Emma Kate, 10 days

This week I had the pleasure of meeting one of my newest baby planners, Miss Emma Kate. What a sweet, pretty little newborn she was at just 10 days old. And, what a sweet, pretty older sis she has too! Anyway, her parents are good friends of ours, so this session was relaxed and easy (well, as easy as a newborn and 4 year old allow!)

A rather large sneak peek, but here are some of my favorites.



In her stocking...





Wide eyed & awake...


Big sister... Doesn't love the camera or anything...



And back to EK... I thought this shot was hilarious. Really makes me wonder what is going through their little heads sometimes... "Get this thing off my head, now, please." Maybe?



With her being born so close to Christmas, couldn't resist making her a present...





Sleepy little Emma Kate...

And those newborn toesies.




Oh, and on the baby plan - I am revamping it just a bit for 2010 and will be posting that on the website under Pricing - Photography in the near future. It is the perfect option for parents who know they want to document their baby's first-year milestones (possibly even while a bun in the oven!) It offers quite a bit of savings over doing the sessions a la carte, and even includes the custom design of birth announcements.

Next Baby Gap Model?

What a way to wrap up my outdoor shoots for 2009! Despite the cold and wind, I had a great time with this sweet mom and her little man. He is just so cute at 18 months!!! Look at those crystal clear blue eyes and cute little grin. I loved how his mom had him dressed all stylin'! This was supposed to be a shoot with him and his Mom and Dad, but Dad got sick at the last minute. We still got some sweet shots of him alone and him with Mommy.


















This coming week I am very excited to be doing a newborn session, so come back and visit soon to see my newest baby plan member.

REMINDER... December is the last month you can book a session under my 2009 rates. Please see the "2010 Pricing" link at the top of the blog for details for next year.

This calls for some chocolate!

Sometimes when I'm editing, images just lend themselves to different processing techniques. For this session, I just loved how all of their "chocolate" photos turned out. This is my twist on the typical black and white. I don't always use it - just when it fits. It's got a hint of mocha in it, and makes everything just creamy and smooth. See, it sounds like I'm talking about dessert, right? Anyway, I felt like so many from this shoot called for some chocolate. Maybe because of the dark, pretty eyes the kids had? Hmmm, well, here's an appetizer.

Does everyone look like they're FREEZING???? Because we all were! It was 38 degrees and windy when we started. Before the runny, red noses started...














Well, maybe all of our suffering was worth it!! I think so. ;) I think I might need to whip out some Swiss Miss now!