Peter’s Back

It’s Peter! You know, Peter?? He moved to Arizona with his parents, so when I was in AZ last week, I got to meet up with Kate and Peter and take pictures of them! I was such a happy girl. I can’t believe this little baby I watched grow up for the first year of his life will be three next month. Where does the time go?

Peter was a little wary of me at first (as are most small children when I hold a large black thing up to my face and point it at them). But once I showed him what the big, black thing does, he was more than willing to cooperate, and by the end of the session, he was posing for me on his own. Adorable, I tell you. Adorable.

Enough yapping. Let’s see some pictures.

Nora

Let’s talk about this little beauty for a minute. She is two. She is sweet. She is happy. She is beyond adorable. She is my good friend’s niece. I met this good friend in first grade. For real. We played countless hours of Barbie’s together, and I loved going to her house because she had a scooter and a playhouse in the backyard. I got to catch up with her and her sister while I was visiting my family in Tucson recently. It was so fun. So fun.  And I still can’t get over how perfectly my session with Nora went.

 

100th Post!

That’s right, friends. This is my 100th post. And to honor such a momentous and wonderful occasion, I’m going to celebrate by giving the next person to book any session with me, an extra $100 printing credit! So whether you book a portrait session, a family session, or a wedding, you’ll get a hundred bucks toward printing. Just imagine what you could do with that! Get extra pictures of the kids to send to the grandparents. Upgrade that family portrait to a gallery print. Or add on some extra pages in your album of your special day. There’s a lot you can do. But hurry! Only one person can benefit!

Baby Donovan

I lovelovelove newborn sessions.  Seriously, they rank right up there as one of my favorite types of sessions. I love the excitement of having a new baby in a home. I love the squishy little babies. I love seeing parents and baby bonding. I just love it all. And this session was no exception. Enjoy.

J Family

I always love photographing this family. The kids are cute. The parents are good friends of mine who live far away, so it’s nice to see them. And they are all so fun. Kristin had suggested balloons for the session, which I was so excited about because I’ve been wanting to do a session of some sort with giant balloons for a long time. So this was my chance.

I was so excited because what do kids love more than balloons? Not much. I just knew this session was going to be a smashing success because I’d have six three-foot balloons, and the kids would be so excited and happy.

I was partially correct. What I didn’t account for, however, is the fact that kids hate few things more than losing a balloon. Especially a special, big balloon. So when we had a a very close call with the loss of a balloon (picture this: young boy lets go of balloon, wind carries it across the sidewalk and into the busy street, starts screaming, so mother runs into the busy street, moments before the light turns green, to fetch the balloon. She barely catches it, returns back to screaming boy and tries, desperately, to console him), the dream of the perfect session was a bit shattered.  It’s hard to recover after a traumatic incident such as that.

Before I go on, however, I must give a big, hearty pat on the back to Kristin and Aaron. And I guess their eldest child as well.  They traveled a very long  way for this session and had to deal with a lot of meltdowns, uncooperative children, and at one point, three children crying at once. Seriously, guys, you did an amazing job given the circumstances.

And after it was all said and done, I really had a good time still. No, it was not the perfect session. And that’s ok. To expect perfection is, well…silly. I don’t capture perfection. I don’t claim to. I don’t even want to. I enjoy spending time with clients, no matter how wonderfully or poorly the session goes. And the sessions that are less-than-ideal always give me some good laughs to look back on.

So, thanks J family. Thank you for traveling on an hour-long ferry ride with upset children.  Thank you for sticking it out, even though it would have been a million times easier to just go home. Thank you for rescuing that balloon, Kristin. And thank you for trusting me to take pictures of your family.

Oh, and in case you were wondering, I would love to do another session involving balloons…if everyone is above the age of seven. (wink)

Charlie | Seattle Area Baby Photographer

I can’t get over this boy. He is such a happy baby. His nap had been delayed that morning, and we had to wake him up for the session. All I had to do was look at him, and he smiled the biggest, gummiest smile ever. And my heart melted into a big, messy puddle. The biggest miracle was that he stayed just as happy the entire session, which was about 45-ish minutes. This kid did not make me work at all. It was absolute heaven.

So, with that said, this post may be a little heavy on the pictures. Which is totally fine, right? I mean, I’m a photographer. You don’t come here to read.

Is it ok for me to say that I lovelovelove these pictures? And that I’m really proud of them? Also, instead of fighting my camera, I worked with it. I’m always so afraid to shoot at a high speed, but I did it anyway, and I am so pleased with the result. So, good job, me. And good job Racheal and Garrett, for being so lovely and fun. And for making a cute-as-a-button baby.

Baby Sale!

I’ve got baby on my brain lately, and thought I’d have a baby sale in an effort to get my baby fix. I’m looking for any and all babies, 12 months and younger. Please expect this session to be an interactive one (meaning you will be in the pictures too, but the main focus is your baby). Click here to see other cute babies!

Fine print: Percentage off is for the package price only and does not include any additional fees (such as travel fees).  A newborn session must be purchased if your baby is less than two weeks old. Sessions must be booked with me by February 29, 2012, and must take place by May 31, 2012. If you wish to purchase a newborn/maternity package, the cost of the discounted “Newbies Only” package will be subtracted from the regular price of the package you wish to purchase. “Additional prints” refers to prints ordered beyond what is included in the package, and the 25% off is only valid on additional prints ordered at the same time as your first print order.