1 yr old

Ok so there were too many favorites from this session. The first one is in the original color. The other 2 "color" ones are the in vintage. I like them all ;)

This little cutie was so adorable today. I had to do a collage. Her mom had her dressed so cute in a little tutu and and adorable flower headband.

new lens

I recently purchased a new lens for my camera. I love it. I had been wanting this one for a while. Here is a shot with it. What is the difference you may be wondering. The background is blurry and it lets in more light, which helps tremendously in Michigan! I did very little to edit this photo. You can decide which you like better color or black and white.

eyes

so this isn't really my thing but some people do like this. I prefer this effect with flowers, I DID NOT change the color of her eyes I just turned everything else black and white. I am curious to know what you think :)

January session

So I did an indoor session today. I still prefer the great outdoors but I am pleased with the results. here is a collage from the session today.

2008 favorites

I love this little girls eyes in this one and I like the blade of grass in the foreground.
I like this photo because it is just a great "traditional" family portrait with a little twist of being off centered. Which makes it a little bit more artistic.
I just love the emotion of the mom and baby in this one.

This little girl is just adorable there were a lot of good ones of her but for some reason this one really stood out in my mind. I like the shadows over her eyes.
I just like the smile in this one and how the beautiful yellow flowers are blurred in the background.
This is probably one of my all time favorite family pictures. This was out at their family cottage. People mistakenly think that you always need to be looking at the camera. I like to capture true joy when people are not always looking. They are just having fun being with each other, and they are not "stiffly posed".
This one reminds me of cotton candy.

One of the things that people mistakenly think when having their portrait session is that they need to look perfect and wear perfect clothing. I guess in my opinion I prefer plain simple clothing. You don't have to look like a model but I like to make people look the best that they can and bring out their true beauty. I want people to remember what their children are like when they look at a photo. How they are at that moment. To create a lasting treasure, and a piece of art that will stay up on your wall for a long time. Something that you don't want to take down. That is what I strive for as an photographic artist. Ok so I did go over the limit of 10 photos. I could not help it. :) there were just so many. I also wanted to show a variety.

2008 favorites

1. This one makes me laugh every time I look at it...



2. I just love the little boy being himself in this one. This was one of his mom's favorite too.
3. I love the little girl holding on to her daddy's leg. How priceless.


4. This one is just different, but that is why i like it. I was trying something different in this one. Sometimes it works. Sometimes it does not. In this case I think it did. The mom in the photo liked it too.


5. This one just reminds me of being a little girl. I love how the grass is scattered through out.


Rather than re-posting some of the ones already on here I decided to post some of my favorites that were not previously posted. So here are some never before seen some of my favorite photos from 2008. I hope you enjoy! (in no particular order.) I would love to hear which one is your favorite. Here are the first 5 of the top 10 or so. I also need to add some comments :)