Cameron

Cameron is an adorable 1 year old. He is so cute. I love his hair, his little outfit and that he was my first 1 year old in the studio. I also am really glad that he wasn't walking yet; this little guy could crawl and crawl FAST! I also love parents, Cameron's mom came with him and she just kept saying "sorry". He got tired toward the end, I don't blame him, 1 hour for kids is a long time. He did great and I'm so happy with these photos. I hope you enjoy them too.

Look at this smile, and those eyes - beautiful green.

I love this photo below. It was one of the last couple during the photo session and I am surprised we got this smile out of him - maybe that is why I love it - a great surprise.

Thank you so much for calling, he is such a cutie with a wonderful smile and personality. Visit with you soon.

Gavin

Well since spring isn't in the air I guess babies are. It seems like all of our friends are adding little additions to their families. We really enjoy Gavin's family and get to see them all throughout the summer at barbecues and softball games. Looking forward to the warmer weather and letting the kids play outside! Gavin is a precious little baby and he was so good. Gavin was 4 weeks old at this session and once again we worked to get this little guy to sleep.

I love this photo below. Mom and dad holding Gavin and big sister looking on. She is such a loving big sister and had fun in my princess skirt - Yes a girl to take photos of!

I love this picture. I tried something different with the background and added a little weathering look. I think it turned out really cute. She was a great little model for just being 2.5 years old. Look at those beautiful green eyes.

Now look at Gavin's beautiful blue eyes. I saw a lot of eyes and not much sleeping, but he was still really good. I think when older babies come in for an infant session they can see a little farther at 4 weeks old and all the lights really interest them. It has taken quite a bit to get these last two infants to sleep at their sessions. Once Gavin fell asleep we were not moving him - at all!

This is in the same basket we just carefully put on the hat. SHHHHH, don't wake the baby. Isn't he precious - I LOVE sleeping babies. I think this is what his mom would like to see around 4 in the morning.

Thanks for asking me to capture Gavin's 1st month. He is amazing, Congratulations!

Cousins

I haven't posted any pictures of my little guy in a long time. First he really doesn't like taking his picture. Most of the photos I have of him are in pj's and crying. He had a great Easter and I was excited to put him in the cutest Easter outfit I found. I just love the hat! Our little golfer.

The only place I can take photos of Isaac is buckled in the swing. Below is an OK picture, but I'm getting so tired of the blue, yellow and red background. Maybe one of these days I will get some good photos of him that I can post and be excited about. Until then this is Isaac at 21 months old.

We had my sister over for dinner about 3 weeks ago and I wanted to bring the kids down for some pictures. Isaac was not getting into it, so none of him. I love this photo of Gage. He is now 4 years old and came up with some crazy posing. It makes me smile and that is Gage.

Finally my adorable niece. She made coming down to take photos worth it. Thank you Brinnley. I have some fun girl props, but no one at my house to try it on. I was so happy that Brinnley played along and took some great photos. Below are my favorite three.

I love this photo below. She was so excited to try on the hat and just kept looking up at the rim. I found this hat at the new clothing store for babies and children Pride and Joy. They have a great selection of clothing and accessories, so if you need some ideas before your pictures, check it out.

Saving the best for last once again. I am printing this for my living room. She didn't want to sit in this pottery bowl at all, but I'm so glad we got her to try it out because this picture is precious. This is the smile I get to see everyday I come to pick Isaac up at her house. She makes my day with a hug and this smile. Love you Brinnley!

Kaelan

Sitting on a uncomfortable chair in a great office with so much excitement I cannot type fast enough. My studio is 97% complete and finally my desktop computer is plugged into the Internet and I can edit my photos! I have nothing in the drawers and should be unpacking, but I was too excited to post my next photo shoot. My dear friends had this adorable baby and I was happy to take his newborn photos.

Kaelan's older brother just turned two. He is extremely shy, but right when he walked into the studio he gave me the biggest grin. Tried so hard NOT to smile, but we got some great smiles out of him. Either he is warming up to me or this tells me that my studio is very inviting.

I love this next photo. Hands down my favorite. I know not a smile, but such gorgeous eyes.

The family photo. Such a studio shot, nothing really "fun" about it. It is a great picture though and such a great looking family! I still love to take family photos outdoors with room to play.

What a beautiful mom.

Kaelan was 3 weeks old during this photo shoot. He was awake for 1.5 hours of this photo shoot and the last 20 minutes he finally crashed. Look how well he is holding his head up. Such a strong little man. We are blessed with wonderful friends with great talents. Our friend in Bozeman knitted the blanket on the left, it is extremely soft. Kaelan didn't want to get out of this blanket and I wouldn't either - thanks Madeline. The blanket on the right was knitted for Donovan and I as a wedding gift. I love this blanket and it has rested on the foot of our guest bed for almost 5 years. Now it has a special place in my infant photos - thanks Jenny!

The best time for a newborn session is 3 days to 2 weeks old. Thinking back to when Isaac was born if a photographer told me to bring my new baby in around 3 days old I don't know if I could. Babies still sleep a lot in the first two weeks of life and they are really flexible - better to get them in fun positions. Right around 3 weeks old babies are a lot more alert with longer awake times. Kaelan was so easy going he did a great job being awake. I'm so glad he finally gave it up and fell asleep with 20 minutes left to take photos. The sleeping photos are my favorite!

This last photo - yes saving the BEST for last - is my ALL time favorite! I will have to make this into a huge print for my wall in my new studio. I love it.

Thank you so much for bringing your whole family over for photographs. There are so many great pictures it was hard to choose just a few to post. We are excited for your new addition - Congratulations!

Alex

Finally. . . my first photo shoot in my new studio/office. I was a little nervous - new lighting, new area, new family to meet. I didn't get a chance to test everything out first, but everything went well. Alex was great and full of smiles. He thought it was fun to scream in the room - lots of noise with no carpet. Look at those eyes - they are beautiful!

I have tons of new props that I can finally use. If I find something shopping now I have places to store it. I will constantly be in the lookout for new props. Anything fun that you find, send me info. I love this pottery bowl & photos . . .

I really didn't know if a seven month old would fit into this basket, but Alex did. These photos turned out so cute.

I still love the candid photos. So precious. . .

It was so fun to meet your family. Thank you for waiting until the studio was finished. I hope you enjoy every photo. . .

Studio Project

So the office/studio remodel is not done quiet yet, but getting so close. My girlfriend, Amanda, encouraged me to give the infant/children's studio a try. I have so many fun, unique ideas, and I am so excited to start up this area of children's photography. It is hard to take photos of children in Montana when you never know what the weather is going to be like. My love is shooting photos with natural light, which I will still do. This studio will be geared toward infants, children, and seniors if they want a few indoor photos along with their outdoor session.

Man have we been busy. I say "we" because this has been a family effort. Last year I started thinking about a winter project. Winter in Montana is definitely a slow time in the photography business. There are not a lot of weddings and most families want to wait until spring to take family pictures.

We had a huge office in our home and a huge mud room. My office was always a mess, not organized, and drove me CRAZY! Our mud room was huge and just stored Costco diapers, coats, boxes, etc. So I started to think. I am the person in the house that comes up with the next remodeling idea - I blame my parents. Not that remodeling is a bad thing, but while I grew up they added on to their home 4 different times and I helped rebuild our family deck at least 3 times.

I come up with some ideas in my head, then mention them to Donovan, finally I draw them in AutoCadd, and then the critique. This helps us come up with the best design. This office remodel was changed quiet a few times before we started demolition. The new design gave us (mostly me) a huge office closet and a nice closet in our mud room to "hide" our family mess. You can never have too many closets can you?

One thing I hate most. . . picking out tan? Really I always though, it's tan how can you go wrong. Well we've had pink looking tan, yellow looking tan, too dark, and too light. I think we picked an alright tan, but still not my favorite. If anyone out there has a "must have" tan, please let me know!


There are not any photos of the whole office complete yet. We just got the flooring in and the trim is our next task. We still have a long list of things to complete, but we have walls, paint, and beautiful flooring. My goal is to get the studio complete by March 21st/28th.

Samantha & Luke

I am going to be the lucky photographer at Sam and Luke's wedding in August. After this engagement session I am really excited. They are such a great couple and were up for anything.

It snowed the day before and we were still able to find a few areas with snow for some great pictures. Here are just a few of my favorite pictures from the photo shoot.

I love this picture below. The sun was starting to set and we got some great pictures towards the end of the session.

This is my favorite photo from the session and one of the last pictures we took. They look so relaxed and cute together. These are the pictures I love to capture. It feels like I am not even there.

Thanks for the great evening. Luke is was great to finally meet you. Enjoy planning the final wedding details and we will be in touch!

Pavin & Palmer

I'm back. Not that I've been gone, but recouping from the busy Christmas season. I hope everyone had a Merry Christmas and rung in the New Year with family and friends. I have been healing from a horrible cold (2 weeks long) and slept through the New Year celebration.

Now on to the photo shoot. I have had so much fun watching Pavin and Palmer grow throughout these last 2.5 years. I get to photograph them at least once a year. Palmer is the same age as my son, so Kelly and I will have to get together more often on play dates. They would have so much fun together.

This was a fun photo session to start off the year and probably my favorite so far. Pavin is getting older and did great for each picture, and Palmer loves to copy his big sister. So my job was a little easier getting them to sit for the pictures.



This photo shoot was at Pavin & Palmer's house. In Montana you have to take advantage of indoors because you never know what the weather will be like outside. They had plenty of places around their home to take great photos. Palmer was flirting with the camera at first. He was pretty serious during the photo session, but still had tons of great pictures. Here are some of my favorites.






I love this photo of Palmer. He looks so cute sitting there along the banister.


We were lucky on Saturday to be able to go outside. It was gorgeous reaching almost 60 degrees. Below are my favorites from outside.




I love Palmer's face below. He was so excited to hear the dog next door. Pavin was having a blast playing football, tackling her brother, and coming up with poses for me to take her picture in.

I had a great time. Thanks for inviting me over to your home. It was a great location for photos.

Lila

This was a fun photo shoot. When Jill called and asked if we could take their family session at their home I was excited to try something a little different. They wanted candid family pictures around their house and I had so many ideas. There were so many favorite pictures from this family session.

Lila had just fallen asleep when I arrived. I had to take advantage of nap time. She fell asleep in her onsie so no naked baby pictures. She is 8 weeks old and it gets hard to get them back to sleep. So we went with what she was wearing and they still turned out precious.


Lila had her photo shoot while mom and dad were getting ready.

Then we included the family. I love this photo.

Of course Sam (their dog) needed to be included also. He is part of the family and very good with Lila.



I love these next two black and white photos. Precious Lila moments.

Thank you so much for inviting me into your home - it has a wonderful atmosphere. I enjoyed meeting your family, and had a great time capturing your morning.