Natalie is a senior at Blue Valley West.  I had the pleasure of photographing her older brother’s senior portraits, so it was lots of fun to have a chance to meet Natalie.  Plus, she is just gorgeous.  Her Mom is wonderful and we really had a great time at Natalie’s sessions.  We took her initial photos in the fall at  Kauffman Gardens and got weathered out by a storm and had to finish up on a cold morning in Loose Park.  Then, we waited patiently all winter for snow so we could take photos of Natalie with her horse in the snow.  We had a brief snowfall one day so we raced out to the stables and were able to get some fun images.  Thanks for such a great time together!

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The first time we tried to take photos at this fountain, the water was blue!

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This little cutie is absolutely adorable.  He has the biggest eyes and he is soooo handsome.  I can’t believe how much he has changed since we took his newborn photos.

I absolutely love this portrait of this wonderful mom and her little boy. What a great memory. I wish I had newborn portraits taken when my kids were born. I would have loved a portrait of myself with any of them, especially since I am always behind the camera.
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Andrew is a senior at Aquinas who signed to play college soccer at Bradley.  What a great opportunity!  We did a full senior session for Andrew last year down in the West Bottoms, but decided to do a small studio session and a few soccer images.  It was brutally cold the late afternoon that we grabbed soem soccer photos.  Don’t let his shorts and grin fool you.  My hands were so frozen that I had trouble zooming my camera!

LOVE this shot!

The sun was setting behind him at the Overland Park Soccer Complex.   He posed with both his Aquinas and Sporting KC uniform.

You would never guess that we took this inside my home studio.  This is my favorite backdrop for senior guys.

Meet one of the sweetest, mellow and gorgeous baby girls you’ll ever see (unless of course, you have a baby girl of your own!)  She is such a little doll baby!  And her hair… goodness… what mother wouldn’t go gaga putting bows and clips and headbands on her.

LOVE.   There’s no other word to describe how everyone feels about her!

Meet the V Family!  They are wonderful people with incredible values and their home is warm and filled with love.  The children are excitedly waiting for their new little sister to join them.  If she looks anything like her two older sisters or her Mommy, she will be absolutely beautiful.  Because we took these shortly before Mom was due, we opted for something fun like everyone piled in Mom and Dad’s bed.  The kids were great and the older girls posed for me by the windows so I could get the soft natural light on their sweet faces.  I think I’m in love with the shot of their feet.  I just love their toes!

I think I could just stare at his face all day!  His Mom just came to pick up her goodies and I got teary eyed peeking at him snoozing in his car seat.  Really, they grow so fast!  I know it sounds trite, but newborns have that special newborn look for such a short period of time.

This knitted owl hat has been my most popular hat for newborn boys.

This pose has been very popular with parents.  He looks so peaceful and relaxed.

This navy wrap is new and I love how it looks against the caramel colored  mongolian fur fabric.

This pose of the baby in a basket on the faux wooden floor has also been very popular.  Everyone loves this fake barnwood floor.  It has the same soft surface as a giant mousepad.

Mom had a favorite pair of cowboy boots and wanted this image of her son with her cowboy boots.  We made a lovely canvas of this image.

Again, I could just stare at his sweet face ALL DAY LONG!

This wonderful family generously bid on a portrait package I donated to our kid’s elementary school’s charity fundraising auction.  Proceeds were used to buy new technology for our classrooms such as smartboards.  The auction was a smashing success and I was delighted to have the chance to meet and photograph this wonderful family.  The boys were fabulous … fun, energetic and full of personality yet perfectly behaved.   Mom delayed having the portraits taken until they could all be happy as they lost their cherished dog this year.  I’m glad she waited as the leaves were perfect for their session.  I especially loved how her teal dress stood out from the color of the leaves.   Mom did a great job choosing what to wear for their family portraits.   These were taken in Overland Park, Kansas with a Nikon D700 and 70-200mm lens.

This first image is going to be cropped as is and hung on their wall.  I love this crop.  It’ a fun and modern way to showcase your family portrait.

I was so glad that Mom and Dad chose a photo of the two of them.  How many couples never get their portrait taken and then regret it?

I love this shot of the boys fooling around.  These brothers are very close and you could really tell that during the session.

He is so handsome and favors Dad.

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He  is also incredibly handsome and looks a lot more like his Mom.

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I think they look so perfect sitting on the bridge on the walking trail near The Blue Valley Recreation complex.

This is one of my favorites from the session and I was delighted that they ordered it.  It’s too fun!  Thanks for a great photo session!

Meet the “D” Family.  We frolicked in the Fall leaves with the goal of getting a mixture of posed and more lifestyle shots.  The little guy was absolutely funny.  He wanted nothing to do with photos and had a blast dragging my prop chair all around.   We tried and tried to get him to sit still and look toward me, but he had other things on his mind.  He was so darn cute that you just had to laugh at him.   These are just a few of the adorable shots we got of this wonderful family.

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I love how this captured his spirit.

I love how I caught him as he was dragging the chair.  I thought this just really captured his personality!

And I love his sweet grin!

His older sister patiently waited while we worked hard to get great shots of her little brother.

He just melts your heart.

Meet Baby J.  Look at his adorable face and his super sweet hair!   He looks so peaceful.  I think he’s dreaming about his great parents and what a lucky boy he is!  This first image is a classic shot that everyone loves.

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I love this shot.  I just love how it shows off his body and I love how sweet his hands look on his face.

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This is another classic pose that all parents enjoy.

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I just adore his face.  I actually really enjoy editing the photos of my newborns.  I find myself smiling at them on my monitor.

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This was one of my favorites from his session.  He looks so peaceful all snuggled up in the receiving blanket.

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