Bellies
Brand New
Babies
Posted on August 31, 2010
I last saw this little man on his half-birthday at the beach. This time, he was showing off his new skill – walking! Well, walking with a little help from his wagon, that is. 
Babies “on the move” around 9 months can be a challenge to photograph because they don’t like to sit still for too long. Exhibit A:
So, we get creative:
And work up to posing. *sigh* I am in love with this one!
And, believe it or not, he posed this way all on his own. What a heartbreaker!!!
Posted on August 30, 2010
This little guy’s hair is the talk of the town. Okay, maybe not the town, but his parents and I sure did talk a lot about it! We marveled over how awesomely perfect his hair stands on end – what character it brings him. Typically, I have lots of hats for newborns, but I found myself putting them on and taking them right back off again – he doesn’t need anything on his head for sure…his hair is just perfect! Enjoy his sneak peek!
And how gorgeous is his momma?
Posted on August 29, 2010
After this session, I wanted to sit in my car and just look over all of the photos on my camera. Isn’t that crazy?! They were stunning on the little LCD screen and I could only image how great they’d be on my computer screen once I had a chance to edit them! I’ll let you be the judge with this little sneak peek. {Oh, and I may do a What to Wear | Maternity blog post just with her outfits! 
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Posted on August 29, 2010
Since I posted a couple of these images as a “Sneak Peek” for the family on my Facebook Fan Page right away, I decided to wait to share any more until I had the entire gallery ready to put into a slideshow. That way, you could experience it as we did – from start to finish.
As a side note, I wanted to share a bit about why I choose to only commit to one family for each Homecoming. I thought long and hard about it this summer – there are so many families for whom OpLove could serve, especially in this area. I often have calls or e-mails from many families from each ship, but take clients based on a first-come, first-serve basis. I *could* take more than one and some OpLove photographers do. But, I want to give my families my full attention – from start to finish – and their galleries reflect that. You see them arrive and wait, you see the ship pull in, you see them wait some more , and finally, you see their reunion! It is a story…. a story full of anticipation, pride, hope, maybe a bit of trepidation, but ultimately it is a story of happiness and love. Homecomings are not easy – they are hours of time spent at the pier or airport where it can be very hot (especially this summer!) and then more hours back home editing through the mass of photographs to choose the absolute best and prepare them to share. But it’s a small sacrifice for me (and all participating photographers) in order to repay our men and women in uniform for the service they give to our country.
So, without further adieu – enjoy the reunion of one sailor from the USS Ashland:
Posted on August 26, 2010
This little one, one of my favorite newborn sessions, came to my home studio for her 3 month mini-session as part of my Baby Plan/Milestones Package. She started out curious about my studio, but it all went sour (literally – just ask her mommy’s shirt!) shortly thereafter. She was awfully serious but luckily, we were able to capture those pretty big blue eyes in the little time we did have!
And something just a little different:
