You know guys hate it.... { American Fork High Senior Portraits }

Sitting for pictures, that is. It always makes me laugh. Not because I think it's prototypical men but because I know how they feel. I can stand behind the camera all day but put me on the other side and I am done after a couple of minutes. I always wonder...Why does anybody want pictures of me anyway? I'm pretty sure that's what most of the guys are thinking. But for Senior portraits guys, sorry but you just have to suck it up. Your mom wants the pictures. I understand that one too. Because I'm a mom. And I love having pictures of my children surrounding me.

So, boys, just smile pretty and it will all be over soon. Then you make your moms happy. It's all worth it. So just deal with it :)

Brad is my husband's cousin. I don't know him all that well but it was fun doing his Senior portraits today and chatting with him a bit. He's got 5 older sisters, plays LaCrosse, loves to Snowboard and like the Beatles. Fun kid.

Enjoy your sneak peek!

June Bug { Highland Children's Photography }

I love June Bugs. I have two of them. Elli came in June of 2007 and Reagan in June of 2009. They're just cute. Honestly. I don't know of any babies born in June who aren't absolutely adorable and little Eliza is no exception.

She is two weeks younger than my Reagan and I had a blast doing her 9 month portraits. Watching her interact with sister and smile for mommy...it was great. She wasn't a huge fan of the tutu but I can't say that I'd be thrilled with being wrapped up in layers of scratchy tulle either. At least it made for some adorable pictures.

This sneak peek is for you, Jamie! Feel free to share the blog link with friends and family and don't forget to join the Facebook fan page :)

Sisters { Pleasant Grove Children's Photography }

These two cuties are just under a year apart. SO cute! And big sister was so cute with baby. She wouldn't give her love when the camera was on her but it was still fun to watch :)

Big sister wanted to run around and play, little sister wanted to cuddle Mama but we still caught some great images. Originally the plan was to do a few on the black and switch to the white backdrop but I loved the way the colors looked against the black so we stayed with that. These dresses from Lil Zoe just pop with contrast; LOVE them. Besides, I think these two little ones were done. And that's perfectly fine....don't you wish as adults it were still so easy to let others know when we were over something?

I hope you like them Alisha because I definitely had fun during the session!

I have seriously cute nieces { Utah County Children's Photography }

Really, I do. You can't deny truth. All 5 of them are just beautiful. This is London. I got to photograph her when she was only a month old - you can see that session here - back when I was first starting out in portrait photography. But then her mean ol' parents decided to move out of state and I missed two whole years! But they're back now so I was able to do her two year pictures :) I can't believe you're two London. You're so beautiful too - not hard with a Momma like yours!

The Childs Family, 2010 { Provo Utah Photography }

My nemesis: the family portrait. Group shots have always been my struggle but I wouldn't do it if I didn't like it, so I keep on plugging on :) And this family was a great one to work with.

Remember baby Olivia, from last week? This is her family. Not only did I get a chance to see her again (and I swear she changed in the 5 days since I last saw her!) but I also got to photograph Mom, Dad, two sisters and her brother. Good times.

And how hard is it to get 4 small children looking and smiling at the same time? You tell me...lol. I don't think it's HARD but it sure is a challenge photographers (and parents!) everywhere can relate to :)

I hope you enjoy the sneak peek!

A mover and a shaker { Utah County newborn photography }

I got to photograph another new little squishy today. She was so fun. Only 3 weeks old and she literally never stopped moving the entire time. She was definitely letting her wants be known. I loved it :) She is absolutely beautiful too. I love getting to photograph new babies. The only "problem" is that it gives me the baby itch! The smell, look and touch of cute new babies is so amazing. My youngest is only 9 months old though so for now I will get my fill of newborns through the lens :)

Thanks Meghan for letting me photograph your little cutie!

The first white dress (Lehi Children's photography)

Back in December I wrote about the second white dress - Baptism. Today I had the opportunity to photograph a little baby girl in her first white dress. The Blessing gown. Little Olivia looks so precious in the gown; like a little angel. So close to heaven and yet, in the arms of her family. It's only fitting that an angel gets to wear such a beautiful gown.

There has been just one before,
A dress now put away.
That I wore sometime ago upon my blessing day.
As a little baby clothed in my first white dress,
My dad held me in his arms, there to name and bless.
So pure and clean was I just then,
With time to grow and learn
About the Father's plan for me.
My glory I must earn.

I hope you like your sneak peek Cara :) I'm looking forward to photographing your entire family soon!

Busy Basketball (Utah Children's Photographer)

I had so much fun with this little guy. He wanted to run around and play basketball the whole time. But, really, what else should you expect from an 18 month old little boy? He was a bit on the serious side but when he smiled it lit up the room. He reminded me a lot of my 7 year old daughter - she is a tough sell but once you get her smiling it was worth all the trouble.

I love it when a session leaves me smiling the rest of the day and this one certainly did.

Thanks, Meghan, for letting me photograph your cute little ball of energy :) I hope you like your sneak peek!

Brendan's guitar (American Fork photographer)

I put an ad in the Value Pages. Brendan's mom was the first person to call and book from that ad. YAY! Easy smiles and a good sport - he let me drag him out on the railroad tracks in the FREEZING cold and snow. And I love that he brought his guitar. It made for a fun prop and it was easy to get him to play a bit and be completely natural. Loved it :)

Enjoy!

Juxtaposition (Utah County Senior Portraits)

I love the look of upholstered furniture out in nature. Let me say that again. LOVE it. But I didn't have any pieces I could take outside with me. So when I saw this chair at Ikea I had to have it. I actually decided not to get it but then drove back the very next day to get it (with two kids in tow) because I couldn't stop thinking about the chair. So of course I had to use it! I asked this cute girl to be my model so I could play with the chair and a location I have seen a in other pictures, a couple of times. Thanks to Christie for telling me where it is!

Thanks Kiley for being my model! Here is a sneak peek...I hope you love the pictures as much as I do!

Sugar and spice and everything nice (Utah County children's photography)

Or maybe it is sugar and sass....that would fit this one a bit more (I can say that, she's mine too). As much as I love shooting outdoors I realized that if I want to take more images if little children then having an indoor location would be great too. So I took the plunge and bought some lighting. I already had a couple of backdrops and the stands but I have ordered a few more which are still coming (they are very cool and apparently everybody loves them because they are on backorder...). I finished setting up my lights a few days ago and I needed a model so my 8 year old volunteered. Actually, she more like JUMPED at the chance...haha. She has aspirations of acting and/or modeling so she will take any chance she can get to be in front of the camera. Good thing her Momma is a photographer. As you can tell, we had fun :)

The last picture I snapped of her while we were out on a shoot. She asked if she could come with me to be my assistant.