Caroline's Family

I had a wonderful time spending a beautiful Friday morning following around this family. I love and adore all 12 of my nieces and nephews but have to tell you that these two kids in this family are certainly high on my list of favorite kids to be around and photograph :) They did such a great job! Thank you so much Caroline for having me over to capture your families expressions! I can't wait for you to see the rest....but for now....here are my favorites :)

Katie and Matt

I am so happy to have kicked off wedding season with this couple and their wonderful family and friends. We had great weather last Saturday even though the wind was a bit intense. We started at Katie's moms house where the girls got ready. We were worried about falling behind so the hair and makeup artists kicked it into high gear and at one point were both working on Katie. She sat there relaxed and calm. (or that's how she looked at least:) We then headed to the Manor House in Mason Ohio for the ceremony and reception. I hadn't been there in over 6 years and I'd forgotten how everywhere you turn there are great spots to photograph. The clouds had thickened by the time for the ceremony and a few of them even looked kinda dark. However, like out of a fairy tale right after the procession the sun peeked out. Katie and Matt thank you SO much for trusting me to capture the moments of your precious day. I'm so happy you two found each other and wish you a lifetime of health and happiness together!

What have I been up to????

Well.....lots of things! Shooting, editing, meeting with clients, blogging....Oh wait a minute...I haven't really been doing to good in that department....sorry, designing wedding albums etc. The biggest project I've been working on all winter (and part of spring) was building my mini studio! I do prefer to shoot most sessions on location either outdoors or in my clients homes. However I wanted a solution for when November rolls around and all the pretty leaves are gone and it's just not fun for the little ones to have their pictures taken outside anymore. This November I will have the perfect solution and it's ready to go. I thought I'd finally post you a few images from the sessions I've had thus far.
We started with just me and my girlfriends on a gno night. (I usually spend most monday nights with these three beautiful ladies)
Can I just tell you how handy a remote trigger for my camera is :)

Then I called on one of the happiest babies I know....Grady! (only he actually wasn't to happy that day, but we made the best of it)

Next I was up for the challenge of my very energetic and fun nephew Nicholas

His sister Emily

Little Andrew was the first "official" session in the studio and he did amazing :)




Eleanor


And finally some beautiful moms to be

Libby in front of the camera!

A few weeks ago I went on photo shooting safari with my good friend Libby. You may remember my post of images she had shot of me.
Well it's my turn to post my favorite shots I did of her. Libby is a wonderful photographer and it was fun for us both to try out some new things and also practice our modeling skills! Here are my faves from the shoot:

Featured on the Vintage Glam Weddings Blog!

I'd been given a heads up early in the week from one of my brides Hilary that her wedding was going to be featured on Vintage Glam Weddings blog sometime this week! How excited am I???? I big huge excited! I'd been checking it like 10 times a day since I received the e-mail! I've fallen in love with this blog and it is now one that I frequent regularly! Be sure to check it out and bookmark it.....especially if you are a bride to be! So many good ideas :) Thanks so much to Hilary and Paul and the ladies at Vintage Glam Weddings!!!!

The other side of the lens

My good friend Libby and I finally got to hang out and shoot for fun! She already has her images posted on her blog from our shoot. It's great to switch places and be in front of the camera and remember what my clients go through. (the more I photograph...the more self conscious I become with pictures of myself) I think she did a great job and I'm so excited for her to use her new lighting techniques with her clients. I'll be posting my favorite images I did of her in the next week or two...so stay tuned!