITELY a top fav!!!

Her look here is just TOO funny to me!

This shot was so funny, she's such a little lady that when the wind blew up the skirt she was fighting to keep it down, lol!

Of course the next four of my favs (and the one up top):

Her PawPaw is in love with this shot!

And then she was D.O.N.E!!!

If you stuck in their with me this long, thanks!!! Hope you enjoyed!

Highest of High Honors!!!

2010-05-23T16:35:00.000-07:00

So as all Photographers know, it is absolutely one of the highest honors (as a Photographer) to be asked by another Photographer to take portraits for them..........did that make sense?!! We also know that it is one of the most unnervingly awesome tasks as well, LOL!!! I mean this person who knows everything that you do about Photography (and perhaps more) is hiring you to do their profession for them!

SOOOOO, needless to say that I was scared, nervous, anxious, and literally about to pass out on the way to and at some points during this Session! Fortunately for me Cristie Magnusson and her family did an amazing job of keeping me at ease..........although that's usually my job, hahaha!

The day before our scheduled session, it snowed..........in Louisiana! But of course with us both being Photographers we were so super excited at this chance to have their Session in the snow...........in Louisiana! Of course before we met for their Session the next day the snow had melted quite a bit (actually, almost completely), because after all it is LOUISIANA!!!!! But of course, we did get some really great shots!

NOTE: These are in total random order because I could not get them to rearrange for me, so sorry.

Aren't they SOOO hott............sizzlin!!!

This one is a fav as well!

Here's a little bit of the snow..........in Louisiana!

This is my FAVORITE shot, I just love it, but like I said it won't allow me to rearrange the order of the pictures so I can't put it as my last!

Such a Daddy's girl.............how stinkin' sweet is this?!!

He's so happy right their where he's at, look at that smile!

I L.O.V.E the look on his face, and I titled this picture "Shared Secrets"!!! Also another fav!

Anywho, it was an honor, and I am so ecstatically excited that Cristie chose me to do this for her and her family! Thank you guys so much for all the awesome-ness you afforded me!!! And thanks for not laughing at me almost fall!

Introducing...........................

2010-03-20T18:23:00.000-07:00

.............Emily Wells!!! Ok, so I told you guys that I'd share some of my favorite new artists, and so first I'm going to share with you Emily Wells. This is what happens when you stay awake late (which I do 99.9% of the time) and leave the TV on Carson Daly while you work. So, anyways she was a guest on his show one night, and I just fell in love with her performance, I think she's so cool! If for nothing else I love to watch the performance, how whe manipulates the instruments, and audio while she's on stage, it's cool like I said.

Anywho, just thought I'd share her with you guys! Oh, and I apologize in advance for all the ads running on screen, but this is the best video (audio wise) I could find of her, so I hope y'all like her (but I have to confess that her voice has been pretty controversial). Oh well, I still like her!

Sincere Apologies...........

2010-03-20T17:27:00.000-07:00

............they're generally pretty hard to come by, and even more so - seemingly - as time passes. Well, I was raised to be, and am on a daily basis an honest (and honest hearted) person! So, PLEASE believe me when I say to you (people of the blogger world, and my blog stalkers-I know who you are, lol) that I SINCERELY APOLOGIZE for not sticking to my word and blogging more often as I had promised. I am so sorry.

Life.......................................................................has been pretty tough for me lately, and I'll save you all from the details, but it has been the majority of the reason why I haven't stuck to my word. I know that this next week (maybe two) will be extremely tough for me, so I won't promise you that I'll blog, but I will honestly and sincerely promise you that I'll try.

Hopefully soon I'll be back to being me, and all this will be over...whichever way it goes, and then I can live up to my promise!

Anywho, a post isn't a post without at least one picture, so I leave you with the two cutest cousins.....a set of heart breakers for sure:

Aren't they cutie pa-tooty's?!! Each of them have a sybling, and let me tell you...the four of them gave me a run for my money, but that's ok we still had a fun(ny) Session!

I have this Session, and a Family Session that I need to blog, plus all the other stuff I told y'all I'd blog about!!! So as soon as I'm all back on track (does that ever really happen?) I'll get started!!!

Memories & Organization.....go hand in hand!

2009-12-18T17:09:00.000-08:00

Memories have always been important to me. It's part of the reason I developed a love for photography, because having the ability to preserve memories (whether mine of someone elses) was simply amazing.....no worries, I'm not going to get all sappy & give you the history, but I just wanted to lay the foundation-if you will-for this post!

Admittedly, despite the fact that my friends make fun of me I am a happy-germaphobic (because I don't fight it...I embrace & love it), obsessive-organizationalist freak! So, last Friday I made a plan and was absolutely determined to execute it. I was going to go through the house room by room (beginning with the kitchen) to throw away (things we don't use on a regular basis or at all: dishes, cookware, utensils, gadget, etc), clean the cabinets inside and out, and organize things. Well, Monday started this journey. The kitchen turned out to be a two day project all by itself (I think mostly because I tend to be extremely detail oriented, and persnickety-so I'm told, but whatever).

FINALLY I reach the last cabinet to be cleaned out, and as I'm getting rid of things left and right I reach in the back and pull out this beautiful piece of my memory...childhood memory even!

In case you're stumped, it's a pecan chopper. You drop pecans into the spout, turn the handle, and they get chopped, and dropped safely into the glass bottom.

When I laid eyes on this, it was as if someone had opened my memory floodgates! I so clearly remember being in my Grandmother's kitchen with her, helping her cook and bake for her family. She had 9 children and 20 grandchildren at the time, so she'd cook these HUGE meals because she knew they were coming. Her family has continued to grow-she now has 10 children (she adopted a daughter), 22 grandchildren, and 18 great grandchildren (one of which was born just yesterday)+ one on the way! So as time has passed naturally she has aged, and isn't able to do that like she used to (even though on special occassions she does it-#1 because she's just that cool & #2 because she is still a spitfire...my Mom says I act just like her, hahaha). My point is those recalled memories were warmly welcomed, and I appreciated them so much for revisiting me.

Now, I can't honestly say that this particular pecan chopper is the one that once belonged to my Grandmother, but it reminds me of her and sharing that time with her. I LOVE that old style design decorating the spout, but even more I love the scratches, chips, and imperfections that it carries. The flaked paint, the discoloration, the fading wood..........what a beautiful story it tells.

To end this post of course I'm going to leave you with some pictures that I took of the pecan chopper. I absolutely had to do a "vintage-y" conversion, it just fit...it felt right.

NOTE: Ok, so I know I was supposed to post some of my favorite artists next, but I just couldn't resist posting this first. So, I promise artists to come next!

Who Knew One (1) Could Be So Gorgeous?!!

2009-11-13T20:13:00.000-08:00

Ok, so remember I told you all that I'd be posting pictures of an absolutely gorgeous little girl!!! Well, your wait was so worth it (even though it was WAY longer than I told you it'd be)! Oh, did you guess who it was???

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Yep that tutu'd beauty below is Miss Jordyn Rae! She has grown so much in her one year. I thought she was just absolutely beautiful as a baby...but OH MY is she gorgeous now or what?!! She has such an amazingly cute personality, and does the exact opposite of what you try to get her to do!

We had so much fun, we went to two locations and had a blast at both!

So just briefly: for the first location she had the cutest ever custom made tutu with matching bloomers that had the daintiest polka dot bows, and the most adorable monogram of her name on the booty!

Thanks so much Rita at CoffeeShop for sharing your wonderful templates with me as well!!!

Then of course she had to change outfits for the second location, which were just as cute. Anything this child puts on is cute.....I mean look at her, need I say more?!!

I SOOO love this next shot! I finally got some eye contact (remember she does the opposite of what you want her to do, LOL)! Anywho thanks so much to Brenda Acuncius for the actions (I used "pink dull layer" on the right one).

Then she changed one more time (including hair style, hahaha)! I love her little dress!

I think this needs no introduction, but strictly for the sake of "just-because" I'll do it: And my favorite for last!

Thanks for stopping by and checking out my latest post! Next time I'll be posting about 1 or 2 of my favorite new artists - music artist that is.....or maybe I'll share some of my favorite photography artist. Who knows, I guess you'll just have to come back and see which I choose!

The Other ME!

2009-10-11T21:14:00.000-07:00

Ok, so I've been told that I am "way too about business" on my blog. Quite frankly I agree. I have tried to make time to blog about me (personally not just professionally). I want to share what's going on in my life with you guys, my likes, my dislikes, pet peeves, happy days, shopping sprees, etc., and not just post pictures from my Sessions, but I have lots of trouble (as you all know) just posting Sessions. I enjoy blogging, I really do, but their just aren't enough hours in the day for me to blog as much as I'd like.

Oh, well.

I'm making time! Even if I have to add an extra hour or two in the day myself (wouldn't I be rich, LOL). I mean seriously let's think about it, how many people get to do what they love? Not only do I get to blog (which again, I really do enjoy), but MAINLY I get to be a Photographer, and that is the bestest job EVA (ha)! So, I should take full advantage of my blessing, right?!! Of course! And part of that blessing is sharing it with you all (a.k.a. blogging)!

This is of great significance to me. Why? I feel that it is of the utmost paramountcy for a Photographer and their client to "click", to have a connection of sorts.....of great sorts. And I think that the beginning of said connection can start even before they speak a word to each other. I want to give future clients & blog readers alike (you know who you are & so do I, LOL) a feel of who I really am, what type of person I am (which is an extremely cool one by the way), what the experience of working with me is like, and if I'm someone that they want to "invite" into their lives to help preserve alive their precious memories.

So this is my public declaration to regularly blog, and to not blog strictly about business.

On with the business.....I mean post. So, within the next week and a half or so I'm going to be sharing a couple of things with you. One of them is of course a recent Session, but we'll get to that in a minute. The other (which I'm very excited about) is a post about things that I absolutely can not do without & REALLY love! My favorite things, things that I just have to have!

Anywho, about that Session - I'm not posting it now - but I wanted to give you guys a "teaser"!

She is SOOO gorgeous:

Can you guess who this little beauty is??!!!

Take 2 and Paper Raisins!

2009-09-14T22:43:00.000-07:00

Ok, so have you ever heard the saying ".....saving the best for last"? Well, that's what I did. When I posted Makenna's preview for her family (all over the globe) I purposely held back because I wanted her family (especially her Mommy, and Grandma's) to see them first. Well, I've delivered prints, slideshow, and album so now I can share the REALLY good stuff (in my humble opinion) with you guys!

These are some of my "fav-fav's" of the entire Session, but of course all the pictures were great (and not JUST because I took them, hahaha) because Makenna's sweet face was in them!

Of course you know I have to have the "baby feet" shot! How cute are her little toes?!

You know how detail oriented I am.........I guess "detail obsessed" is more like it really!

Wait...............what is that on the baby's feet you say??? Well well, I have to tell you guys that I have found the perfect (human) accessory to both my business and my obsession for all things soft! Her name is LeeAnn! LeeAnn resides in Canada, and runs an internet business designing these wonderful knit/crocheted creations. Well, when I found her a light went off because their was a design for a certain "piece" that I wanted to photograph my babies in for a while, but I had no way to materialize it. So, after I saw her creations and bought one of them (that I absolutely love...the Bunny Hat) I knew that this was something she could do! After weeks of back and forth to make sure everything was absolute she created this unimaginably magnificent wrap & hat set for me. LeeAnn has really good pictures of it on her blog, and I got a couple with Makenna in it, but by the time we got to this she was getting pretty cranky and irritated and refused to allow the hat to touch her head. Take a little time & go check out LeeAnn and all of her Paper Raisin awesomeness! So, here it goes...............

Mommy & Me:

What would a post be without tradition? Well, here are two of my favs!

Well, I am SO sorry for rambling on & I know that their are quite a few pictures (but who are we kidding...I owes you guys big time), but if you were able to stick with us this far: thank you and I hope you enjoyed!

Beautiful Makenna

2009-07-08T13:45:00.000-07:00

Hands down without a doubt my absolute FAVORITE subject to photograph is a newborn. They are just so full of so much wonder, and hope. They are my joy, and afford me so much fulfillment as a Photographer!

Baby Makenna was no exception.....as a matter of fact she enriched my enojoyment so much (as did her Mother and Grandmother)! Although I prefer to photograph my newborns quite early (in the first two weeks) I didn't get to meet Makenna that soon due to life's unforeseen circumstances on both ends! However, she was a perfect little lady for me and made my visit with her completely worth the wait. Her Mommy was worried that she may be a bit fussy because she had colic, but she did amazingly well! She slept (as you'll see), she allowed us to position her however we wanted, she didn't even fuss that much with all the outfit changes (as I was informed that she hated changing clothes). The only thing she didn't like was having hats or bows of any kind on her head.....but because we were all so determined to get a picture of this beautiful little girl with at least ONE of her millions and millions of bows we remained patient and made it happen, and goodness am I glad we did!

Makenna is such a fortunate girl to have so many people in her life that love her so very much. And although I didn't get to meet them all I did get to meet two of the most loving people that I know for a fact and can attest to being completely in love with her!

I had so much fun........a truly phenomenal time working with you guys! I can't wait to do it again!

I think that Makenna and all her pink is the cutest sight ever! And I love the minky blanket that her Grandmother made for her.....how sweet and special!

Here is Makenna with her beautiful Grandmother, and gorgeous Mommy!

Do I really need to say it............ok, just for the sake of tradition I will. Of course I saved my favorite for last!

Amanda, your proofs will be done soon and your gallery will be up then!

Janice and Amanda thank you so much for warmly welcoming me into your home and into your lives to photograph that sweet baby girl!

Baby M

2009-04-29T10:21:00.000-07:00

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!!!

2009-04-15T15:39:00.000-07:00

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

2009-03-01T14:27:00.000-08:00

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

2008-11-20T21:20:00.000-08:00

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:

2008-09-24T19:50:00.000-07:00

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:

2008-09-24T18:15:00.000-07:00

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

Baby "I"

2008-09-24T14:17:00.000-07:00

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!

2008-09-22T15:45:00.000-07:00

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.................................

2008-08-23T09:01:00.001-07:00

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!

2008-08-05T15:26:00.000-07:00

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!

2008-06-12T23:07:00.000-07:00

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

2008-06-03T18:23:00.001-07:00

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'

2008-05-07T18:02:00.000-07:00

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!

2008-04-29T21:24:00.000-07:00

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?

2007-12-11T10:35:00.000-08:00

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!

Precious Moments

2007-11-14T16:59:00.000-08:00

This oh so beautiful woman is Akamia! Akamia and her husband Keith have 5 children, actually as you'll see she is carrying her 5th child. They have 2 girls, 2 boys, and they are expecting another little boy! We had originally scheduled her Maternity Session around her husbands work schedule because it had been kinda crazy lately. Unfortunately we had to do it without him because she thought that she may be going into labor early and wanted to make sure she got some shots before that happened. We had a blast! Even though her husband wasn't able to be at the session, her kids were. It was so funny having so many kids to photograph, and they were all loving being in front of the camera! I am so glad that I got to help Akamia, Keith and their family to preserve these precious memories!!

Amazing Ma'Kayla!

2007-11-14T08:55:00.000-08:00

This is little Miss Ma'Kayla. Oh, and what a little spitfire she is. Ma'Kayla and I did two sessions in one day. We did an outdoor session, and then we came back to my house to do her studio shots! She is so full of energy, and she's as fiesty as ever. Ma'Kayla's mom wanted pictures of her in all of her pageant dresses so that she'll have up to date pictures for modeling agents. Yes Little Miss Ma'Kayla is going into the modeling field, and I have no doubt that she'll be absolutely wonderful at it!

Sassy Chasity!

2007-11-13T21:50:00.001-08:00

Miss Sassy Chasity, yep, that's her! Chasity is a beautiful young woman that needed some up dated photos of herself, and she got a new haircut and wanted to show it off, well girl show it off you did! I loved her haircut, and I so wanted to get my hair cut after seeing hers. I just loved those sassy flips! It was really fun taking pictures of Chasity, but a little challenging to get her to smile, ha! I don't think she knows it yet, but that's her sexy look! You go Miss Thang!

Movie Madness!

2007-11-13T14:41:00.000-08:00

Meet Jenn! Jenn is such a sweety, and she beams personality! She called me and asked me to do some headshots for her, and I was so excited. For those of you who don't know in our area their has been alot of filming for big hit movies. So, Ms. Jenn was in pursuit of a role in one of these films. I'd never done anything like this before, but hey their's a first time for everything...............................right? We ended up having so much fun, and we went way beyond a simple headshot. I'm only sharing one shot from this session, but it is my absolute favorite shot!

Too Good To Be True!

2007-11-13T12:09:00.000-08:00

This amazingly beautiful little girl is Jessie. She is amazing at many more things than being beautiful, Jessie is both a violinist, and a pianist. It was an absolute honor being able to photograph her. She is so photogenic, and she just basks in the attention when getting her picture taken. But, don't let her looks fool you, because she is as tough as she is pretty! She loves riding four wheelers, and let me tell you the girl is fearless! Thanks Jessie!

Cute Little Man!

2007-11-13T11:07:00.001-08:00

This cute little man is Jaelen. He is four years old, and super atheletic especially for his age. Seriously this boy can bounce a ball, and do all sorts of tricks with it like nobody's business. Anything that has to do with sports...............he's all for it! He was so fun to photograph. Just look at that smile! During our session he would get a little tired of getting his picture taken, and I would have to remind him of the "special treat" that I'd promised him, and all of a sudden he'd be all smiles again! We had tons of fun, and I can't wait until we do it again!