all smiles. {family}

i can usually barely entice smiles out of dad's...mom's are typically fairly more cooperative...and kids, depending on the age, usually get the hypothetical "gold star's" for the best smiles.

NOT THIS FAMILY.

they were hilarious...even i couldn't help myself from laughing.

giggles. bubblegum. and laughter through literally the ENTIRE session kept things interesting...and made some pretty awesome frames.

thanks guys!

farm family.

i was SO EXCITED to do this shoot--even though newborns are always a challenge behind the lens. but the weather cooperated. the 2-year-old cooperated (with a little enticement playing in the dirt). the FAMILY cooperated. and the newborn (kind of) cooperated.

i'm blessed to know them...& we are praying for God's leading in their future!

krysta. senior photos.

i think the process of planning shoots (outfits, locations) is sometimes just as fun as the shoot itself. and krysta held up to her end of the bargain: being beautiful...while i tried to hold up mine: capturing that beauty.

you be the judge...

{but if you ask me, she made my job pretty easy!}

{as a side note, i'm now offering these collage prints in 8x10 or 5x7 format at $10 per collage}

pumpkin patch family.

i always try to tell clients to pick a fun, unique location. this family did JUST that (& oh, so much more). i've known them for quite some time...& although the weather almost froze our fingers off, these photos just scream "FALL!!" to me. and make me want to eat the world's largest pumpkin scone. or turn into Cinderella & ride away in a magic pumpkin carriage...but that is another story entirely.

thrifty: the ugly frame-turned-photo-prop

i saw a wall of frames once on Tara Whitney's blog. of course i can't find the picture now to show you how cute it was.

but i fell in love.

almost as much in love as i am with chai. but not quite.

since then, i've been on the hunt for frames. big frames. small frames.

ALL cheap frames.

and while i was on a hunt for chairs (which i found...coming later), i found this frame.

this VERY BIG FRAME.

for $3.

thank you American Legion yard sale...(by the way, American Legion yard sale, you smelled like moth balls...)

and i ripped out the ehem...ugly 70's painting.

sanded it down.

sprayed it.

let 'er dry.

and then used it.

and it turned out exactly as i'd envisioned it.

i love it when that happens.

...if only my butt would follow-suit.