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The newest owner of my heart ~ Quinn Michael

02.02.12

This is just the beginning of the photo shoot that never ends. Mr. Quinn is all of 2.5 weeks old, and I have already taken over 1,000 pictures of him!My dear nephew belongs to my one and only sister, Nicole, my brother-in-law Mike, and my adorable niece, Ava. I know it’s hard to imagine the capacity of love one feels for their own children until you have them, but the love I feel for my niece and nephew is so big, and has grown my heart.

Sometimes people say, “I wish you were my kids aunt!” Mostly because of the free photo shoots, lolIt’s quite funny to me, because I know being my sister is not all gravy. Despite my faults, Nicole and Mike have given me a gift I can never repay them. I got to watch both Ava and Quinn come into this world, and they trust me to take care of them, and play a part in helping to raise their beautiful children. It’s an amazing responsibility, that I do not take lightly. I’m not always perfect, I once taught Ava the words to “Ice, Ice , baby” and most recently “Jump Over the cracks, so you don’t break your momma’s back” but it’s all in good fun

Here are just a few of my favorites from our several mini photo sessions:

I saw this idea on Pinterest, come follow me their if you’d like! I thought it was such a cute idea, and I think I’ll keep the name tags in my bag in case anyone else wants to do this. I try not to come empty handed for miss Ava. Yes, I spoil herI made her a special heart shape cookie on this day.
Quinn is always smiling, he made it easy for me to catch one. Love this little teddy bearWe tried out every hat I had in my bagsuch a kissable little face. We knew he had the most perfect lips since he was in Nicole’s belly. He was showing them off in the ultrasound!

Proud daddy ♥We’re still working on getting the perfect shot of these two together, but I’ll take this any day. Ava girl is so sweet with her little brother ♥this girl… cannot take a bad picture. That smile and twinkle in her eye gets me every time.

Oh FamilyThis snapshot just makes me smile♥Belair’s: You know I love you, and when you get sick of me, my camera, and all the props, too bad, you are stuck with me!

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Adam+Kate ~ Engaged!

01.26.12

Getting back to work! I’ve been looking forward to sharing last week’s engagement session on the blog. We happen to shoot on the one day we actually had an accumulation of snow, yah! Call me crazy, but if it’s going to be cold and grey, I’d rather have snow on the ground… great for pictures, and for playing!

Katie+Adam are so sweet together. You can tell they just have something special that makes them work. We shot around Adam’s parent’s home, which just happens to be a pretty farm with old barns and lots of fun ‘photo props’. On to the pictures….

Katie+Adam:

♥♥♥This is definitely one of my favorites! Katie, you are gorgeous girl! ♥Ok, so I’m pretty sure they thought I was crazy to use this old car, but I love itWe ended in a wooded lot, and these are some of my faves…Love this of Adam:
FAVORITE! Adam+Katie: Thank you so much for choosing me to be your photographer! I’m so excited to be working with you, and I can’t wait until your August wedding

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Backtracking

01.12.12

WOW… I don’t think I’ve taken this much time between blog posts ever. Sometime right before Christmas I hit a little bit of a breaking point… I had taken on to much to get done before the holidays, and the pressure was getting to me. I buckled down and finished my to-do list, and then I turned my brain off, stayed away from the internet and social media, watched a little too much old TV on Netflix, and stayed in my sweats whenever possible. Maybe a little to much info for you all, but I’m just keeping it realThe past couple of weeks I’ve been thinking long and hard about where I want my photography to go, and coming up with a plan to be successful and ORGANIZED this year. I have a few goals I plan to focus on, and look forward to sharing them with you in due time.

One project I started in ’11 and plan to focus on is called ‘Beloved’. It’s a style of photography I adore, and hope to embrace it in every session I take on. It’s all about documenting love and true emotion, less posing. This session with Mike and Kyle is a glimpse of that style, as well as, learning and practicing some new lighting techniques. If you’ve been around awhile you’ll recognize these two; they were one of my very first weddings. They are just an adorable couple, and I was so excited to get to work with them once again.

We shot around the Eastern Market in Detroit, we were all out of our comfort zones a little, but I love the bright colors, and urban feel. What do you think? Anyone want to travel to the D this year for a fun shoot?

I love green… and could have probably shot a whole session right here
Are you kidding me with those boots, Kyle?! AwesomeMike is cracking me up here. He’s like “Really?” ♥Ok, so I still have some work to do on OCF, but I’m kind of in love with my 1st attempt. I love the contrast, and just overall different feel than what I normally shoot. My fave:

Do you want to see more sessions like this? Let me know what y0u think

Kyle+Mike: thank you for being so generous with your time. I wish you all the best in 2012!

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