Category: Family

I am so happy to have The Button’s as clients – what an adorable little family! Feels like yesterday I was taking Ellie & Beau’s photos last year and then doing Ellie’s one year session! It’s crazy how fast time has been flying by lately. Repeat faces are always fun :) We took these at Audubon Park, one of my favorite places for family sessions. I love the big ole’ oak trees. Makes me wonder how many years they have been there?! Love the feeling in these photos, I always like when a family can just let loose and relax and have fun in front the camera!

Here are some of my favs from our session!!

I photographed the sweet Burke Family last week in City Park! The two girls, Lucy and Charlotte are just beautiful and their outfits were precious! I went to school with their Moms sister and it’s so funny so see how much they all look alike – such a gorgeous family!

Here are few favs:

You guys may remember my cousin Kelly’s family from the last time I photographed them? We did their session in Mississippi last year, but this time we decided to head to some rustic areas in City Park. I’ve been trying to get some inspiration lately for my shoots – whether it be from antique shops, magazines, or my new favorite obsession Pinterest.com! New poses, new props, new locations – whatever I can find that’ll push me to be a better photographer. I’ve noticed my style of editing and shooting has changed a bit over the past year and I’m happy with the direction I am going in. Being a photographer, I am faced with constantly having to motivate and push myself. When clients are along for the ride – it helps a great deal! :)

Weeks before our shoot, I was emailing my cousin Kelly ideas on color schemes and outfits. She then later did her shopping and texted me photos of things she was finding. I’m always happy to help! She did a wonderful job pairing outfits for her crew! While editing these, I just kept thinking how big her kids have gotten! They aren’t little babies anymore! They have personalities, smiles and laughs that light up a room. A couple of times they would give me these serious faces and it was adorable. Although very different, you can tell from Ben and Madeline’s expressions how much they look alike!

Thanks again Kris, Kelly, Ben and Mads for having me photograph this time in your life. Each year is a new chapter, each year your love grows for each other! Love you all!

Last week I photographed the Trouard’s and the Danton’s! Sabrina and her sister-in-law, Marguerite combined a session so that they could get updated photos of the kids and some of all the little cousins together! When I first saw Marguerite, I knew she looked familiar from growing up in River Ridge. I love getting the chance to see people I remember from way back when, and now we are all grown up! It really is such a small world. The kids did awesome for this shoot! I loved seeing all of their little personalities come through! It was a beautiful morning and we were able to get some pretty sweet light :) This time of year, I try and shoot in the early morning hours between 8-10am!

Here are a few of my favs from their session:

I love getting the opportunity to photograph large family sessions like this one! Most of The Zadeh’s live in different cities, but this particular weekend…. the kids were in town at the same time! I can thank facebook for this session. Sima, one of the girls in this family is friends with a client of mine. She saw her photos online and that was that! It’s crazy how much facebook has helped me to meet so many new friends! It’s pretty cool if you think about it. I am so fortunate to get the pleasure of meeting so many beautiful people, who then turn into my clients.

This shoot made me want to get all my family together and take photos like this! One of these days, I will quit talking about it.. and make it HAPPEN! Thank you Zadeh family for allowing me to take your pictures, but MOST importantly for reminding me how special family is. I left City Park that morning and my heart was full. Family is everything. I hope these photos will be provide lots of smiles and happy memories. Thanks again!

All the Zadeh children – grown up!Mom & Dad with their 6 kids! This photo makes me want BIG FAMILY! Beautiful! The 3 little ones, cute as can be!Love the oaks in the background!Sisters!Mom with her gorgeous daughters!The guys!Dad with his sons and son-in-law!Dad with his sons!All the Children!Mom & Dad with their grandchildren!LOVE this last group shot!