My Very 1st Newborn Photoshoot: Sweet Little Luke

I am soooo excited to share with you my very first newborn session! Here is sweet little Luke! Thanks to D&S for inviting me into your home today to photograph your sweet baby boy! He is absolutely adorable and it was an honor to capture these precious memories for you! I hope you enjoy this "sneak peek" of my favorite images from today's session! I just couldn't wait to share them with you!

How Sweet

They learn so young. Ella already loves her babydoll even at the tender age of 14 months. She carries it around, hugs & kisses it, and offers it up for me to kiss it. She's not always gentle, as she drags it behind her or tosses it on the floor after play, but she's already learned that babydolls are meant to be loved, cuddled, and kissed. She carries her doll around along with her teacup and spoon while she stirs her tea and then offers a sip. It's so amazing how much they take in and learn in such a short time. I love watching her play, discover, and learn. I'm amazed at all she can do already. I tried to capture a sweet moment with Ella and her babydoll today but she was not up for being photographed. She wanted me to pick her up and kept chasing me. Since I was using a prime lens I couldn't zoom out and my feet wouldn't back up fast enough. So this is what I got. I kinda like it anyway. Happy Friday everyone!

Sage- a mini shoot

This evening I had a mini photo shoot with my sweet niece Sage. She was wearing her play clothes and we didn't fix her hair but we were still able to get some cute, natural shots. She seemed to really enjoy the attention and it was nice to work with such a willing subject! Thanks Sage for being such a great model!!



Sorry that this has turned into a photog blog but I am just enjoying my new toy too much not to share it all with you! Hope you all don't mind!

PS. For all you local friends of mine, let me know if you'd be interested in having me do a mini shoot with your kids. I'd be willing to do a few shoots without a fee in order to build my portfolio. Also, if you are interested I can have your portraits professionally printed for a fee.

Ella's Birthday Photo

I've spent the better part of the afternoon frustrating myself trying to get a decent shot of Ella for her 1st Birthday party invitations. It was IMPOSSIBLE to get her to sit on the backdrop. She literally ate an entire canister of Gerber fruit puffs that I tossed at her in between shots. Not to mention that fact that I was struggling to get my settings right on my camera. Aaagghh! I finally was able to capture exactly what I was after so I guess it was worth the hassle.



Nikon d90 w/ 50mm f/1.8 lens
1/80, f3.2, ISO 640
no flash



Nikon d90 w/ 50mm f/1.8 lens
1/80, f3.2, ISO 250
no flash

Learning the Ropes

I now have in my possession my sweet Nikon d90 dSLR! I am in love but I must admit that the learning curve going from a point & shoot to this is definitely a VERY steep one! There is so much to learn but I am confident and determined to catch on quickly! I skipped the automatic mode altogether and went straight to manual. I spent the early evening playing around with it while the kids were having fun outside. Here are a few of my faves. Keep in mind that these were my first photos and are completely unretouched, SOOC. Thanks to a sweet friend I have Photoshop coming soon and I look forward to using that to really making my photos POP!