Notice how...

this family has five children.

Notice how impressed and flattered I am that they come all the way from the Portland area (an hour plus) to have me take their pictures....again I am totally flattered by this!! Thanks, you guys! Notice how their birth order is two boys, one girl, another boy and then a girl...that is the exact birth order of myself and my siblings. Notice how connected that made me feel to them right away....well it did! Notice how it made me feel as if a little snapshot of my brothers and sister were standing there right in front of me...I am the youngest of the five just like this little lump of sugar!

Here is her big brother Nathaniel.

And Johnathan.

And Elizabeth.

And Seth.

And Meredith again.

Notice how I keep saying "notice". Well, that was the little phrase that kept coming out of this little guy throughout our session...just way too cute! Thank You Beasley Family!

Real smiles...

During my sessions I enjoy talking to my clients. I have a few questions tucked away that are guaranteed to generate a real smile. I am not going to share with you what I asked Quinlan to get these next few shots, that is between her and I...but I'm glad I asked because there is an extra twinkle in her eye!

We picked this little spot to take a few shots because there was some Queenanne's Lace growing there...Quinlan likes this flower because it is the only flower that starts with Q...cute!

I love the feel of these...

Here are a few more images of Quinlan's Senior Session! I love the feel of these. There is something about her outfit and the way she is posed that makes her look very studious and collegiate! I'm not sure what your plans are after High School Q, but you look the part to me if it includes going to college! The only thing these images are missing are a pair of eyeglasses and a big huge research book!

I absolutely LOVE the way your eyes look in this one! So pretty!

A chair full of CUTE little Everette!

I was so excited when my friend Allison asked me to take her family picture! You see she just had a baby not to long ago and this would be their first family picture. Everette is such a cutie! He was all dressed up for the occasion. I can't get over the matching ties and Mom's stylish matching skirt! Perfection!

Busy weekend...

It was a super busy weekend for me in the photography catagory. The best part was I was able to still get my workouts in, enjoy a dinner out, spend some time with my husband and kids at the local county fair and see my family. It also helped that one of my sessions was family!

My nephew, Evan, is a Senior in High School this year...that seems so strange to say because I remember exactly were I was back in college when I got the call that he had been born!!! And now he is talking about were he wants to go to college!!

Evan, I had a GREAT time taking your pictures and you did a fantastic job! Like I said, we make a great team. Be sure to show these to your Mom and Dad and I will keep you posted as I put more up.

Quinlan...

Simply put this session was perfection! Quinlan and her Mom drove down from Portland and we were able to take some studio portraits and some outdoor shots. Who am I kidding, we took more than "some"...there are so many great ones! Quinlan you did a fantastic job of listening to me telling you how to sit and how to breath! ; ) Here are few of the last outfit change and the last little pocket of light that we found.

Quinlan, you are delightful and I wish you the best during your Senior year of High School.

Special

All my photo sessions are special in their own way. This particular night I was meeting a friend of mine and her family. We have been discussing getting together for a session for awhile now. I became friends with Tracy when our sons played on the same baseball team two years ago. Tracy is one of those gals that I instantly felt connected to. She owns her very own personal training studio...how cool is that? And I love fitness! You can check it out here if you want! She is a business owner and so am I. We have talked about what that is like and I have enjoyed every bit of encouragement she has offered to me!

Tracy has a beautiful family and they were so fun to hang out with and photograph!

Awwwww! Love birds!

The boys!

Perfection!

These three were a delight!!!

Thanks again Tracy!

It's all about what you talk about....

Although, I am technically taking pictures of your child during your session, the camera is truly secondary. I like to talk to the children I photograph and get to know them. They know lots of things and love to tell you about them. For example, I had heard that Aidan's Dad was a Bronco's fan. So I assumed Adian was too. He informed me that he was NOT! Naturally, I asked him who his favorite team was and he said the Oakland Raiders!!! I was so excited and told Aidan that we were Raiders fans too...and we are forever friends from now on and this was his reaction:

Cool thing about kids Aidian's age is that they can easily pose and do things that you tell them to do. He was a great sport and when I asked him how this hat made him feel he said very casually and quietly, "good".

Thanks Adain for doing such a good job. We loved having you over!

McKenna did a fantastic job when it was her turn too. She turned on the charm the minute she stepped into the studio! See!

McKenna, sitting so nice and looking so "pretty", right Amanda, I mean who doesn't love being told that!

Charming!

Then it was Stella's turn. And she is really busy and therefore The Boss. I just take her lead and we basically play! But I was able to come away with a winner like this one:

And her little grin captured in this one.

Sweet, sweet, sweet (yes, she really does require 3 sweets on this one) little brown eyed girl!