Current Status!

Currently I have been taking a hiatus to focus on my pregnancy and family. I have not made any firm decisions about when I will be back behind the camera with clients...but in the meantime I still continue to take photographs and will have updates on my Le Petit Poulet blog. So feel free to stop in and say hello!

Some New Friends :)

What an adorable family! They were full of so much personality and fun, and the kids were a blast to work with on their individual shoots especially Mr. "M" who worked it like a pro! The kids also all had such wonderfully sparkly eyes, such a cross between mom and dad.
Looking forward to working with you again!!

Mr."W" arrives!

After much anticipation on the part of her family and friends A finally did give birth!
And boy is he a handsome little man :)
Another wonderful client who has become a friend I enjoy shooting her pictures as much as I enjoy chatting with her! I told her next session we schedule will have nothing to do with pictures, we'll just meet for lunch and chat! Ha Ha.
"W" was so fun to shoot. He has so much personality for being so little! His expressions just killed me. Such a cross between big sister and big brother. I can imagine the three of them are going to have ALOT of fun together!
I REALLY wanted to post the birth announcement but I don't want to spoil the surprise for any friends or family who might check this site so I'll leave it a surprise. But for now I give you.....BABY W!!

My Brown Eyed Girl

Whatever happened
To Tuesday and so slow
Going down the old mine
With a transistor radio
Standing in the sunlight laughing,
Hiding behind a rainbow's wall,
Slipping and sliding
All along the water fall, with you
My brown eyed girl,
You my brown eyed girl.
~Van Morrison

Devote' of Fashion

This is one of my daughters best friends, and I knew that I was going to have a BLAST photographing "A". First of all her mom has amazing fashion sense so I knew there were going to be some rockin' outfits. And second Miss "A" is a diehard fan of all that is Tyra and "Americas Next Top Model"! As we zipped around from location to location I would call out "This one is for Miss Jay. What do you think Miss Jay would want you to do!" Honestly I can't tell you how much fun it was and because I had so much fun I had to post a lot of pics because it is hard to choose a few that define the shoot. If I could post all of them I would!!

Fun, fun, fun!

It is incredible what a difference one year can make! These three have grown so much! More beautiful, bigger senses of humors and so much confidence! I could spend all day following these three around. And despite the fact that their dad had a work commitment and couldn't make it and therefore screwed up our fantastic family shots we will just use them against him to make him realize what fun he missed this gorgeous day!!
Thanks you guys!!

My Winter Girl

When the bold branches
Bid farewell to rainbow leaves -
Welcome wool sweaters.
~B. Cybrill

Hilarious!!!

Hands down one of the funniest families ever!! I LOVE taking their pictures, the whole family has so much personality and the interaction between the parents and the kids keeps me laughing the whole time! I absolutely love that "T" was such a little model, it's been the boys lately that have been loving the camera time! He kept popping into every picture, or I would turn and there he would be propped in some spot with a smile on his face as if to say "Hey, are you going to get this on film....cause this is some good stuff!"
And big sister is so gorgeous, those eyes are killer! One of my favorite pictures I have ever taken is the one where she has the wheat stalk between her teeth. She was just standing there off to the side minding her own business chewing on it and I'm so glad I turned to snap the pic!
I can't imagine a year going by without hanging out with you guys!
Thanks again :)

Cousins!

After a few nasty days of cold and storms it was up in the air what would happen to this photo shoot! Originally scheduled for the canyon we moved it to the valley and then as the morning progressed and rain began to fall we called it off....then the clouds began to lift and we decided to go for it!
The greatest quote from one of the mom's was "Well, I'm a bad person to ask because I'm always optimistic!" Hey, that's not a bad quality at all. We should all be more like that!! And it all worked out :)
The lighting was gorgeous, the backdrop of nature looked almost handpainted the colors were so rich. These were all little cousins to each other and they were so so fun! We got really fun group shots and individual pairings of the siblings and groups of the girl cousins and the boys etc. Grandpa came along for some of his own shots that he wanted for business purposes. It was cute to see him surrounded by all of his grandchildren, and you could tell how proud he was of his daughters in the shot with the three of them. All four of the mothers were great about letting me do my thing, we laughed a lot and it hardly seemed like work out in the beautiful fresh air with this beautiful famliy all around me!

The Big Arrival!

You may remember this fantastic child and Maternity shoot from a few months back. Well beautiful "J" is finally here and she is just as lovely as her mother!
Truly one of the kindest people "A" is one of those clients that I feel like is also a friend :)
Baby "J" is such a little girl, mom had wonderful bows and a sweet little bracelet and the cutest socks that looked like a pair of maryjanes!
I love the shots of her exploring her little hands and she has a perfect bow shaped mouth.
Thanks "A" for being so fun to work with, I look forward to seeing you and the kids again soon, don't let them grow up too much before then :)

I want to keep these two!

Shhhhhh, I'm not supposed to be editing these pics yet but when I was proofing these from last nights shoot I had to sneak them on here. I honestly wanted to put these two in my pocket and take them home with me. What a darling couple, so funny and and up for anything. They never once looked at me like I was insane when I showed them where we were off to next!
I told them that I thought we should do an urban shoot every month together *snicker*.
Now's the time people....if you want some urban in the new year I am ALL OVER IT. I just get such a charge from setting out to parts unknown for some fun!
Thanks you two!
Now back to editing!