Diaz Maternity

I met the Diaz family last summer and had the pleasure of photographing them this fall! One of the greatest compliments I can receive as a photographer is a repeat customer. I was beyond thrilled to photograph their growing family! 

Elizabeth is 3 and has a mind of her own! She had her own vision for the photo shoot which included posing in front of this window.

I think Jill looks absolutely stunning! She is due May 10th with Baby #2!

The "Three Little Pigs" according to Miss E! Not sure what they will become when Baby #2 arrives, maybe someone will turn into the Big Bad Wolf!

Maternity Session #2

The Hamilton Family is expecting Baby #2, a precious little girl mid July! Lauren is a wonderful mommy to almost 3 year old Cole and wife to high school sweetheart Shane. I met Lauren through her mom, Karla who used to work with me. Lauren makes being pregnant look easy and glamorous! She was an amazing model for her maternity shoot. The weather didn't look great and we contemplated rescheduling several times but it didn't actually rain and we were able to get some awesome outdoor shots at a local creek near her house.

Doesn't she look like a model ?

I don't think this shot can get old no matter how many hand made hearts on bellies I see I still love it every time.

Finding a spot where the water was calm and the rocks weren't too steep was quite the challenge. When we finally found a location with this rock perched perfectly in the center of the water we hit the jackpot.   The only problem was getting our soon to pop mommy to be ON the rock!

She was a natural in front of the camera!

We found some daisies along the trail on our way back and had to stop for a quick pic.

Cole had been out with daddy feeding the fish, turtles and geese and was so happy to see mommy when they got home did a little photo bombing. He really wanted a bow for the baby in his belly.

While they aren't set on a name, Princess will surely be a nickname for this sweet little girl.

We had a great evening hanging out and chatting while I photographed her! Each photo shoot gives me the chance to practice "directing" a photo shoot, use my camera in different lighting situations and afterwards learn how to use Light Room to edit. While I still have a lot to learn and I know my photography has a long way to go I am really loving being able to capture significant times and small moments in others' lives. 

Enjoy the rest of the photos! 

Baby K Slide Show

I had a blast shooting Priscilla and Matt who are expecting Baby K on July 6th! We had a lot of fun and couldn't have asked for better weather, thankfully we moved the shoot to the am and started outside!

Baby K

I feel so blessed to be able to shoot Priscilla and Matt who are expecting Baby K on July 6th! Priscialla and I met a few years ago when she was substitute teaching at my school and we became friends instantly! We've kept in touch through Facebook and on June 6th I saw a post that her maternity shoot was cancelled due to the weather! Her photographer couldn't reschedule until the end of June and she was concerned if that baby came early that she wouldn't have any pictures. After I finally talked myself into it I posted a comment back offering to do a photo shoot for her, this might seem like no big deal BUT this was my FIRST photo shoot! My first intentional attempt at taking photos to capture someone else's special memories! I have always been behind the camera capturing my own memories and photos that are special to me so this was a big step. We emailed back and fourth and set up a date as well as shared ideas from Pinterest!

After much debating over whether to start inside or outside we headed to the little dirt road lane near their house and here are a few of my favorites!

I took over 500 images and have about 100 that I am happy with! I had a blast shooting this lovely couple and I cannot wait for the newborn shoot!