Wednesday, February 24, 2010

Emily Turns 6 Months













What a treat it was to photograph baby Emily again. The last time I snapped her photo, Emily's eyes barely opened as she dozed peacefully while I clicked away. This time, she grinned and smiled making my task a pleasant experience. Her mama brought lots of fun things to wear so we tried a lot of different looks. I'm having a difficult time choosing a favorite!

Free tip: after newborn shots, the 'sitting-up-but-not-crawling' stage is a great time for photographs!

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Monday, February 22, 2010

Baby Girl Birth Announcements






Friday night I got an e-mail with the wonderful news that our friends, Ricky and Aiden had delivered their long-awaited baby girl. Along with her photo and stats, their note asked if it would be any trouble for me to design a birth announcement for them? Would it? I think you will see from the options above that I had a little too much fun, perhaps. ;-) Thanks for letting me indulge my creative juices, friends, and many congrats on baby Aolani! Baby girls are the sweetest!
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Thursday, February 11, 2010

Jenny

Isn't she stunning? Jenny called me up last week to see if I could provide her with some images to round out her portfolio. She is a warm, fun-loving young woman, but need some photos that reflected her serious side. Here's a few of my favorites that I couldn't wait to share with you.









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Thursday, February 4, 2010

My favorite picture of the day


Last night I tried to photograph Ellie for her Valentine's day cards -- I was designing something cute and just needed a quick photo of her in front of a pink backdrop, maybe holding a flower or two. Talk about pulling teeth. I finally got a picture that would work...56 clicks of the shutter later.

No, just because I take her photograph frequently doesn't make my daughter a more compliant subject. If anything, it might make her worse! This morning while getting ready for school with a grin she said (of the previous evening's photo session), "Mommy, I was goofy!" Uh uh. Obviously she didn't grasp how much she had tested my patience!

While I'm saving last night's photo for a later posting so as not to spoil any surprises for grandparents or other card recipients, I will share a photo from this afternoon. Here she is showing off a craft from her preschool unit on household pets. Oh how I love this girl! Share/Bookmark