August was a great month– filled with weddings, lots of pregnancy and newborn sessions, and tons of family photos, both in the studio and outdoors with natural light!  Here is a slideshow featuring a little bit of every photo session from August 2009.  Can’t wait to see what September brings…!

This family photo session was a part of a bigger surprise photo shoot for Grandma & Grandpa’s anniversary… Shhhhh!   I met these little ladies years ago through the Playmatters mini-sessions, and have been lucky enough to photograph them numerous times!  This was the first time we involved Mom & Dad, and went outside for an outdoor family portrait session.  

Miss A and Miss E are the sweetest little angels-- always so polite & sweet! But thank goodness Mom brought those Smarties!!

This past Saturday we began this Spring’s installment of mini photo sessions at Playmatters Toystore in Avon.  With only a few time slots unfilled, we saw many familiar faces, and got to meet some adorable new ones!  As always we want the kids to have fun during their photo session, so this year we came armed with a list of questions… Here is a sneak peek at some of our favorite shots from this weekend’s portraits (along with some of our favorite kid quotes)!

How beautiful are these two?? They make my job too easy :-)

Here are some more of this weekend's adorable kids!

Pickup date for the April 4th photo sessions is April 18th.  At that time, you’ll find out how to see the rest of your kids’ pictures online!

There aren’t many spaces left for the other sessions, so don’t wait too long to sign up!  Call 216-229-PICS (7427) to reserve your space.

The nicer weather is starting to peek around the corner…

Around here, that means it’s time for outdoor photography!  The studio is always a great option for family portraits, but the Cleveland area offers so many beautiful locations for child and family photography sessions.  The Metro-parks, Botanical Gardens, the shores of Lake Erie, or at home in your own back-yard… the possibilities are endless!

For my niece’s third birthday, I wanted to make her invitations really pop!  She came in for a quick studio session, and I put together this 4×5.5″ folded birthday party invitation.  I printed it on the pearl paper, which added a little sparkle and was the perfect finishing touch!