my boys

I've been slowly adding to my home studio over the past few months.  Winters here are just too long, and it's nice to have the versatility, especially for newborns and small children.  I will dream of the someday ahead when my studio is more than a room in my basement, but for now am content to have this.  My handsome boys were in a good mood and willing to help me test this setup out before some clients came over.  Ben just adores his "Bubba."  

at play

It's January but it feels like Spring.  What else would you do but go outside and play as much as possible?  I looked out and saw Ben in the sandbox, digging so quietly and happily, and knew that it was a moment I wanted to capture. 

It is one of my photography goals this year to be more deliberate in my photo-taking of my own children. Meaning, I want to involve them more in mini "sessions."  I get so busy with other things, with clients, with life, and need to remember my most important clients are my own children.  I'd like to do some styled shoots this year {several ideas kicking around in my head that I really hope I can make happen--so stay tuned}.  

This wasn't one of those shoots.  :)  This was me being in the moment with Ben.  But by paying more attention, I hope I turned what might have just been snapshots into something a little more beautiful.  

What a great and blessed year it has been.  Thank you to all my clients, fans and friends.  May you have a wonderful and meaningful Christmas, from my family to yours!

smith {preview}

A couple of frames for the mama.  The rest are coming, I promise!

pitt {family}

I am loving this season.  I always have, but being a photographer has taught me to love it even more.  The light and colors of autumn are so beautiful!  

This family was just plain fun and made my job easy by being so gorgeous.  I mean, come on, what's better than redheads in the fall?  We scheduled this shoot for a weekend I would be in Bountiful.  We agreed on a location, and I knew there was a fairly good chance I'd run into a few other photographers, as it's a popular canyon, but holy moly!  If you saw a pull-back shot on any of these photos you'd see a photographer here, here, here and here.  Oh, and here and here (that's you imagining me pointing).  But we found a few great pockets of light anyway.  

It was so great meeting (and re-meeting) you, Pitt family!  Let's do it again, shall we?  

benjamin {six months}

Remember this little cutie?  He's six months old now and as charming as can be, with that little smile.  See his three month shoot here.