Alona, Sam, Jordyn, and Casey

This family drove down from Pennsylvania for vacation, and asked me to do a photo shoot at the beach.  Since neither of us celebrate the holiday, we met Christmas Eve and had the place pretty much to ourselves!  Given all the snow up North, I'm sure their friends back home will be jealous, and they'll have the best holiday pics of the bunch!  The sky was overcast, but that didn't stop us from enjoying the waves, sand, and greenery that John U Lloyd Beach State Park has to offer.

    

Gabriela’s 5th Birthday at Ooh La La

Gabriela’s 5th birthday was every princess’ dream come true!  Before I arrived, the girls all had their hair and make-up done.  Then they had cupcakes, a dance party, dressed up for a fashion show, and shared a pink lemonade “champagne” toast!  The birthday girl, her friends, and all of their moms had a lovely afternoon at the spa, and I was glad to be there to be able to capture these moments for them.

        

Joanna, Andrew, and Joshua

Joanna and I have had this shoot scheduled for a while, so I was excited to meet these guys this weekend!  When Joanna and I were brainstorming ways to keep Joshua entertained and what they were going to wear, she said he was into balls, and her description of their outfits reminded me of my ball pit balls, so I brought some.  They added some color and subtle playful fun at the end of our shoot.

Joshua was not his usual happy self (so I'm told, and he's currently fighting a cold according to the post-game reports), but we still managed to capture great pics of him and his family, including quite possibly the best lighting of trees in my portfolio to date (second full size photo down)! Feel better little dude, b/c I hope to see more of your smiles next time!

    

Jenny, Javier, Noah, and Elijah welcome Abby

Baby girl Abigail was born 10 days ago, so we scheduled her newborn shoot at my favorite grassy park to capture her welcome into this loving family.  My style for newborn shoots is minimal on props and poses, leaning more towards going with the flow of what baby is doing, and using mom and dad as natural props.  She is so sweet and tiny, and I hope to get her in front of my camera again as she grows.  Congrats on becoming a family of five!!

               

Ashlee and her brothers

This photo shoot was for two sets of siblings whose families will be uniting when their parents tie the knot next year. So Ashlee rounded up the guys for a photo shoot as a surprise holiday gift for their parents. I know photo shoots are not most guys' favorite way to spend the afternoon, but they were troopers, and worked with me as I had them get close, climb branches, and sit on the ground!