It was such a delight to photograph this sweet little one.  Her parents are clearly over the moon and its easy to see why.

A few months ago I photographed this sweet newborn and somehow his photos never made it to my blog.

At the time, it was easy to see that big brother was clearly smitten with the little guy.

And now, six months later, it is clear that the feeling is mutual.

Do I photograph the most gorgeous families,or what?  These kids have the most stunning eyes! I am so glad this awful weather held off yesterday and we ended up with a beautiful fall morning.  I was lucky to spend it with this great family.

This is certainly my favorite time of the year - and also my busiest! So I will be short on words, since I know mom is anxiously awaiting her sneak peek.

I know I say this all the time, but I really love to see clients returning year after year.  To see how much kids can change and grow so quickly is just amazing.  You may recognize these cuties from my web site.  Here they are one year later.

Wondering what to wear to you fall portrait session?  Did you know that coordinated but not “uniform” looks for families create a much more pleasing photograph? Moreover, it is not nearly as difficult as you think it is!  The cardinal rule of family dressing for portraits is simple: choose items for the entire family as if you were creating one outfit.  If all of your choices were somehow on one person, would the result be pleasing, colorwise?  A handy trick for those who are hesitant to break away from the monochrome madness is to choose one patterned item (for example a print dress for your daughter) and then select the rest of the family’s clothing from colors within that pattern.  Jump start your creativity with these “what to wear” examples.

Fall babies!  This little cutie is the first of many fall newborns on my calendar.   What a privilege to be a part of their first few days.  How lucky can you get? 

Each session I hope for one  *perfect* moment–a moment when know I have a sure favorite. That moment at this session was this one . . . two great smiles!

The great thing about little boys, while you can never be sure what they are going to do next, you can be sure it will be 100% genuine.  They make it easy to capture those beautiful moments of pure joy and adoring interaction.  Here is a sneak peek from a great weekend session.  It was a pleasure!