Pink + Lime Green

 Pink + Lime Green is a color combination that I can live with. We took these photos to document what life is like with P at fourteen months old. She is quite playful and has started to take a huge interest in the color pink and in accessorizing her outfits. It was a lot of fun to spend some time playing around in the backyard in a very informal mini-photo session.

A wedding, a Birthday, and a Graduation

 It was a big weekend for my family, my sister A got married, P turned one, and my sister K graduated from high school. We were able to swing by the school for a quick photo shoot after she picked up her cap and gown. I love the lighting in this photo because it was moments before a huge storm blew in, effectively giving us only ten-minutes of shooting time. At the wedding I put my camera away most of the time and instead took care of my sisterly-wedding duties. I did however get a few cute pictures of my niece playing around.

Tulips and Cute Baby

 I think that I can still call P a baby, this is her eleven month-old photo shoot and while she is crawling and pulling herself up on things, she is not yet walking. This was the first spring that we enjoyed in our new house and it was quite a welcome surprise to see all of these beautiful tulips pop in ours (and the next door neighbors) yard. P had such a great time exploring and smelling the flowers! It is hard to believe that the year of monthly photo-shoots I committed to myself that I would do with her are almost over. This session is quite possibly one of my favorite from her entire first year!

Newborn Pictures with Baby J

Other than the pictures that I took of my daughter P at the hospital and during the first few weeks at home, this was my first chance to take pictures of a newborn baby. Baby J is three days old here and I realized during this session that taking newborn photos is definitely a whole different ball game from taking pictures of babies (even babies that are only two or three months old.) There are definitely things that I learned number one being do whatever you can to keep the baby asleep (make the room a little warmer than usual perhaps, make sure they are well fed and drowsy, etc.) Even though they remain very still, newborn photography is a lot harder than it sounds. I have a roommate from college who majored in Photography and specializes in newborns and she does an amazing job at it which I admire

Snow Improves Lighting

Usually when it is snowy and cold outside, I stay snug and warm indoors. But I couldn't resist the great light reflection that the snow provided for this seven month old session with P.

Fall is Here

This session was so much fun because we found the perfect location right in our backyard! It was a lot of fun because at five months old, P was into exploring everything! I looked away for two-seconds and before I knew it she was sampling the leaves.

DIY Family Picture

This was my first attempt at using a remote to take our family pictures. We were hoping for bold fall leaves, but ended up in the canyon a little too early. Despite that fact, I love the greens and yellows we managed to incorporate into our photo.