Jordan

Meet Jordan--definitely one of my best dressed guys! He came with some great ideas too--lovin' the Raider Pride! 

One more for the day...

Every once in a while I have a contest or promotion (at 500 fans, well have another!)  My most recent was to find cool new locations.  Ben won with the gas station below.  He won a free session and an 8x10 portrait--an $80 value!  Congrats!

The Goodwin family!

Nicole wanted so badly for her little guy to smile during the session, but... you know how that goes as a Mom... he wasn't cranky one bit, but he just didn't give us those trademark smiles until the end after we stripped him down to his onesie.  Not exactly what Mom was thinking as far as clothing goes, but so cute still!  I couldn't resist the last picture--something about that cracks me up!

Langstons.

Poor little B... it was quite chilly the day we shot these.  And turns out, Mom said he was quite hungry too!  You'd never know it from the results though...

The Marolds

There are some people in life you just don't get to thank enough.  Marold Electric did all the wiring in the studio and our rental apartment above downtown.  When they (and all the construction crew) were working there, it was the dead of winter--way below freezing.  I was told sodas weren't even safe in the building; they'd freeze way before even 1/2 of it was drank!  So, when Jackie Marold asked me to take her family's portraits, I jumped at the chance! They are/were (and I'm sure will always be) fantastic.  This family has love oozing from their ears. I cannot thank them enough for their work and their beautiful spirits--God is moving in you and it's so undeniable! 

Old Posts - Keppners

I'm inspired.  Productive day of moving furniture, cleaning and reorganizing!  And with that, I have more than a dozen folders sitting on my desk top just waiting to go onto the blog so people can use them on facebook!  So, between editing and getting my own Christmas cards going, I'm going to mark this off the list too.  First up, the Keppners from family day--

Jackson is big!

Poor little Jackson, the first two times (newborn and at 3 months) he visited me, he was little... really little.  This time though, he is pulling his weight--literally!  He will pull up on ANYTHING and is absolutely FEARLESS!  Mom is going to have a hard time keeping up with this cutie!!!

Lucy + Johnny

Lucy and Johnny had one of the most memorable weddings of the season.  They thought of all the details--a well lit church, the perfect photo spot, my favorite boots of hers, a cool get-away car, individual cakes for the tables, a pizza party for the kids... really, really amazing!  And because I have so many pictures for them, I have so many for you to preview--

Rose & Ross - School Days

Okay, quick story before I run off to the grocery store, ShopKo, clean my house... you get it.  Rose and Ross are getting hitched in 2011.  Guess how long they've know each other?  Give up???  GRADE SCHOOL!!!  We just had to revisit that classroom where it all began ;)  I realized when picking out the photos I choose nearly all of them kissing.  But really, can you blame me?  

Stephanie

Stephanie's session was from a little warmer days  :(   She wanted a couple to post on her facebook page, which is totally awesome.  Here you are! 

Pushing.

I really encourage people to help inspire me--by that I mean... searching.  Do your kids have a really old fashioned cool toy they like? Or what about a really awesome hat? Or maybe as a couple you have a favorite "spot"? In this case, Mom had wanted the black backdrop with the hands. I must confess... I haven't done these particular poses before! So, it was pushing my creativity a bit. Here's a few--