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Posted on January 5, 2011
While I was on holiday vacation, this little princess was born. And I was lucky enough to witness and capture her birth! Some of you probably saw a sneak peek of her birth on Facebook (I’ll add a few at the end of this post for you, too) and I met with her again on New Year’s Day for a newborn session. She was 10 days old, which is the oldest I photograph newborns and we found out exactly why. The sleepy baby you bring home from the hospital somehow turns into an alert, non-sleepy infant between 10-14 days. 
I did manage to soothe her to sleep for a little while, though, and snapped away as fast as I could. What a precious sweetheart!
And here is my favorite new birth shot from Michaela’s first moment!
Posted on January 3, 2011
The piles of snow had begun to melt away, but we were able to capture a bit of the winter wonderland during this maternity session. It was so much fun hanging out with them and exploring around to find the best spots! Enjoy your sneak peek!
Posted on January 1, 2011
Here’s something you rarely see in Virginia Beach – a SNOWY maternity session! This Christmas, we didn’t just get a little bit of snow, we got over a FOOT. That’s right, a foot of snow in Virginia Beach!!! It was the most snow our area has had in over 20 years. My mind immediately started racing for this (and one more upcoming) maternity session. I hope you enjoy – these are truly magical and unique maternity photos!
And a few bare belly shots (since it was so cold outside!) from my home studio:
Posted on January 1, 2011
I have been seeing other photographers that I admire posting their “Top 10 of 2010″ blog posts all week long. So, I planned to sit down on the Eve of 2011 to put together my Top 10…and it quickly became a Top 100 list. There are just too many beautiful babies, gorgeous moms-to-be, fabulous families, and cute as a button kids that I photographed this past year. In fact, counting mini-sessions, I had 133 sessions this year. Holy Moly! Even I was surprised at that number! So, choosing just 10 was simply impossible.
I settled on my Top 25. When going back through all 133 sessions, I was drawn most to those images that did more than simply capture the moment. I absolutely love those images where you can feel the emotion or the connection between the subjects being photographed. Family is so important and being able to give images to my clients that capture how they feel about one another is my ultimate goal.
So, without further ado, here are my personal favorite 25 images from 2010. I even wrote captions under each to give you a little more insight on why I picked them! (Click here to see the FAN FAVORITE of 2010 – I didn’t include it on my list, even though it is a fave of mine, too 
because it has been featured so recently.)
I love nothing more than to snap the shutter at the exact moment when those big smiles appear!
The contrast between Daddy's ink and baby's sweet face in timeless black & white makes this a sure favorite
Not only was the light just perfect this summer day, but the little flowers in the left corner made this perfection!
Out of all my silhouettes this year (and there are so many that I loooove) this one still makes my heart sing!
One of my first births - and this shot really captured the feeling of a hospital birth
Jumping shots are nothing new in the photog. world, but this many people jumping for joy is too awesome!
The curls....the sweet expression...totally natural placement of hands on cheeks...total love.
Big sister-to-be already in love with her baby sis
I love the little fingers and toes peeking out and the bum up in the air with this pose
I was honored to be asked to photograph the special relationship between nursing mom and daughter. The eye contact is the best!
This pose came about totally on the fly. We set up to have daddy and baby and the sky was getting dark, rain rolling in, so I decided to put mom in the shot at the last second. Absolutely one of my all time favorites!
Pure joy + beautiful light = FAVE
This family was so perfectly dressed for their holiday mini-session. Love the contrast and texture in this shot!
I couldn't resist including this one. I totally "borrowed" the idea from another photographer, but made it work especially well with the lines in the wall behind the belly.
This seemingly remote, forest location was just a tiny spot off to the side of this family's house. But it sure gives that secluded, wooded forest feel, doesn't it?
I just love the colors and depth of this family shot!
Can't you just feel the love? <3
The yellow and white outfits contrast so nicely with the green grass. And, for all my photog friends, NO head-swapping!
Another emotional choice. The first time a mother really gets a good look at her firstborn? Priceless.
I'm in love with this hat. And the baby is pretty darn cute, too.
Opposites attract, right? I love the close-up differences of this couple's eyes. Stunningly beautiful.
This one struck me as exuding peaceful and hopeful energy - exactly what maternity portraits should capture.
And finally, one for the record books. These girls are ages 6, 5, 4, 3, and 8 months. And we had 15 minutes in which to capture them together as a gift to their grandparents. Mission Accomplished!
I hope you enjoyed my walk down memory lane! There were many, many more that I wanted to include, but just didn’t have the time and space. So now, out with the old…..and on to 2011! See you next year!
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