Family time

This past fall break my two older children spent a week at my Mom's. I drove over and spent a day too. We did a quick family photo session. It's taken me a while to post, but I wanted to share some of my favorites.

Conaway Family

Sunday, last Sunday when the snow was coming down fast. I spent the late afternoon with the Conaway family. I've photographed Cindy in the past, yet this was my first time capturing her family. What a pleasure! Such a beautiful family, and Keaton is I must say the happiest best baby I've worked with in a while. He never got cranky even though we worked him and cooed at him, and coaxed smiles out of him endlessly. lol Most babies his age would have tired of all the fuss and attention much sooner. Here are my personal favorites from their session.

The Mahoney Family

The Mahoney family have a beautiful Mastiff he was SO sweet! He is four and was the perfect gentleman. Mom Mary really impressed me, she was recovering from back pain and yet she looked relaxed and beautiful in all the portraits. Dad and the boys must have taught Caesar how to behave like a gentleman as all 3 of the Mahoney men were polite and kind. I had to get everyone into some tickling to loosen them up, and LOVE seeing a family have a little fun in front of my camera. Enjoy their teasers.



This shot has some harsh lighting, but I love it because as everyone is sitting down you can see the ease on their faces. And isn't Caesar beautifully lit? ha His fur loves the sunlight.

Carmichael Family

The Carmichael family I loved. They were so happy and had a good time. Their dogs were really cute, and one of them wasn't so sure he was happy about portraits. ha So we did some with and some without. Mom Janet is one of the volunteers at Snooty Giggles, and she worked really hard for this event. I was glad we had finally met in person, as everything had happened in email and phone calls. I love what I do, I meet families from this stand point of observation, working to relax and bring out who they are. As you can see this family is a joyful crew, and maybe that is in part to their dog rescue work. Giving back makes us better people. :-)

Berger's and more Berger's

So last weekend was my portrait event. An attempt to help out Snooty Giggles dog rescue (click and become a FAN!) as seeing all the dogs given help each year on their Facebook page just made me want to do something. The Berger and the Berger families were two who participated in the event. I had a GREAT time photographing them all. We worked fast, and I love the fun we had. It's amazing what can be done in a short time when everyone is ready and willing to make great portraits happen.












As can be clearly seen I work hard to make sure it's a FUN experience to have your family portraits made. I know how hard it can be on Mom, getting everyone dressed, and Dad's on board. Getting everyone to relax, laugh, and get into the fun is so important to get those wonderful real shots. I just loved the Berger/Berger session!

Laura-Kate 2011

Laura-Kate is one of those girls you think may not even exist anymore, especially if you have ever seen a so called reality tv show. She is strong, beautiful, confident, and respects her parents. She's a gem, inside and out. I had a wonderful time capturing her beauty, fun, humor, as well as intelligence! She's the girl you pray your son is good enough to marry, but hopefully only after she's conquered the world. ;-)