Little Miss Samantha! 3.22.09 Shoot

Two weekends ago I had the chance to photograph another newborn - yay!  Her name was Samantha.  She was 2 weeks old and younger sister to 2 big brothers who I'm sure are going to raise her into a tough little girl.  She was a sweet little thing who brought a smile to my face just like the first few rays of sunshine that peek through the clouds after a wet, wet spring.  Keep it coming!

Anna's Shoot March 18th!

Last summer I reconnected with one of my sorority sisters from U of I (I-D-A-H-O Vandals) who lives only an hour from me!  Small world, as they say.  Come to find out here we were, over 10 years later (boy that dates me doesn't it?!) both married with 2 kids.  Bird (her nickname) has been blessed with twins, nonetheless!  I couldn't imagine.....anyway, we finally got around to scheduling a shoot for her little girl Anna.  She is about the same age as my daughter Ella (3 1/2).  An age where it takes a lot of pleading, bribing, and creativity to get them to stay still for 1 second in the right spot to try and get a nice composition!  

Below are a few of my favorites of little Anna.  What a doll!  

Welcome my new nephew JP!

I recently had the chance to spend some time with my new nephew, Johnathan Parker (JP) Hay, who was born in mid-February.  I always forget how tiny and helpless (and precious, innocent, beautiful, and amazing) newborn babies are!  JP also has this great head of hair right now that only wants to stick up straight like a little mohawk - no - his parents did not style it.  I was able to take a few photos of him (at 4 weeks-old) to try and capture some of these qualities.  Below are some of my favorites.

Enjoy!

Maternity/Family Shoot 1.17.09

Happy 2009!  

For my first session of the year, I had a chance to photograph a family with two little boys, and a mom who is due as I type this, with a little girl.  Can you say chaos??  But that's where some of the most animated, real moments are caught.  Below are some of my favorites from the shoot.  And yes, you'll see posts soon of the little baby girl.

We did half the shoot with the backdrop, and the other half throughout their house.  I'm really beginning to love the home shots -- what interesting backdrops we found!!

Family Photo Shoot December 6th

These are a few of my favorite photos from a family shoot December 6th, a few weeks before the Seattle Storm 2008.  All photos were taken around their house, and a few inside with normal props.  Its amazing once you really look around, what you can find as good settings and backdrops for photos!  One of my favorite backdrops was the neighbor's newly stained burnt orange garage door.  Too fun and interesting!