Erin at 6 Months

Remember Erin and JB? Well, they came in a couple weeks ago for Erin's six-month portraits. Check out these images.
I love the tie-dye shirts.
She's getting so big, isn't she?Make sure to see the slideshow and leave a comment.

Lexie at (almost) 11 Months

Lexie stopped by the other day with her grandma. Mom couldn't make it this time so I made a slideshow right away so she could see some of the images.

She's really cute and has some of the biggest eyes.

Her great-grandfather is a photographer so I thought this was appropriate:

We also did a "Little Parts" session:

Be sure to see the slideshow and leave a comment for Lexie.

Zachary at 6 Months

Take a look at Zachary. What a cute 6-month-old.His hands are so precious and his smile so infectious. Hey! That rhymes!Don't forget to see the slideshow, too.

Mason at 11 days

Newborns have such a unique look that they lose after the first two weeks of life. Mason had actually been in once before, but you couldn't see him -- they were maternity portraits! ;-) It looks like he filled out a little in his first eleven days of life.Take a look at all that hair!

Emma at 6 Months

Emma's getting so big! She had her 6-month portraits last week and she was all smiles for the entire time.
There are some really cute images from this session. In fact, these latest portraits of her are some of my favorites.
Make sure to see her slideshow, too.

Vivian at 9 months

Vivian is getting so big -- it's seems like it was just last month we photographed her mom's maternity portraits. She's now 9 months old and walking along furniture.There are just a few pictures here -- check out her slideshow for a lots more!I love her expression on this last one:

Tooth Fairy Billboard

Several months ago, I took some portraits of two little girls. Toward the end of the session, they were playing dress-up and one of them wore a princess costume -- with a toothbrush.
That image ended up being much larger-than-life-size on a billboard to advertise a dentist's office. It's on High street going North, before getting into Merion Village. The wires look bad here in the still picture, but when you're moving in a car, you don't really notice them

It's always fun to see my photos on billboards.

Connor at Five Weeks

Connor's Mom was fortunate enough to win one of the door prizes at the Baby Bonanza in March. At the time, she looked like the big day would be real soon! He was born near the end of March -- you can do the math.
Anyway, the family came in on Saturday morning for Connor's first portrait session. At first, he didn't seem too excited about the whole process, but he calmed down to let us capture some great expressions.
Take a look at the slideshow and leave a comment below.

Ethan at 3 Months

Last weekend it was time for Ethan to come in for his three month portraits. Just like before, he gave us a bunch of expressions.
We also did a "Little Parts" session. I'll have a composite up here shortly.
Make sure to see the slideshow.

Baby Bonanza 2008

You may remember the post last month about the Baby Bonanza. You also may be wondering what happened, because I never blogged about it. Well, it did happen! I'm just a bit behind in my announcement posts. It took place on March 15th and it was a whirlwind of a day for us.

Not only did we have the show (where I photographed the events, too), but our son's Blue and Gold banquet for Cub Scouts was the same day. It was his last year, a crossing over ceremony, so we couldn't really bail on him. We had someone help out in the booth for the last couple hours and pack up. I drove back as soon as I could to help load up the car, then back to the Cub Scout banquet.

Anyway, the Baby Bonanza took place at the Aladdin Shrine Center near Easton. It's an interesting venue with tiered levels and lots of stairs. Thankfully, there are a lot of ramps for everyone with strollers, so that wasn't a big issue. It made it easier to load and unload the booth, too.

And while I'm on the subject of the booth, here are some pictures of it. This year we had a double booth and it was so nice having the space to talk and visit with people.
We even had a coloring table so the kids had something to do while they waited for their parent to finish talking. You can kind of see it in the picture below down on the right. Parents loved that their kids had a place to hang out instead of haning on ... to them. ;-)
One of the highlights of the Baby Bonanza each year is the Diaper Derby. Yes, that's right -- baby races. Who knew they'd be so fun? Well, if you're a parent, you can understand why they're funny, at least. Here they are at the start of the race. Off in a flash!
There was much concern when one baby didn't understand the rules. These two stopped and tried to give an explanation, not realizing that another baby was racing toward the finish line.
After the grueling race, the winner had no comment.
There were also activities for parents like how to use your stroller as a piece of exercise equipment and how to cook meals quickly that the whole family will eat.
And, of course, there was fun for parents and kids together.
That parachute looks like so much fun. I think we have a smaller one somewhere. I should go find it.
There was a lot going on throughout the entire day. And, of course, there were tons of vendors who had all kinds of things for your kids. I can't wait for next year. Though I hope that's the only thing we have to do that day. We were exhausted at the end of the day.

Sarah and Jenna

Sarah and Jenna were here a few weeks ago for some portraits. Sarah is only a few months old and already has a great personality. Jenna is a great big sister -- she loves to help out with what she can.
See their slideshow and leave a comment below.

Brilee's First Birthday

Brilee came in yesterday to celebrate her first birthday with lots of clothes and lots of cake. She was such a trooper -- with all of the outfits I was getting worried that she'd crash. Needless to say (once you've seen the pictures) she was more than up for some serious cake-eating.

Be sure to scroll down to see all the pictures.
Enjoy her slideshow!

Nathan at 6 Months

You might remember Nathan from the first couple times he was in (3 Months, Newborn). Well, he hit the six month milestone last month and of course he was in for some portraits.
This time we did a baby parts session and he was perfect
Be sure to see the slideshow.

Ellia is (almost) one

You may recall the story of Ellia (the little girl with Treacher-Collins syndrome). There was an article in Columbus Parent about her in January (and I hear a follow-up article is coming). I posted about it in January. The last portraits we did were before her jaw surgery so her appearance has changed a lot since then. Last week I went over to her house for some updated pictures. We're going to be following her progress with periodic portraits (nice alliteration, eh?) after each surgery she has.
I wasn't completely sure how she'd act, but she was a doll. Blowing kisses and trying to get into everything.


Check out her slideshow and leave a comment.

Two Dogs and a Puppy

It's been a couple weeks, but I have to show you these three dogs. The puppy is the white-with-brown one. He belongs to Emily (remember her wedding in December?). The other two are her mother-in-law's. Emily's Mom came along for the session, too, and we were all having a great time.

I love it when she cocks her head like this:
He's perfect in our latest teacup:
What can I say? He's a puppy and full of energy. But a bit pooped out right here.
Always a princess:
Gotta love the tongue (more dog tongues in the slideshow).
We got him settled down a bit for a more formal pose -- but he was still ready to jump up!
Be sure to watch the slideshow for more pictures.

Ethan S at 4 weeks

Here's Ethan when he was just four weeks old. He looks so tiny on the stack of towels.
This is one of my favorites:
Be sure to check out his slideshow. Remember, you can click on the pictures to get to the slideshow, too.

Vivian at 6 Months

We've been really busy with all the babies on our "Baby's First Year" plan. Here's Vivian, now 6 months old. The time really flies by. It seems to go faster in the Winter in some ways. She's getting so big. I know I say that about all the babies, but it's true!
Of course, Vivian has a slideshow to see.

Emma at 3 Months

Emma was here a couple weeks ago for her 3-month portraits. This time we did a baby parts session, too, and you can see how it turned out:
Be sure to see her slideshow, too, for more pictures.

Lexie at 6 Months

Yes, I'm trying to get caught up on my blog posts. Can you tell? ;-)
Lexie looked adorable for her six-month portraits. She was in a couple weeks ago and brought Mom and Dad with her for support (or something like that). Her mom found us at the Baby Bonanza last year and remembered us. Lexie was also here a few months ago for her 3-month portraits, but I don't think I blogged about that one. [Stay tuned -- I'll try to get a slideshow of her 3-month session up here soon]

Be sure to view her slideshow for more pictures.

Baby Bonanza on March 15

The Baby Bonanza is Back! For the second year in a row, on March 15, we'll have a booth filled with our work -- and portraits of your kids! We'll also be offering discounts on products that we're discontinuing. Things like photo jewelry, photo bags, and photo coasters.

There will be drawings for prizes, a kids' area, and probably chocolate -- and that's just in our booth. Check out the Baby Bonanza web site to see what will be going on and who else will be there.

Be sure to print out this blog post and bring it to our booth for a gift.

Audrey P is One!

After a long absence, I'm back to updating the blog. We'll start off with Audrey's latest session. She is such a cutie and getting so big.
It was great seeing her again (and Mom and Dad, too). Check out the slideshow for some more pictures.

Portland Portrait Party

OK, it wasn't really in Portland but I like the alliteration. Last week I flew out to Hillsboro, Oregon (which is really close to Portland) for some baby portraits. She was 8 weeks old and a real cutie.

She smiled a lot for me. At least that's my story. ;-)

Some fun Baby Parts that'll be made into a collage.

Isn't her smile contagious? I know you're smiling. Just admit it.

Yes, she has three older sisters!

They wanted a picture of me with the girls, so here you go.

Isn't she so cute?

It was great traveling for these portraits but I'm glad to be home.

And now, the first contest question of the year: take a guess where the parents met. First one to answer correctly gets a free tote bag -- with little windows that you slip prints into. Post your answer as a comment below. Some people aren't eligible to win, you know who you are.

Remember to check out the slideshow.

Nathan at 3 Months

You all remember Nathan? He came in a couple weeks ago for his 3-month portraits. He's filling out and has lots of personality. This time Mom and Dad and his sister came along for a family portrait afterwards.

Take a look at the slideshow!

Gavin and Ava at 3 months

Remember Gavin and Ava from a few weeks ago? Well, they're now three months old and are filling out nicely. Be sure to see the slideshow for more photos.

Vivian at 3 Months

Well, I'm working through the backlog of Blog posts and slideshows. Here's Vivian at three months old. What a cutie she is. Be sure to check out Vivian's Slideshow for more pictures.

Twinsday

Last Saturday was "Twinsday" for us. It's not too often that we get to photograph twins, so it was really amazing that we had sessions with two sets.
First, Morgan and Mariah were here for their senior portraits. They each have their own slideshow (and blog post -- scroll down a bit to see them) so be sure to watch both of them. It turns out that I did a good job matching their names with their images. I would've hated to mix them up, though I'm sure it happens all the time.
In the afternoon we went over to Gavin and Ava's house for their newborn portraits. It was easier to tell these two apart -- Gavin's a bit bigger. And check out that arm in the picture above -- isn't that precious? There's just one slideshow for the two of them. Scroll down to the previous post to watch it.

Remember, almost all of the pictures on this blog link to slideshows. Of course, they don't on this post, but most of them do. ;-)

Today ended up being a busy Saturday, too, so stay tuned for more pictures.

Gavin and Ava

We had the privilege of going over to Gavin and Ava's house last week for their newborn portraits. Yes, they're twins! They're both so tiny. They're not allowed to be around too many people and we had to wash up and disinfect our hands before we got started. But once we started, they were a joy to work with. We ended up staying later than we thought because, well, that's just the way newborns are. They have their own schedule.
The family dog even got to be in a few!
Of course, you couldn't expect me to not put a slideshow up, so here you go.

Picture Day at NPCA

Over the past couple of weeks, we've been photographing pre-schoolers at Northwest Presbyterian Christian Academy (a ministry of Northwest Pres.). This was our first pre-school we've done and I had a blast. It was probably one of the most tiring things we've done, but so much fun. They were anywhere from six months old (for teachers' kids) through 5 years old.

I was even able to get good expressions from almost all of the kids! Did I mention it was tiring? You only get to see one of the pictures because he's the only kid I have a release for.