Harder than it looks...

SO, I just put together a new header for this blog because I felt like the bigger pictures made the old header look pretty wimpy. MAN, that was hard! I am not so good at design, and choosing pictures to include was so hard!!! I'm still not sure this is exactly what I wanted it to look like, so it could change again in the near future. I didn't think I wanted to pay $200 to let someone else do it for me, but...maybe I should have!

Going BIG!

I've been trying to figure you for the longest time how to increase the size of my images here in Blogger. A good friend finally shared the secret (thanks, Jess!), and I am so excited to share my first test photo. How does it look to you?

Crazy about Daisies...

Meet Baby Addison! This little girl belongs to my best friend, who came to visit me in Utah this summer. Isn't she adorable? I could just eat her up! I'm a little jealous of her name. Ever since I can remember, I wanted a girl named Madison. But, as fate would have it, Madison sounds pretty terrible in front of Robison. Wouldn't you agree? And so, I will just have to ooh and aah and take out all my baby hunger on this little sweetie for now.

On the go...

...is the only way I can describe this cute family. I met them last night for the first time and had about half an hour to shoot before the kids needed to get to bed. They left Warsaw first thing this morning for a long flight to the US. I just hope the kids got enough rest after our quick, but fun-filled photo session! Best of luck to your family! Enjoy the sneak preview!

More from Portland...

I am having so much fun processing these workshop photos that I can't seem to focus on anything else! My kids start school tomorrow, and it will be time for me to switch gears. For now, let me leave you with these cutie-pie mini-models. Which image is your favorite?

Classic trucks and twin grandmas...

Well, I'm back in Poland now and working hard to get the kids through the jet-lag, which is always such a pleasant experience. I'm trying to get caught up now on a few summer sessions, but first I want to show you a few from my own family (who are most likely checking the blog daily for a sneak peak!) So, here are just a couple of teasers for you! The first is my brother and his cute family (plus my dad's vintage truck). My brother has cancer and just finished six weeks of radiation and chemo. Doesn't he look amazing considering what he's gone through?! The second is my mom, Betty, and her identical twin, Letty. They grew up on a farm in Tennessee. Can you tell? Too cute! I must post a few more of these when I have time.

In Portland with Skye...

Hi, everyone! I just got back tonight from an amazing photography workshop weekend in Portland, Oregon with Skye Hardwick. She has an incredible sense of style and I feel like I learned so much from her. During the workshop, she brought in several child models for us to practice some techniques on. Here is just a small sampling of what I came home with. What do you think?

Tiara Boutique...

Let me preface this post by saying that I did not take the following pictures (boo-hoo)...they were taken by another Salt Lake photographer, Angie Monson, to advertise a new kid's clothing boutique in Sugarhouse. Aren't these amazing photos? Well, the shop is equally STUNNING! I left there with 2 new dresses for my youngest daughter and some baby legs for a friend. Everything in there was TDF cute! If you have a hankering for some fresh, fun, vintage style clothes for your kids, don't walk, RUN to this store! I met the owner and she is super friendly. She' offering $10 off of a $50 purchase right now. I love to see these styles on kid's that I shoot (hint, hint). Tiara Boutique is at 1952 S. 1100 East in Salt Lake City. Go check it out!

Where is the little girl I carried...

Cutie Patooties...

These two little ones are just as cute as can be! Those eyes...mmmm...love em. They really had NO interest in having their picture taken yesterday morning and certainly gave me a run for the money, but I think the results are well worth the workout, don't you? I love the one of the little guy "resting" in the chair...that's about how I felt by the end of the session. :) Thanks, M and W for a fun-filled morning!

I couldn't resist...

...posting a few more of baby Arthur. Isn't he a living doll? We were so happy to capture him smiling! What a little heart-breaker!

Baby Arthur...

Meet my great-nephew, Arthur. Isn't he beautiful? My niece and her husband named him after my brother, Arthur, who died 6 years ago. In the first two images, he is sitting in the same carriage that my mother (his great-grandmother) sat in with her twin sister when they were babies! Isn't that amazing??? I didn't tell my mom that we were doing this...she is going to be so THRILLED! I can't wait to show her.

Notice in the picture of these 3 on the train tracks...the train is actually approaching behind them! Yikes! I'm not so sure I'll be using that location again soon. Enjoy the sneak preview!

I love this girl...

Thanks to my sister-in-law, I had some wonderful one-on-one time with my youngest daughter, Lorin, today. My baby girl is nearly four years old and it just kills me that she is getting so big! So, of course, being the photog mom that I am, I decided it was time to take her picture! If you look carefully at the last picture, you will see a grasshopper flying right next to Lorin! Pretty cool, eh?

Color, or black and white? Which do you prefer?

This is Lorin making her "I miss Daddy" face.

Do you see the grasshopper???

Asia and Richard...

Our very good friends, Asia and Richard, were married in Warsaw on June 12th...the day before our scheduled departure for the US. I am so glad that we could be there for their wedding day! It was so much fun...they are such a fun and care-free couple. ! just love their attitude. You guys inspire me! I don't normally shoot weddings, but when Asia asked me, I just couldn't refuse her. In fact, I was delighted for the opportunity! I have so many favorites from the day that I had a hard time choosing which ones to post here for the sneak preview. So, prepare yourself for a mega-blog post! Let me know if you like them.