June 26, 2008

I had the pleasure and honor of shooting a wedding this day. Not my typical venue by any means, but what an awesome experience. Just as much as I enjoy seeing the awe and adoration between parents and their new babes, I totally enjoyed being witness to the love and passion between this newly wed couple.

I have also found that as with photographing children, photographing adults is really no different in at least one way. There is always at least one "glitch" so to speak. Here in Southeastern Wisconsin, last week gave breed to a massive outpouring of mosquito's. So, though the rain stayed away, there were a swarm of uninvited guests at this occasion. I think a wedding is one of those times though, that not anything can put a damper on the celebratory atmosphere....It sure did make taking portraits interesting though!


Here are just a handful from the evening......Enjoy!

June 25, 2008

I had the pleasure of photographing a lovely family this morning. The little guy was not really into having his picture taken today and his sweet new sister was really just into eating. Not much of a surprise for a 2 yr old and a newborn, but it always keeps things interesting.
You cant go to wrong photographing a beautiful family like this one way or the other.

Hope you enjoy your sneak Mom and Dad....theres lots more to come!

A trip to the garden, and something's missing...

Yesterday evening my husband and I took our 4 youngest up to the botanical gardens to check out the rose garden. I'll be honest, the kids weren't looking forward to our trip at all. They were thinking "flowers = BORING!" Once we got there though, things did turn around. These kids loved checking out all the flowers and exploring the paths. I think it helped that there were very few other visitors in the park at the time. My husband and I still did feel a bit like the flower police. We had some serious concern that that our kids might pick a bouquet to take home. these weren't dandelions though, and they weren't intended to be picked.
We had a good time, and I think we will definitely return. I spent sometime taking pictures of the flowers, something I've never done before.

I also got a few pictures of the kids, mainly Kiera as something pretty exciting happened between this picture and the next......

(note- yup, you guessed it, they are picking the flowers...these were just clover from the mowed part of the garden. The girls were quite happy to be able to get their hands on something....)






Notice that adorable little space between her bottom teeth? Kiera's tooth has been loose for a little bit now and she was quite patient with letting it come out in its own good time. after taking a look at her knewly created gap, I can see that her adult tooth has already broken the surface and is on its way!

Checking it out....

There was kind of a bummer to the end of this story..... As soon as we walked away from this spot, Kiera dropped the tooth by accident and more unfortunately the ground was completely covered with little tooth shaped rocks. Made it a bit difficult to retrieve the tooth. It's all okay though, because she's got the gap to prove it! It's so exciting to watch them grow up! I'm feeling pretty stoked that she lost her first tooth while we were with her and not while she was at school.


And on to the flowers....

I think this is my favorite....

and here's a fountain from the rose garden.....

my Gin Bean

I figured since I recently introduced you to Kiera, I will spend sometime introducing all of my children. (And hey, it gives me a good reason to keep snapping pictures of them!)
Here is Genevieve, more commonly referred to as Ginny and most affectionately referred to as Gin Bean by her mama.




She is the last of 6 children and I really do feel we ended on the perfect note.
She's an absolute doll..... full of wonder, excitement and overflowing with love.

No matter how many children one has, nothing quite prepares you for the unique journey you will experience with each of them. Coming out of the same family, the same beginning.... they will each offer something different to the world and in turn the world will have something different in store for each of them.

The blessing that family provides though remains unchanging. It is so precious.....priceless really.....

Cleaning out the attic.....

Well, not really... Actually I was cleaning up the hard drive today which I imagine is just as daunting as cleaning out the attic.

Having a photographer mom, my kids have been used as "guinea pigs" alot in my efforts to sharpen my skills.
Often, I will find myself doing a mini-session with one of them for practice and then I get busy and forget about the images captured once I download them, which is really quite unfortunate, because sometimes I miss a gem like this.....


I found this during my cleaning and am so glad I revisited this folder! Kiera is my eldest of 3 daughters and one of my least willing subjects. Sometimes though she will gladly treat me and I am ever grateful! She is growing into a young lady so quickly and I don't ever want to forget these years.

May 30, 2008

I photograph people for two reasons.....

1. I love the art of photography. You could even say I'm deeply passionate about it. So often I may see a stunning photographic image and it takes my breath away.

2. And more importantly, I do it because I love people. It is a gift to be able to share in a small intimate time in ones family and capture that intimacy for them, that they might always be able to hold on to that time, and cherish it.

I had a session this day that brought me back to these two things. I was blessed to photograph these lovely new parents with their 1 month old son. It was a long and difficult session but I believe our efforts have a pay off.....for everyone.

This newly expanded family will have something concrete and substantial to look back at and remember this time that was so short lived but yet so profound in their lives. And I was able to be witness to this and to their love and commitment, even for a short time.

As I proof this session....I smile.

Enjoy....