Zella Bea 6 Months - Apollo Beach Baby Photographer

So I totally love this family who were recently stationed in Okinawa so that made this our last session together. Such a bittersweet session... I think towards the end of our beach day the sadness kind of shines through.

 

 

 

Bruce 6 Months - Tampa Bay Child Photographer

I love seeing how much "my babies" have grown in such a short time. Meet Mr. Bruce, gorgeous blue-eyed bouncing baby boy. Arianah definitely earned her keep with this session. She had to do jumping jacks and some kind of wiggle dance to get him to smile. Well can you blame him... after all we were all laughing and smiling.

Where we left off?

It's been so long, I can't even remember the session that I left off with. I have always posted sessions on my FB Fanpage which is where most of my following/fans are and felt like it was a bit redundant to repost on the blog. Ahhhh but then there's Pinterest... and you can't pin things from FB. The first session I'd like to share with you was a family that I worked with that had the cutest little boy ever. He had these pair of boots that he loved to wear... it was too funny. I remember it was freezing and the wind was blowing so hard it made your eyes water.

Rock The Shot Photo Challenge - Elements of Fall

Growing up in Texas, I remember raking leaves into ginormous piles and then jumping around scattering them everywhere.  Living in south Florida we don't really have a fall season. Rarely if ever, do the leaves even change colors. That being the case, this certainly was a challenge on how to create the sense of fall for this month's RTS www.rocktheshotforum.com photo challenge.

This picture was taken two days ago for The Measure Designs fall/winter line. I wanted to add elements of the cold seasons so I incorporated rich colors and a Red Riding Hood theme. What says fall more than a basket of new crop apples for Grandma?

Red Riding Hood - Child Photographer Riverview Florida

What a beautiful little girl I had the privilege of skipping through the grassy fields with!

I received a message asking if I'd like to photograph the latest design from The Measure Designs. The only problem was she needed the images within less than a week. Of course I couldn't pass up an opportunity like this but I'm so OCD with planning for my sessions... and I didn't have a model, yet.

When I saw a picture of the dress I'd be working with, visions of Red Riding Hood were swirling around in my mind. Thank goodness this cape was easy enough to whip up in an evening. Aliyah was the perfect fit for a modern day Red Riding Hood. A big thank you to Aliyah and her mom Jessica for being such willing participants. I must send out a BIG THANK YOU to Ms. Measure Designs for picking lil' ol' me to photograph her beautiful dress.

A working vacation

On my last visit home I had the opportunity to photograph some of my sweet family.  I loved every minute that I got to spend behind the camera capturing their honest expressions. 

I started off with my baby brother's baby.  She is such a living doll.

Next an afternoon playing with a few of my older brothers' kids and their kids

Lastly a day in the park with my little sissy...