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Heavenly

I finally got to do some newborn pictures this morning with my new props and  camera.  I was so excited!  I drove to Elgin to take pictures of my friend’s sweet baby boy, Hamilton.  Isn’t that the coolest name?!  I told them that if we ever have a boy, I might have to steal that name.  😉  He was a total sweet heart and was pretty cooperative.  Once we got him to sleep, he was pretty good about letting us move him all around and change his hats and locations.  And his parents were so open to any idea that I had, moving furniture around, taking him outside.  Those types of parents rock!  Thank you guys for being so flexible and for trusting me.  Thank you also for letting me take his first real photos and for letting me come to your home.  I loved every second of it and it made me realize that I think I might want another little one, …someday soon.  🙂  Congratulations to you and your beautiful family!

Love this one in black and white too, couldn’t decide which one to share:

Just realized that he is facing the same way in every picture.  Hmmm….that must be his best side!

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Show It!

My session got rained out this morning 🙁 so I thought that this would be a good time to show some ways to show your pictures in your home.  I just ordered a ton of prints, canvases and mounted prints for our own house because we just didn’t have any family pictures up around the house.  I felt like it was such a shame.  I’m a photographer and I have great pictures stored on my computer of my Mya and none of them were hanging up!  So here are some examples of things you can do with your photos!  These you can order through ezprints.com right now or you can order these through me starting in January from your on-line gallery.

This is a canvas that I ordered for Mya’s room:

This is a side view.  It’s so cool because the picture is wrapped around the canvas.

This is a mounted print that I ordered for our entry:

This is a side view.  It’s very thin and you can order it ready to be hung.  It’s so easy and it looks great!

I also ordered one for our bathroom.  It’s a canvas of this picture, but the lighting in our bathroom is just awful so no actual picture of the canvas.

These are some more creative ways to showcase your photos.  I know that a lot of people are unaware that these even exist!  They, of course, cost more than prints on paper, but they look amazing in your home and can make a big impact, especially in large prints!

Newborn pictures coming tomorrow from this family.  I’m so excited!! So check back tomorrow for some good old fashion baby chub because he is one big boy!

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Oh Boy!

I got to take pictures of this cutie this morning!  He was a breeze to work with and his parents were so cool!  I loved taking pictures for them and am glad that the fog didn’t take us over.  I actually really like the way it looks!  Kind of dreamy.  Thanks, guys for meeting up with me.  I’m glad we were able to finally get together!

I adore mom and child pictures.  It always kind of makes me tear up, just because I understand that kind of love now that I have Mya.  So I just LOVE this one.  Look at her smile!  Um…Gorgeous!!

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And this one:  he looks like a mini Brad Pitt. 😉   Look out ladies!

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What a beautiful family!!  And those leaves!!  I think that Fall might really be here.  Yay!

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Sweet Family!

This morning I took pictures for my neighbors again.  I LOVE this family and am really sad to say that they are moving away.  🙁  I got to take pictures for them one last time.  I have taken pictures for them two other times:  see here, here, and here.  Their children are all so much fun and so unique.  When they argue, I think it’s cute and it makes me laugh.  I know the parents don’t think it’s the least bit cute but being with them, you just get this great “Now that’s a real family” feel!  We’re going to miss you guys so much!  We loved having you next door.  (By the way, if anyone is in the market for a beautiful house next to some awesome neighbors ;), uh hmmm, that would be us, let me know!)  I have many, many pictures to share, but here are a few for now!

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Little bit of vintage:

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Cast Schmast!

Mya has started walking running on her cast and it has made me into a super paranoid momma!  For those of you who don’t know, Mya has already chipped her two front teeth a while back and having those fixed was a major ordeal.  I just fear that happening again.  Just picture us showing up at the ER with a daughter in a cast and her two front teeth chipped.  Umm,….”Can someone call CPS, please?”  On top of this broken leg, she has been sick all week and also has a canine coming in.  I hear those are the worst ever and I am not sure if I can agree, because it’s hard to tell how much pain the tooth is causing when she’s just crying all day long from her throat and her tooth.  Being in the house all day for 4 days in a row with an extremely fussy little one is pretty dang hard, let me tell you!  So tonight, it is momma’s night out before momma goes a little batty!!  Bring on the martinis!  (I have 2 sessions coming up this weekend that I’m beyond excited about so new pictures coming soon.)

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