Fun with the Androjna's

When I went out to Pheonix a few weeks ago I got to spend some time with my sister n law and her family. They are expecting #2 in June so we did some family shots and captured my go, go, go nephew, Alex... He's so cute and spunky! It was fun spending time with them, great hospitality, and lots of yummy food!

My Family

I thought I would share a few pictures of my family from our vacation. The family picture was taken by my brother, Chad. My son, Drew, absolutely hates sitting still for ANY type of picture so he looks a bit like a deer in headlights, but this is the best that we got! I am nearly in tears because I don't have ANY good pictures of my son after taking pictures EVERY day! ugh! He is so busy and FAST. I can't ever get him to look at me either. It's so frustrating! He won't sit with my daughter for one second for me to take their picture together so it was amazing to get these few shots that I did. Of course the light was nearly gone by the time he was playing with her. I hope to get some pictures when the new baby arrives, wish me luck! enjoy.

My little angels......

Tribute to my bro

What a cute family! I can't stop smiling when I see these pictures. I just love seeing my bro so happy and in love with his family.

Baby Blues

Here are some sneak peeks from our family vacation. This is my super cute nephew, Bryant. He is such a little cutie. He has the most beautiful crystal clear blue eyes. enjoy!

The Lovely Miss Wendy's One on One

Hello again! I've been lacking in posting due to working on my photography through workshops and one on ones. I've been sifting through images and trying to practice lots. I recently spent the weekend in AZ where I took a one on one class to improve my photography skills with Miss Wendy Schulz. She is amazing and truely one gifted and talented woman! We had so much fun and the information and knowledge that I recieved was amazing and so inspiring! Thank goodness she was on board to deal with my pregnancy potty breaks, and just the chore of getting up and down. It was great to have her critique my shooting and help me enhance my shots with correct lighting/focus, etc. We had such fun in a field at sunset playing with backlight and then light as the sun sets behind the mountains. I have several images from my day with Wendy, but these are a few of my favorites. Thanks for everything Wendy! you were a fab model to practice on.... K

I love this picture. It's my reminder to take JUST 1 PHOTO!!!! I'm working on it!

The master and spirited Wendy! You can check Wendy out at http://rwspad2007.wordpress.com/.

Audrey Woulard's Weekend Workshop in Chicago

Words cannot express how inspired I am! I just want to get out and shoot... I attended a fabulous workshop in Chicago last weekend with the famous, Audrey Woulard. Audrey is known for her work with children and babies as well as Pottery Barn Kids. She is amazing all around. A wonderful person with a spirit like no other. She is a woman we can all aspire too, as a mother and a professional business woman. I didn't know what to expect when I signed up for the workshop and I was completely blown away by her experience as well as how approachable and laid back she is. I just can't put exactly how I feel into words. I was so excited to see her studio. It has the most amazing light I've ever seen. The catchlights in everyone's eyes were amazing! flawless and NATURAL! So, as soon as I wake up Monday morning, I contact my realtor and start looking for a space! ha! Seriously, I would love to have a space to shoot during the blah blah months in ohio and somewhere to escape too. The light in her studio made me want a studio so badly! Oh and of course the opportunity to decorate it! We'll see what's in store..... Maybe sometime down the road. I also came home wanting a new camera, a new lense (well a few), etc. I don't think the hubby was expecting me to be all gung ho when I returned!

Here are some of the images from the weekend. What beautiful kids.... enjoy

Two Preggers in a pod....

Hello everyone!
I just returned from a wonderful weekend trip to Chicago where I attended a workshop given by the Movie star of portraiture, Audrey Woulard. My gal pal, Andrea, who now lives in WI, also attended the workshop. We were able to go to a lovely dinner on friday night, where we ate, chit chatted, laughed, and ate some more sans kids. It was a great escape from mommyhood although we weren't able to totally escape and have a few drinks since we are both pregnant. Before we knew it, we had been there for 4 hours!

Here's a snapshot of the two of us in Audreys studio before we had to say goodbye - boohoo. I had to crop out the bellies, my belly didn't look very flattering while sitting. This photograph was taken by Kristyn McBride, a photographer located in AZ.

Andrea modeled her belly for Audrey so I HAD to take a picture, well several pictures. Here's a snapshot of Andrea.

Here's another of the mommy star. you work it girl.....