a REAL melter

I can not say enough about this image. As a mother of two boys myself, it stirs me to see that sweetness, that closeness, and the protectiveness and adoration between these brothers. As a photographer, it stops my heart and puts a lump in my throat because it is simply perfect to me. It captures what I strive to capture every working day of my life, in a way that I can't even put into words. Despite these boys not being my own children, I would love to have a 20x24 canvas print of this art on my wall to just look at and love every day. Anything smaller than 20x24 would be an injustice. It's just childhood. At it's sweetest. In the most absolutely perfect way.

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I will not have limited access to email from this afternoon through Tuesday. A good friend and colleague is coming for a visit from Colorado this evening. I am very much looking forward to this little mini-vacation at home! If you do not receive a reply to an email, rest assured, I will be in touch Wednesday or Thursday of next week.

Enjoy the weekend!
... and if you need a little helping of lovey-ness, feel free to browse and admire the post above, and the recent posts below. :)

mommy & me

I recently had a fabulous session with a woman who has seen me at my absolute worst...

I'm embarased to say that she has seen my most whiny, vulnerable, scared and sweating, trembling self. Yes, she is my dentist!! I couldn't ask for a better dentist though, and I couldn't hope for a more fun session, either. Her practice is Shoemaker & Gilson, in Waukesha. They're fabulous. If you're on the market for a new dentist, give them a call. (262) 542-0431.



She and her little girl were such a pleasure to photograph. These interactions are so sweet... just love them. It's sized down from an 11x14 design. Aren't they adorable?!

gush.

I try to not be TOO gushy or overly emotional or excitable. I am a professional, right? Well, there are times that it is simply quite impossible to limit a post/preview to 3 images from a session. To not gush too much about how *CUTE* a newborn baby is. How FUN a session was. How much I just LOVE what I do. Capturing things like a teeny little new baby stretch? Look at these wrinkles!!


And the blissful baby, asleep in a basket. Just perfection.



Belly buttons, cord stumps, baby ears, baby "fur," and the loose skin wrinkles. Just a few of my favorite things.


Another bit of artzy fartzy. Still. Undeniably gorgeous.


I can't quite say what it is about this one that draws me in so much. It's darker. A little moodey. VERY unposed. Very "real" feeling to me. It's one of my favorites from the session.

And yes, sometimes I gush, because I just can't not.
I could photograph newborn babies all day long, every single day.

these eyes

Is it just me or is there something amazing about these eyes?


Yeah... that's what I thought. They're amazing.

getting a little behind here...

In case you hadn't noticed... I'm getting a little behind on posting on the blog. I had a handful of sessions I have been meaning to post a few images from, and just don't find the time to do it. Then their ordering session is upon us and there's no longer a need for posting sneak peeks! For obvious reasons, October and November are an established photographer's busiest months of the year. I did update my website a few weeks ago with some fresh images. I don't expect to be able to update there again for many months, so enjoy the tidbits here!
Anyways, here are a few sneak peeks for one client in particular that has been patiently waiting. It really does seem as though all of my clients are beautiful people...