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A few weeks ago I [finally] took photos for my sister in law! She has two little munchkins. The last time I took their pictures was [only] about 1 1/2 years ago – yikes! So we were well overdue.

I was really eager to try out some new locations and be more creative.  I really love shooting in new locations, it is just so much fun.  So, my SIL and I went back and forth discussing ideas when she then had the BEST idea – find a train for Carson. Her son has been fanatically about trains for pretty much his entire life.  Although he comes from a family of train loving grandpas and uncles, so it isn’t a surprise.

Well, luckily, we live in a small town that is near a old train station that only runs sightseeing tours on the occasional weekend. So, on most days, there are a bunch of idle train cars, some cool overgrown tracks, and no people to speak of.   It was absolutely PERFECT.

And we all had the best time posing by the trains and along the tracks. It was the absolutely most perfect setting for Carson.  Now Carson also has a little sister, Brea.  She isn’t crazy about trains like her brother, but she came along and enjoyed the “train portion” of the shoot just as much as Carson did.

After the train session, we travelled to a small local college that I recently discovered has the prettiest little garden.  I had taken a few pictures there of my own little one, but never tried a shoot before.   There are old stone benches, lots of ivy and flowers and I thought it would make really makes a beautiful backdrop. I was so excited that my SIL agreed on this location – it definitely was as pretty as I had hoped! 

And it was the perfect setting for a cute little girl in bright blue dress!  Of course, her brother didn’t look too bad himself!

Seriously – what a cutie!

I would highly recommend trying to choose a photo shoot location that fits your child’s personality and reflects who they are and what they love at this particular time in their young lives.  The photos will have so much more meaning in years to come and your child will have so much more fun during their session!!!  It is definitely a win-win situation!!!!

 

I recently had a shoot with a 2 year old little girl.  As the mom of 3 little girls, I am well aware of how much 2 year olds (or 4, 6 or 8 year olds for that matter..) are typically interested in photos.  NOT MUCH.

But this little girl was one of the most amazing 2 year olds I have EVER met.  She was oozing cuteness with her big brown eyes and beautiful curly hair.  But that wasn’t neccessarily the most amazing thing.  The amazing thing was that  she was extremely willing and happy to follow me and her family throughout a local park while we found picture perfect settings filled with flowers and greenery.   She didn’t fuss, she didn’t complain, she didn’t cry.  She just posed and smiled.  Wow.

Prior to this shoot, I have always wanted to try adding a few “props” to a little one’s session.  Especially a session where the little one is by his/herself and doesn’t have other family members to interact with.  I thought this would be the perfect shoot to try such props.  So I arrived for our late afternoon shoot armed with balloons and lollipops!  And carted my props around while we found beautiful blooming forsythia bushes and bunches of daffodils growing in the woods.  It was the perfect setting and a perfectly warm day.

The little girl absolutely loved the “props”.   And she smiled and posed like she was true professional!  I really have never seen a little one so easy and so compliant. 

The photos turned out just perfect.  I am still amazed at how absolutely easy she made my job.  Thank you all!!!

Many people think that cold and snowy weather means outdoor photo sessions are impossible.  But I personally don’t think there is EVER a time when outdoors photos are impossible (OK, maybe torrential rain…).  In the snow or with a backdrop of brown, leafless trees, when everything is colorless or drab, the subjects just POP with color!  I love it!!

I met the “D” family on a very cold Sunday morning at a local park.  It snowed quite a bit the day before and the temps were in the teens, but the scene was oh-so- beautiful!

The ‘D’ family wanted photos of their little one and his two older cousins.  They were such a nice family and, for being so cold that morning, I was amazed at how sweet and accomodating the kids were! 

The only problem that morning was my camera started acting goofy!  It seemed to “freeze up” (no pun intended!).  I think it was the cold though, since it has been fine since then.  But I felt SO bad making the kids wait while my camera ”caught up” and was ready for the next shot!

So – on to the photos!

Thank you all so much!!!!

Last weekend, I had a wonderful opportunity to take photos for one of my oldest friends who was taking on a fairly monumental task…….babysitting her one year old nephew for 5 days! I was quite impressed with her bravery, as I am not sure I would want to take on such a task….but she did a great job and had such a great attitude!

Since this little munchkin lives out of town, I hadn’t the opportunity to meet him yet. So, when he arrived in town, we made plans to finally get together. We decided to do a photo session at one of my most favorite places in the world…Presque Isle Beach.

Growing up in Erie, I loved our little beach. It isn’t the ocean, but it was 15 minutes from my home so I could visit it almost any time I wanted – whether it was the middle of summer or the middle of winter. Those beaches are filled with so many great memories – sunning, swimming, boating, biking, running, rollerblading, hiking or just taking a drive….I loved that place (still do). And now I enjoy bringing my own little ones there.

Anyway, we found a quiet little beach with no people, and plopped little Max down. He wasn’t the happiest little baby that afternoon. Sadly, we think he was just suffering from a bit of homesickness. But he was still such a trooper and was amazingly tolerant of the strange lady with the camera.

And here he is – Mr. Blue Eyes, dressed to be perfectly coordinated with the beach setting!

I had a wonderful beach photo session last weekend with this adorable little munchkin.

Much MUCH more coming soon!!!!!

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