the peters family...

What began as a gloomy, wet day ended up being the PERFECT day for snowy outdoor pics at Carillon Park. The park has some great architecture that served as fun backgrounds - even if we were being stalked by the park's employees so they could either monitor our whereabouts or want to give us a history lesson :) Either way the Peters family = adorable (with lots of red hair!)....enjoy this sneak peak Melissa!

Wesley started to cheese for the camera -- smiling every chance he could get!

happy birthday to youuuuu...

while celebrating my cousin's 1st birthday - i realized that i would LOVE to begin photographing more birthday parties - its that 1st birthday that seems to always be full of so many memories....here's to cousin ian and all his cuteness!

heidi & sean...

adorable and sweet couple + 2 dogs dying to play in the snow + awesome setting at wittenburg university = FUN engagement shoot and a great afternoon!

enjoy this sneak peak of their engagement shoot...with a wedding at the Biltmore in NC to follow (which I know will be gorgeous! good luck with the continued wedding planning Heidi!)

let is snowwww!

next photo shoot = Feb 13 at Wittenburg-  for a cute couple who have been HOPING for snow-filled pics. I am hoping this snow stays for a week so we can have some fluffy white stuff as our background...

hoping to maybe get some fun snow shots to share on here this weekend....have a great one!

go green...

i think i may have begun a new addiction -- hunting down cute pieces of furniture to use as props for photo shoots.

see what i acquired below at marshalls today....in my most favorite limey green (which matches my wallet, purse, dell studio, water bottle and phone)--

baby colt sneak peak...

Maternity session sneak peak for Stacy and Curt - talk about a test for me and lighting...when its dark & stormy out and your confidence fluctuates pending the type of light the sun decides to shine down ...you have to stretch yourself! I was pretty happy with the results...they are adorable together.

first offical prop!

so...i lucked out and got dibs on this sweet little beauty below - my first official 'prop' in this hobby of mine - it belonged orignally to Tracy from Pictures by Tracy (http://www.picturesbytracy.com) , though she is moving into a new studio and needed to purge prior to her big move. I pick it up Tuesday and then she is all mine! you may be wondering how one could get so excited about this little red and white flurry, but it really is the PERFECT first prop (at least i think so!)...

I am envisioning it placed in a field, with a kiddo innocently sitting on it - in the well lit living room or bedroom at someones home, with nothing else around it, and a little babe curled up sleeping on its cushion --  and the list goes on and on and on...

 - though my first challenge to conquer will be mastering how to avoid a little gray furball from claiming it as his own napping haven...hmmmmm :)