Beautiful Ballerina...

There is a photographer in KC that I admire greatly who has some of the most fantastic dancer photos ever. After being totally inspired by Lori, I wanted to try some ideas of my own, and who better to experiment with than my gorgeous neighbor, H! We've been talking about trying some dramatic shots for a while, but spring break was the first opportunity we had to do so. These are a few of my favorite shots from the session... isn't she just stunning?!

H, thank you so much for the opportunity to create these gorgeous photos... I hope you love them as much as I do!

Tiny Dancer...

I had the privilege to meet 1-yr old Miss A and her family this past Sunday... what a little sweetie she was!! She was quite serious at first... not quite sure what to make of me and my big flashy lights. We started out with a few family pics - having Mom and Dad there with her kind of helped ease into things.

We did a few pics of Miss A by herself, then decided it was time to take a little break and get some fresh air. We went out into the front yard to sing a few songs and laugh at a mysterious leaf-eating creature (was it a goat? or was it Daddy? we'll never tell)... then Miss A had to show us that she is "SOOOO big"!!!

Finally, back into the studio for a change of scenery and outfit. Miss A was the cutest little ballerina you could imagine...

I love everything about this photo... her expression, those chubby little ankle rolls, how she is placing her little toe down oh-so carefully... I just adore it all!!

I hope you enjoy your sneak peek, J and J, and thank you for letting me capture Miss A's 1-yr memories for you!

Confirmation photos

OK, after such a good February, I once again have slacked on the blog. Here are a few photos I took of my neighbor on her Confirmation day... we just did a super quick mini-session b/c she wasn't feeling the greatest. You'd never know to look at her though - she was beautiful :)

Hope you like your photos, my "other-daughter"!!

FUN February... Photo 28!

I really kinda dig these giant weeds that grow behind our back fence. Since there aren't any flowers out yet for me to photograph, I figured this would be a good subject instead!

I think the photo just captures the stark, dreary feel of today. Maybe sun tomorrow... I can hope :)

FUN February... Photo 27!

I finally ventured outside, because it had stopped snowing and was actually in the 30s! However, it was kind of gray and dreary, so I thought this post-processing method kind of fit the feeling.

FUN February... Photo 26!

Here's my other sweetie... love her little spotted paws :)

FUN February... Photo 25!

Here is one of my little sweeties. I think he looks so "regal" or something here... I just love him :)

He truly thinks he's a 60-something pound lap dog :)

FUN February... Photo 24!

I'm so proud of my little Cub Scout :) His troop is new this year... we'd love to get more boys involved!

FUN February... Photo 23!

I was in between sessions the other day, and my son came out to goof around for a few minutes. Isn't he just the cutest ever?!

My little heartbreaker... :)

FUN February... Photo 22!

Still behind, but at least I'm not falling even further back. Here's a fun one... next time I want to try to get bigger bubbles :)