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First Year Babe' - Brittany

It might be a long year....hahahah...I so love little Brittany....she has three brothers to deal with so she needs all the attitude she's got....and right now it is I am not going to smile for Pam....in fact I think I will sleep even :)  her mom and I had a lot of laughs at this session. Brittany's first session was when she was 5 days....she slept then too...but I wanted her sleeping...the second session I suggest for the first year is when they are grabbing their toes and lifting up on their tummies...about 4 months...the next stage is sitting up...around 7 months...then the year.

 
love the long eyelashes....she was so "out" we could pose her.

 
I will not smile...and I mean it!

 
Seriously...a basket....really I can't sit up yet.

Hugs to little Brittany!

extended families

My heart always about bursts when an entire family can get together for a picture....I just know how proud the mom and dad are of all of their children and grandchildren.

families continued

I was busy before Christmas...no wonder I didn't get my blogging done!  Here are some more families.

Holiday Families

Working with families I always try to start with something a little more traditional and then try to do something more fun/contemporary....this year there was a lot of tickling and jumping going on :)

Some Families

here are a few families that were in over the holidays...it is always fun to look back at my cards and see how everyone has changed.

brothers

The new thing in home decorating with family pictures is doing a wall collection....these can be done in many ways....as canvas gallary wraps....in regular/contemporary frames....or matted in gallery style frames.  These were taken during Brock's senior session....the images on the wall would be in separate frames.  I tried to get them to "pick" on each other....we did get a couple that worked...I'll have to work on getting boys to loosen up and have fun!

New to studio....

I had the pleasure of working with a new family before the holidays....I really enjoyed their session and getting to know them.

Yanish Family

It takes a lot of planning to get everyone organized for family pictures....but after all is done it is so worth it!

 

I was so happy that my idea of sitting the guys on the back of the couch worked...of course being me I took a traditional one first....I am working on not doing traditional unless requested...hope I can handle it!

 

when coming in for extended family pictures it is a good time to take that individual family to.

  

the best feeling in the world is to be a grandma....I am sure grandpas feel the same.

  

and it was time for 6 month pics....so we squeezed that in.....what a sweetheart!

 and what do you do with all those different pictures.....showcase them on your wall of course....so you can brag when your friends come over.

Holiday Cards

It's not to late to get your family or children's pictures taken for holiday cards....you know how much fun it is to get those greeting cards in the mail....why not send some of that feeling to your friends and family....call today and get a free session and a discount on cards.

Here are a few that planned ahead...

 

 

 

Pommer Family

It was great to photograph the Pommer Family....I grew up in the same town as Jason...know his mom well, but moved away when he was little....it was fun to see him as a dad and to meet his family. Here are a couple from their session. They were given the session and a wall portrait from Jason's mom from a gift certificate I had donated to the DeSmet Hospital Foundation Auction.

The boys were so polite and cooperative....grandma will be happy to hear that :)

young families are always fun to pose on the floor.

a square crop always adds a more contemporary feel.

sometimes we forget to get recent pictures with our spouse...all of us have changed since we got married.