Mommy & Me: Pentz Family

I was so excited about my first set of mini sessions living here in Arizona.  So I headed out to Veteran’s Oasis Park with the Pentz family.  I had a little bird tell me that they had not updated family pictures in a little while so I decided to add dad into a some shots and we had a blast.

As soon as I met David, Melina, and Miles I just knew we could be friends.  I had so much and was so happy we turned this into a family mini.  This family was great together and I was so happy they brought their 4 legged family member also.  They will always have these pictures and that warms my heart.

Miss Callie turned 6 Months

So I took another trip to Jacksonville to capture some pictures of pretty miss Callie.  I can’t believe that she has already turned 6 months I could have sworn we just did maternity pictures for Amanda and Brett.  Miss Callie is quite the ham but so are her parents so we all know where she gets it from.

I always have so much fun with this family and it was extra fun this session because Callie’s grandma and Aunt were in town so we were able to capture some them as well.  I am so sad that my family had to move and I won’t get to capture Callie’s first birthday.  She is one lucky little girl.

Amanda and Brett also celebrated their 6 year wedding anniversary so we tried to recreate a picture for their anniversary!

Clickin Walk 2017 ~ Tampa

About 3 weeks ago I traveled over to Tampa to meet up with some fellow Florida Photographers to do a photo walk.  To be honest I almost didn’t go because I get into my head.  I didn’t think I could hang with the pros.  But I went and I am so glad that I did.  I loved getting to meet fellow photographers and getting to chat with them.  I would love to maybe someday get to shoot with them.

We walked around downtown Tampa taking pictures of Architect and people.  I loved trying something new I haven’t taken pictures of just buildings before but I think they turned out pretty good.  So enjoy just a small chunk of what I ended up with!

BFY Colton Turns 1

HAPPY 1ST BIRTHDAY Colton James.  It is so hard to believe that you are 1 already.  I might be a little bias because you are my nephew but you have turned into such a handsome little boy!!!  When I did your newborn pictures a year ago you were such a sweet model for me.

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We had so much fun shooting your 1 year pictures.  Your momma had lots of outfits and hats even though you did not want to wear your hats I was able to capture some before you got them off.  We had so much fun doing your cake smash and bath pictures were so fun.  You weren’t so sure about the cake smash and you are just like your mother you made very little mess.  Thank you to your mom for letting me use you as my model for my Baby First Year Session!!!!

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Curry Family Mini

I have to quickly say that the Hensel Phelps company is a wonderful company and I am so happy that my husband and our family gets to be a part of this wonderful company and family.  Here is another Hensel Phelps family and what a sweet family they were.   Their girls Elana and Emma were just the cutest.  I have learned with my two that this age is the hardest to get everyone to look in the same direction at the same time, but the girls did a wonderful job.

We headed out to Twin Oaks Conservation area, Inedelmis asked about a Christmas setting, so I brought some ornaments and we were able to find a little pine tree to hang them and on and I think it made for a great back drop and the girls loved playing with the ornaments.  This was a little later in the morning so the sun was kind of harsh and not a lot of shade at this park but I think that we were able to get some great pictures anyways.  Thank you again Curry family for letting me work for you and hope that I get to work for you more in the future!

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Erbrick Family Mini Session

How fun was this family.  They are part of the Hensel Phelps family which is the company my husband works for.   When you work for Hensel Phelps you tend to move around a lot so it is always nice to connect with another HP family because they know what it is like to get up and move your family a lot.  Once you meet an HP family you know that you will always know them because even if you move away there is always a chance that you will meet up again on a different project in a different city and maybe even a different State.  The Erbricks have lived in Florida for a while now so it was nice to chat and find out things about the weather and life in general here.

The Erbrick’s are such a sweet family and the girls are a blast so ready to be in front of the camera and loved to act goofy!  We decided to take advantage of something that there is plenty of in Florida and that is beaches.  Luckily we didn’t have to drive all the way out to the ocean we were able to meet at the Lake Front in St. Cloud and it worked great as a perfect back drop for this family.  I hope they loved their session as much as I did and I can’t wait to getting to know this family better in the future!  Thank you Erbrick family for having fun with me!

Santoni Mini Session

So to start off the Holiday mini sessions is the Santoni Family.  I love getting to meet new families especially being new to the area myself.  This family was the sweetest and the girl were great.  Alexis and Gianna are super close in age and though they say they aren’t best friends yet I bet they will become best friends the older they get.

We took their session to Lake Runnymede Conservation area.  I love this place it is small has a couple of walking trails and a lot of trees.  The only things else I could have asked for were the leaves to change color but I know if Florida that is a lot to ask.  It was at least feeling a little fall like outside.  The family was great going with some of my different ideas for them.  I hope that they have a very wonderful holiday season.

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Above and Beyond Equestrian Barn Show

So I know it has been a little bit since the last time I have blogged and over the next week or so I will be blogging a lot as I catch up on all the Holiday Sessions I have been doing.  This has been a busy fall for me and part of that was a Barn Show I was asked if I would be the photographer for.  The owner of Above and Beyond Equestrian asked if I would want to be the photographer for her barn show and I said yes.  Now after I said yes I began to get very nervous and kept second guessing myself on whether or not I really should have said yes.  I mean I had never done a horse show before and I know everyone has to start somewhere and I didn’t want to screw it up for her.  After much back and forth with myself and my friend Amber’s encouragement I decided this was going to be great.

Let me tell you I had such a blast!!  It was kind of right up there with what I love to capture.  Being a video journalist I love capturing the action as it happens which is probably why I loved getting to shoot Friday Night football so much.  Here are a couple of collages of pictures taken from the horse show!  Thank you again Stacy Glazeski for having me out to your barn I can’t wait to work with you and your riders again!

Steven Turns 6 Months

I am beyond excited that Baby Steven’s momma Linda has asked me to do Steven’s pictures through the next couple of months as he heads towards that 1 year mark.  I first met Steven when he was just a month old after moving to Florida.  His momma is just one of the sweetest and I am so glad that we were able to meet up through a playgroup in St. Cloud.

Steven turned 6 months old at the end of September and I couldn’t wait to photograph him.  He is almost sitting up with a little assistance but is definitely not staying still.  He was a roller going all over the place but it made it excited, and I bet by his 9 month session he is going to make me get some exercise in chasing him around.  I can’t wait to continue to watch this little boy grow!

Here is a quick picture of when he was almost 3 months oh and his family did a 4th of July mini session with me.  Oh my how he has changed in just 3 short months!Sherer Family 9

Here are the pictures from his 6 month Session!  Thank you to Nicole Schunk with PaperPuff Design for the cute monster banner, she made them in a couple of different colors so if you have a monster theme for your kids I have more to use!!  You can find her shop on Esty  PaperPuff Design!!