Fall Pictures!

Some friends asked me to do a family portrait for them this morning. Jen found the perfect spot and with the leaves changing, it was just a beautiful place. The only drawback was that we weren't really expecting to go from temps in the 70s one day to this morning temps being in the 40s or 50s. It was a bit chilly!

The Birthday Boy

 

I finally got around to getting some pictures of my 3 yr old. It was quick as the sessions have to be when I try to take pictures with both kids and we were on our way to the playground. I've seen this rock on many walks and thought it would be great for some pics. Well, that would be the case if you have a child that likes to climb on things. Caleb is not that kind of a kid. He's surprisingly aware of his own safety and thought his mommy was crazy for trying to put him up and encourage him to sit on this big rock. I only managed to snap a few shots before he very adamantly insisted that he get down. Sadie on the other hand, loved being on the rock and figured out how to slide down it. What can I say- 2 very different children. :-)

more pics to come

my first collage

 

i haven't been doing too much shooting lately. the month of september seemed to whirl past me and has left me spinning in so many ways. i thought i would revisit some pictures past and see if my editing skills have improved a bit. i also thought i would try to put together a collage and surprisingly it wasn't as tough as i thought it would be. hope you like

More Session Pics

Just had to post a few of the kids pics :-) They were just too cute!

August update

Can't believe summer is coming to an end. This has definitely been the busier half for me. I've spent lots of time working on my pics from the beach- my first time really shooting at the beach was a little challenging because of the bright sunshine and reflective sand. But I think I've managed to come home with some nice shots.

This weekend I was finally able to get together with a family I've been trying to schedule since June. 10 people, 4 children and 6 adults. My biggest group outside of my own family and it went well. The kids were wonderful and so cooperative and patient (most of the time) :-) They were so good and smiling and watching me so that we just needed to work on the baby- a 14 month old sweetheart.

Grandma and Grandpa were celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary.

What a really nice family and I feel blessed to have met them!

Ocean Beach, NJ

My first attempts at shooting on the beach. The lighting was so challenging but I think I managed to pull out some nice shots and I got to experiment with high key images as well.

It wasn't me

This is one I snapped at my niece's 2nd birthday party last weekend. It was hot and there was a playground nearby and Sadie was already tired. I thought she looked so cute! I have some more that I'm working on and should be posting soon.

I hope my dad doesn't look too scary in this. Sadie kept teasing him, acting like she was going to tackle him and then running away at the last minute.