Cousins

I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving! Here are some images from a session I did on Monday. You might remember little "H" from his three-month session back in April. It's hard to believe that he's now mobile and even taking a few steps! "H" is joined by his cousin "J", who was visiting all the way from Germany! This session was a lot of fun, and I had such a hard time picking out images to show on my blog -- I might even do a second post with some of the larger extended family images....stay tuned.

Here's "H" -- growing up!

And little "J."

I love this image -- look how happy J's mom is!!

Photo Challenge - Sun Flare

As I've mentioned before, I really want to start working on capturing sun flare in my photographs. I love the beautiful and ethereal quality it adds to images. I know I have a lot of work ahead of me to "master" this technique. But, here is one of my first attempts... and also my first entry into a I ♥ Faces weekly photo challenge.

Daily inspiration!

I regularly follow several blogs -- but the one that I most look forward to viewing every day is The Savvy Photographer. I love the interviews with photographers, profiles on products, gorgeous images, and giveaways. It's always inspiring and energizing -- a great way to start your day! Check it out!

D Family Sneak Peek!

Unlike most of our fall, last weekend provided us with a beautiful, warm day. Luckily we had rescheduled the D Family portrait session from the previous weekend and were awarded with gorgeous weather. Check out the beautiful blue eyes on baby K!

Remember M from last fall? He's gotten so big, and had a lot of fun playing peekaboo with me and the camera!

Hope you enjoy the sneak peek!!

New Referral Program

I'm starting a new referral program! Upon receiving your print order, you will also get 5 personalized referral cards to share with friends and family, which they can use for a $15 credit towards their session fee. For each referred person that books, you will also get a $15 credit....meaning that you can receive up to a $75 credit (or free session) just for referring 5 people to me!

Fun in the leaves!

I thought I'd share some recent pictures of my little one playing in the leaves. I love this little series below of her in action -- winding up to throw leaves in the air and then watching with glee as they start to ascend and fall. I'm also really loving the sun flare in this image. One of the techniques I'm hoping to improve upon is shooting with sun flare to achieve artistic and ethereal results. Here's one of my first "successes," in my opinion. I really like how the sun hits the front of her face, blurring out some of the details into a soft glow.