See You Next Year!!!

Here is a sneak peek from this mornings shoot...  More to follow soon!

    Here are a few from my Thanksgiving shoot.  I was so looking forward to this!  I've missed photographing newborns... I hadn't for awhile because of all the Christmas pictures and family pictures I've been doing lately!       I wanted to do a few SOC (straight out of the camera) pictures so you can see... newborns safety if top priority!!!  Don't ever just stick a newborn in a tree or on a saddle and take a picture---one little noise and it could startle them, which will cause them to move and fall!  SAFETY FIRST!!!  Here is how we do it!       This is the original picture SOC...  and here it is edited in Photoshop.... Here is another one SOC... and here it is edited in photoshop.... Here is another....

  Every morning, I make breakfast for my family, get my son off to school and my husband off to work... I get my other son breakfast and let him watch a movie while I grab a cup of coffee, check and return emails, check FB and then I blog stock (for just 10 minutes or so).  One of my favorite photography blogs is MCP Actions .  It is a great place for photographers!  If you've never seen Jodi's blog, you should!  There are so many awesome tutorials, videos and freebies for photographers!  This morning, she had an article or her FB page about taking pictures of YOU!  Yes you!  As a photographer, I rarely get my picture taken because I'm always the one with the camera.  But that is how I want it!  I always tell everyone, --That is why I'm the photographer, so I don't have to have my picture taken!  Let's face it, I'm not getting any younger or skinnier!  But what if something happened to me one day and my kids didn't have any pic...

My adorable great nephew is in this video! I'm feeling festive today after watching this and because we have over two feet of snow on the ground! Time to finish decorating!!! Enjoy!

Here are some pictures from this adorable family!  I've had the pleasure of photographing this adorable little girl several times... Remember this? And then at 6 months... And now for Christmas...