A little more Old Town - {Albuquerque portraits}

I'm having a hard time getting sessions blogged... I'm not sure why! I've done a bunch of really fun sessions - in fact I had more sessions last month than I could keep up with. (Maybe that's why I'm behind with blogging!)

I just finished proofing this really fun session - this gorgeous guy is a big brother to one of my "baby plan" babies. I really enjoyed meeting them at Old Town - what a great place for 'tween pictures. We did it a little different for an older boy, and I think it worked really well!  They are a military family so they move around a bit.  His mom wanted pictures that would really say "Albuquerque" - and Old Town really has those great southwest colors!





He had great smiles and he was really good at serious pictures too.  Love it.  (Not everyone can pull off a serious face. :) )

Photo Challenge | Yellow

I thought my little flower princess might be a good entry for this week's theme: Yellow.  She loves to dress up and she was thrilled when she saw that she could shrink down to the size of a flower princess and play in our roses.  Her personality is like sunshine (most of the time).



Check out more great entries at iheartfaces.com .

Another newborn sweetheart - {Albuquerque newborn photography}

I have another really sweet newborn to post today.  I loved getting to meet this little girl - she had a darling little personality and was so photogenic!  The newborn stage goes so fast - I know it doesn't seem as fast to parents who are sleep deprived, but looking back I hardly remember what it was like. I'm always so honored when parents choose to have me work with them for newborn portraits.  Before they know it, their baby will be on a regular schedule, will stretch out, might not need to be changed 20 times a day, and their feet will go all the way to the bottom of their pants. :) (However their socks will still always fall off for quite awhile.)

I LOVE her smile here.  I wonder what she is thinking?












Her dad is very accomplished in martial arts.  I loved their idea of having her wear a gi.

Wide-eyed newborn - {Albuquerque newborn photography}

I found these newborn portraits in my "to be posted" folder from a couple of weeks ago. I have only been blogging a few of my sessions, but I know I really meant to post this one!  This little guy is so gorgeous - I loved getting to meet him!  He was really mellow awake, so we did a bunch of pictures with his parents and of his big bright eyes.  Then we got him to sleep, but.... every time I took the blanket off at all, he would wake up.  So the naked pictures are awake & naked - which doesn't always work very well, but it did this time!  I enjoyed him and his family very much - thanks for coming!

Baby session at the park - {Albuquerque baby photography}

I've had a few people ask me lately if I do pictures at this park down the street. Yep! I've done a few sessions lately but none have ended up posted yet. This is the perfect session to post - this little guy is one of my "baby plan" babies, who I get to see 4 times for portraits in their first year. His parents are the nicest couple - they are students and just seem *on track* to me. (If you know me very well, you know I'm BIG on education.)  I love seeing their relationship with each other and with their sweet son. He's had a tough time this spring and I was so happy to see him looking really good and healthy! Sometimes park pictures are so perfect - he was happy and the day was pretty, a great combination!














He was ultra-fascinated with the ducks.  I mean, we could barely get him to crack a smile or look my direction when the ducks were in sight. :)

I Heart Faces Photo Challenge | Motherhood

One more Mother's day portrait of my family to post. This one for the "motherhood" photo challenge at iheartfaces.com - I love these kids!



Head over to iheartfaces.com to see a lot more great entries!

Mother's day family portraits - {Albuquerque family photography}

It's Mother's Day! (Or, well, it was yesterday.) Our family tradition is to take family pictures on Mother's Day, when everybody is happy to cooperate with me and we have a good time. (Maybe my husband would disagree about being happy to cooperate, but he's a great sport and I appreciate it.)  This year I decided to stick to simple and we did pictures in our own back yard.  The kids were super good and we got some family portraits that I love.



Lots of fun silly pictures.  This is just one of many.  We call it "tickle party!"






My big girl is growing up so fast.


Every time I look at a picture of my son I wonder where all his teeth went.  He lost a bunch, and some aren't even trying to grow back!  He doesn't seem to care.


Sometimes it's hard to get a good smile out of your own kids. :)


And here is my drama princess, always avoiding eye contact with the camera.




All these, plus a bunch more silly pictures, a quick fire ant attack, a bunch of marshmallows everywhere, and everything done in maybe 30 minutes? I love my family. Thanks guys!

Newborn session - {Albuquerque newborn photography}

I met this newborn's family through Operation Love photography - though I hadn't actually done their OpLove session yet, that was the next week :) (soon to be posted!) We did maternity portraits too so I feel like I know them well, and it is such a privilege to meet families that sacrifice so much for our country.

Their little newborn was perfect.  And I love his big sister - she's one of the smartest two year olds I've met, and I've met a lot of two year olds. :)  She was so good and patient, holding her baby brother for pictures!







I got this new bucket for newborn photography - I love it!  I meant to buy something else entirely and fell in love with this instead.  The funny part is I'm sure I'll eventually go back & get the other one too. :)