Portraits

Tue - February 12, 2008

CDM Waterpolo 2007

In December I did the CDM High School Waterpolo teams' photos - here are a few shots - (I promise I will update more soon! - just playing catch up with everything else)

Posted at 11:57 PM

Thu - January 17, 2008

Lauer Family

The Lauer Family is one of my favorite families. I have known the mom/wife since I was born (practically). She is so appreciative of anything Brian and I do - it's so refreshing to take their photos! :) She wanted lots of candids this year. Here are some I like:

This last one - not a great photo - but cool setting - isn't it?

Posted at 07:06 PM

Sun - January 13, 2008

NCL Ball

We had the annual National Charity League Debutante Ball the Saturday after Thanksgiving. Here are the group shots.

Posted at 01:23 PM

Jouret Family

This family was friends of a bride I photographed and asked for some family shots. Here are some candids from the session. The boys LOVED this huge sand pile that was at the beach. They couldn't get enough of it! :)

Posted at 01:15 PM

Johnson Maternity

Brian and I photographed this couple's wedding a few weeks after I had my appendix removed and I was 7 months pregnant (that was a hard one to do!). Now they are having their own little one - she has actually been born as of December 31st - but here are some photos we took in the studio and backyard.

Posted at 01:08 PM

Fight Club Men

John came back in for a quick shoot with a new guy - all of John's friends from ultimate fighting are so nice - would never guess they go in a ring and knock other guys out. :)

Posted at 11:51 AM

Munson Generation

The Munson's came back to the studio for a generation session. It was neat to see so many generations together. :) My grandmother's died quite awhile back - so it's nice to see my clients with great relationships with their grandmothers.

And of course - some of their immediate family -

Cute butterfly - isn't she?

Posted at 11:34 AM

Fri - December 14, 2007

Christmas Card Families

More and more cards are going out - so I am in the clear to post their family Christmas Cards. :)

This was a 5x7 flat card on linen paper.

This was a 5x7 Horizontal folded card on watercolor paper. This was one of the craziest sessions for me. I have photographed this family for a few years now. The grandmother turned 98 the day before the session. She passed away five hours after the photos were taken.

Inside of the card:

My sister and her husband in front of my parent's tree

I liked this card - can you tell they are hockey fans? :)

Posted at 07:14 AM

Mon - December 10, 2007

B-day and o'leary

So - I have been awful at keeping up. I did the Debutante Ball the weekend of Thanksgiving - and have been swamped with Christmas Card orders and getting other things ready for my clients for Christmas. A couple ALL Nighters proved to me that I am not as young as I think. All-nighters used to be "cake" in college - but with two kids - wow - definitely hard.

Anyway - my b-day was yesterday. Didn't do much - since it was Sunday. My husband cooked me breakfast (a treat for me!) and we went to church. After church I went and supported my mom in a christmas concert she directed. It was nice - but longer than I thought - so by the time I got home, the day was over. :( Some of my family went over to Craig & Carly's house and we hung out for awhile - but all in all - nothing eventful. B-day's were such a big deal when I was younger - but it seems the older you get, the less you do. I am grateful to be healthy and happy with a family that loves me. I feel so LUCKY! Lots of b-days in December - so you will be seeing lots of cake! :)

O'Learys - I LOVE this family! Two of the coolest guys - that are great with each other. It was a fun quick shoot. Since their mom already sent out the cards - figured it was okay to post it now. It was a linen 5x7 card (two sides).

Posted at 02:53 PM

Wed - November 28, 2007

Blessing

My sister blessed their baby at church - here is a quick shot of the handsome little guy

Posted at 09:34 AM

Mon - November 26, 2007

Dalton's

I LOVE this family! We skipped last year - so it was fun to see the kids again this year - so much bigger! Their son definitely gives them a run for their money! If my two little guys have as much energy as he does - I am in for it! :)

With all the family posts - I am trying not to do anything that might show off their christmas cards - once the holidays are over - I will post some of my clients cards so you can see what we have been up to. :)

Their youngest has grown sooo much!

He liked using the frog to "get us" - one of the tricks we use to get the kids to smile. It almost always turns on us...some reason the kids like to get us afterwards.

Their daughter was great - posed for almost every shot. :)

Their son sitting still for .5 seconds! :)

Posted at 12:56 AM

Tue - October 30, 2007

Kettley Boys Halloween

My brother had me take some photos of his cute boys for Halloween in their costumes.

Posted at 09:34 PM

Fight Club

A friend from an old printing lab I used - asked me to take photos of her boyfriend before his upcoming fight. They brought their "baby" along too!

She got some new "guns" and wanted a shot of them.

It was fun seeing you guys! Good luck with the future fights.

Posted at 09:32 PM

Mon - October 29, 2007

Broberg Family Reunion

I was lucky enough to photograph this amazing family while they were in Southern CA for a family reunion. It was definitely a challenge with all the kids - but they are so cute. :) Lots of head swaps - but it turned out.

One of the before shots we took heads from

After

Posted at 11:01 PM

Mon - September 10, 2007

TRASH YOUR DRESS SESSION

This is a new thing I have gotten into - and think it's a ton of fun! After the wedding is over - before you take your dress to get cleaned - why not get some great shots that you would not have dared to do on the actual wedding day. This couple got married at Tivoli Too - and we didn't take photos offsite the day of. So - we went to the beach and asked her to "TRASH YOUR DRESS". :)