Thanks for stopping by! Do you want to know something about me? I am passionate about my [ photography ], I always have been...
When I was asked in high school: what do you want to be when you grow up? I always said a photographer. It all started with the photography and art classes in high school, I would shoot any and everything. Back then, we started our learning on a school issued 35mm film camera (do they even teach with those anymore? ☺). And after high school, I was "over-the-moon" when I got a part-time job with some local photographers, I was able to learn so much more about my art. But working or not, I would shoot every day, I was never without a camera! It was so very important to me that I documented the people that I loved and the many special moments in my life. I never wanted to forget those things...
Then, I got married and became a mother } On the day my first son was born, we took 354 photos in the hospital, 354!!!. It was insane. I remember thinking: thank goodness this is a digital camera! Because I didn't want to miss a thing! And it only gets worse as our little family grows, the shutter is always clicking. We have been blessed with three little cuties, two lively little boys and one sweet little girl. So my camera has now become an extension of my arm. And I am so lucky to be married to a super supportive husband who loves and appreciates photography just as much as I do.
Out of all of the material possessions I have, my photographs are the most valuable to me. In each image I've captured an expression, a laugh, a smile, a feeling, or a story. That moment has been forever frozen in time. And I would love to share that gift with you. So you too will never forget those things... ♥
This little guy was so darling… at only 14 days old in the photos below, he was such a cutie! He even smiled for me a couple of times. And I could tell his mom & dad just adored him! He was flooded with hugs and kisses throughout our whole session ♥ Enjoy!
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See mom! I told you we “got some good ones!”…I know you were concerned that the baby wasn’t cooperating, but hopefully this will ease your worries – he did great, and his images are beautiful! Here are a few “sneak peeks” from our session this week. Enjoy ♥
btw – I still can’t get the “…it’s the mickey-mouse-clubhouse” song out of my head ♪♫♪ lol : )
I first photographed baby Bella as a newborn, she is the sweet little baby in the basket on the site header above, this is also her here. Now it was time to capture her cuteness at 6 months old. She can sit up now, smile, and giggle with joy! She was amazing in front of the camera, we could have photographed her all day! Three year old big brother Blaze was another story ☺… his mom already warned me that he liked to growl at the camera and that I would definitely have my work cut out for me. And yes, he did show me his growling skills, but I still managed to sqeeze just a few adorable smiles out of him ♥ sweet!
‘Tis the season for family photos and Christmas cards. Here are a few cuties that will brighten your day! These are my sisters’ boys, we were out shooting their family Christmas card photos. They are already so used to the camera, we take their pictures all of the time, but the smiles they normally give me are the fake, “hurry up and take this picture so I can go” kind. Roman & Matteo (the older boys) really made me work to get the beautiful, sincere smiles, that I know they have (I’ve seen them before!). Eventually I got them, I double-dared them not to smile at me, did some silly stuff, and the walls came down! Then, on the other hand, little Ezra was the exact opposite. He was a piece of cake, he loves to have his picture taken! He just loves to see his happy face in the back of the camera ☺ so cute! This was a lot of fun, enjoy ♥
This is my nephew, the youngest of them all. He is so adoreable! He’s so happy, and makes the funniest expressions (just like his daddy). Babies just grow up way. too. fast. Before you know it, your little one is 1 year old and you’re crying “what happened to my sweet little baby?” (ok, that’s just what my husband & I say about our kids- HA! I would LOVE to keep them babies forever, but I do love sleeping through the night, so it’s a tough one!) .
Photographing this age (between 6-8 months) is just so much fun…the babies are just learning how to express themselves, and discovering new things, and just about anything makes them smile ☺ Ezequiel got a kick out of the sound my background paper made when he hit it, so for most of the shoot he had his backside to me (so funny!). ♥ Enjoy
This next one is my favorite!! Love it!!!
Sweet little baby Luciano (I love that name!)…he was so perfect for his very first photo session ever : ) He is such a beautiful little boy. His raven hair against his fair skin reminded me of snow white. He was so much fun to shoot!
Baby Cannon just turned one! And he came to his photo shoot fully equipped…you may have seen “Handy Manny” and his tools on the Disney channel, but I bet you’ve never seen “Handy Cannon” in action!
Mom & Dad definitely have their hands full now with 3 boys! These little guys were so fun, and oh so cute! Little Ian was just so sweet ♥ All he wanted, was to stay close to his mommy. I loveit! I can’ t help it, I love babies! Here are a few of my favorites from the day…
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