Fundraiser Event

We like to give back to the community whenever possible. We took these photos of some high school students who are doing a recital benefit for a man who was injured in a motorcycle accident, and they will use them to promote the event. We'll post more information about it soon!

Taylor

Taylor has grown up so much! I've taken photos of her enough times that I no longer can keep count... I know it's at least 5 different sessions. It's always fun to watch the little ones grow up!

She's in her "no" stage, and she wasn't really excited to sit in one place or be told what to do. But our philosophy is that eventually, they'll smile, so we let them play and do their thing until it comes out. We got some great photos :)

Finn

Sometimes, getting your picture taken can be scary. Especially when you are 14 months old! Finn is such a cute little guy. After about 4 minutes of snapping photos, he got really spooked about the whole process. Despite toys and tickling, we got a few fleeting smiles, but he didn't really want to sit on his own anymore; he needed mom with him. I totally understand :)

But if there's one thing I've learned over the years of taking photos of kids who aren't "feeling" it, it's to be patient. Just wait... eventually they will stop crying, and they will smile or look at the camera or, even, I've learned to just wait for that moment between or during cries that it looks like a smile (other than the tears welling in the corners of the eyes, right?)

I think his mom felt like it was a total flop-- but I disagree :) We might bring big brother Owen in another day to see if he can loosen Finn up...

Aubree

There are just some days when I finish a photoshoot and I just can't help but go to the computer immediately to see the images and post them on the blog, even though I ought to be leaving the office for the evening. Aubree was one of those cases! She was SO smiley and cute... how could I wait to share these?!

Linnea

Linnea was really relaxed and easy to work with yesterday during her senior session. We tried to keep things "simple"-- here are a few favorites!

Bridwell Family

The Bridwell family was a lot of fun today :) Tyler (dad) just came back from a 10 month deployment, so it was family photo time again. To be honest, I never would have guessed that he'd been away at all-- the boys cling to him and listen to his directions so well that you'd think he had been at home with them every night since they were born.

The boys were adorable-- but it was a little hard to get them to look at the camera and smile. With some effort, though, including a lot of tickling and my ridiculously funny behavior (adults must think I'm nuts, but whatever makes them smile, right?....), we were able to get some memorable family photos.

Alexa

Alexa was really nervous when she came in, but I think the session went really well! She was up for braving the cold (which is always appreciated, since I like doing outdoor photos), and we also had fun in the studio also. She works at American Eagle, and had a lot of really fun outfits to work with... Here are a few of her photos: