the {h} family.

a sisters' friend contacted me about family Christmas photos. and not-knowing how beautiful they all would be, i happily obliged anyways. but my GOSH did they make my job easy!

AREN'T THEY GORGEOUS!!?!

i've been eying the Old Mill in town for quite some time. and i finally decided it was the right time, the right group, and definitely the right weather for some photos there.

we weren't disappointed...

{catch up}.

oh WOW. i've neglected this little space for far too long.

i've been busy writing over here.

have you noticed the new photography {tips} series we've got going over there? you should join. it'll be fun!

back to business...

LOTS of catch up to do.

so stay tuned the next few weeks for all the shoots that didn't get posted from 2009.

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.