Jeff & Tina: Maternity

Meet Jeff & Tina...and baby Isabella on the way! This day was the beginning to hopefully a beautiful spring and summer we will have up in the Northwest! It was about 80 degree and this park, although it may not look like it...was packed!!!

I wanted to think of some things I could bring to the shoot that would represent a new life in the perfect way. I went up and down the baby isle and I found this "Baby on Board" sign! Aha! Perfect!!
But the real thing I was excited about is this sign that hangs in my front door way. It is the reason Jordan and I have a life together, and the exact reason a new baby comes into this world...Jeff and Tina were perfect to work with. They warned me ahead of time that they are not creative and have nothing in mind that they want...but I got about 50 shots of them being comfortable and in love before they said "what do you want us to do?!"...Nothing...just be in love and it will surely shine through! Not hard for them!!
They are so comfortable with each other and as Tina would close her eyes and lean back into Jeff, he would pay every attention to her and you could tell they were completely and utterly in love, and felt safe with one another...Just what a baby needs!
It was a great day and a perfect first maternity session for me! Thanks to you both, and I can't wait to see little Isabella Grace and hopefully do some more pictures of the whole family! Enjoy :)

Yara & Kaleb

Well this little guy is no stranger to this blog. He was my very first photo session and now I am back with him and his mom, Yara! When I first get to a session I like to see how the mood is before pulling out my camera and start shooting. I talked to Yara for a bit and she put Kaleb in this cute little outfit. As soon as my flash started going off Kaleb started laughing and smiling and trying to get the flash...it was awesome...such a great response!


Yara had a couple different outfits but an accessory she wanted was this Mariner's Baseball cap, which was just about the cutest thing ever!

During the next outfit change i snuck a peek at his onesie underneath...which i couldn't help but get a couple pictures of. The front is like the front of an ipod "Eat Sleep Cry Poop"...
An iPoop!!! Oh my gosh, the best!
So after I was done getting the ipoop pictures Yara got him in a little hoodie and we were on our way outside for the main point of this session...Mom and baby - together!

Although I love photographing people who comprehend what your saying and doing excatly the position while holding it so I can get the perfect shot...there is nothing like trying to keep up with kids and shooting what they want you to shoot! Sometimes its the side angle as they are distracted by who knows what, and sometimes it's the perfect smile because my flash just caught their attention! But when all else fails...give them something to catch their attention...a bright blue baseball glove will do!
Thanks for choosing me again Yara, I can't wait to do some of his first birthday, if not earlier! He is the cutest and his big eyes and little laugh never get old!!!