How could I resist?

I took a bunch of photos today (of my sister's son and some friends' kids) that I will post a preview of soon---but I had time to quickly look through them tonight and couldn't resist posting this one of my nephew Kai (3 months old).

Seriously? Do they make them any cuter?

The H Family

I'm jumping forward in time to post some photos from a shoot last weekend. A quick scroll through these images and you get to know the H family: funky, cool, loving, adventurous, unique, and up for anything. A few of the kids in this family are moving away within the next months--so they wanted some family photos while they were all still together. My sister had dreads for almost 10 years, so I always have a special affection for dreadlocks. So much fun to photograph!

A sweet situation for a photographer: interesting, relaxed people as subjects and a cool location to play around in. The H family lives literally next door to this building--it's in the middle of being renovated (stalled), and they got permission and the key to get inside. Throw in an old retro couch from their basement and we were rolling. We had to climb a decently tall ladder to get to the second floor. Nobody (okay, maybe me) even flinched.

It wasn't a warm day (notice the snow)...but these guys were non-complaining, fun, and totally loving with each other. It was hard for me to choose which images to post!

The B girls

These two sisters are just a delight. How cute are they? I've gotten to know them and their mama over the last year--and they have been a joy to spend time with. And it turns out, a joy to photograph! The youngest sister, E, is the most verbal just-turned-2 year old that I know. She cracks me up! These sisters are truly best buddies and just so silly with each other.

The S Family: Spring

I'm going way back to the middle of spring. Maybe because we just had our first snow here and I'm trying to remember how beautiful Michigan is in the Spring? I had the good fortune of photographing the S family on a gorgeous spring day when the cherry trees were in full bloom. I drove past this grove of trees a few days before their session...and just knew that we had to go there. The spot felt idyllic. It seems like I must have done a lot of photoshop work on these images to get the vibrant colors. I didn't. This is what it actually looked like that day. Before we hung out at the orchard, we took a few shots by a red barn, too. Love the texture of old barns. Could shoot there all day.

Oh yeah. and it doesn't hurt to have stunning people to photograph, either. This session was in part to capture a family of 4 soon before they became a family of 5...so it had all the elements I adore. Family, small children, a beautiful pregnant belly, expectancy, mature love, patient parents, God's beautiful creation.

a first post

I've been contemplating the need for a blog for my photography for awhile. I've had a little breather from taking photos during the last week, so it's given me some time to work on putting one together!

I will use this space to share current work--and as a place for clients to come and see previews of photos from their sessions.

Over the next weeks/months, I will be going backwards a bit and blogging about sessions I've had over the last 6 months. Just when I feel like it, since those clients have all seen their photos already :)

Figured it was fitting to start this first post with one of my more recent sessions--a few shots of my daughters: Rowan is 4 and Piper is 11 months. I'd like to say that my daughters are ideal models....but that they are not. These shots were taken as they zoomed by the backdrop, playing with this or that, stopping for an instant to see what momma was up to. My biggest "wish I had it" photo is a "perfect" one of the two of them together. That remains out of my reach. Maybe someday, you'll see one on this blog! For now, here are my girls in all their individual glory.









Check back with me soon to see more sessions from the last months, and anything current that I'm working on.