Spring 2009 Sessions: Dave + Danyelle

Dave and Danyelle are so fun.

Dave is one of the most laid back guys I've ever met.

Danyelle is one of my favorite people to photograph...and you can see why.

I love her bright coat. She really knows fashion.Anytime I have a fashion related question, this is the girl to ask.









Thanks for letting me photograph you! I had soo much fun.

Spring 2009 Sessions: Denny + Bonnie

Denny and Bonnie are PERFECT for each other. They "get" the other.

How many of us can say that about our significant others?

I think this picture here below is my favorite from this session.


Isn't this cute?Oooh La La....romantic yes?.


She really does love him like that.


I love the sun and the light in this image. It was an AWESOME day!








The End.

Spring 2009 Family Sessions: Fetter Family

Spring is a time of rejuvenation. A time to wake up and smell the flowers.A time to appreciate our families.
I've been enjoying a series of photo sessions especially with families.
Here's one of my favorite families and close friends... the Fetters.


I've know Dan + Dena for a very long time...they are perfect for each other.
Dena has sooo much style...very understated most of the time but totally stylish.
She is a hair stylist at Ginger Bay Salon in Kirkwood.





They have THE MOST adorable boys!!!

Here is Caleb. He is such a conversationalist. It's too too fun talking to him because he is so animated in his conversations with you. And how can you not be drawn in by those deep chocolate eyes?!?!






One of my favorites!



Here is Max. Adorable isn't he?


You might recognize the boys, Caleb and Max from a session I did with them last year.


Thanks guys for coming out to hang with me!We'll do it again next year.

Spring 2009 Family Sessions: Alt Family

The oooh so adorable Miss Sammy Jo and her many faces. Don't you just want to pinch her cheeks? I do....it's one of my favorite things about babies.

Here's the whole adorable family.



I'm soooo in love with her eyes in this picture below!!!

Samantha will be getting a new baby brother this summer.Do you think she'll be ready for the job? I think so. She was pretty vocal about her wants and needs. I think she'll be telling him what to do in no time.

Anna, Dan and Sammy Jo....loved spending the time with you and capturing a few moments of your beautiful family!!!.

Wendy - Class of '09 - Part 3

Final Installment of Wendy's Senior Pics.

She fell in love with the urban grunge feel and look of this area down by the riverfront and specifically requested some shots here. I love the texture and vibrancy of these images.

Click here for the fun slideshow.

Sneak Peak

Wow! The weather was amazing.

Spring has Sprung. I'm singing with the birds. Chirping and bouncing around. There's a spring and bounce in my step. That's what sunshine does to me.

Had a super busy ... but very fun ... weekend. Here's a sneak peak.

Wendy - Class of '09 - Part 2

Wendy and I were Downtown around Lacledes Landing for her senior session.

We were running out of daylight but the weather was sooo nice.

So, we decided to walk around a little bit and see what fun we could have just hanging out for a bit longer.

I'm so glad we did because we finished her session with some pretty fun night shots.

So serene.

We got into a little bit of trouble too.... see, we were taking this shot (here below)

and then, we were trying to get another shot at the same location but a restaurant employee came out and ran us off. Umph! He said we weren't allowed to take any pictures on their property... and our sweet, innocent, imploring faces couldn't convince him to let us get just one more picture. That meanie! So we just ....

walked away...

And rocked out and got even more awesome shots at some cooler spots.... like here

Wendy, hope you've had a great year and best wishes to you as you start Mizzou!

Working on the slideshow next.

Stay tuned for one more set of pics and the grand finale, the slideshow.

Wendy - Class of '09 - Part 1

Guess who's graduating this year? This little sweetie...Wendy.

We had beautiful light.

Wendy wanted a senior session downtown. She has a fun and funky side. Loves the whole grungy urban edginess.

I think we were able to capture that part of her in her senior pics. What do you think?

One of my favorites!!

We didn't have much time to get these shots since the daylight was fading fast...so for part of the session we got to play around as the night came to life. So come back tomorrow for PART II...The Night Shots.

A Great Present, Part 2

In the previous post, I talked about giving a portrait as a gift.

Here's what Abby and Allen ended up going with for their parents anniversary gift.

These were ordered as 16"x20" metallic prints and they were gorgeous. I really love the metallic finish for color prints. It just makes it pop with just that little bit extra something special.

I later learned that their parents absolutely LOVED them and were so surprised. They have a prominent place in the home and were put up on the wall right away. That just makes my heart smile!

A Great Present

Are you having a hard time figuring out something to give as a gift to the person that has everything? How about memories? Beautiful pictures of the family.

Well, sometime back, two thoughtful, wonderful kids (Abby and Allen) gave their parents portraits of themselves for their parents anniversary gift. We had to secretly arrange to do the shoot but it was all worth it! Their parents LOVED their gift and told me so again and again. I was tickled pink that I could do this for them...(and thanks to Kim R. for suggesting to Abby that she should have them done).

Click here to see their cool slideshow with all the images from the session.