Category: Grow With Me

I photographed Stella last week and she did great! It’s been nice and warm outside and the little ones love that :) This seems to be what works best for me: photographing the babies outdoors in natural light. Even during the winter I’ve had moms swaddle their babies in blankets and put heating pads in the baskets in order to get these types of shots! I’m starting to realize over the past several month… people are booking me because they want a certain look and style in their photos. It’s funny the more I’m given the opportunity to shoot, the more I’m able to see my photography go in a certain direction. I’m always on the hunt for new props and new blankets in order to continue this direction. I have literally outgrown our shed with the baskets, rockers, chairs, stools, barrels and props I have. I think I need more space!

Thank you to Randy and Lindsey for allowing me to photograph your sweet little STELLA! Love her name! I can’t wait to watch her grow up and I am so happy to have another cutie join the “Grow With Me” club! I had fun with you guys, bearing the heat and all!

Here are some of my favs from the day. I love that fabulous leopard beanie!

I see a little tiny smile :)Look at those LIPS! Too cute!

Good morning world! It’s a beautiful day and I don’t think it’s supposed to rain today, which is always nice! I started the day of right with some exercise and now I feel like 100 bucks. Make that 200! Ready to tackle everything on my to-do list. I really should get in the habit of waking up and working out. I feel so much better!

Who remembers this awesome Maternity session with my friend Gia? Sweet baby Giulianna was preparing to enter this big ole’ world! It’s always fun to go through this process with a couple who is expecting a baby. I am so excited that I was able to document their Maternity photos and now I get to capture Giulianna for the entire first year of her life :) This ‘Grow with Me’ baby sure is stylin’! Her baby pink vans slip ons were the cutest things ever! Big brother John sure looked handsome, too! We squeezed in some new portraits of him while there, I love his long hair! I drove to Covington, LA to photograph this session, love the outdoor country whimsical look I was able to get in some of the shots.

Here are my favs from the day, I wish could share ALL of them because Baby Giulianna is just so precious!

Seriously… those SHOES!! :)Could she be anymore precious?!So dream-like. LOVE THESE!!Yawnnnsss….Last, but not least…. a few of big brother John!

Olivia’s mom, Kalee will always be special to me! She is now on Baby #2 and ‘Grow With Me’ round #2! She is the one who called me over a year ago and told me I should start up a Growing Baby package! Well I took her advice and I can honestly say it’s been such a blessing to get to photograph so many beautiful children throughout their first year! It has changed my business for the better.

I’ve enjoyed getting to know this group and it’s been a treat to watch their family expand! I had so much fun photographing Olivia, she has the chunkiest little cheeks! I could have eatin’ her up! I’ve never photographed a baby who smiled that much, I swear there was a good 5 minutes were she just kept doing it over and over again. In photographers land- it was perfect and I was in hogs heaven snapping away! Looking forward to watching Olivia grow up over the next year, we are going to have a BLAST! ;)