My Brother and I

Met this cute pair last Friday for the first time. They are 2 and 4 and very cute kids to boot! Very typical for that age, when asked to "blow" in his sister's ear, he instead gave her a little raspberry! Gotta love little brothers! And of course, they did not want to sit "too" close to each other on the bench. This brought back so many memories of my childhood and how my brother thought his two little sisters had cooties! I love photographing kids because you never know what you're going to get and that keeps things interesting! All in all, we had nice weather and the rain didn't stop us because it was so dry that it got soaked up immediately. It actually helped cool us off! Mom dressed her two just perfectly which was great!

Lots of posting to do today { Souhlake Family pictures photography}

Well, I'm back at work, doing well but seriously behind in my blogging of new sessions. I'm just going to say a bit and then post them all together in one post.

The pictures of two sisters in the pool are of a family I have been lucky enough to photograph for about 3 years now. They were so much fun and showing off for Miss Cathy all the things they could do in the pool. I could have stayed by their pool all day...Dad has done an awesome job landscaping their yard so it was a wonderful location for their session and then they put on their swim suits and we did some more natural poses. The image I'm showing here is a really cute, natural portrait, unposed and spontaneous, and you know I love capturing those moments!

These two little girls here in the black and white photo don't get to see other often...one is a cousin who lives in Malaysia and they were here visiting family. We all headed to the Botanic Gardens in Fort Worth, which is a great location for family pictures and this particular picture was towards the end when they were wearing their "twin" outfits and giggling. There's nothing quite like two little girls in giggle mode...I really love this portrait from their family photography session.

I have had a couple of little boy newborns lately. The one shown laughing here started our session off by trying to "get me"....I guess he was showing me who was boss. We all had a good laugh over that one...hmm, maybe that's why he was laughing in this shot, thought he got Miss Cathy! Gotta love little boys' plumbing.

The next picture is of a newborn in black and white...he was just so gorgeous, and photographed great. His big sister did an awesome job during our portrait session doing the "kissing" shots with him, and those are sometimes tough shots to capture. I look forward to photographing him as he grows up as I have done with his big sister.

Last, but not least, is Miss C. She is turning 3 and brought all her shoes...she is starting young on being a shoeaholic. Move over Carrie from Sex and the City...you've got competition. Little Fashionistas start young don't they? I love this picture of her in the hat....she kept crinkling up her little nose at me through the portrait session and that was so adorable.

Short and Sweet Session {Southlake Childrens Photographers}

Sometimes you just need to capture in pictures a special milestone like losing that first tooth, a birthday or a new haircut. That's where the Short and Sweet Photography Session comes in.

It's just $75 and you get a 25 minute session and 10-15 images in an online gallery. But here's what makes it even "sweeter"...if you book and have a session now through May 15th, you will also get 20% off my normal portrait prices! Sweet!

Check my website (The Boutique gallery) for more detailed info as shown in image above and call to schedule your Short and Sweet photo session today!

Boys and Girls and Puppies

You know I love it when I get to do photo sessions where they also include the pets! One of these images is a "where are they now" shot. This boy and his dog were photographed in January and their image won 1st place in the photo contest (a previous blog entry below). Look how that little puppy has grown! She's an adorable Cairn terrier named Dixie and is a cutiepie. "P" who's her owner, has grown so much too, lost his first tooth and got $5! That tooth fairy pays way better than when I was his age.
His sister, also "P", has the most gorgeous curly hair and the tinted/sepia image her, one of my favorites from the session. Mom kindly brought her beautiful bench out to the yard and we put it to good use with this beautiful petti image.

Okay, now the other kids and dog are cousins to the first brother/sister. They just got a new puppy named Marley who's 12 weeks old and adorable! She posed quite prettily for me and was very patient...but when she was done, she was done and off that bench in a flash! Her owner "D" has just lost his two front teeth and mom wanted to make sure we captured that important milestone in his life....he's such a sweet little guy and very well mannered...mom and dad should be very proud of him! His little sister "P" modelled this hat for me before running off to go play with her cousins and the dogs. She also has gorgeous curly hair and she's the little girl that's on my blog header (I told mom I get a ton of compliments on that shot, its one of my absolute favorites ever!).

Such sparkly eyes!

Meet Z Man! He's 4.5 and has the most sparkly eyes....they just photograph like a dream! I can't decide if his eyes are green or brown or a combo...but beautiful! He started off a tad shy but quickly warmed up to the session. It helped that the location was fun and they even had a race exhibit set up with stuff for the kids to do. That was a nice thing to be rewarded by at the end! Mom and Dad come in 5 hours away for their photo session - wow, that's a nice compliment! Ok, it helped just a little that they came in to see Thomas the Train and stay at the Great Wolf Lodge in Grapevine...I have to go check that place out, sounds like a blast!

Laughing Kids

This is an image I shot of 2 brothers and their baby sister along with Mom and Dad this past weekend. I was forewarned by Mom that the boys were in to the "silly" faces stage...very typical of their ages. So I came prepared...brought out the old standby, the toot machine. It never fails me! They were laughing it up big in this shot, which I just love! These are the type images that in 20 years you look back on and smile and feel your heart melt just a little bit.