Wow! Great Expectations!!

I had the opportunity to photograph a beautiful husband and wife as they patiently await the arrival of their first child. We had a great session and they were a lot of fun to work with! I am so excited about the images we captured, so I wanted to share just a few of them here...enjoy! Angie and Eric--can't wait for you to see them all!

An Evening at the Park

I was very excited to see these two little faces for their 2 and 4 year portraits! They are such a cute family and we got to enjoy a beautiful evening at the park together. They were even treated to ice cream by Mom and Dad after the session--yum! Of course, a session with 2 little ones is not without its moments of, well, less than desired cooperation--but that's how it goes at this age. =) It all worked out in the end and I think we got some great expressions!

Mark and Vince!

Ok, I had a great session with Mark and Vince for their senior pics! They are good friends and were up for having some fun with their 2-for-1 session. You guys were great, and I hope you love your images! See you soon.

Laura's Kids

Here are a handful of cute images from my session with Laura and Ron's kids from St. Joe. We captured some really fun images--but I'm saving a few for your viewing, Laura! I can't give up ALL the good ones here ;)

Back for more!

Well, I've been buried in projects the last few months! So sorry to have disappeared. Many of you have commented on my absence on the Blog, so here's a little update about what I've been up to:

We completed a successful first annual Casting Call for Inspirations Photography and ID & Company, a local store in Caledonia that specialized in personalized gifts. Thirteen new models were voted in by the public. We coordinated products, held studio sessions for each new model, created fun, new designs and images, and they now grace the walls of the ID & Company store. We hope all the participants had as much fun as we did doing this!

I also participated in the first Main Street Merchant's Western Week in Caledonia in June. Deb Sportel, of Sportel Photography in Caledonia, and I photographed families and children with a western twist in an old bank in downtown Caledonia. We also ran around doing candid portraits of those in attendance. It was great to meet some of our fellow Caledonians!

As a board member of the pool this year, I've also been busy doing photography work for the Dolphin Swim Club, located in Kentwood. They held a kids triathlon in June, and I photographed that event. I also photographed the lifeguards at the pool and posted their images on the Club's web site. They are a fun bunch!

I've also been spending time with my family, which will hopefully be easier now that I have a new rockin' computer that works at warp speed compared to my last one. That, too, has brought along it's own issues, but I'm working through them. They are all worth it, though, and thanks to Kris, my PC guru, he made the setup so much less painful than it could have been. It's amazing how many types of software you realize you have when you need to reconfigure a new computer--yikes!

On top of this, I've been working hard to create wonderful memories for my clients in the form of unforgettable images. I'm blessed to have so many amazing clients. Thank you for your patience as I've been wading through my sea of projects this year.

Ok, that being said, here are some images from a session I did for Taylor from Texas when she was in town. Stay safe, sweetie!

Laura, I'll upload some for you later today!

Where have all the photos gone?

Well, I've been MIA lately on my blog--just been busy trying to finalize prints from the Grand Rapids Children's Museum fundraiser, keeping up with my client sessions, trying to find a new assistant, and now working diligently on scheduling our new models from the ID & Company Casting Call event (which went over VERY well with almost 1500 votes received). It's been a crazy few months and I think I'm finally coming up for air! So, I've gathered a few images from recent sessions to share.

These are images from my daughter playing with a hat in the studio before one of my sessions (of course she won't do this stuff when I'd LIKE her to, only when she's ready to =)... But I love the images, so I'll take what I can get. That's one of the benefits of having a studio in your home, I guess =)

Nope, this is more like what she does "on demand"... We tried to do a portrait session with my parents when they were in town. It was mildly successful, but not what I'd had in mind. It's MUCH easier to work with other people's children!!Now, here, I got to visit one-day-old Carson and his proud new parents at the hospital. Wow, what a beautiful little boy! They are already so much in love with him--you can just feel it. It's amazing how God does that for us! What a wonderful gift...a tiny little life.

This was a great family session I did earlier this week. They were awesome to photograph--aren't they gorgeous? And the little boy, wow, I could just eat him up. He was such a little firecracker and a willing little subject! I love the one of the girls by the lake...check out the black strappy sandals, sweet! Kick it, ladies!

Little Sophia

Tonight I got to meet little Sophia, only 1 month old. Oh my gosh, what a sweet baby. Love the Mohawk! We did images of her alone, then some of her with her mom, dad, and all together (grandma even jumped in for a few shots of her and Sophia). It was fun and we got some great images--I'm SO excited! She was naked most of the time and only peed twice, though once was on her daddy (sorry dad!), but he took it very well. I'm sure that's not the first time that's happened...=) Her mom likes "fluffy" things, so we used feather boas and tulle which turned out adorable. If I have a chance, I'll post some of those later, but for now, enjoy...