little miss j

The oh so serious little miss j.  We were able to get her to crack a smile or two though.  :)  Sometimes the serious pictures are my favorites.  So beautiful!  

K Family

Look at this beautiful family!  Of course I'll start this post with a collage of sweet little miss k's features (my favorite!).  Thank you so much K family for giving me the chance to capture some special photos for you and work on my newborn photography. 

R Family (Indoor photography, collages)

 The R Family met with me in mid November (I know, I know, just a little behind in posting ;) ).  Despite my gentle encouragement, they declined to do photos outside.  Although who could really blame them with temperatures barely reaching teen digits during the day!  So instead, they became my very first FAMILY indoor photo session.  As most photographers, my preference will always be outdoor, natural light photography, but I was pleasantly surprised with the results of their photos.  Would you guess that their pictures were taken in my living room?  I have a mini "studio" set up, but opted  instead to take advantage of the many windows we have in our living room and try to optimize as much natural light as possible.  We were all happy with the results!  (And I will say, I learned a LOT).

And what if you just have too many pictures that you like and can't decide (because if you're like me, you've already run out of wall space for pictures and now you're contemplating mounting them to the ceiling-ha)?  COLLAGES!  I love collages!  They are such a great way to show the variety of faces a child has, or capture a special moment (like when little miss A (see below) has decided she just can't muster one more smile, but then daddy's hugs and tickles bring that sparkle back out-LOVE!).

                                                                     
                                                                        Little Miss A

Little Mister D

Sibling Love

O Family Sneak Peek

The weather in South Dakota has been less than ideal for outdoor photography these last few weeks (at least for the little kiddos)...brrrrrr!  The O Family met with me last Friday and managed to smile through the wind on the bridge!  Such a beautiful family!

Little Miss I

This little peanut wanted to be anywhere but taking pictures.  Good thing her mama's smile and voice always (well, almost always) make her smile!