Trudy...Family Portraits

Trudy wanted to get some pictures taken of her grandbabies while they were in town for a visit. So here are a few favorites from yesterday's session...

The session kind of focused around the newest family addition. This is sweet little Gabriella (AKA Ella) who is 1 month old. Awwww...





Her older sister, Kyra, is such an amazing big sis! She just adores little Ella.



I really liked these shots with Ella and her mama, Tina. Sweet. :-)







Kyra has such a fun relationship with her grandpa Jim. Here they are growling at each other...



Baby Ella again...



All dolled up with her sister...



At one point, Kyra had Ella in a little doll stroller. She was a perfect fit! ;-)



Lovely Kyra...



Ella announcing that she is now hungry and sleepy...



Getting some lovin' from Grandma Trudy...



See what I mean? Great big sister!!





These next two adorable little girls are sisters as well... ;-)





Oh yes. Full tummy and a nice nap...



I'm told Kyra spends a lot of time here, so I wanted to get her in her natural habitat. ;-)



With the kids napping/playing...I had to snag a couple of Trudy and her hubby, Jim. Trudy absolutely loves and collects all things iris. So here they are in her iris mirror. ;-)



Jim has a different passion. Check out what was in the garage! :-)



Sweet!



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Leaves and Grass

I thought I might share a few random non-portraits taken during recent portrait sessions. I think as things begin to slow down this fall and winter, I would love to get out and about to take more pictures like this...just for the fun of it! :-)

I enjoy the red leaf in this first image. Somehow it was just stuck there on the rock as the water rushed over it...one lonely, vibrant red leaf...



From one leaf, to thousands. A sea of gorgeous fall leaves...



And one more that I enjoy thanks to that fantastic texture on the wall. Grass and shadows...



Happy Friday!

Chris, Dan, Elise & Connor...Family Portraits

My sister invited us to dinner over the weekend...and we stepped out for a quick mini portrait session beforehand. They were in need of some updated family portraits. So here are some of my favorites...









I call this next one "Family Tree" :-P
(I just can't resist a reflection!)



I think this is probably my top pick - nice and relaxed...



Just Chris & Dan...



My niece, Elise, cracks me up. Anytime I point the camera at her - she can immediately strike a hilarious pose. Not suprisingly, she is quite talented in the drama department. She will definitely be the star of some school plays. :-)





Probably my runner-up top pick...



Connor & Elise...



Elise loved this tree so I had her stand with it for a picture. Can you believe this girl is in the 6th grade?! I can't. She's already taller than me...again, not difficult to accomplish. But still...I think this could practically pass for a senior portrait! Where does the time go?



Since we were all together for dinner, we planned on grabbing a quick shot of the 4 grandkids together for our parents.



But this next one is my absolute favorite from the attempt at a grandkids portrait. Their cat, Ozzie, kept walking into the picture which would immediately distract Evey because of her animal obsession. So here is Evey petting Ozzie, and then Connor started patting & rubbing Evey's back. Elise is clearly checking out for a moment. But the best part of all...is Maddox standing so prim and proper in the middle of it all with glazed eyes and a forced smile. Hilarious! I think I may frame this one... :-P



Evey is just in heaven at Aunt Chris' house because her cat and dog actually let Evey pet them. Ours head quickly in the opposite direction when they see poor Evey approaching. She's usually quite gentle...



And I have to sneak one more of mine in. Evey wouldn't touch a drop of her dinner...I think she was just too restless and wanting to explore and play. But she sat very still and inhaled a whole lot of pumpkin pie when it was time for dessert. So here are a couple shots of Evey enjoying her first ever pumpkin pie...yum!

Jennifer...Anytime Portraits

So the idea for this photoshoot arose last winter or spring...and after countless postponements due to conflicting schedules, inclement weather, and running injuries...we finally managed to get it done! :-)

My friend, Jennifer, is an avid runner. She trains like crazy and is extremely dedicated...so much so that she has run the Boston Marathon on multiple occasions. So one day last year I thought to ask her if she had any nice portraits of her in action...and she did not. I felt this was a shame since running has been such an enormous part of her life.

My goal was to provide her with an image that would look really cool in her house as a piece of art...to celebrate her love for running. Which image do you think would be worthy of artistic display? You can leave your vote in the comments section below... :-)

We started off with just a few regular portraits...







And then it was time to run...

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I don't get to shoot much action photography...so I was playing around quite a bit. The results vary...some more abstract and out there than others. ;-)

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Run Jen Run! :-)