Vivienne

I love photographing a maternity session and then when I get to meet their baby as well! The way a woman can grow a human will never cease to fascinate me. I frequently ask new moms if they can believe such a squirmy little person fit inside them just days before!

I first got to photograph Shanelle and Reese in October when the weather in Houston is oh-so-nice!

I just love how happy they are together. What beautiful smiles!

 

Then in January I got to meet this beautiful soul!

What a sweetheart little Vivienne is. I love her grins!

 

Some days my job is like playing dress-up, except I get to snuggle with a real live baby. Those days are not too bad :).

H Family

The H family first hired me back in November to do a lifestyle session and I’ve been meaning to blog their pictures ever since!  I loved their session and recently did another for them before they made a big move to another country.

I showed up early at their house just in time for them to get the kiddo out of bed.  He was a little wary of this stranger in his house at first!  I had such a great time documenting their morning.  Lifestyle photography is one of my favorite types of sessions!

Foley Family

I photographed the Foley family back in November and I don’t think I’ve ever seen two parents who were more involved with their baby.  They were awesome!  They did whatever they could think of to make their little guy smile, including making a plethora of strange noises and making him “dance” gangnam style (and it worked! haha).   It was such a pleasure to see their little family in action.

Van Brunt Family

The first time I photographed the Van Brunt family L was just a newborn!  It was so fun to see her again and see how she’s grown.  I get to photograph her 1st birthday next month and I’m so excited!

I just love the colors in her nursery.  The blues look so great with her eyes!

She is such a sweet and expressive baby!

I just love this shot.  What a beautiful family.

Can’t wait to see you all again!

Chantel

When I was in college I had around 32 roommates total.  Chantel was in my last apartment and was one of my very favorites!  She studied accounting and would stay late at the library, getting home past midnight every night.  I frequently waited up for her and then we’d talk and giggle in the bathroom until our roommate Tina stumbled out of her room and asked us to keep it down (usually around 2 am).  Memories of these late nights and our exploits around town made me really miss Chantel, so I made her come visit me in Houston!

Chantel is one of the most incredible people I’ve ever met!  She’s deeply dedicated, passionate, loyal, ambitious, fun, spontaneous, and contemplative.  I don’t know how many people will join me in chasing and following rabbits into bushes and then have a serious discussion on behavioral economics.  You can see what I mean when you look at her blog here.

By the way, going to a carnival in the middle of a work day in a sketchy part of town is a little disconcerting.  The few workers that were there just stared at us while we took these shots.

After all the fun we had in Houston I asked her to come to India with me too :).  Working with kids in an orphanage/school there was quite exhausting, but one of my new favorite memories with Chantel.  I’m so glad we’re friends!  I’ll treasure these memories and these photos when we’re old and wrinkly :).