Sometimes a photo session is about real life.  About sweetness.  And fun.  And capturing those everyday moments that we, as parents, want to cherish forever. 

I think Mallory enjoyed her popsicle almost as much as I enjoyed capturing her! 

life as Art.

I love natural light!  It really brings out the eyes in a way that no other light can.  I’ve been proofing a recent outdoor session and one shot stuck out to me.  I notice a couple of things when I’m proofing…  eyes and expressions which often go hand in hand.  I have a thing for eyes.  I’ve said it before, but it’s not always about the cheesy smiles…  sometimes it’s just about the soul.  This shot speaks "peace" to me…  peace and innocence.

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According to Merriam Webster:

Main Entry: pho·tog·ra·pher
Pronunciation: f&-'tä-gr&-f&r
Function: noun
: one who practices photography; especially : one who makes a business of taking photographs

I try to think back to when I first felt comfortable calling myself a photographer…  It took me a long time. 

I started portfolio building…  mostly taking photographs for friends and family in 2004.  I certainly was not a "photographer" back then.  I wasn’t making a "business" of taking photographs.  I felt that the practicing portion of the definition was very important.  I was practicing and learning the basics… shutter speed, aperture, depth of field, ISO, composition and on and on and on…    I felt like it was important for me to have a basic understanding of photography and to know what I wanted out of a session before I asked people to trust me with their children and actually pay me for this service. 

So, I practiced and I practiced.  And I practiced some more.  I drove my children crazy.  They would actually groan at the sight of a camera!  My Mom got tired of me giving her pictures… a grandmother that was saying that she had too many pictures!  Yes, I was driving them all crazy!  But I learned.  And I made a business of taking photographs. 

But my goal isn’t only to take photographs.  It’s to capture your child just as they are…  the silliness, the expressiveness, the child.  I want you to look at one of my photographs of your child years down the road and remember… that together, we captured him just as he was.  And I want to create not only a photograph that you will cherish, but a work of art.  …your life as art.

I am a photographer.

Childhood is amazing.  It’s art in itself…  Expressions. Laughter. Moments. Captured for you to enjoy for years to come…  Long after they’re too old to play peek-a-boo from behind the fence. 

I had so much fun with Hannah & Brayden! I hope you enjoy the little preview of their session as much as I enjoyed spending the afternoon with them!  Thanks Natalie, for sharing them with me!

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I got to photograph the cutest fur babies!  We don’t have any pets… other than a turtle named Tuck & a tank full of fish!  But capturing these cuties actually made me want a fur-baby! 

Meet Itty Bitty & Max…

It’s all I can think of when I look at these images from a recent session.  Pure sweetness.  It’s just the innocence of childhood.  And it’s written all over a child’s face…

Everyone needs a helping hand sometimes…

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