Beautiful Bows

With Thanksgiving complete, I can now allow myself to decorate for Christmas (I don't allow myself to do so before Thanksgiving). And this year, I was able to help those in need while doing it. A member of a local church is making beautiful bows - and even wrapping gifts, decorating your house, etc. - with all proceeds going to their Families in Need fund. I cannot make a bow to save my life, so I certainly took advantage of her talent!

I had fun shopping for sparkly wrapping paper to go with my sparkly bows. I wrapped up some old boxes I had laying around (yes, I keep every box that is every shipped to me), added my bows and voila! Christmas decor for the mantle, sofa table, etc. etc.

I also had a few pink & blue bows made - so I now have picture-perfect bows for all those newborn sessions!

You're Famous!!

While I was shooting this brother and sister, I told them they would 'be famous' since I would be putting their pictures on my blog, website, facebook, etc. So, kids, you're famous!

I'm sure mom won't mind if I tell this story (at least I hope not).....the little girl's room has this great window that gets amazing natural light. And the room is a pale yellow, so it was just filled with beautiful light, the kind that makes photographer's drool (as long as no one sees the drool, we're OK...). So when I said to mom "oh, I would love to start shooting in here!" her response was "are you kidding?? It's such a mess!!". But I knew that in the end, we wouldn't see any mess, just beautiful children in beautiful light.

This Old Saddle

At a recent session, out in 'the country' (as I call it), even though I was actually shooting the 2 children (their pictures coming in another post), my eye was caught by a saddle. The mom (and a dear friend of mine) told me it was her saddle, she had used it lovingly for years on her sweet horses that have since been put down. She could tell in an instant that I wanted to shoot it....I loved trying to capture all the little details. So, with some beautiful natural light, here's something a little different....

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