Oh the pains of being my relative… All my 3-year old niece wanted to do was go visit Aunt Kim at her “Stu’yo” and hug & kiss her way right to the lollypops… she had her plan all figured out!  Little did she know that her mom had different plans.  The cute dress, the fun tights… she should have seen it coming!  Well, she had fun jumping and dancing around under the studio lights, and we got a ton of great photos of her, but occasionally she would remember that the photo shoot was a deviation from her sugary plan, and the pouts would come out!  I have to say though, it doesn’t take a smile to make a great photo… this was one of my favorites!

Don't worry, she left with a lollypop in each hand!

No, I didn’t become a photographer because I failed my grammar tests in school…!
It’s been said “It’s double the giggles and double the grins, and double the trouble if you’re blessed with twins.” Well, that may be true, unless you’re a photographer tasked with editing photos of adorable identical twins like Mr. N and Mr. B! During the twins’ photo shoot in our studio, some creative strategy had to be enacted to get those nearly two-year-olds to stay in the studio, let alone in the vicinity of one another– Elmo singing on my iPhone, held between my knees while I held the camera, & sea shells I brought back from a vacation last winter both did the trick! That was the easy part… then came editing the photos. I had to make sure I didn’t give their mom pictures of only one little guy (but come on… would she really know the difference?? just kidding!!) In the group photos of the brothers together, there was no problem telling them apart… Mr. B is a bit bigger! But in their individual portraits?? Oh, good luck! All of us in the office gathered around the computer for what felt like hours until we found what we were looking for… A little bruise on Mr. N’s forehead, and a tiny little blemish next to Mr. B’s right eye– thank goodness!! They’re not so identical after all! All I know is that those little guys had us laughing long after the photo shoot was over– they were so adorable, so expressive, and just so cute!! Two-year-olds can definitely run the show, but they are so much fun! Hopefully Mr. B and Mr. N will come visit us again soon!

Two Much of a Good Thing!

Thanks for a wonderful year, everyone!  Holiday card and family photo gift orders are complete, and we’re now thinking up lots of new and creative ideas for 2010!  Book this year’s session early to make sure you get the perfect day!  See you in 2010!  HAPPY NEW YEAR!!

Noticed that the holiday card order that you picked up from the studio is short a few envelopes? … Check again! Typically all orders come with a few extra envelopes, but lately, our photo lab had been including a bunch of extra cards for you to show off your family! We’d love to give you envelopes for your bonus cards, but we just don’t have the stock, so hand them out to family and friends or let the kids get crafty and make some out of construction paper! Now even more people will get to see your family photos on your custom holiday cards!

Holiday card madness, filling gift orders and editing family photos kept me at the studio late enough Friday night for my boyfriend to fill the house with family & friends. I was in Washington, DC for Halloween this year (my favorite holiday), so he brought it back for me– the house was completely decorated, and everyone was in costume! It was a dream come true– the best 30th bday party I could imagine!

Pirate and Cleopatra