tiny toes

This was my first time to take pictures of a newborn baby girl. I learned that they are only awake for a little while so catch their eyes when you can. Sweet baby M let me snap/ flash away and she never even flinched. Here are some pictures of sweetness and innocence. Big sisters T and R were full of sugars for their new baby sister.

Thank you A and D for letting me take pictures of your newest angel!

monkey business

Baby J was all smiles - even through the mosquitos and the fuzzy monkey costume. At six months old, he made my job easy. He was so much fun and I enjoyed my first fall photo experience. Because I have many favorites, you will have plenty to browse through.

If he doesn't get you in the mood for the fall - I don't know what will! You won't capture these kinds of memories in a studio. Let's make plans!

special request and upcoming shoots

The rain slowed me down a bit the last couple of weeks but it's not gonna stop me this week. Along with the sunshine comes bright smiles. On the agenda is a six month old, a little cheer team and a family shoot. I am ready to get back behind the lens and into the editing mode.

Here is a special request by a cheer mom. First is the original and second is the requested version. I really like her style.

As always, thanks for stopping by my blog and let me know if you have memories to frame!

let's get fired up

My latest shoot consisted of some sweet little Pirate cheerleaders. They were full of energy and fired up!

Thanks parents and Coach Diane for letting me experience the enthusiasm that you are a part of three days a week!

a girlie gal

Three dresses, a pair of boots and a jersey. This girl was ready to get her senior photos on! She was lively and sweet. I enjoyed meeting V, her mom and her brother this morning. V is a girl after my own heart - on the yearbook staff and the newspaper staff at her Mesquite high school.

Good luck, V, on your future adventures in graphic design!

*not sure why these pictures sometimes appear grainy on the blog but I can promise you, they are not grainy in real life.

game on!

My boys started football games this weekend and, of course, I had my camera up to my eye throughout most of the game. I love capturing various action shots, when they take off their helmets, moments with the coaches, touchdown victories, huddles, game talk with teammates and post-game chat. It's all a part of the sport and memories to be kept and shared.

As I was loading these pictures onto my computer today a thought came over me. What if I went to games and took pictures of your player/cheerleader? I think this is my next adventure in photography. There are so many things we can do with these pictures and would love to be a part of a game in your child's life, capturing moments mentioned above and any other that you can think of. These could be processed the same way as a session: I edit the original version to enhance and fix flaws, create them in black and white, add some special effects and give them to you on a CD for you to print. Your cost :$35 (more than one child on the same team - $10 each added to cost). I think it sounds fun!

And then there are the individual pictures ...if you don't want to pay those high prices for individual pictures, let's go to the field and I'll take care of you. I can email you a sports photo price sheet if you are interested. I am a lot less expensive than what you will pay the day you show up for those pictures, I promise.

My prices and contact information are all located on the right hand side of this blog. Hope to hear from you!