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MacAllister | Studio

admin — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 00:51:25 +0000

As if his name is not stellar enough, I’m pretty sure Mr. M. could hold his own amongst a room full of rowdy toddlers! The little dude was not feeling his best today, but powered through nonetheless and allowed us to sneak in a few shots. Mom and Dad did an AMAZING job of trusting Heather to snuggle and rock their little guy despite having a bit of tummy turmoil! He was totally and completely zonked by the time they were ready to leave, and hopefully he will sleep a nice loooooong time for mom and dad this evening!!

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!

{The Branscum Bunch}

admin — Sun, 15 Aug 2010 18:18:04 +0000

Okay, so definitely NOT the Brady Bunch with only three kids, but tons of fun nonetheless!! Traci is a good photographer friend of mine who is finally updating their family pics as their current picture was taken when their middle dude was a newborn! My how quickly families change! We had a ton of fun, played a few rounds of Candyland, and even shared secrets about mom and dad (don’t worry, I won’t tell!)! More to come…

{New (young) Neighbors!!}

admin — Tue, 25 May 2010 18:39:44 +0000

So, we moved to Hilly Haven Court three and a half years ago. We loved the mature trees, the manicured lawns, and the general Cleaver-esque feel to the street. What we didn’t know was that the lawns were manicured because everyone was either retired and had time to manicure said lawns, or they had older children who they had groomed to become their lawn slaves. We should have looked for untrimmed edges and hedges, sun-worn toys, and sidewalk chalk artwork! Needless to say, we are constantly referred to as being “babies” (not in the whiny sense, but in the I-could-be-your-mother sense) and our children are the only nappers on the block… until last month! We have new neighbors! They are not permanent, but we will take it! They have three kids very similar in age to our younger two and they are transplants from Wisconsin – right up our alley! The kids have played together a few times and late yesterday afternoon I finally broke down and busted out the camera – it’s hard to refrain from constantly taking pictures, but I didn’t want to scare them off, so I’ve tempered my photo addiction until now! I’m surprised mom didn’t look at me and say ENOUGH ALREADY at some point – once I start, I just can’t stop!!

{Welcome, Baby C}

admin — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 19:16:10 +0000

I am so excited to announce the arrival of Baby C! While I’m not typically a newborn photographer, I definitely will partake in this venture for any of my good friends… and I am very fortunate that my friends make b-e-a-utiful babies! Baby C is just another in the long line of lovely little ones produced by my fab mommy crew! Congratulations to the C family!

{The Littlest Man}

admin — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 01:24:43 +0000

I recently purchased a new speedlight for my camera and of course subjected my kids to the testing of my new gadget! While the older two ran for the hills, my littlest man was more than happy to steal my hat and work his magic. He is on the verge of no longer looking like a baby/toddler, and I know with great certainty that some day soon I will look back on pictures like this and wish for the days of diapers, tantrums, and runny noses!

{Baby, Baby, Baby, Baby!}

admin — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 05:03:27 +0000

Introducing baby “O”… just eight days old! Â His mom has been friends with my sister since their days at Western Illinois University and now lives pretty close to me here in the St. Louis area. Â I love newborn sessions because as I was telling his mom today, I can get my baby fix… and then hand them back to mom and dad after a solid three hours of cuddling and snuggling and head home to my own sleeping-through-the-night children! Â He is so adorable, stay tuned for more pics!

{Just One Year}

admin — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 01:23:15 +0000

Well, anyone who follows my blog knows how much I adore shooting little girls! Â Little *G* is no exception… what a complete doll! Â And for being only one year old, she did such a great job workin’ the camera! Â Â

{10 Weeks}

admin — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 19:49:46 +0000

Well, it’s a busy weekend for Donnell Probst Photography, but taking time out for the babies is one of my favorite things to do! Â Baby “T” is a VERY healthy 15 pounds of rolls and love and new smiles… and at only 10 weeks, it looks like mom and dad are going to have a very squeezable little boy on their hands!