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80's + Neon = a fun photo shoot!

Last night was the night my cousin Shannon and I finally found time to put into action our 80's themed photo session with our kiddos. We've been gathering and collecting items for awhile now, and it felt so good to finally put them all to use!

The kids did so good! The weather was still warm even though it was about 7:00 when we took these. It was a little humid, and they were sure troppers!

Stars are part of the Rock Star Overlay set available in my shop

The boomboxes will eventually be a printable offered in my digital shop. I need to tweak the illustration to fit a standard size box, and I think I know just what I will use. Stay tuned for that!

Musical notes is part of the Rock Star Overlay set available in my shop.

Trins idea was to make hearts with their hands... how sweet I thought... even if you cant tell exactly what they are doing. ;)

The reward at the end was these ring pops! :)

I'm so glad we are able to do these sessions with our kids. I wish I would have had pictures like this with my cousins as kids. :)

My first real newborn photo shoot- bunches of pics!

Isnt she so sweet? This is my newest niece, and I'm probably a bit partial, but we sure enjoyed getting to meet her a couple weeks ago. Really, it is hard to believe that it has been that long ago. :)

I really hadnt taken a newborn's photos before. Sure, I'd snapped a few.. but never anything set up or more styled. So I wasnt too sure what to expect. I had watched a few videos that week and took notes. I downloaded a baby soother app for my smart phone, made sure there was a portable heater handy, and brought bunches of blankets. :) I was also prepared for the fact that miss lainey was in charge, and we were completely running on her schedule.

she was awake more then she was asleep. :) Which made posing her kinda hard... even though she was only 6 days old! The little booger, was definitely taking advantage of the fact that I was putting her in charge. ;) I think she was also enjoying the frequent feedings!

I had watched quite a few videos on how to wrap a baby with cheesecloth... and they all made it look so easy! So I attempted that first, and she wasnt in a deep sleep which made it nearly impossible to pull off. This was the best I could get!

I made her the headband out of yarn and embroidery thread right before leaving. I just braided them together.

We also got some pretty sweet shots of her with mommy and daddy:

I taught her how to wave for the camera... she is quite the fast learner. ;)

We started on her pictures about 4:00, and finally decided it was time to quit at 8:00 for a super late dinner! :) We had kept it really warm in the room, and we were all ready to be done with it all by that time. :)

Arent babies just the sweetest?

Maternity photo shoot!

Hello!!! How are you today? I'm doing pretty good. I managed to finish editing the rest of the maternity pictures I took for my brother and his wifey. :) They were the perfect models, like usual. For the photo above I used the little tv I picked up at goodwill for 4.00. I applied the stay tuned in photoshop after the fact. :) I also lovingly handcrafted the heart antenna the night before with wire and washi tape. :)

Isnt Shaela glowing and beautiful? I would love to have her hair! :)

-boy or girl overlay on window is from the in bloom overlay set-

The weather was PERFECT when I took these pictures! We also were able to catch that beautiful golden just before sunset lighting! We braved carpenter ants and prickly plants for these pictures! :) 

I was looking back on their engagement pics from a few years back:

They were up for all my crazy ideas then too!! :) Love how they are always willing to humor me! I'm excited to see my little brother become a daddy. I know he will be such a natural at the whole daddy thing. These two have it in the bag! ;) It looks like they will be around through next week. They are staying at my parents' house right now... but we will be taking them hostage for a couple nights- for sure!

Well today my mom is watching the girls for me, and I'm planning to get some time in working on a new project/photo shoot idea I've had brewing in my mind for a couple weeks. Pretty excited to reveal more details when I get just a little further in! I hope your week has been going great so far!

My sister in law's wedding

Finally! Here are the pictures from my sister in laws wedding... A FEW of my faves anyhow. I struggled with the lighting, but these were mostly taken out at my other sister in laws house. They live in a really pretty area. The adorable girl on the left is my niece. You may remember her from these photos I took in Feb.

The girls looked (and acted) like princesses in they're dresses. They're hair turned out adorable. :) They really didnt help aunt Keisha put her shoes on... but I wanted some pictures of them attempting to! :)

:) Photographing weddings for family (or anyone) is fun, exciting, stressful and oh so much work. But when you can look back on the pictures later it all seems worth it! Most of these pictures were taken after the wedding and reception... What a long day. I was so glad they were up for taking some fun pictures of the two of them afterwards. They didnt see each other at all up until the moment she walked down the aisle so taking any beforehand was just not an option. :) I thought it was neat that they werent in a hurry to leave anywhere. They were flying out to vegas the next morning, so they hung out and visited at Cherisse's (my sister in laws) after taking these pics! :) 

 

Keisha and Stephen engagement pictures part 3!

More pictures of my sister in law and her fiancee... you arent tired of seeing them yet are you? ;) These pictures were also taken in Tahlequah OK...

Can I just say... I about DIED when I realized this tree was a magnolia tree!! My absolute favorite tree ever... I can only imagine how gorgeous this tree is in the spring!

Loved taking pictures of these guys... so fun, and complete naturals behind the camera. :) I'm excited (and just a tad nervous) to do they're wedding in June!

p.s. I had asked earlier if you thought Stephen looked like anyone in particular... well when we left David's Bridal one of the women there said he looked like Edward from Twilight. I think I can see some resemblances... but not many! :)

 

Keisha and Stephens engagement pictures part 2!

I think I am seriously going to have to group these into 4 parts! :) But, as promised here are more... :)

Loved the high voltage sign!! :)

Does Stephen remind you of anyone? Curious to know! I heard a lady say he looks like _____ can you guess who?

Anyhow this concludes part two! If you missed the first set, you can see those here! :)

Tomorrow marks the start of spring break for Trin. I've been really glad that she loves school... but it definitely made me feel good to hear that she is looking forward to staying home for awhile! I think we'll have to build some forts out of sheets, tackle a few crafty projects, and at some point I want to take her out and get some good pictures of her. It has been waay too long since I've done that. :)

My girls and their cousin- Photo shoot!

Here are yet some more pictures from our trip to Oklahoma that I havent gotten around to posting. The weather was so beautiful while we were there! We grabbed a blanket and some books and headed out into my sister-in-laws yard. They have some really ideal places for pictures right around they're house!

Journey was in the most sober mood for these pictures! I think the 2 hour time difference + jet lag + the lack of regular naps was just catching up with her. :)

These pictures were so much fun to edit. :) I bought a laptop before our trip to Ok so that I could keep up on my editing. It was so nice to come home and not have any pictures that *HAD* to be edited. :) It was pretty easy to sit around and visit while editing, so it worked out really well. :) I can't imagine not having my laptop now! It is so nice to have a portable office! :)

In other news... it is FRIDAY! :) Yay! I already have orders ready to go out, and I am anxious to spend the day developing some new products for the Eye Candy Shop! I've had a couple fun projects in the works for a few weeks, and I'm really hoping to wrap them up soon. :)

Do you have plans for the weekend? It is finally starting to feel like spring, and I've been inspired to go through and clean/declutter the house! :) Always feels nice to do that.

Keisha and Stephens engagement Pictures

 

Hi!! I thought it was HIGH time I started sharing some of the thousands of pictures I took while in Oklahoma visiting family last month... I'm going to start with my gorgeous sister in law and her fiancee. We did so many different locations in two seperate days, that I think I will go ahead and break them up into several posts so I don't completely overload you! :)

 These photos were taken in Tulsa, OK in FEBRUARY... they were having some CRAZY warm weather the week we were there. It was SO nice! We stopped at three different locations in Tulsa and were able to get a variety of shots in a short amount of time. She had a dress appointment at Davids Bridal later that afternoon so we were in a rush (She did find THE dress at that appointment btw!)

I think that this location in Tulsa was my FAVORITE... the color of that building and the spiral staircase were amazing colors, that were fun to play with processing wise. :)


 

Fun times! :) Stay posted! I'll share more soon. :)

p.s.  How IS everyone!? My blog seems so quiet lately! Where did you all go? enjoying spring break? Ours isnt until the first week in April. :)


 

the cupcake hat

This was the first photo shoot I did with my new camera! :) The 360 degree swivel screen came in handy. :)

I think she is getting the hang of the picture taking thing! :) She was really willing to do what was asked of her! :) Not bad for a 2 year old! I reallt tried to talk everything up real big with her... I mean she was going to get her pictures taken in her new favorite hat!! ;) I have big plans for our next photo shoot! :) She was so cooperative today I can only hope the next time will go just as smooth right? ;)

Engagement photo session

Hello everyone. :) Today I'm going to drop in kind of quick... and share an engagement session I took this last saturday. The girl is Jaydon's (my husband) cousin and she is like a little sister to him, so taking these pictures turned out to be really fun. :) The two of them were very comfortable in front of the camera, and that always makes things easier! :)
 
  

In the next 2 weeks I'm going to be photographing my sister in law's engagement session (remember Keisha? She is getting married in June!) another sister in law's senior pictures, and a few sets of family pictures. :) It should be fun!

Well, I have SOOO much to do, so I'm going to have to cut this short!