Collage: The Next Generation, Part 1

So this was the goal with the mini costumes my mom sent: pictures of all three of us! The minute Zoey puts that costume she turns into another little girl and her face brightens up! She immediately grabs her dolly and nurtures the little doll! <3 I know Ms. Kay is looking down smiling upon these images and what her work has done to all those it's touched!

Trying to get her to hold her skirt properly, this was the extent of this idea playing through :oP

"Dance Dance Dance Senora!"

This is how "Jump In The Line" begins with the corps in the background (o:

And, distracted...

*click, click*

Zoey's Smile. Edition 2

Alrighty! Here is Edition 2 of 'Zoey's Smile!' My goal for this is to bring you a post of all the latest images of Zoey's smile once a week! 

I feel in order to make our souls happy we need to give a little of ourselves to everyone and spread happiness. And when I say give, I'm not talking just money or presents, I mean a kind word, help opening a door, letting someone in in front of you while driving, showing patience, asking how someone is back (I can't tell you how many times people are pleasantly shocked when I do this!), and most of all sharing your smile. So that is my goal, to spread happiness to you through my daughter's smile. It's infectious and ridiculously adorable with this new fake laugh she has so I think it's the perfect medium! <3

She has just discovered how to slide by herself and, my, is it fun!

One of my favs: the kissy face smile!

The daddy-is-the-greatest-in-the-whole-world smile with an appearance by chocolate therapy B&Js.

Yes, she is talking on her shovel like it's a phone, and, no, I'm not ready for that flirting over the phone smile she is giving here!

Oh that smile *melt*

This smile pairs perfectly with the fake laugh thing she is doing now. Target and Hobby Lobby patrons got a good taste of it today!

Week 35/52 - Composed

Okay so I didn't quite pick one of the posed images to this composed shoot, but sometimes the non-composed are the best (o:

Morgans at the Park

I am really trying to get serious about getting my business up and running, but just taking pictures in my backyard isn't going to help me when it comes to paying clients so with baby and hubby in tow I dragged them to this park I spotted last week. Made sure it was the 'golden hour' (well a little before since the mountain block the real golden hour for us on this side of the mountains) and I set the baby and hubby loose to watch them interact and have fun. I really want to be minimally hands-on when it comes to photographing families so I can catch their candid interactions with one another. <3

I will say while editing this set I felt so at peace with my final results and so much closer to 'my style' of editing. I still have a little tweaking to do but I think with calibration (oh yes, another element of photography I didn't know about until recently) it might help with what I see when editing versus what gets uploaded and eventually sent off to printers! But it's amazing how playing with the sunlight can add a whole new element to an image, so much magic, and I'm realizing I want to bring magic to people's images. Not necessarily in the literal sense as the post a few posts down but in that feeling you get when you look at an image, like above. Birds flying behind her, 'sparkling' as the sun hits their wings. Zoey standing in her most model-y pose surrounded by the haze of the sunlight. That's the kind of magic I hope to bring: natural magic <3

So I hope you enjoy these images! I've been excited to post these for a couple days now and finally found the time! <3

*twirling* <3

Unimpressed with daddy

More impressed with daddy!

Loving daddy

And sharing with daddy, well after taking it from him first :oP

My goodness, she is adorable (but I am a bit biased :oP)

Who needs a big hug? Sure looks like Kermie does!

Dancing with Kermie

Had to turn her dress pink for a couple images so she could be the Miss Piggy to her Kermie <3