.i love having pretty friends to photograph ;).  i have a busy weekend ahead of me, but I am looking forward to it.  i can’t believe that April is almost over!  i am just happy that spring is finally here. 

.we just got our house painted, which i am so happy about – it no longer looks like i live in a haunted house – awesome!  i told my husband though that we can’t paint our garage because it is the perfect photo backdrop for portraits – i actually have a portrait session coming up where the client specifically wanted portraits in front of it..he, he…honestly it looks much better in the photographs than it does in person so i have the feeling it is going to get painted eventually.  im still working on getting my small home studio set up and i have to post some pics of it up soon.  i also have so much lawn work to do to get my back yard looking nice and to prepare for another year of organic gardening.  it is always a task to figure out what to plant each year, my husband has become quite the chef and we plant the garden based on what he uses the most in the kitchen.  he planted garlic last fall, so i am interested to see if they have grown well or if he planted them too early (they have pretty tall sprouts already!).

.hope you all have a beautiful weekend and that it is bright and sunny where you are!.

.had you come to me ten years ago and said that eventually i would be taking pictures of beautiful scantily clad women of all sizes and ages, i would have probably laughed at you and sent you on your way.  but today, i am happy to announce that I am going to be doing just that by offering Boudoir Sessions to my fabulous female clients!  i am really excited about this venture because as a female photographer  i know how important it is to have images of yourself that not only capture the beauty and feminity that all of us women carry on the inside, but to have images of yourself that you can look at and really feel amazing about how beautiful you are on the outside too.  That is what Boudoir Photography is all about!

.Boudoir Photography is also a wonderful gift for that special signifigant other in your life…birthdays, anniversaries, valentine’s day…what better way to surprise your special someone with a truly personal gift ;) 

.Sessions start at $500.00 and include a hair and makeup stylist on location, and an 8 x 10 custom edited image of your favorite session photograph.  For the first 5 women who sign up, i will be offering a free black leather bound accordian album filled with 12 custom edited images from your session a perfect gift for yourself or that special recipient!

.to answer some of your questions regarding boudoir check out my site HERE and for further details regarding session pricing and what is included check out my site HERE.

In other news…i am almost completely booked for May, so if you are interested in a session please contact me ASAP before I go on my 2 month picture taking hiatius ;).  I am currently working on my new Senior gallery and will hopefully have that up soon…more details to follow!

.i had such a fabulous weekend…Friday we offically kicked off the Smith Family Campfire Sessions ;)…since last year nearly every Friday with nice weather we light up a campfire in our back year, invite over friends with instruments and have an all night jam session…oh i am so glad it is warm enough to start them up again…Saturday was just relaxing in the warm weather…Sunday my day was filled with portraits – i took over 2, 000 photos…needless to say there is a lot of editing and a lot of new pics on the way.  i also got the chance to meet up with some other amazing photogs…all in all it was just an awesome day.

. i had been meaning to post some pics I took for my sister Laura a few weeks ago.  i have been a photographer for several years and this is the first time i officially photographed her!  we had a great day, though it was a little rainy and chilly she was a trooper helping me lug my green velvet chair outside!  i have a bunch more from her session to edit so i will be posting them eventually, but here are a few sneak peeks!

.i will be launching a new product tomorrow, officially announcing a new session on Wednesday and posting new pics in between all the chaos.  i love being busy doing what i love!

Recently my fabulous friend Tracey asked if I would come up to her place to take some photos of her and her beloved dog Rudy.  I jumped at the chance not only spend some time with her and to meet her little lovlies and her fiance Peter, but to get outside and behind the camera for an afternoon of shooting in some natural light…man, i can not wait for Spring, warm weather, longer days and yummy outdoor light! So on top of people portraits and wedding photography, I am also opening pet portrait sessions and will have more info as I continue to update my website. :)

Here are some sneak peeks from the session, as I know Tracey has been patienly awaiting them :)

I am SO looking forward to shooting your engagement session Tracey & Pete :) I had so much fun with you guys during this shoot! I’ll have a few more from this session to post hopefully later today…

.my guy.

Playing around with my new Canon 430EX flash…this was taken in an almost completely dark room…gotta love bounce flashes ;) The post processing was done using my ACR Rawganic presets (Thunderstorm) and my Cross Process Action #1.  Have an awesome weekend!