How to dress for your family portrait!

I think about this topic all the time! Recently, while waiting for a client at a local park, I watched what I deem to be a crap step outside the studio photographer whip out 3 sessions in about an hour and I kid you not ALL 3 families had on the same outfit. I dare you to guess... can't think of what it could be?!?! Let me tell ya! All 3 separate families wore khaki's and white shirts, little girls in solid white dresses and little boys in white polo's and khaki shorts. Don't get me wrong, I love a little girl in a beautiful white gown but in my opinion I want your family photo's to POP on your wall. I want people to think "Dang, that is so Eliza" or "I love that dress Beth!" as well as to see past the clothes and admire your beautiful faces. There is a very fine line and I struggle with it myself however, it is better to have John and Robert in similar polo's versus matching. I always advise to go with a color scheme versus matching. You did not pop out 4 children who are all the same individual and there is no reason to dress them that way (hello 1984)! I am going to link to another blog post that describes it all and displays the clothes out in a way I am not even sure how to master! Needless to say SHE say's it perfectly. I am also going to post some examples of my favorite families rocking it!

It's been a long time...

Wow, I have not blogged a session in SO LONG! It sort of just got away from me, but all that is coming to a halt. No more! Be prepared to see an onslaught of blogging of everything from the business to little bits of my little man, tips and tricks, and how to's and most of all lots and lots of photography. We have created a company that focus's on kids being them selves but have branched it out to, weddings, seniors, newborns, events, businesses' and business head shots. So far I haven't said no to anything, I am not sure if that is a good thing or a bad thing but right now it is what it is. My clients, the one's I "stole" from the crap studio I worked at to begin with have made so much of my company come full circle. We are friends, I love their children and although many of them haven't met mine yet based off their comments on Facebook I would say he is pretty high up there! He is my little blessing, he has taken so much of my time away from the business but I wouldn't change it for the world. I can't even imagine where life would be with out him or who I was before him. I am so looking forward to sharing more with you about my clients, my business and my family!

Oh blogging...

One of my goals for 2010 was to get better about blogging - its half way through February and I guess I haven't gotten very far. Snap. It is a goal though! I will get better. I have a lot to post about and am shooting sessions all the time, I just forget to blog. I also am a blog stalker and read other people's blogs CONSTANTLY so some how my own seems to fall to the wayside. It is February over here in Saint Louis and its warm right now fabulously warm. I am in love. I love to sit in my car in the winter pretending I am at the beach and just bake in the sun because clearly its far too cold to sit outside! But, life has been good on our end, lots of new things happening and lots to talk about. This is a quick post because I must get outside to play! Damn snow go away!

For Drew... so he stops bothering me.

Molls and Mel! Class of 2011

Its 4:46am to be exact! I love my house at this time, my husband's alarm hasn't gone off 50 million times, the baby has sweetly fallen back into a deep sleep, the dogs are asleep and not bugging me to go outside and I can just sit for a minute and stare out my dark windows. Of course, I do get the pleasure of looking across the street at the woman who I am pretty sure never sleeps. She is often awake when I am which is different every night. I am trying to get Jay into a good sleep schedule but its much harder then I thought it would ever be. In the meantime yesterday I got to photograph a session I have been dying to shoot for months! My Molly, I have babysat for her since she was in 2nd grade! Now she is a senior at Ursuline Academy, an excellent soccer player and all around fun girl! She also brought her bestie Mel, who will soon be babysitting little Jay for me! I can't wait! Mel is also super active at Ursuline playing basketball and lacrosse and she was so sweet! I loved spending time with them and their mama's... its amazing to be a mama and watch mama's who have raised their babies so WELL! I love it! With out further ado here are my beautiful girls!

Number 1 Man...

So I decided that I would get a little more personal with my blog and despite my uploading issues I would come back because to be honest I miss it! Now that I have my own little man I want this blog to be a mix of him and my work because all those he is most important, the company is right there behind him. So meet Lil Man! He is 4 1/2 months old and already tearing though my house, he is scooting like crazy and sitting up on his own. Often he makes these CRAZY faces, expressions you would only see on an old man. Yet, here they are on the sweetest most lovable face I have ever seen! He is my holiday baby, he was born on Easter, 3 months on the 4th of July and hits all the fabulous photography milestones as he reaches his own. I plan on tying everything in together here, what I am learning, what I am scratching, what I am thinking and where we eventually hope to be going. I will post questions and hope for responses and comments and I look forward to interacting with all of you as my little web world grows!