Family Preview

One of the things that I just love about my job is watching families grow. It wasn't too long ago that I was taking maternity portraits of this little boy's mama! I adore the picture below; it makes me happy! What a cutie.

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Have a great day!

Joy and Mud (Preview)

These brothers were SO much FUN to photograph! They are just the neatest kids - full of life, joy and lots of "rough and tumble"! (But still sweet and respectful!) Usually the more kids in a photograph, the harder it can be for the photographer, but not in their case. These guys cracked each other up so easily that it was hard not to get them smiling together. In fact, this is the first preview that I've ever posted with all sibling shots! I do have great indivuals and family images from this session too, but I just couldn't resist these brotherly moments. Makes me proud to have 2 boys of my own. :)



Can you tell they're competitive?

Do you remember that grade-school game of quick reflexes where you put your hands out palm down with your partners' hands palm up under yours? They try to lightly smack your hands and you try, of course, to not get smacked! I love the image below. It's the one and only picture I took of this game, because as soon as I'd suggested it I realized that it probably wasn't the smartest game to ask two wild boys to play. :) Maybe they didn't get the memo reading "try to LIGHTLY smack your partners hands...."

Thanks, Martha and Kevin and boys for a fun session!

Sweet Sisters - Preview

I had the privilege of photographing the family of my life-long best friend this past weekend. Unfortunately, the morning clouds provided us with a steady, rainy drizzle. So on a whim, we moved our outdoor session to the covered walkway outside of Hotel Roanoke. It was really pretty and provided us with some shelter. We did have to work around three parked Harley's, however. (I'm pretty sure biker portraits are not what my friend had in mind for her 2 darling daughters!)

The girls are just so sweet and cute. The youngest was born the day after I had my second child! (How cool is that?) :) Here are a few of my favorites from our session.

Have a great day!

Amiss Beach Trip

Our family headed to Emerald Isle, NC for a lovely beach vacation earlier this month. We met up with some extended family for a week of R&R. It's amazing now, looking at these pictures, how far away the vacation already seems!

The image below is my favorite. I'll have to find room somewhere on my walls for it!

I thought getting helium balloons for a romp on the beach sounded like a great idea. Unfortunately, the "session" ended in tears when my 5 year old accidently tripped and the balloons, of course, took off heavenward. (And, no, I was not the one crying!) :)

I hope you all had a great summer. Check back soon because I have LOTS of posts and preview coming up!

Pure Sunshine

It was a beautiful, albeit toasty, day for this summer session. We scampered around Virginia Western's arboretum looking at fish and having a teddy bear tea party. This "Little Sunshine" was so sweet...don't you just love her dress?

I love this one of Mom and Dad. What a nice-looking couple!

What sweet toes in the image below. :)

Have a great day!

Birthday Boy

Happy birthday to this little man! Here are some of my favorites from this session. Don't you just love his big brown eyes? "Mr. C." was a typical busy toddler, but both he and his mom were so nice and laid-back and a delight to work with.

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Happy Friday!

Itchy Field

I've often admired portraits done in breezy-looking fields. So when our own backyard sprouted little white flowers, I decided I had to take the fam down into the field for a fun photo session, and to commemorate Micah's first birthday. NOTE to any other crazy photog people: this is a BAD idea! The [very scratchy] grass was waist high to an adult and it is TICK season. Yikes! Plus my husband and I have some really bad allergies. We were super itchy afterwards. I have to give mad thanks to Ezra, for loading up the red chair in the lawnmower trailer and smashing a LOT of grass down for us, so we could walk. And all without complaining. :)