Last summer, Leos’ sister emailed me.  She wanted to give her brother and his family a gift, a maternity session to document their growing family.  I can’t believe what an amazing gift this is, or how amazing Katya is for thinking to give it to them!   So, we scheduled a September shoot date, just [...]

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  When I was a kid, my mother always told me that the older you get, the faster time goes.  But as each school day seems to go on and on  and summer vacation can’t come soon enough, I never really believed her.  And then I got older.  And each time I wake up I [...]

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  When I walked into the Gerharts living room, I expected to see a baby.  Well, two babies.  A baby I’d shot a few times before, and a brand new sparkly one.  There was definitely the brand new one, Emerson, so absolutely adorable.  She literally beams withe excitement.  And she’s sparkly.  You want to put [...]

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  I met Prudens & Conrad at a party many moons ago, they’re close friends with Natalie & Greg.  Since then, we see each other on special occasions and I’ve always loved seeing them!   They’re an incredibly sweet couple, so much fun and always a pleasure to catch up with.  So, when Natalie told me [...]

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  There is nothing quite as sweet as a teeny little newborn baby.   Their little hands, tiny toes, the amazing smell of their tiny little heads. They are heaven.  And Nathan was the epitome of everything a newborn is!  He was born five weeks early, and is just three weeks old now.  And for being [...]

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  The imagination.  And the wonder.  And the excitement.  As adults we lose so much of that.  We get run over with all the adult responsibilities, the boring stuff.  And some where along the line we forget to chase lady bugs and blow dandelions.   I’m a lucky girl that, on occasion, I get to chase [...]

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  She’s fascinated by the ocean.  Completely and utterly entranced with the water and the waves.  That sense of wonder is amazing to me, and I wonder when I lost that.  When sitting in front of the ocean and marveling at the water took a backseat to emails and phone calls and work and house [...]

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  It’s rare that I do family shoots.  Babies & their families sometimes, but almost never families with grownup children.  And I was nervous.  I can make goo goo noises and tickle little babies, but I didn’t think that would work here. And as always, in the end, there was no reason to be nervous [...]

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  She is the most focused baby I’ve ever met in my life.  At six months old, Delilah knew exactly how she wanted to play this shoot.  No smiling happy baby in front of the camera. Maybe when the camera was off.  Maybe when I lowered it just a hint to give her an encouraging [...]

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  It seems I’ve been surrounded by babies recently.  Super cute & amazingly adorable babies.  And right before my eyes, babies are turning into toddlers.  I shot Colin, Beth & Andrew for the first time about six months ago.  He was a baby when we first met, and when I walked into their house two [...]

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