Wow! What a sexy lady! We were just going to try out taking pictures in darker than normal conditions. (So we could learn to use a flash) And look at the results! Amazingly beautiful… Katie, you should be a model, seriously. Just a note: these haven’t  been edited in photoshop! My friend really is this beautiful.

I used to think that I didn’t want to use these, nothing can “make” you a great photographer. But, these can certainly make me more competitive. I am feeling pretty good about my learning curve the last few days

Textures by: Jessica drossin textures

Actions by: Paint the Moon

I have become obsessed with trick photography the last couple of weeks. This is the coolest thing I have yet to produce. And it was my first try! I used a manfrotto tripod and ball head. And a panorama stitching program called PTGui Pro. The hardest about taking these pictures is getting around not having a true panoramic tripod head.  I creatively got around that problem by tying a string to my lens and letting it hang to the ground. I put a marker on the ground and made sure no matter what to stay above the marker. The book that gave me the idea :

Trick Photography and Special Effects – Evan Sharboneau

My kids do not want to take pictures, which is why we did not put our a Christmas card. Apparently, I have tortured them enough in one year. Anyways, I wanted pics in their Christmas dresses. And this is what I could get out of the two year old that literally runs if I come withing 10 feet of her with the camera. And my 7 year old that will act like she is 2 with the two year old. Luckily, Kaya, my little angel is 9 years old, and can actually conjure up a really good “fake” smile

Wow, my sister is engaged! And I love her new fiance! These two are perfect together, and you can see it in these pictures. This was just a “mini” engagement shoot, and these are only a few of the good ones!

This baby girl has to be the most strikingly beautiful I have yet to photograph. I love her serious looks so much! A big thank you to her Mommy and Daddy, for being such so awesome during the shoot

It may be an early Christmas present, because Amelie decided to pose for me today. The last time she posed was over six months ago! Any pictures I’ve gotten since were because of my sneakiness, since she literally runs when she sees my camera.

Okay, these are seriously cute kids. I feel so lucky to be the one capturing their beauty. And I knew this before, but I really can take pictures everyday and not get board…

This is quite possibly the most beautiful family I know. And not just because of their beautiful looks or great sense of style, but because of how much they love each other

What a sweet little man he is, baby Mason…he makes me want to buy more baby photo props