Handsome little Hudson only 15 days old. So sweet, and innocent. I just love his little lips and the fuzzy little newborn hair still on his little shoulders.
So sweet here’s a preview.
Handsome little Hudson {Southern Illinois Newborn Photographer}
March 18th, 2011
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Sweet Eli {almost 2}
March 18th, 2011Eli, what a darling little boy! I looved taking his picture and making him smile.
He came ready to pose and was a complete charmer.
Here’s some of the sneak peaks from the shoot.
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Sweet innocence {3 month old session, Marion IL}
February 25th, 2011As I watch her grow I notice a look in her eye that soaks in the world. I see her making opinions of all that surrounds her. She has spunk and is showing signs of a little lady too. She is beautiful like her mother, and her grandmother. A darling. I can’t wait until her next visit to see how she blossoms at 6 months.
Thank you Pope family for letting me capture this sweet innocence. Thank you.
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Monday’s Magic {Jason & Chelsea}
February 7th, 2011Here’s another example of how a beautiful shot can get better with some PS love.
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My new love… Kelly Moore Bags
February 4th, 2011I don’t often post about stuff I like, however today I’m going to branch out and shout out how much I LOVE Kelly Moore Bags.
I’m finding that as I spend more time behind the camera the more obsessed I become with my camera bags. I bought a new cute camera purse for Christmas. I like, in fact I love it. It’s sweet and cream with brown piping, but now I find myself wanting more…color. variety.and well more.. Kelly Moore bags!
She came out with an adorable new style at the end of last year called the B. Hobo bag. It has become my latest obsession. I love the look, the space inside, the pockets outside, the fact that it doesn’t look like an ugly square camera bag, and the color(s). In fact the only problem I have is that I want it in every color! Soo far the green and teal have caught my eye, but I rationalize the brown and black would be so versatile. How am I going to choose??? I might just have to write the colors down on strips of paper and draw them out of a hat. Oh B. Hobo how I love you all. *sigh*
Here’s some pictures from her website (www.kellymoorebag.com) that you can drool over too. What color would you choose? There’s black, yellow, teal, green, red, and brown, and gray.
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Sweet little cupid {marion, il baby photographer}
January 31st, 2011I love watching babies grow! This little angel has been so fun to follow from birth to now 6 months. I love that she’s so full of expression now. At 6 months most babies can sit up giving them a whole new view of the world. It must be fantastic too, because they spend most of their time giggling and making joyous sounds of approval.
I had fun with little Claire, we tried out my new pink backdrop and I think it’ll be one of my new favorites. I still love my brown backdrop, but I thought it was time for more variety. I’ve also added the angel/cupid wings to my props and I can’t wait to use them on more mini models. 
I hope you enjoy the pics.
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monday’s magic {Claire Bear}
January 24th, 2011Babies are inherently perfect in every way. Right? Well sometimes even babies need a little PS magic. Babies have very delicate skin and even a diaper can make creases and lines that are distracting from the over all picture. Scratches and baby acne can also cause problems and need to be touched up. My ultimate goal on editing is to make the memory of the subject as good as it can get.
So here’s this weeks Monday Magic. Enjoy.
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Monday’s magic {Abbey & Kyle}
January 18th, 2011I wanted to start Monday’s Magic as a way to show the general public what I do after the shoot.
My sister once asked me if all my clients have perfect skin, and the answer I gave her is a definite no. I go through an extensive post production edit on all of my pictures. I basically remove the things that I don’t feel need to be remembered, like zits, excessive wrinkling, dark circles under the eyes… etc. Basically I make my subjects the best they can be.
So here’s the first of many examples that I hope to share with you.
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one is a loverly number {southern illinois child photographer}
January 3rd, 2011With our family scattered all over the US, it’s been hard to get to know every new member, but family vacations give us a chance to get acquainted. McKenna is a sweet little niece with a cheery disposition and a little smile that is just contagious. We had the delight to attend her first birthday this Christmas and I had the opportunity to take her 1 year pictures.
So we laid out the backdrop, propped her up on Grandma’s kitchen table and made her giggle until she was all giggled out. The light could have been a bit better, but sometimes you just have to work with what you’ve got. I also got a few pictures of one of her brothers. It’s too bad we couldn’t get all the siblings, but not everyone was in the mood to be caught on camera that morning.
Anywhoo, this is my sweet little niece and nephew. Wish we could live closer! Or.. wish they could live at sea level. ;D I know that totally didn’t make sense. It’s Monday.
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winter wonderland
December 28th, 2010This year we spent Christmas in Utah. The idea was to visit this beautiful winter wonderland and give my son a magical experience of a white Christmas. Sometimes winter has a funny sense of humor. When we arrived it snowed a tiny bit, just enough to make a snowman. Then it rained the rest of the week. Oh well, we packed up our wooly clothes and headed off to the mountains for some winter fun. They were blustery and white with fresh fallen snow.
My in laws found a great sledding hill for us and everyone was zipping down the hill with smiles spread wide. I however, being a Utah wimp ( the altitude doesn’t agree with me), took one careful ride down the mountain and with camera in hand went on a winter safari.
The only little creature I came across was this sweet little weasel . I’m surprised I didn’t miss him altogether he blended in so well.
So I followed him around and then went on to take some purdy pictures of the snowy trees. I had a lot of fun and I have to say I’m pretty pleased with my little postcard worthy images.
I hope you enjoy and may your holidays be bright!
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