Baby Holland

Posted on June 2, 2013 by drewb

During this entire session I had deja vu.  I felt like I had just shot this session.  And that’s because we kind of just did shoot this session.  17 months ago we shot big sister Presley’s newborn session.  And then at Presley’s first birthday session they announced they were having another baby girl!

Baby Holland is just as cute as Presley.  And Presley did SO well at this session.  Better than any of us could have expected.  Being trapped in a studio for 3 hours when you are a toddler is no fun.  But, she was a trooper and I’m so happy with the pictures we were able to get.

April joked with me that she will see me more in this past year and coming year than she sees most of her family.  And that is okay with me.  When you’ve shot clients engagements, weddings, babies, and announcements of new babies they start to feel more like family than clients anyways.  It’s why I love my job so much.

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The Carson Family – 2013

Posted on May 29, 2013 by drewb

We normally shoot Julie’s family session in January.  On or around Joy’s birthday.  We decided we were going to take it easy this year.  No VW buses.  No beds in fields.  No party at the beach.  But, at the last minute we decided that we need snow.  Snow.  With 4 kids.  So naturally we needed a cabin where they could take breaks and warm up.  This delayed our shoot.  Then Julie broke her thumb.  And then every one of her kids got sick.  Really sick.  I called it off once for exhaustion (if pop stars can do it then so can I).  And then it was April and there was no more snow in our local mountains.  Luckily I know of a random Redwood forest close to my house.  We set a date.  Again.  And then I got sick.  Really sick.  5 different prescription meds sick.  But, we were not rescheduling again.

So, off we went.  4 kids.  4 adults.  A box of cupcakes.  A red wagon.  And a pack of teenage zombies (I’m so sad I didn’t get a picture of them).  And even though I couldn’t breathe and was hacking up a lung it was still as fun as it always is.

Whenever Julie and I are together we always have fun.  And that’s what I love about our friendship.  We have big ideas and big dreams and it’s fun to go on these crazy adventures with her (even when rattlesnakes are involved).

Can’t wait to see the craziness that happens next year!

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Baby Kate

Posted on May 9, 2013 by drewb

The weather had been so nice leading up to Baby Kate’s newborn session that we switched from shooting in my studio to an outdoor location last minute.  I love photographing newborns outdoors.  It’s so serene and calm and all the ambient noise does wonders to get a baby to stay asleep.  One day I hope to have my own outdoor newborn studio. Except mine won’t have a crazy emu chasing us around ;)

Baby Kate was a dream to photograph.  She’s so easy, just like her big sisters.  It helps that their mama is a photographer.  I think photographer’s babies just don’t fight it as much.  They know they are destined to be in front of the camera :)

Congrats on another beautiful and healthy baby girl, Krista and Joe!  Enjoy every single second with her!

 

 

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