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Baby Bliss | St. Louis Newborn Photographer

admin — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 19:47:07 +0000

I don’t have the chance to do a ton of newborn and family photography these days, but when a good friend or past client calls, I definitely find some time! I headed up to Chicago this past weekend to meet the utterly adorable Isabella! And considering her last name is Bliss… I can see why my good friend Jen and her hubs Mark are in Baby Bliss! Luckily for MY hubs I was able to get my snuggles and baby love in while I was visiting!

For those of you looking for prints, check out little Miss Isabelle’s gallery in our online store as well as her personal website!

First, check out this super cute video with a few little surprises for Mark and Jen (make sure to select 720pHD in the lower right corner for the best viewing experience!)! Enjoy!

The Lehmann Family | Waterloo, Illinois

admin — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 02:20:14 +0000

I told this amazing family that I wouldn’t have their sneak peek up until tomorrow, but they were just so much fun and so kind that I had to sneak it in tonight. That and it offers a nice diversion from finishing cleaning out closets! A huge thank you to the Lehmann family for toughing it out despite the fact that mother nature insisted on misting us steadily for the first half hour of our session! I could not have cared less as I was in photog heaven having my way with their family farm!

I hope you guys enjoy these as much as I do… and yes, they are as much fun as they look!

The Nothaus Family | Kyah Probst

admin — Sun, 25 Sep 2011 16:47:24 +0000

If you follow me on Facebook, you may have read that Kyah, my twelve year old daughter, has been learning her way around the dSLR camera! You may remember this video we made about her journey with photography…. yes, she’s a totally awesome kid. Not that I’m biased or anything. Well, I am so excited to share with you her very first family session! She had the pleasure of shooting for one of my dear friends, Suzy, and her family – Barclay, Owen, and Levi!

And for anyone who shoots family photography… you know shooting two young boys is not an easy task!

Add on to that the fact that Kyah was used to shooting with my old Nikon D50 and that I decided at the last minute she should use my D7000 (which has different control locations and is set to back button focus), giving her less than 24 hours to get used to all these new features on the camera! And she still rocked it out!! And for all the photogs out there – she shoots in manual and I edited the images using the same settings I use for my own images!

Tim and I could not be more proud of our little tog and can’t wait to see where her talents take her! Fabulous job, Baberino!!!

Levi-Perez Kids + One | Kids

admin — Sun, 07 Aug 2011 04:25:41 +0000

I can hardly believe that little Julia is the big 0-2. I remember her mom, Michelle, waddling around in the sweltering summer heat like it was yesterday!! :) Fast forward two years and tiny Julia is a rompin’, stompin’ two year old who can hold her own amongst her rowdy clan! It seems every year we end up in the playroom either because of the heat, or this year the rain! Regardless, there is nothing to stop us from having a blast, telling “yo mama” jokes, and getting some great pics! These are almost all of the images from the session, but they turned out so well I couldn’t choose… and Michelle’s sister was visiting from Dallas and I wanted to make sure she got to see a good chunk before heading back! Enjoy!

Dear Internets… I Love My Neighbors | Sneak Peek

admin — Thu, 19 May 2011 23:44:51 +0000

Oh how I love my neighbors… let me count thy ways! No, seriously – they are the best neighbors a girl could have! So when they asked if I could come over and grab a few pictures while they had family in town, of course I said yes! I wish I had more time to sit and chat without my three wonky kids around as one of the sister’s was visiting from Africa where she is a missionary! How amazing is that? Maybe next time she travels 1/3 of the way around the world (or however far that is) the hubs will be in town so I can go get chatty with my fave neighbors! :) I couldn’t post anything else for their sneak peek because this is SO them! It’s a framer for sure! :))

Okay… I just had to add this one! LOVE! :)

Bath Time | Personal

admin — Mon, 28 Mar 2011 18:21:07 +0000

I had the good fortune of heading to Kansas City with my ultra hip mom friends for a girls trip this past weekend. While the break was welcomed and needed, I was also so super happy to see my kids when I got home! And for as much work as I have to catch up on after being gone for three days (since it seems the only way I can keep my biz running smoothly is to work 24/7), I took a little time to hang with my littlest man this morning in the tub. For those of you with little people in your lives, you know this is the favorite hang out spot. And after replacing my big camera with a point-and-shoot all weekend, I was happy to lay on my kids’ bathroom floor with my favorite Nikon and take pics of my favorite youngest child in his favorite place!

Triple the Fun | Sneak Peek

admin — Mon, 21 Mar 2011 00:28:14 +0000

Yesssssss…. ladies and gentlemen, I survived the triplets! And they were totally awesome. No meltdowns, everyone was relaxed, listening, and being completely adorably cute! Kudos to mom and dad for surviving this long! :)) Oh, and SO glad spring is here! Huge thank you to Meghan for helping me out and packing all of my gear while I wandered aimlessly with the little people!

Sneak Peek | Studio

admin — Thu, 03 Mar 2011 01:39:24 +0000

Here is a quick sneak peek of our studio session this morning! Any time you are photographing tiny walking people, there are usually lots of songs, ridiculous sounds, and strange faces being made throughout the session… this was no exception! I couldn’t resist the first pic. Just hilarious! I’d also like to thank mom, Tina, for her lovely singing voice and Heather for finding some hilarious kids songs to play! Too much fun!!!

The Frank Kids | Studio

admin — Tue, 08 Feb 2011 15:17:35 +0000

Well, the studio is in full swing now and we were so excited to have my friend Tena come in with her three GOHR-geous kids to help us test out the lights for groups. Looks like everything went well, there were no tears, AND I think Tena got a little break by having two extra sets of hands in myself and Heather!

[The Studio is Coming!]

admin — Sat, 15 Jan 2011 21:56:06 +0000

I cannot tell you how many times we’ve been asked if we do studio work! Up until now, the answer has been “no”! Well, as any good photographer should do, I’ve been working to learn new things this winter so I can offer more to my clients and expand my work into other areas of photography. I have partnered up with my second photographer for weddings and super close photo pal, Heather, and we have been diligently trial and erroring our way through the studio set up process. We totally could plop someone on a white background and call it a day, but we want this to be special… something you don’t see every day… something that stops you in your tracks!

So, the good news is that we are making progress. The bad news is that we’re not quite where we want to be yet. We’ve got the lights and the “stuff” to go with it, but now we need some live people. We are looking for brand new babies (0-10 DAYS old) and babies who can support themselves sitting up, but who are not mobile yet. Yes, this may seem very specific, but we just need to test things out, and that will be difficult enough to do without chasing small people around! Don’t get us wrong, we love, love, love your humans of all ages, but we just need some solid practice. If you haven’t been following our escapades over at The Photo Junkies, it’s a must read. Hopefully you will laugh a little and enjoy our random goodness. So, without further ado, here it a bit of the progress we’ve made in the studio department.

For all interested, we are already starting to book up for the spring and will be adding studio to the mix probably sometime in March – so don’t wait too much longer to book your session!