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A Dash of Spring

Isn’t this location beautiful?

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Of course it’s not beautiful!!!  But then, that’s typically half our challenge as photographers… taking something ordinary and making it extraordinary.  In this case, it was taking this bleak field beside our house in March and making it feel like Springtime!  So thankful that we have clients who trust us for the final result. : )2013-03-27_011
2013-03-27_010 Darling Dash.  Most parents would think “we’ve got to take those fingers out of his mouth!”, but I LOVE these kinds of photos.  He’ll only suck on those fingers in that way for a short time, and you’ll forget how sweet it was.  These are the things parents want to remember.2013-03-27_012 2013-03-27_013 So here’s my question:  if we use Emma’s American Girl doll as a light model, does she qualify as a tax write-off??? ; )2013-03-27_018 2013-03-27_017 2013-03-27_016 2013-03-27_015 Love these yummy yellows!!!2013-03-27_014

 

Itty Bitty Baby Jude

Introducing baby Jude.  He’s another one of our wedding babies!  It’s funny how, when we photograph a couple’s wedding, I kind of feel like I should take a little credit when they have a baby (although really – I do understand how weird that is).  If you want to walk down memory lane, here’s a peek at Lauren’s bridal session and Lauren & Daniel’s wedding day.2013-03-27_026 2013-03-27_025 After Lauren and Daniel’s wedding, they started referring their friends to us for baby pictures.  I think by the time we’d photographed the fourth friend in her circle, she was starting to get impatient to get her OWN baby pictures on the wall!  SO yay Lauren!!!  So excited to share this time with you guys.2013-03-27_024 2013-03-27_023 2013-03-27_022 2013-03-27_021 Baby Jude has such a cute room!  Love how this pic shows off not only his neat space, but also how TINY he is!2013-03-27_020 2013-03-27_019Congratulations Daniel & Lauren.  Life is good.

Yippee! Top 10!!!

Just wanted to share our excitement in being awarded a Top 10 spot among the Professional Photographers of Missouri.  Number 8, to be exact.  There is some truly amazing talent among our friends and colleagues, so we feel honored to be part of this group.  Below are the images we chose to enter in the print competition this year:

 

A big thank you to the phenomenal artist Lowell Davis, for allowing me to use his image in competition.  This portrait was actually a snapshot I grabbed quickly while we were shooting a client session on his property.  He was driving his tractor wearing this awesome hat.  Like a crazy person, I chased him down and asked if I could take his picture.  And… like the artist he is, he pulled out his corncob pipe and said “sure”.  I hope I can grow up to be as cool as this guy!2013-04-11_001And handsome Hudson – from his senior session at the loft.2013-04-11_004What I love most about this next image is that it was completely unposed.  This is from Jacob and Kelsie’s wedding last year in Baton Rouge.  Jacob’s grandfather was waiting to walk down the aisle and was thoughtfully watching events unfolding out on the lawn of the plantation.  He wasn’t always so serious though.  I have some great images of him later that afternoon cutting a rug on the dance floor at the reception!!!2013-04-11_005Sweet baby Logan and his parents, who are our dear friends.  This photo needs no explanation, which is one reason why I love it so much.2013-04-11_002This image of Leah actually won a separate wedding award as well.  I love that I didn’t set up this shot.  She was pinning up a few loose hairs and I just loved the lines of her figure and dress, so I dashed over to crack open the door beside her to create the beautiful, soft light.  Leah and Jeff are also the infamous couple in our waterfall and paint post-wedding session. : )2013-04-11_006

A big thank you to our clients, who give us such creative freedom in our work with them, and allow us to do what we love every day.  And also a thank you to our creative colleagues, who force us to be so stinkin’ competitive. ; )

Why we take our kids to tattoo parlors….

Those who follow us on facebook might have been a little surprised last month when we posted a photo of us taking our kids to a tattoo parlor.  Was it some kind of wacked out homeschool experiment? (no, although they did do a little work on the couch while there)  A chance to brand them for life? (tempting, but no).  Just another cover pic for Show Me Magazine, and a weird opportunity for family time.2013-03-29_003It is handy to have the kids around to help us test lighting!2013-03-29_002The cover story was about volunteerism, featuring BACA (Bikers Against Child Abuse).  Loved our awesome model “Shamu” (even though his wife gave him a really hard time about being a cover model!).2013-03-29_001Oh, and while we were there….2013-03-29_004 Oh Ben… this picture just proves that you’re realllllllly not a tough guy.  Just Mama’s sweet boy.2013-03-29_005Thanks Show Me Magazine, for giving us the freedom to play with another fun idea for this month’s cover!  And to Blacklist Ink, for the use of their space.  If we got tattoos, we would get all of them there. : )

 

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