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Gia + Sam {dallas childrens’ photographer}

November 9, 2011 – 10:58 pm

There is a cold, hard reality behind photographing children.

Are you ready?

This is big.

Lean in.

{whispering}…Not every child laughs and smiles and is happy.

I KNOW that’s how it looks. I do.  But sadly, this is real life. And the kids you see on this blog have the grumpies just as much as yours do. PROMISE.

The key is rolling with it, digging deep into years of experience as a mommy of three (who are rarely ALL happy at any given time, particularly in front of a camera), and promising to meet the grouchy kids’ rockstar mom for a glass of wine to celebrate a session that ended up ROCKING.  I seriously think we high-fived each other in the parking lot ;)

See? Look…grouchy. less grouchy. RUN! fun. MORE FUN.  That’s the anatomy of a grouchy-kid session.

Works every darn time ;)

 

And…BINGO.

This one wasn’t grouchy, in the slightest. Except at the end when we were finished and she wanted to keep! going! more! pictures!  Love her.

This is my favorite. Now to get MY trio to cooperate like this.  Hmmm…

 

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Lainey + Cameron + Robert + Vincent {dallas childrens photographer}

November 9, 2011 – 12:40 am

I am behind at an EPIC LEVEL (the all caps makes me feel better about the drama I insert. F.Y.I.).

But seriously-this sweet family has waited forever for their sneak peek.  And it’s so sad, because their session was EPIC GREATNESS.  I mean, if you bring a dog to a session, it’s sort of a crap-shoot. Let’s be honest.

But you pair these kids with this dog and this light and this setting and *SWOON*, we have a fabulous session, all the way around.

Lainey, Cameron and Robert rocked. But Vincent gets the Golden Globe for being amazing patient and cooperative, and only racing to catch a squirrel once (or, twice…(*ahem* he paid me to be complimentary)).

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Olivia + Ian {Dallas Children’s Photographer}

October 26, 2011 – 10:20 am

Six years ago I met this family as I photographed their three month old daughter. They were, in a word, delightful. Funny, easy going, laid back, and enamored with their daughter and each other, they made my job *very* easy. A few years later they added a son, and we photographed his first year as well.

Suddenly, these kids are 6 and 4 (though I know, they look like their going on 16 and *at least* 7), but the love, the fun, the easy connection has never wavered.

Of course, it helps that they wheeled up to our session with a cooler of beer, offered me one, and basically said “Tell us what to wear and where to go”.  LOVE THEM.

Sadly, I’m not a beer drinker, though I ‘m not sure drinking *during* a session would help their images stay in focus ;)   So I passed, but mentally put a check mark next to the ‘definitely attend their next party’ column, and off we went.

There’s something fabulous about combining one of my oldest (in duration, not age :O ) families with a brand, spankin’ new location. I got to stretch my creative brain a bit (so needed this time of year), and they trusted me enough to essentially bring their closet and let me go to town.

Win-win. All the way. And I couldn’t be happier:

(hear that sound? that’s her dad’s heart shattering into a million pieces. girlfriend is *so* 6-going-on-16)

(there’s a story here…we were walking to the spot I wanted to shoot at and I spied a dandelion.  I snagged it, told the kids to make a wish, and took a step back.  Ian wished that his grandfather “didn’t died-ed”, and blew with all of his might…

and sweet Ian, I’d give anything to make that wish come true. You are a rough and tumble little man, but have a heart as big as any I’ve met.

We ended our session by getting to play with the setting sun. I was a VERY happy photographer!

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Olivia + John Stephen {highland park children’s photographer}

October 25, 2011 – 2:58 pm

I know, I know, I sound redundant this time of year. But it is seriously such an honor to be asked to photograph families year after year (after year after year). I first met John Stephen when he was tiny enough for a bucket car seat, and every year I am thrilled to have a chance to play with these two kids (and their ALWAYS happy parents. I mean ALWAYS. HAPPY. I want to be them when I grow up.).

This year we had another great session together. John Stephen was silly, Olivia was a doll, and I came away feeling so in love with my job.

I love this time of year!

(I just had to throw this into the mix…They have moves like Jagger, don’t you think?)

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Juliet + Lila {dallas childrens photographer}

October 17, 2011 – 10:29 pm

Another prior Sugar family has been touched by cancer this year, this time it was Juliet and Lila’s dad (who we first met here, and here).

This roller coaster year culminates for them soon with what will hopefully be his last surgery, and their family session will help them celebrate this milestone.

These silly girls grow more beautiful every time I see them, and Miss Lila gets sillier every time as well! She had something goofy going on with her tongue that had us all laughing (and have me smiling now at the slew of ‘tongue-pics’ I’m weeding through. Silly girl.).

 

Here’s to a smooth ending to this crazy year for a family that has already been through so much. May next year be a boring one for you guys ;)

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