Busy Busy

I'm sitting here drilling away, trying to get my editing caught up! It looks like rain tomorrow, which will be alright...gives me some time to catch up! I'll just share a couple recents, then I'm back to work!

This little girl was a gem to photograph, look at her...the camera loves her!



And this is another shot of my little thing!

What TO Wear

I've been silly busy the past week, and this coming week looks even moreso...so bear with me if I haven't posted your entire session yet. I promise I'm getting to it, I'm almost done with most sessions (except the last couple). However, I do have this little OCD moment after every session. I have to run inside, download them all, and edit 3-4 shots right then and there. So I'm sharing a couple of those tonight before I go back to this mountain of editing.

Also, today ended up being "What TO Wear" day. I had 2 families that just really rocked the coordination of clothing! And since I often have questions about this, I thought sharing one shot from each session would be good, so others can get ideas. I am always willing to help with clothing choices, so please ask away! Better clothing = better photos.

Clothing Tips:

1. White. Usually NOT a good idea. I know you all see the photos (not on my site, but elsewhere) of the families all wearing white shirts and khakis. It makes me cringe a little when I see that. Not only is it waaaay overused, but white pales people, it makes the average person looks sickly. Unless you're, oh let's see...the Salma Hayek type with olive skin and dark hair, then white is probably not your best choice for a family shot. Some white is manageable, definitely, just use it sparingly.

2. Matching. Don't go crazy with the matching...coordinating is better! You could find a print in one person's outfit and work off of that. Or have some shades that are similar, but not exact. Or just keep it simple, with not too many patterns, and not even worry about the color shades. Unless you have a lot of patterns, it really should be alright. Although, obviously if you have little girls with matching dresses, and then the parents just match some simple colors up...that of course totally works too!

The clothing choices here totally work, even though you can't see the older one's dress well on here. She had on this awesome polka dot dress (see 2nd picture) that ties everyone in together...love this!

How ridiculous is this little girl, and her dress? Cute was not even the word for her.


And everyone's clothing matches her pretty little dress!


This one WOWED me! No, we were not on location in the Caribbean...good Ol' Westerly RI! The three little girls had on matching dresses, and Mom & Dad coordinated off that.


And this one I just LOVE as well! This may not be everyone's style, but I think it completely rocks...simple, but unique.

Catching Up!

I'm finally catching up, after the setback of figuring out the new proofing setup last week! How about this weather, geez?!!! I have to admit, I'm ready for the nice cozy Fall sweater photos! I realized I hadn't posted in a while, so figured I'd quickly share a couple today!

I'm not necessarily a fan of the traditional "cheese" shot. Look at this little one, is she not silly cute?!! The biggest eyes, cheeks galore, such pretty eyelashes! She's not smiling, but I love that all those features just pop out at you in this shot!

The wonderful age of 2...where we often contemplate using duct tape in order to get them to sit and take a decent photo! But this shot wows me, I love that she's holding her favorite blanket tightly, and her hair looks so perfect with the little tousles falling down! She had on a little ballet tutu (which you can't see, and it was the point of the photo)...but this is still my favorite!