Jayda 1 week old

I hope you are not all sick of seeing pics of my neice Jayda. She is 1 week old and this weekend she came to me for her first photoshoot. She was supposed to sleep the whole time and let me maneuver her into any position I wanted, but no no no, the first time she decided not to sleep and be fussy was during pictures! We still got some good shots and you will see that she was awake during most of the shoot, or just plan mad, but that is what makes for such great pictures! My dad has this unbelieveable piece of art in his home that looks like a womans womb to me, so I took advantage of 1 picture in the artwork too, would have been better if she was naked, but still cool. Enjoy!

Best Pictures of 2009

Now that 2010 is here, I wanted to post something to remember how absolutely great 2009 was for me! I started Kris Chadwick Photography in 2008, but it really took off in 2009 and thanks to all of our friends and family it has continued to grow tremendously. To all of my 2009 families (I tried to get a shot from every client) thank you for helping to make Kris Chadwick Photography a hit! Enjoy!

More Baby Jayda

These are some of the same pictures of Jayda, but I was messing around with video and wanted to upload to see how it works.

My Sister, My Hero!

I have been on call for the moment Melisa and JP would call me and say it "was time." She called yesterday morning and said she had had contractions all night, but they were only 10 min apart. I told her not to get anxious and that hopefully by late (midnight) or early morning she would have a baby. I was sure it would be a long labor and she would probably need a C-section. You must know that the history in our family is not to have natural births, both my mom and I had C-sections for all of our kids and it seems to be a trend, but Melisa was determined to have this baby naturally! I finally got to the hospital early afternoon, she was dialated to 4 cm and by 3:00 she was complete and it was time to start pushing! I couldn't believe how fast she progressed and what a Rock Star she was!!! She handled it all in stride and was so glad she got the epidural, she didn't even break a sweat! By 4:40 in the afternoon, my little sister (my hero) did the most unbelieveable thing a mother can do and helped to deliver my sweet little neice Jayda Sarai into this world! My rock star sister tapped the bed twice because of pain, but never cried, never screamed and made it look so easy! I know that women deliver babies naturally everyday, but this was something I was never able to do myself and I couldn't believe how easy she made it look. There is something so innocent and fresh about watching a baby being born, I feel so lucky to have been allowed to capture the moment on camera and share it with her and my brother in law! Melisa, you are such a STRONG, woman, and you are going to make an unbelieveable mother! Congratulations to you and JP on this life changing event and on the beginning of your new family! Meet Jayda Sarai Perry- Born January 15th 2010.....4:40 pm......6 pounds 3 ounces.... 18 1/2 inches long! Enjoy the sneak peek of this wonderful day!

My favorite 7 month old

Little L is the son of one of my very best friends. I was able to photograph him when he was 2 months old (you can see him here) and I have gotten the chance to again. It is so cold here in CO (below zero for several days) that we had to do shoots inside, but he and his family were such good sports about letting me try different things. S & T are an adorable couple (perfect for each other in every way) and as you will see they make adorable children! Thanks to Grandma and Grandpa who helped with all the cheering and funny noises we were able to get these great smiles too. Here is their sneak peek!

Winter Shoot

A and J met up with me today in 20 degree temperatures to take some couples shots of them. J is deploying soon to Iraq and they wanted a few pictures of the two of them before he left. It was so cold that we thought about letting them wear jackets during the shoot, but instead we would take a shot then warm up in jackets and then take a few more. A and J were so great to get to know and spend the morning with.