More Twins :)

...except these twins are a little older, wearing gorgeous First Communion Dresses, and didn't cry quite as much :)

Here are a couple individual shots of the girls looking all sweet and innocent...

I thought I would try a different kind of processing on this photo... I think I really like this look!

And then I asked myself... how can you tell when the session is over? When the 'models' have had enough? This photo speaks for itself...

At least they're still smiling as they try to throw each other to the ground... their Mom, on the other hand, probably not smiling QUITE as much since they're wearing WHITE dresses!

Twin Bundles of Joy :)

I was so excited to photograph boy/girl twins last week!! Mr. S and Miss P decided to start the session out on their own schedules - when one was sleepy, the other was ready to eat or just look around for a while - so while they were each doing their own thing, I started out with some individual shots.

Here is Miss P, with those chubby, squishable little cheeks :)

And sweet Mr. S... who can resist a baby who smiles when he sleeps?!

We FINALLY got them both to sleep for just a few minutes at the same time, and I worked feverishly (which means I worked really hard, but also was sweating like I had a fever in the oven-like studio) to get some of these shots of them together. I always tell the parents that if we want the babies to be comfortable sleeping in their birthday suits, then we need to be prepared to sweat a little!!

And it was worth it? Look at these two sweeties and you be the judge...

Finally, how about some too-cute-for-words, sleeping twins in a giant bowl?

Yeah, that'll do for now :)

I had a lot of fun meeting these two (and their big brother, who was SOOOO very patient through this super-long --not to mention hot-- session). Hope you enjoy your preview!

Stormy Weather...

I could have titled this post "Very Wet June" or "Way Too Much Freakin' Rain", but decided to focus on the very cool lightning storm we experienced earlier this evening. The sky to the south was lit up for almost 30 mins with nearly constant lightning, and we heard a low rumble of thunder that really didn't seem to stop that entire time.

I have always wanted to try to capture some lightning photos but never really had an opportunity. Tonight, I decided to give it a shot and was able to get some pretty cool shots!! These were all taken without a tripod, as I didn't want to waste time trying to find it. I did, however, prop the camera on a table and some books so I could set the exposure to 2 seconds. I probably took about 25 shots, and these were the three that were keepers...

I think this one is my favorite...

We did stay dry earlier in the evening through this portion of the lightning storm, but I think the sky is about to open up and drench us once again :(

Another sweet newborn girl :)

Last week I had yet another sweet newborn girl to photograph :) Miss C was such a cutie... and even though I'm showing these sleeping photos, she was awake and alert a lot of the time too. Such big, bright eyes... I even got some eye contact!

I was able to sneak in a few of her in this adorable hat...

And finally, one with my macro lens. I just love this shot!

Thank you to T & R for letting me photograph Miss C, and her big sister I. You have such a beautiful family - I really enjoyed meeting all of you :)

Sweet Newborn Girl...

I had the opportunity to photograph this sweet doll this morning... she was SO very good!! I can honestly say she is the first newborn NOT to have any accidents on my blankets... or on any of the people who were present:) She slept like a dream, and didn't cry once! Look at this adorable little bear...

And we had to get her older sister in on the act! Miss K is 4, and she was very proud of "her baby"! I love the expression I caught on her face in this one...

I have so many fantastic photos from this session, but wanted to get these 2 up as a very quick preview before I begin the weekend of softball madness and get behind. Thanks so much, K and R for allowing me to photograph your two beautiful daughters!