Easter Dresses

Audrey's birthday is around Easter and Karin's is around Christmas. 

This could work out well for photo opportunities as they grow up. 

So, this is the belated 4-year-old shoot with little sister.

I love the personality captured here.  So sweet!

Orchids

I am always amazed by orchids. 

 They are almost always a near perfect specimen of their species. 

Have you ever seen a raggedy old orchid? 

Me neither. 

These were at a friends house. 

 Her house is great for taking pictures - lots of windows. 

 And she always has a beautiful orchid somewhere. 

I was so happy to have a chance to photograph them.

I love photos of white objects when they are lit just so you can see all the other colors you miss when you assume something is just white.

This one is my favorite.

The H Family

Another year older.  These kids have changed so much from the last time I took their pictures.  Such cute kids!  I got to watch these kids this summer and they became my girl's surrogate siblings.  I just love the personality of these four! 

Family Photos

I was getting a little jealous of all the family photos.  So, I asked my good friend Erin if we could borrow her blank, neutral walls and if she wouldn't mind being on the other side of the camera.  Luckily she was willing and she did a fabulous job!  We will, of course, have to do family portraits after the baby is born, but I really wanted something to be able to send as a Christmas card.  I love how they turned out!

The R Family

The R family are some of our newest friends.  We spend a lot of time together.  They were really fun to work with.  Baby S is so smiley it was really an easy job.  We tried some new things at a location that I haven't used much and the weather was just perfect.  And I learned some new tricks during editing, not that they needed much.

The S Family

The S family are good friends.  I have been watching their two girls with each other since I found out I was having another girl and it's made me excited.  With their recent addition it doesn't seem to matter which you end up with.  These girls really love their brother.  They were so fun to work with and Rishelle was pretty brave to do family portraits 2 weeks after having a baby.  The backdrop was their living room and we got really great light.  I am jotting down ideas for my house someday, where I can do portraits inside.

The K Family

The holidays are upon us and so it is time to update family portraits.    I've been able to spend some time with and photograph some of my favorite families.  This is the K family.  My family always seems to be playing catch-up with them, but since they started with twins, it is a little more difficult.  They were wonderful.  I hope this gives them a little preview.  I just had to edit some.  I had a hard time narrowing it down.

Check out these beautiful blues!

Handsome boys!