On Holiday!

FYI, I will be out of town for the next two weeks 🙂  I will still check my e-mails when possible, hope you all have a great holiday season!

Melanie

My boys! & First Blog Contest EVER!

These two are getting so big!  I just played around today with lighting in my house just getting a feel for what works and what doesn’t work…I’m still not confident yet in what I’m going for, but I loved these ones just cause their mine, and if they turned out, it was an accident!  I just need to be more consistent, and then I’ll feel better.  Let me know what you think!

Also, I’d like to know who is out there and who checks out mine and Missy’s blogs on a regular basis!  SO, I’m running a little contest…I will be giving away a $20 gift card to Borders Bookstore to the person who leaves the 20th comment on this blog entry!  Tell us a little about who you are, what your all about, anything you’d like to share about yourself.  This will be fun!

Jackson cooperated suprisingly well, but I was letting him do what ever he wanted…even pull Henry ALMOST all the way off his bed!

These three just make me smile…I think Jackson is so sweet!

Jackson loves picking at his feet! Funny little quirk…

Jackson had to go down for a nap, so I played in other parts of the house with Henry…this was very spontaneous, so my house may not look the cleanest! Ooops.

I did a lot of stuff inside, but I really liked a lot of these. It was just way too hot to “work” (no AC!!!!), so we went outside and cooled off.

And, the sleeping prince 🙂 He’s been funny lately and has been setting up his sleep spot on the floor next to his bed, or on my comfy recliner. Another funny little quirk 😉

Spread the Word, Spring Special!!!

Friends, I want to offer free photo sessions for all children during the month of May.  There is no commitment, just a great experience!  I’d like to try some fun new things and update my portfolio a bit, so I am offering this chance to get a free photo shoot!  Because we will play and try lots of new things, these shoots will primarily take place outside (except for wee little babies!), and will not require anything on your part as far as session fees go.  If you LOVE what I do, then you will have the opportunity to get some prints or even a DVD!  Let your friends and family know about this, and give me a call or shoot me an e-mail if you are interested in making an appointment in MAY!!!!!!

(Salem/Independence/Monmouth Area Only)

John & Katie: E-Session

So, I posted a few from this shoot a few weeks ago, but I am putting up some more since they’ve seen them all now!  They are awesome, and I am so looking forward to their wedding coming up next month.  Katie found those rusted iron thingy’s by the railroad tracks and wanted to put them together to make a heart.  She is so creative!  (Scroll down to see the pictures from the previous post, they are smaller because they are from the old blog…ENJOY)

PS.  I was playing a lot with different back-lit effects, feel free to comment on which effects you liked or disliked and why…just for some feedback 😉

NEW BLOG!!!

Hola!  Welcome to my new blog!  I am very excited because I will be able to post bigger and more beautiful pictures on this blog for your viewing pleasure!  Everything previous to this post was imported from my old Blogger Blog, which was awsome, but I just didn’t like how small the picturtes were.  So, It may seem a little scrambled before this point, and I think it’s just the way this blog interpreted the old blog’s information, but anyway.  So, please, enjoy the fanastics entries that are coming…looking forward to the future and more improvements!

Snow Day!!

So, last week sometime, my sister Juliana got to have a snow day! We went outside and all the kids were playing out in the street. They wanted to scrape my windows and were asking everyone if they could do this “service” for free! Anywho, by 11 or so it was already all melted, and it didn’t look at all the same, it was kind of strange.

Jessica was visiting cause she already had the day off. She was too cold and went back inside 🙂 I can understand why! Her hair was wet.

John & Katie E-session Sneak Peek!

So, yesterday I had a blast with John and Katie in downtown Salem and at the river front carousel. I did a lot of new experiments and tried some fun new ideas. I think they had fun as well, and it was exciting to get to know them better. They both seem happy and very relaxed. I am so excited for their wedding in March! Check back then to see more…

…The last picture shown is a shot that I am loving right now. I brought my friend Angela who has been playing with cameras for a long time now, and is just starting to create her own business plans. I took her along to see what she’d get, and this was one of the shots I loved!

Ryan & Daniele Album

Here are the spreads for Ryan & Daniele! They were a great couple and had a fun, relaxed outdoor wedding. Everyone was so nice to me and Jennifer (my second shooter, check out her stuff: http://www.jenniferphotography.us/ )

Anywho, their day was August 4th, 2007, and I was due in one month. When I was at their wedding her family was so nice to me! “Thanks” to her mom for bringing me tons of water throughout the day. She had little spinning fans for her guests that ran on a battery, and I ended up clipping one to my camera strap. I used that fan for the rest of the month! (I had three more weddings to shoot, am I crazy or what!)

Oh yeah, Daniele loves all of her little children friends. It was cute to see how in awe they were of her that day. I’m sure they’ll remember dancing with her for a long time.

Thanks, you guys, for your patience…I know it’s been a long wait.

Rainy Day Sneak Peek…

Here’s a quick glance at the family I shot today…its was a rainy day, so we did a bunch inside. We also did a few outside with a little drizzle, stay tuned!

Little Sista’

Due to the crazy busy time it is, I have decided to hunker down and let myself post something today. This is my Sister Julianna. I got her this cute jacket and took some pictures one day for fun. It was actually quite hectic cause I had all of my kids and siblings Ryan and Jessica too. Jessie is the oldest and ended up playing with the kiddos while I took Julie’s pictures. Sorry Jess, we will get a chance to do another photoshoot ALONE 🙂