Posted on September 30, 2009
I’m working on the photo session that I mentioned in my last post and realizing that there are a lot of images so I will share just a few more now and the others later. There are a couple ‘sister’ pictures here that really capture the closeness of these 2 sweet little girls. Enjoy!
Here’s big sis ‘A’ telling secrets…
Lil sis ‘D’ thought that was so fun that she wanted to give it a try too. I love this next picture because it shows how she found it necessary to hold up her big sister’s hair in order to whisper in her ear. So funny!
Oh, the love of these girls! There were so many great moments between the two of them. All I had to do was play along with them and keep clicking…
Here’s mom and dad…now you can see where the girls get their good looks!
Posted on September 30, 2009
I’m working on the images from yesterday’s session and loving the great downtown/city style backgrounds. I have many images to go through but these 4 caught my eye so I thought I’d share. Just a preview…more to come!
Posted on September 29, 2009
What can you do in 5 minutes? A super quick photo session in the AZ heat!
Both of my girls have worn this fish costume for their 1st halloween events. Last week I realized that it still fits ‘J’ – barely. I thought I’d take her out for a quick mini costume session before packing it up to take over to goodwill (this will make a great costume for some little babe this year – perfect timing). This turned out to be my quickest session yet! It lasted all of 5 minutes. It’s just too hot in AZ (even at 6 pm) to keep a little one in a head-covered outfit. I snapped a couple quick shots and let ‘J’ splash in the fountain a bit to keep cool. She loved it! We kept the AC running in the car and jumped right back in after just a few shots. Here’s what happens in a 5 minute quickie session:
and a black and white conversion of the close-up…
Posted on September 28, 2009
I had a fun family photo session early this morning. I started photographing these girls (along with their mom and dad) at 6:30 am. Look at the energy here – you’d never guess it was at the crack of dawn! These images were fun and spirited so I couldn’t resist a little play. I just had to funk up the style a bit - the colors and the attitude called for it. The girls were skipping, spinning around light posts, twirling, dancing, hugging, loving…you name it. Actually, the entire family was all about having fun regardless of the early hour. They were not short on hugs and kisses either so you will see a lot of love in these pictures. More images to come (including mom and dad too) in a short while but I wanted to share my playtime editing for now.
Time to get back to work! I have many things that I’m busy with…this session, last weekend’s session, designer spotlight edits, and prepping for Saturday’s session (not to mention my other life). Photography is keeping me busy and I’m loving it!
Posted on September 28, 2009
A couple older pics that I just dug up during website revisions…
These were taken on a day at the zoo. Sugar-y drinks are typically off limits for both of these girls but on a special occasion it’s fun to break the rules. A warm day at the zoo was one of those times. Luckily there were free refills because these two went through several cups of lemonade.
These two little friends sometimes share really well. Other times, not so much. When it comes to lemonade, they do just fine. It helps to have 2 straws, of course.
Posted on September 28, 2009
I am shooting every chance I get to prepare for the upcoming designer spotlight ( + her boutique’s website launch – see previous post for more info). The fabrics are soooo amazing – you will love them! Here’s one more quick peek of what’s to come. I just love the turquoise accent on this top/dress. I have great things to say about these designs but I will save that for later. This is just a hint of what’s to come…
Can I please cram more hours in a day? There are so many pictures to take and not enough time.
Posted on September 27, 2009
Brooke and Sean are my very loyal aussie clients. I have worked with them on a couple projects now and so happy that they keep coming back for more creative collaborations. Always a pleasure!
This is a simple fold-over notecard to be used as a wedding thank you. Names are not concealed here because you can read them anyway, right on the card.
The couple wanted to stick with the ‘brooke + sean’ typography that had been used on previous wedding materials (see the save the date card at the bottom of this post). The awesome wedding photograph is reversed the opposite direction and faded to 50% opacity when the card is opened to fill in the open space that is typically blank.
The outside (front and back when folded over):
Here’s the inside. Photo is faded and flipped the opposite direction. A slightly distressed and coordinating texture on the right side for the thank you note. Isn’t this just more interesting than plain old white?
And there you have it! Congrats Brooke and Sean! If the first comes love thing rings true for you I will be happy to do your maternity/newborn pics and birth announcements someday. I think I need to take a trip to Australia for that!
p.s. Below is a picture of a ‘Save the date’ card that I made for them last year (before my blogging days) using the same brooke+sean logo.
Posted on September 26, 2009
Today was simple and easy. Working around the house. No errands. Simple play. I love when Saturdays unfold this way.
M and I made ice cream sundaes with her play-doh ice cream parlor. Twist cones…sweet toppings…sprinkles…such fun!
Little sis J came along while we were into it and soon all the play-doh sprinkles were on the floor. A few steps from her little feet and we had play-doh stuck in the carpet. Total mess. Oh well, it happens.
Posted on September 21, 2009
If you are tickled pink you will love this. It’s very girly-girl.
When ‘M’ first brought me into her room she quickly changed out of the outfit that her mom had her ‘ready for pictures in’ to her Belle costume. Within 2 minutes she had moved on to a tutu. Then she remembered the basket of dress-up/play accessories I brought over and looked through the options (excited about everything…not knowing what to choose first). When she saw the flowy chiffon of the pink pettiskirt stuffed into a bag like cotton candy, she had a clear winner. She fancied herself up and started jumping on the bed. After teaching me how to put all of her dolls to sleep correctly she grabbed her Pinkilious book.
A portrait is not what it used to be. A portrait (to me) is an image the tells a story about who a person is…what they are into..what they love. Even if only part of the body is shown, a message about this person is there in the image. I see photography like this: there is documentation and there is storytelling. An example of documentation might be this little girl’s school picture. She stands in line with her entire class…gets up to the metal chair with a background behind her…the photographer snaps the picture and 5 seconds later she’s done. The picture is a piece of documentation. Storytelling is showing details about who a person is.
Take this image below. We cannot see a face here but we can see a little girl caught in a moment doing her thing. Right now, at age 3, she is all about dress up and being girly.
a little series…
Time to show off her new Belle costume (she only had this on for a minute before changing into the next princess costume so 4 quick clicks on my camera is all I got)…
Here she is rolling around on her bed (taking a minute to catch her breath in between all the jumping)…
Posted on September 18, 2009
my very precious petite mademoiselle…
