Come learn… you know you wanna | NWA Photography Workshops

Calling all moms/dads/aunts/uncles/grandparents – or anyone else who wants to learn to take better photographs of their kids!  After months of thinking & planning, I’m happy to announce that I’ll begin hosting snap! workshops this Fall.  So fun, right?

Workshops will be held in three-part sessions.  The first two will consist of small group meetings (4 participants maximum), using hands-on instruction.  The third is a one-on-one 45-minute session with me, to be scheduled at our convenience.

First session begins in the month of November and is being offered for an introductory rate of $150 per participant.

There is only one spot remaining for this group – get in quick! UPDATE: Group one is offically full. To inquire about future workshop dates, please click below!

Contact me to reserve your spot  (or for additional details/future group info)

W Fam | NWA Family Photography

Whew – all the catching up I need to do from my marathon of sessions this weekend!  First up, the Way Family from Saturday morning.  These two little cuties were so fun to watch!  I still say moms/dads of multiples must be superheroes… here are just a few of our snaps.

Lots, lots more to come soon! :)

Kids Are Funny v1.0 | NWA Photography Contest

UPDATE – keep the votes coming, everyone!  I’m amazed at how many fans these amazing kids have!  For my own counting sanity, please only one vote per person.  :)

It’s been, as my niece would say, so “really really very very” long since I held a contest… (she likes adverbs, it’s her thing).

As promised, the photo contest is ON.  Here’s how it works:

  1. Pick your favorite silly kid below.
  2. Leave a comment (here, on the blog) with the number of the photo you’re voting for (see comments for example).
  3. Wait a week & see who wins!  Voting ends at midnight on Friday, September 24th.

The winner will receive FOUR mini-sessions in the year 2011 – that’s right,  mini-sessions for every season.  Gosh, that’s fabulous.

And the contestants?  Drumroll, please…

#1 – Landon

Landon’s mommy says – “Landon needed to poop but didn’t want to miss his show… So, as any resourceful boy would do, he carried his potty to the living room to do his business!”

#2 – Marlow

Marlow’s mommy says – “Marlow almost forgot to blow dry her hair before she headed out.”

#3 – Brooklynn

Brooklynn’s mommy says – “Brooklynn was playing and refused to take a nap so I let her stay up and the next time I turned around she had crashed sitting up.”

#4 – Parker

Parker’s mommy says – “No joke he came into the bathroom while I was getting ready one day and said “mom I ready to go”. He had no pants on, shoes on the wrong feet, an Iron mask on and an toy gun in his hand. He was so serious!”

#5 – Alis

Alis’ sister Sindy sent in several funny photos – I chose this one because it was the one that made me laugh the hardest.  :)

#6 – Ben

Ben’s mommy didn’t include a quote about the photo… but it looks to me like he had a good time playing with his big sister’s things.

#7 – Kylee

Oh, Kylee.  You slay me.

#8 – Quinn

Quinn’s mommy says – “Nothing like listening to a few tunes while on the toilet….”

#9 – Lorelei

When Lorelei’s mommy sent this to  me last night, I quite literally laughed out loud.  And when I re-opened it this morning to put it in the blog post, I laughed out loud again.  This image makes me maniacal.

#10 – Ashlyn & Lauryn

Ashlyn & Lauryn’s mommy says – “Since I have twins, they now fight over toys. This is Ashyln guarding the toys from her sister Lauryn as she plays with what she can pull out from under her butt.”

#11 – Owen

This is a move from Owen that I’m pretty familiar with… :)

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Let the voting begin!  :)

An important note – if you’ve never commented before on this here ol’ blog, don’t be alarmed if your comment doesn’t show up right away.  Pesky spam guard wants me to “approve” things… no worries, I’ll be ready & waiting to approve each one that comes through!

Not yet following my Facebook? Whatcha waitin’ for?

The birth of a nephew

If you read my last blog post, you know that I’m an aunt again (more likely, a Tah-Tah or Tia, depending on which of my nieces he picks up the nickname from).  Little monkey was scheduled to be here via c-section today, but just couldn’t wait and decided to join us early… here are some photos from the night (morning) of his birth.  I’ll be blogging him lots.  Prepare yourself.  :)

(this next image really gets to me… little Miles gave us a scare with his breathing when he was first born. My mom and brother have always been able to communicate with only facial expressions, when necessary. This was hers…)

I can’t even… | NWA Children’s Photographer

Words?  Really pretty much unnecessary since there is no way they’d ever do this little man justice.  What a rockstar.

More to come on this very blog, Mom & Dad. :)

Kadyn & Madilyn | Central Arkansas Children’s Photographer

Just 6 short years ago (almost to the day), my best friend became a mother for the first time.  Since then, our lives have both changed so drastically that I am ashamed to admit it has been a ridiculously long amount of time since we’ve seen each other. In the past few years, both of her gorgeous girls have grown up (kind of… haha) and I can’t even believe they are so big.  I changed both their diapers… I took their first photos in the hospital.  And here they are… 4 & 6 now.  Can’t even believe it.

We spent the entire day shooting yesterday. First, in the studio where both girls took turns being the most fabulous rock stars you have ever come across…

Then, we shot a little outdoors in one of my fave urban spots. I’ll need to write a whole separate blog posts on that one, because we got tons of great shots of these two! Here are just a few of my faves.

(Her momma won’t like this next shot, I’m sure, because she isn’t smiling… but you guys know me. And you know I’m a SUCKA for a serious faced nugget like this…)

After the cones…

Finishing up editing from this session. I completely forgot about the tickle war that ensued after the ice cream…

…and that’s precisely the thing I needed to see after almost a solid 72 hours of being stuck in bed sick. My face is happy. :)

Sucka.

And THIS, my dear interwebs, is why I’m a sucker for a serious faced child.

Bestill, my maternal heart.

More With A+Z | Rogers AR Children’s Photography

I won’t even attempt to bog down this post with actual words, there’s really no need for that when I can share these with you, instead.

I’d be willing to bet you $5 that if you weren’t smiling before you read this post, you are now.  :)

A+Z | NWA Children’s Photographer

I’m still backing up files from the amazing session I had tonight with Miss A & Mister Z, but couldn’t resist posting this one…

Be on the lookout tomorrow for a blog to (attempt to) do these two gorgeous children justice.  I just couldn’t go to bed without blogging something from their session… it wouldn’t feel right.  :)