Sneak Peek - Adrianna's 7th Birthday || Little Rock Child Photographer

A sneak peek to Adrianna's 7th birthday portrait session.

Baby Lifestyle Photography | Little Rock, Arkansas

Weston's mom is getting her pictures tomorrow, so I thought I would share a few more images of his 1-year session.

A quiet moment with Mommy...

I'm currently working on some new session packages, especially for newborns and children. So moms, stay tuned! For 2009, all sessions will be on-location. I prefer to shoot in your home just as I did Weston's. I think that is where babies and kids are most comfortable. So even if you think you don't have good enough light, you will be surprised at what I'm able to capture.

Wiggles & Giggles | Arkansas Baby Portrait Photographer

Capturing Weston's 1-year-old pictures was so much fun! He was actually still sleeping when I arrived, but literally 2 minutes after waking up you would have never known. He giggled and laughed and "told" me all kinds of stories. He is Mr. Personality!

Love this series...

For those photographers - I got to shoot this cute baby with my new baby, 50mm 1.4 prime lens. Check out that light and those eyes at shot wide open.

Again, those eyes....

For moms wondering what kind of clothing to wear for sessions, Weston's mom picked out great stuff. Solid, bright colors work marvelous. And I got lucky when I spotted this great little bench she had that complemented Weston's sweater perfectly!

A Little Cowboy | Family Portrait Photographer, Tennessee

So I've been just slightly MIA from the blog lately. But I have good reasons! I spent Thanksgiving in Tennessee with my family and favorite nephew. We took the 3rd annual Christmas Card picture. Hayden thought he was the coolest cowboy wearing one of my dad's hats. And, in case you're wondering, he is every bit the little ham he appears to be.

Stay tuned for some more cool posts this week. One involves, oh, let's say, um, .....the White House.

Birthday Surprise

Back in September I traveled to a beautiful farm out in the middle of nowhere. I met up with four precious grandchildren all dressed in camoflauge. Why might you ask? Well, Grandpa was turning 60 and a special surprise birthday was in the works. The biggest surprise, though, would be a 16x20 canvas of his grand-kids dressed in his favorite clothing - camo!

The entire family conspired to get Grandpa off the farm long enough to get the session in. And we pulled it off. He had no idea and was completely surprised.

Happy 59-and-12-months birthday, Grandpa!

Baby Karlee

Sore throat. Fever. Yuckiness. That's been my week. Today is the first day I've felt close to normal. So, in other words, I ain't got nothin' done this week. :)

I have to share these images, though. My cousin's daughter, Karlee, came to my nephew's birthday party this past weekend in Tennessee. I haven't seen her since Christmas and my how she's grown. But the first thing I noticed were her beautiful and huge blue eyes.

She smiled, laughed, grinned...until I lifted the camera and then all I got were stares. But still so precious...

Hayden's Big Bash - John Deere Style

Just got home from a whirlwind weekend. It was my nephew's 3rd birthday party with a "John Deere" theme. He loves his John Deere "twactors".

My sister and I decorated his cake. We were pretty proud of it but I wouldn't confuse us with Martha Stewart or anything. :)


Hayden was pretty proud, too...

He realllly enjoyed the icing!

Now this is the way to eat your birthday cake...
Happy Birthday little man!

Happy Birthday Hayden!

My sweet nephew, Hayden, turns 3 today. I can't believe he's growing up so fast.

Happy Birthday Hayden! I'll see you Saturday...

Noah Turns 1 - Part 2

I promised some more cute images of adorable Noah and I don't think these will disappoint.
Look at that face. You just want to pinch those little chipmunk cheeks...

The next two I played around with some different textures. What do you think?
This one is absolutely priceless. He just got his dinosaur for his birthday.

I couldn't decide which I liked better of this image....Color or BW.
There are many images and I wish I could post them all, but those are for Mommy and Daddy to see. And in case you haven't seen Noah's baby pictures, click here

If you haven't scheduled your portrait session yet, now is a great time. The weather is wonderful and the light is gorgeous.

Noah Turns 1 - (Old State House in Little Rock)

A Sunday afternoon on the green grass and red brick walkways of the Old State House in downtown Little Rock was the perfect backdrop to capture sweet Noah at the tender age of 1.

There may just be a few more added later this week. Hint. Hint.

Sneak Peek - Noah Turns 1

Just a sneak peek at Noah's 1-year session...

Tune in tomorrow for more.

My Favorite Canvas Vendor in the whole world! (Pixel2Canvas)

A couple of weeks ago I ordered my first two canvases from this amazing company, Pixel2Canvas. When I opened the box and pulled away the wrapping all I could say was "Wow!" Seriously, I've ordered some other canvases before that were much more expensive, but they can't hold a candle to how beautiful Pixel2Canvas canvases are. And I wish I could show you the two I ordered, but they are for an art show/sale at my church next week. So they're a surprise until then!

But tonight I placed 2 more canvas orders. One is for a surprise birthday party so I can't share it yet either. Sorry! But...don't despair.....I can show you the other one...well, at least the image.

Little Zoe will have her precious picture hanging on her parents' wall in a few weeks.

To get a little better idea of the amazing work Pixel2Canvas offers, a fellow (and amazing) photographer, Carrie Schumacher of San Diego Barefoot Memories, put together a great image of the different types of canvases and was kind enough to share it with me for a donation to the wonderful organization Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep (more on NLMDTS later!). I will have more of canvas info on the website soon.

I personally love the Gallery Wrap. It has a thicker edge than a standard wrap plus the image itself can wrap around the edges. They've even started carrying a gallery wrap with a 2-1/2 inch deep edge! I can't wait to order one of those.


If you would like to purchase a canvas using an image of one your previous sessions, please let me know. I will be happy to do so. Also keep the holidays in mind. These beautiful canvases will make beautiful Christmas gifts. Just make sure to allow enough time to order them. They will take about 4-6 weeks, so the deadline to order one for Christmas will be November 21st.

Etsy.com - Great Portrait Ideas

I've come across an incredible little find....Etsy.com

Perhaps you've already heard of it, but if not you can buy just about anything hand-made on this site from many different sellers. I first found Etsy when I was searching for some cute hats to use in baby/kid portrait sessions. Here are a few that I've found. Please note that these images are NOT ones I have taken. But please keep these precious items in mind for your future shoots.
Many sellers will make custom items for you as well. I would love to see some of the items you come up with. Just bring them all to your session!


From seller Tip Top AppleSauce -

Maybe you need an elf hat for your baby's first Christmas picture?

From seller Two Little Wrens:


from seller My Market Stall:
How adorable would this apple hat be for a fall picture?





or perhaps a little acorn?

From seller A Garden In Bloom:

For Daddy (Benton, Arkansas)

I returned from my vacation in North Carolina on Thursday night. I'll be posting a few photos from there soon. I'm so far behind on posting!

After rescheduling their session from a couple of months ago, I finally met with Paula and her sweet kids, Zachary and Kate (a.k.a. - Katie Belle). Paula wanted to do a session with photos just for husband. I so hope he will enjoy his special Father's Day gift.


Aren't those big blue eyes just incredible?

Big Brother Zachary definitely loves his Katie Belle...


This is one of my favorite shots, and you would never guess Zachary never stopped talking the entire time I was there.

I so enjoyed my time with the Benham family. Paula, I'm so glad we reconnected and I'm in love with your kids!