Props galore!

I thought I'd share some of the fun props I've been collecting over the last few months that I look forward to using in future photo shoots.  

How fun are these vintage suitcases? The bottom trunk/suitcase, I just picked up today!  The top one was my Oma's and forever, it has held my old Barbie collection.  I can't wait to sit a child atop this pile, or open one up and gently place a newborn baby inside...

a picnic basket, words with blocks or Scrabble letters, a chalkboard to spark your imagination

a frame within a frame...

I can't wait to use this chair.  Love the color, first of all and I have so many ideas for using it!

A few months ago, I had a company called Treasures by Tiffany make me 12 inch letters that spelled the words FAMILY, LOVE and JOY (and anything else those letters spell...MAIL? VEAL? LOAM? :)  If you scroll down and check out my last post, you'll see I used the word FAMILY for the T. photo shoot.  I can't wait to use these more - for Christmas photos, engagement shots, baby announcement pictures....the list is endless.

Ok, I LOVE this ladder.  It's worn, rusty, a bit rickety, but hopefully if I don't stack too many children on the rungs, it'll make for some fun shots...

Something like this? (except not so cheesy!)

Last but not least, a gorgeous purple vintage-looking chair that only cost me $40.  Love it!  Can't you see a bride sitting in it, smelling her bouquet distractedly, a baby curled up on the seat, a grade 12 beauty with legs casually tossed over the arm rest...YES!

The only thing left on my wish list is a colorful patchwork quilt - you know, the kind your Grandma had sitting in the linen closet
like this:

or this:

Does anyone have one kicking around? Think about the great photos I could take!

"Christmas is [LOVE] with all the trimmings..."

Christmas holidays - family time, photo time!!
I had a wonderful afternoon with the T. family between Christmas and New Year's, especially because B, A and R are also part of my family!  I followed the crew around the zoo, so not only was it a great photo shoot, it was an extra fun outing and we got some fantastic shots, both indoors and outside!  What a beautiful, photogenic family!

Other things may change...but we start and end with [FAMILY]

What a beautiful family and a beautiful fall day - a perfect recipe for a great photo shoot.  It was way back in September, but I had a fantastic time with the S. family.  Even though kids have grown up to have kids, this family is close and loves one another deeply.  It was a privilege to capture it!

Here are a few of my favorites:  

 

"Like branches on a tree, we may grow in different directions, yet our roots remain as one.  Each of our lives will always be a special part of the other."  -author unknown

The [family] is one of nature's masterpieces. ~George Santayana

Have I told you how much I love taking family photos? :)  And, especially outdoors and ESPECIALLY in the fall?!

I met a wonderful family, the dWs, through a mutual friend - they have four adorable daughters - and I had the privilege of taking their pictures one October afternoon in Griffith Woods. Their girls were so well behaved and cooperative.  Even the baby, at 8 months, was so responsive when I called her name from behind the lens.  The combination of late fall colors and the kids' bright pink sweaters created such striking photos!  Never mind the fact that the whole family is so photogenic!

I had so many favorites from that photo session - I'll spare you and just share the best of the best. 

I asked them to pose this "crazy" shot....but I'm pretty sure that with four kids, this is sometimes what it's like!

The dW's were the first referral family I had the chance to shoot. I'm so happy that they trusted me to take their photos and that the shoot went beyond well! They now have some lovely pictures to proudly display on their wall or send in Christmas cards in a few weeks.  There is still time to get your family photos done in time for Christmas!  Let me know!

On a [BEAUTIFUL] Fall Day...

...I took photos of this [BEAUTIFUL] family! If you've been paying attention, J. & A. and their daughter, K. are repeat customers!

And to celebrate K.'s first birthday, it was time for another family shoot!  We spent about an hour in Sheppard Park on a lovely September Saturday afternoon and captured some fantastic shots - what a photogenic family!  And, how much fun is this one year old girl!?  She made me laugh - such a big personality in such a little person!

These are some of my faves - thought I'd share a few!

Isn't Sheppard Park a pretty spot? A great place to take family photos, all year round.  If you're interested, please call me at 403-498-4598 to schedule a shoot for your [BEAUTIFUL] family!