Baby David

David is the youngest child I've been privileged to shoot. He was just a month old and not very happy at all. His parents were absolutely fantastic. They were so patient and didn't get nervous at all with him being so fussy.

I have been notified by his gramma that my services will be required again soon. He is now four months old and has lost a lot of the baby hair. He does have lots on the sides, so now he is sporting a"Fonzie" look. Should be fun. I wonder if he has a little leather jacket to complete the look? Stay tuned for that!

Makenzie

Makenzie's senior session was at JCCC. The image left was at a table in the delicious Cafe Tempo at the Nerman Museum of Modern Art.

The image right was upstairs in front of a gorgeous tapestry made out of metal. There is natural light coming from the left of the image.

I had the privilege of taking a "Studio Photography" class this fall and I loved it. I enjoyed learning the art of controlling the light to bring out the best in my subjects. MaKenzie allowed me to experiment with her in the studio as part of her Senior session. I appreciated her ability to take direction easily and to just be her sweet self for the camera

I am pleased to report that she, as well as mom and dad, liked her images very much. I'd love to hear your opinion!

Amber

I learned a lot from the morning I spent with Amber and her family. She had just turned one and wanted a photo shoot to include mom and dad and her two Boston terriers.

Her neigbor came over to help with the pups, and brought her two small children, so Amber had a bit of a challenge focusing on the shoot.

But I think we got some pretty precious images. What do you think?

Emily and Nate's Engagment

Meet Emily and Nate. I'm looking forward to their wedding in June, '09. We had a great time together doing their engagement session in the studio and around the campus of JCCC.

The image at left is my favorite from the in-studio session.

Nate is a baseball coach, so many of our images were on the field. I wonder if the bridesmaids will carry buckets of balls instead of bouquets? JUST KIDDING! I did ask what was going to happen if their children wanted to play soccer instead of baseball - without missing a beat, Emily said SHE would be the coach! Yes!

I so much enjoy the engagement sessions with my couples. It allows us to get to know each other and to become comfortable before the stress of the wedding day. Emily and Nate were natural and relaxed with me, so it's going to be a delightful shoot on their wedding day!