My Angel

I got a new camera and lens a while ago and I have been trying to figure it out with manual settings in my studio. I love the results of the camera and so happy that I upgraded. My darling daughter was the subject of my creativity the other day and allowed me to take about 300 pictures of her while I messed with the settings. Here are a couple of pics and a storyboard I made that I will have made into a gallery wrap.

Another Sneek Peek

Here is another sneek peek of a family that I did last weekend. This is the son and daughter of a friend of mine from my early PT days working in geriatrics, she and I live in the same town, but rarely run into each other even though her daughter and my son are the same age. She called me the other day and wanted some cute shots of her daughter R because she had just lost her 2 front teeth. She wanted some shots of that adorable smile before the permanent teeth grew in. I think we got exactly what she was looking for. While we were out, it was such a nice evening that we decided to go ahead and take a family pic as well as some of her 10 year old M who I haven't seen since he was probably 4 or 5. It was so nice to catch up with her and share the day with her!

4 years old

S turned 4 last weekend and boy is he every bit of his 4 years! He is super energetic and loves trains, helicopters, John Deere tractors......all of it! He told me all about his trains (Thomas the train) and his train birthday party. We laughed the whole time. He was great to photograph and a lot of fun! Also got a few of mom and him and grandma and him together too. Enjoy.

6 years

It has happened, my baby boy has turned 6 years old and is heading into kindergarten in less than a month. I still remember the day he was born and how it seemed that he would stay a baby forever, now he a big boy, a big brother, an athlete, a kindergartener, and quick to tell me that he is no longer my baby! This summer has been a summer of firsts for him....he learned to ride his bike, lost his 2 front teeth, and played his first teeball game. I tell him every night that he is still my baby and he continues to tell me that he is a big boy now, but I can't help to look at his 6 year old pictures and see that baby that I saw for the first time when he was born, those big brown eyes, those long eyelashes and that sweet baby smile. He will always be my baby! Enjoy his latest pictures taken here in Greeley at Huston Gardens. This was my first time shooting at the gardens and we had excellent scenery to work with!

One more picture

How could I forget my favorite one? It is so sweet that it gets it's own post.

Special Baby!

Sweet Baby L is very special to me, not only is he super adorable, but he is the first child of my best friend S. S and I have been friends since the early days of college and we spent many a day talking about having our own children and watching them grow up. Although Baby L was 8 weeks old when I photographed him, he was so good and couldn't have been more accomodating to my crazy thought process. It has been a sweltering 90+ degrees here in Colorado and I have been dreaming of the day it would be warm enough to take a naked newborn outdoors for photographs. We got some really cute ones both outside and inside, and I have to say that both S and baby L were really sports! There is nothing better than natural light on a baby's skin and we got just that. Here are SEVERAL pics, because I couldn't narrow it down! I would love your comments.

Fun at the Flower Gardens

I had a family photoshoot in Fort Collins at a flower garden near the old Fort Collins High School....what an exellent spot with tons of color. I photographed the H-family and we laughed and giggled the entire time......toward the end we got rained on and so the shoot was cut a little short, but we got some great pics and I am hoping that L will be super happy with them. I have worked with L for 2 years and it was great to meet her family. Her girls are adorable and great to photograph! We had a great time.

Independence Day

Hope everyone has a safe and fun 4th of July!