I met my sister and her family for a little photo shoot this past weekend at one of my very favorite spots in Atlanta. Piedmont Park is located in the middle of Atlanta and is sort of like our very own Central park, but on a much smaller scale. I have always wanted to do a photo shoot there and now that I have gotten a little taste, I definitely want to go back and do more.  My goal for this particular shoot was to get a shot of Gavin in park with the Atlanta skyline in the background.I like the image I got but think it could definitely be improved upon. The light was somewhat difficult and my subject was a little hyper . All the more reason to take him back in the spring when all of the green is coming back and try again, right?

The last image is pretty special. It probably will be the last photo of them taken as a little family of three as my sister is due to give birth to Gavin’s baby brother at the end of February.  I am so excited!!! I can’t wait to meet my new little model, errr, I mean nephew. I am sure Gavin will be thrilled for me to have someone else to focus my camera on and give him a little break once in awhile.  I actually asked him if when the baby was born he thought I should stop taking his photo and only take the new baby’s photo. He said “No! That would make me ‘weally’ sad. You can take his picture on weekends.” Too funny, that kid.

Enjoy!! Hopefully there will be a lot more images coming when I get more of a chance to explore this great Atlanta park!

*Edited to add a couple photos showing what Gavin was really like that day.

I took these photos of 3 year old Clover Jane while in Australia visiting my dear friend, Rachel Devine. We were in a rush and trying to get the kids dressed and out of the house but Clovey had other ideas. She was so blissful and content just jumping on her bed and I just had to stop and grab my camera. Sometimes I think we get so caught up in schedules and to-do lists that we forget to just have a little spontaneous fun every now and again. We could all learn a lot from 3 year olds.  Thanks Clover.

Have a lovely weekend everyone!

I was looking through old family photos recently (see above) and it got me thinking about siblings and how lucky I am to be able to capture the relationships of so many siblings through photographs.  These above photos of me with my older siblings are some that I will cherish forever and I hope the brothers and sisters that I photograph will look back on their images and feel the same way. My sister is pregnant with her 2nd child and 2nd son and I can not wait to be able to document my nephew and his new little brother as they create childhood memories together. What are some of your favorite memories of your siblings?

Check out some of my most recently captured siblings.

I actually just realized that I forgot to ever blog these next images that I shot of her back in May of this year. So I guess now is as good a time as any. Happy 1st Birthday Sky!!!!!!

This adorable little guy belongs to a very good friend of mine. She and I met when we spent 5 weeks in Italy together during a study abroad program in 2003 and have been close every since. They live in Colorado now but are here visiting family for the summer.  Her husband is currently serving our country in Afghanistan and will be gone for a year. I am so happy that he will be able to see these photos and catch a little glimpse of a growing Grayson from so far away.

Love you guys!!! Hope you enjoy the photos!!

I have been dying to photograph this adorable, spunky little girl for a while now. So I asked her mom if she wanted to bring her around for a visit yesterday.  She graciously agreed and came to Fallbrook with PJ and selections from her awesome wardrobe in tow. We had SO much fun!! Can’t wait to play again! Stay tuned for Part II – I have SO many pics that I love from this day.

I am embarrassed by how long it took me to blog these images. These were taken during my last visit with my friend, Leah Zawadzki and her gorgeous family back in mid-April. The first one of Joe is now one of my all-time favorite images. As a lot of you know, I have struggled a lot with the D700 and when I took that shot and looked at the raw file it was almost perfect. I barely had to do any editing to it and I was so stoked – it felt like a turning point for me. I had gotten so comfortable with my Canon and was waiting for the time when I felt that way about the Nikon…I think I am finally there, or much closer at least.

I’m headed back for another few days with them at the end of the month so stay tuned for photos from that visit (hopefully it won’t take me quite as long to blog them)! Thanks for looking!!!

These were all taken on my last day of my visit  with the Sandoval clan back in April.   These girlies were so very sweet to pose for me and I can’t wait to see them again at the end of the month