Back to School with the Freckled Frog!

Posted on August 8, 2008

Well, it is already time to get ready for school! It is hard to believe that summer is almost over and it is time to sharpen those pencils and get ready to stuff the brain full of knowledge goodness! In order to celebrate this time of year, the Freckled Frog has invited me to join her on August 23rd for a party! Details are below and don’t procrastinate because appointments will quickly fill up!

Little Red

Posted on June 26, 2008

Well, if mom used to be known as “Big Red”, then shouldn’t her son be known as “Little Red”?! Especially if his hair is redder and even brighter than moms! I was in Raleigh last week meeting little red and just had the best time as he showed me his books, his rocks, his grandparents yard…etc. I think he really loves his home and was so anxious to share it with me!

I thought that instead of showing multiple pictures from the session, I would show you a newly designed storyboard. These are so much fun and go perfectly in a child’s room!

Swedish Babies Part II

Posted on January 2, 2008

The next Swedish baby that I have had the chance to meet was also just a bump in a belly last time I was here. My sister-in-law had her second boy soon after we left last year and we have been so excited to finally get to meet him.

He is such a calm and observant baby. He just looks around and takes everything in. Here are a few images of him and his mom and big brother.

This little guy will walk before he ever crawls. He has absolutely no interest in crawling and loves to walk around!

Here are couple with big brother Linus. And when I say big, I mean a seven year old that is almost as tall as me! (okay, so maybe that is not saying much!)

These two just make me laugh!

This image makes me smile.

Swedish babies Part I

Posted on December 29, 2007

This week I met a baby that was just a bulge in a belly last time I was here. It is so exciting to get to meet your friends’ children for the first time and try to figure out who she takes after and who she looks like. Well little Alice looks like her mom sometimes and then her dad sometimes…so it is really hard to decide. I guess all in all she is Alice; playful, happy, curious, and very out-going. Here are a few pictures of her with her mamma and pappa, like they say in Sweden.

I think she was a little hungry while we were taking pictures.

She smiles with her whole face! She is so sweet!

I love this look she is giving dad. She is really taking in everything he is saying!

Until next time!

Lindsay + Nate

Posted on December 4, 2007

This weekend I got to hang out with my newest friends Lindsay and Nate. They are originally from Michigan and just moved down to North Carolina. I am so glad to have the chance to get to know them! I think I will stay in shape if we keep hanging out! Our first outing was a sprint up Grandfather Mountain (we didn’t realize they closed the trails so early!). And this afternoon we hiked around River Bend Park. Here are a few from the afternoon.

Outside Girl

Posted on December 3, 2007

****Just a reminder that TODAY is the last day to order reprints for Christmas. Anything ordered after today may or may not arrive in time.  Anything ordered just before and after Dec. 13th will not be delivered until after January 13th.******** 

 

You may remember this picture from a couple of blogs ago….

Well she got married this weekend so I can finally share the images! We had so much fun shooting this bridal session. We started off at Rock Barn Golf and Spa and shot a few pictures around the course. And closer to sunset we moved to a field that had already been harvested for the winter. There were so many great colors there…browns, gold, greens…and her bouquet added a lovely pop of red. The field was just off of a major road so we had many honks, congratulatory cheers, some warnings (i.e. “Don’t do it!”), and then some that just didn’t even make sense (”Hey, outside girl!”). So much fun!

Here are a few favorites from the day:

Many congratulations to you both!

My New Obsession

Posted on November 27, 2007

www.etsy.com

I love this website! It is a collaboration of literally thousands of artists and crafty people. There are all kinds of arts and crafts to choose from and finding the perfect gift is simple. There is a featured artist page, a page to search for something by color or region, and a gift buying guide. I hate going to malls and fighting crowds and I love to support artists pursuing there passion so this is the perfect site for my Christmas shopping. And if you are leary of buying from a complete stranger, every artist’s page has a rating to let you know how pleased other customers have been with them.

Last week I had the pleasure of spending the afternoon with baby Graham and his mommy and daddy. His dad is a fellow Tar Heel, so it is always fun to talk sports with him. (At least now that basketball season has kicked off!) Graham is just the happiest, easy-going baby anyone could ever dream of having and we had so much fun! Here are a few shots.

Christmas Cards and Deadlines

Posted on November 20, 2007

Many of you have been asking about the Christmas card designs for this year and I have been a little late getting them up this year!

A few things to think about:

You can tell me text to go into the inside of the card to save you time!

All cards come with envelopes.

You can choose to not have a template and have the picture extend to the edges to fill the card.

All cards are 5×7 except the first example which is 5×5.

These cards fit perfectly in a frame!

Prices:

Set of 50: $125

every set of 25 after 50: $50 (I can only order them in sets of 25)

And here are the samples…..

The deadline for the cards is November 27th.

I will be going out of the country to visit family in Sweden from DEC. 16th until JAN 13th. This means that all deadlines are firm.

Christmas orders other than cards must be ordered by DEC 3rd. Anything ordered after Dec 3rd may not be delivered until my return in January, so please don’t procrastinate!

The Collins Family

Posted on November 8, 2007

Last week I met the Collins Family at their beautiful home in Charlotte. It was their first time doing family pictures since their new baby girl was born so I was honored to be the one to document the moments! We had fun, but little M was not so sure of me and my big camera! Here are a few images:

She is already a daddy’s girl.

As sweet moment of them just being them.

She didn’t want to smile, but she loved sticking her tongue out at me!

I love this family portrait.

How do you say no….

Posted on November 1, 2007

to this face?!

Seriously….I don’t know how mom does it! I had the pleasure of hanging out in the woods of Rock Barn the other day with the Auten boys. We had a session last year about this time and they have grown so much and look so different! You would think taking pictures of three boys would be challenging, but they are the sweetest boys! It really wasn’t hard to get them to stand together…and….dare I say?…..HUG! Big brother opened his arms wide and the two younger snuggled in real close. They are really are as sweet as they look in the pictures!

Here are a few more:

See you next year at the crooked tree!