6 day old RJ {Belvidere IL, Elgin IL, newborn, family photography}

It seems like my sessions usually end up being a few of the same type of session in a row.  If I have first birthday session, I usually have at least a couple in a row, then milestone sessions are usually clustered as well as family, etc.  My last newborn shoot was almost 3 months ago and that felt like forever ago as I love newborn sessions so I was going through a little bit of withdrawal.  "R" contacted me a few weeks before her due date and I was so excited for the arrival of this little guy.  He made his appearance and 6 days later I had the pleasure of meeting him during his newborn session.  What a cutie!! He was doing great for family pics (well with the exception of pooping on mom and dad, LOL) but once he woke up he made us work a little bit harder.  In newborn world, being awake means it's time to eat, and that is what RJ did, we did most of the pics in between the feedings.  Once he was sleeping he did really good.  He even woke up towards the end of our session and stayed really content just looking around and trying to take in the world around him.  During that time we were able to get some pictures of him with his eyes open and they turned out great.  There was even one of him smiling while awake.  Thank you guys for choosing me to capture this wonderful moment in your lives.  This stage only lasts for such a short time.  Enjoy your new bundle of joy, can't wait to see him for his 3 month session.  Here is some previews from his session.

Super fun cake smash {Belvidere IL, S Elgin IL, 1st birthday photography}

What fun did we have with Ms. "S" during her photo shoot.  I got a little worried the day of the session because when I woke up in the morning the sky was cloudy, I had the cake ordered and made and we planned a fully outdoor session including an outdoor cake smash nowhere near my in home studio.  I was so ecstatic when we got there and I saw the location "K" found the night before and the rain was holding off.  The little area she found resembled an old Italian village.  Truly a photographers dream.  The park we went to for the cake smash was equally beautiful.  I just loved how this session came together.  Ms. "S" has so much personality and she also loves "Bubble Guppies" which I do as well :) It was the cutest thing when she was singing the theme song.  I am so happy to have met "S" her mom "K" and dad "M".  Thank you guys so much for the opportunity.  Here are the previews from the session.

"L" class of 2012 graduation pics {Belvidere IL, Elgin IL, high school, senior photography}

I had the pleasure of photographing "L" the day of his high school graduation.  This is such a important milestone in his life as well as a great accomplishment.  The day started off with rain and storms which had me worried but it cleared up in time for our session and the day and location could not have been any better.  I hope mom and "L" like how the photos turned out and I hope I did a good job capturing these memories.  We even got a few pics of "L" and his baby brother.  Enjoy the sneak peeks!!

I had the pleasure of photographing Ms. "L" last weekend and I am happy I finally finished editing the session so I can present it to her parents.  I had such a busy weekend that it took me a little longer to get to editing and the weather outside has not helped at all.  Can you guys believe it has been in the 80's here in Illinois in March.  It feels like summer and I love it.  Hope it will stick around for good.  I cannot wait to start booking outdoor sessions.  Beautiful Ms. "L" was such a smiley baby for us.  She did such an awesome job.  I had a great time during her session, not only was she such a good model, her parents were equally awesome.  Definitely happy I got to meet this family.  Ms. "L" is a cousin of one of my previous clients newborn Ms. "K", both girls and parents were such a blast during our sessions.  Hope I get to see them again soon for their next milestone sessions.  For now enjoy some sneak peaks from Ms. "L's" session.