Preschool Photographer- Love to Learn

A few weeks back I was asked to do the school pictures for my daughters preschool. The AM class was all boys and boy did I have my hands full. They all wanted to have their picture taken but trying to get a good "smile mommy would like" out of them was rough! However, I managed to do so. They all turned out so great.. The PM class was completely opposite, all girls! They were my little princess, total hams in front of the camera and loved every minute of it. My original thought was to just pick out the best pose and print that for the parents. However, after looking through them I had taken way to many cute ones and I couldn't pick. I then left it up to the parents. Every single mom was so happy and I felt so good! I had never done big group sittings and especially with four year old I had no clue what I was going to be getting into. After the day was over and the results were in I was so pleased with everything and would love to get a few more under me!! So much fun and such beautiful children!

Maternity- Beautiful fall, lovely belly, and gorgeous mom & family

I love the glow that I see on moms who are expecting. Being able to capture that is just a wonderful feeling. I even love it more when I can take away a mom for a few hours and make her feel like she is on top of the world. A lot of times when women are expecting and its getting closer to the end of the pregnancy they tend to not see that glow anymore. I had the pleasure of taking the W family and belly photos and they just turned out great! I love that I was really able to get who they were as a family, that special bond between a child and a father, the glow on the soon to be mom of two, and the cute little grin of the big brother! This family was so much fun to work with and just an honor to be able to shoot them.

Preschool-- a new adventure

I am so excited for tomorrows big photo shoot! I am going to be taking pictures of Love to Learn's preschool in Sudden Valley! I am thrilled to be doing this and even though I have never done a preschool photo shoot, I couldn't be more excited. I am really not even nervous, compared to doing my first wedding! I love kids, I feel as though I can relate to them in some silly way. I love the way the kids show the true expressions and even better when I can capture and keep it treasured! The school has about 20 kids from ages three to five! One morning class, one afternoon class. More pictures will soon follow but I had to blog about it first. I have my car all packed with my studio and a few cute fall props. I sure do hope it goes as well as I think it will.

Wish me luck :-)

Continued...

H & J

I love this time of the year, its one of the best times to take photos and use nature as the backdrop! With all the pretty colors all around us it makes perfect pictures. I was able to photograph a family this last weekend and use nature to our advantage. I loved being able to shoot this family as they were so much fun. Being able to play peek a boo, and throw leaves and catch them brought me back to my child hood days. I loved being able to see them smile and laugh so hard! What a great way to be able to spend a Sunday. The couple was perfect and everyone just blended in so well. Thank you H&J for a great time

Growing up to fast

I love how my daughter is starting to show so much of who she really is. She is getting so big and continue to grow and amaze me! These are just a few shots of us at the lake last week. She is starting to become such a beautiful young girl!

a few all together

I hate dresses

These photos are of the oldest Julie who is entering the 8th grade! She has really matured and becoming such a great young lady. She hated that I put her in a dress however, she looked so beautiful!

all over town

My nieces came out to visit us from CO and it was a great little vacation for them. I was able to use them as my models and get some new shots for my website. Plus school is about to start for them so I love being able to take some great photos of them for family. I can not believe how big they both are getting. Time sure does fly by and our little babies grow up to be big girls! These photos are of Ashlie she is starting the 5th grade! She loved being able to run around and take photos! They turned out so good

I am 4

Today I took Kaleigh's big I am 4 pictures. I can not beleive how big she is starting to get. Looking back on previous photos over the years she has always had a little baby feel still to her. However, these new photos, she really looks like she is a young girl. There is no baby or toddler look anymore. I love how I was able to capture some of her great moments, she is so use to the camera now she knows how to do it as soon as she see's my camera.

Family Vacation

Little moments that matter forever

These faces are really priceless

She is so beautiful

Its moments like this that I love being able to capture. Kaleigh and grandpa sat on the floor and read stories for so long!

Being able to watch my daughter and my father laugh so hard was just such a great moment.

4th of July

The view was just great, and I loved how the bay and sky looked before fireworks

I love my family, its such an amazing feeling to be so happy!

Well this year we were able to spend the 4th watching fire works over the bay in Bellingham with some good friends. I was able to get a few kodak moments and thought I would share.

Kite fun

The other day we went to the marina one of our favorite spots here in Sudden Valley. It is a pretty big open area with tennis courts as well as swings and sand for all of us to play in. It was a little windy so we got Kaleigh a pretty cheap kite and decided to take it out. We had so much fun running around and Rob had a great time trying to teach Kaleigh how to fly it for the first time. She did really good and by the end of it got it down. She accidentally let go of the string and a dog got a hold of the handle and ran around like crazy with it. She finally was able to stop and get it. After she got her kite back she sat on the picnic bench for about five minutes just completely focused! Great moment for me to capture!