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!



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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. :)

Beautiful senior portraits downtown - {Albuquerque senior photography}

A preview for my last senior of the spring.  I'm so glad I did just one more senior session - this is a really beautiful set of images.  She wins some of my personal senior photography awards :) - most outfit changes in the least amount of time, best school entrance for photography, best serious pictures.  (Sometimes it's so hard not to smile!) 

We did some studio photography and also went downtown.  She is a volleyball player and we had some fun with volleyballs in my living room.


She plays the guitar, and isn't it a beautiful guitar? :)


I'm always looking for an outfit to go with my black & white background (thanks!)


She goes to school downtown, so we went there for some really fun pictures.




I loved getting to see the inside of her school.  They have a great marble staircase in their entryway.








Her outfits were coordinated perfectly, right down to the perfect shoes.  I love these!












Of course I had my ring light ready.  I love the pop it gives!


It was absolutely lovely to meet this senior - thanks so much to her & her mom!

i heart faces:soft & sweet

When I saw the theme this week - "soft and sweet" - for the I Heart Faces website I had to enter this picture.  More previews coming soon for this sweet family and their new *soft* baby. :)



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