My lovely son is notorious for being mommy's most difficult subject. I have tried countless times to plan an actual photo session for him but it just never works out- he won't look at me, he won't sit still, he cries...which explains why I only have candid photos of him hanging in my home. I'm still sad about the fact that I didn't get to do a smashcake session with him for his first birthday last September, but I knew better than to even try. Well, today was a lazy day around the house for Reid and I. Daddy was at work and I had a client coming in for a headshot at 1pm. I recently moved around my indoor studio and took Reid in to take a couple of test shots of him to make sure all was ready for my client. Reid was still in his pajamas (yes, at 12 noon) and I wasn't hoping for anything except the back of his head. Well, turns out that Reid decided to turn on the charm and ham it up! I seriously couldn't believe this was my kid...but I liked it! I love love love these photos and 1 of them is definitely getting blown up and hung on the wall!
Fa la la la la - Our Holiday Adventures
Meh, okay, it's January 10th and to most of us the holidays are a distant memory...and yet, here I am, just now blogging about it!
This Christmas Reid was old enough to at least kind of understand what was going on. This year Santa came for the first time, Reid was able to rip into his own presents, and got excited over all of his new toys. I can honestly say that my heart about burst with happiness watching my son enjoy the holiday season.
On December 28th we left for Idaho to visit Will's parents and siblings. REID'S FIRST PLANE RIDE! He did wonderfully throughout the entire trip and even slept through the awful turbulence on the flight home. He also got to see snow for the first time and really couldn't have cared less. Our final "firsts" of the trip consisted of Reid's first haircut and my first time skiing...ever! We had a wonderful time and enjoyed the beauty of Northern Idaho.
Here are photos from the past few weeks - enjoy!
Q: What is your favorite photo from your wedding?
There are two photos from my wedding day that are my hands-down, no if-ands-or-buts-about-it, to-die-for favorite. I'm not sure if our photographer purposefully placed the focus on the champagne glasses or if it just fell like that. She was probably a bit worried about the harsh back-lighting of the window behind us, and she was shooting on film. She caught a moment between a new husband and wife that summarizes in two frames what we were feeling for a whole day. I look a tad dorky, we look a bit awkward, but we look in love. She didn't pose us and we had no idea she was taking the photo.
Realizing exactly why I love these photos has single handedly crafted me into the wedding photographer that I am today.
Thank you to Allison Stahl for capturing this moment for us back on September 24th, 2005.