Spring Preschool Portraits

Every spring I'm reminded of how far we've come when I get the opportunity to shoot at this preschool. This is where it all started 5 years ago - wow 5 years! I truly appreciate all of our wonderful clients, but especially those at OSA.

A little story...at our first shoot the teachers shared with me that it was impossible to get Miss B (the beautiful little girl in the floral dress) to smile and that she was very camera shy. We managed to get several darling shots at the first shoot and Mom was very happy. Fast forward 5 years and little Miss B is quite the model - you should have seen her moves - and not the least bit camera shy.

Time passes so quickly and I am so honored to be able to capture a bit of time for families that I hope they will treasure for generations but most certainly they will treasure during those teenage years :)

Enjoy!

Baby Day

I was honored to be invited to photograph this terrific group of little ones at a play date in the park. The moms of these adorable children get together each week and enjoy each other's company while the kids play (and have snacks) under a shade tree. As I was watching the kids through my lens I could imagine the scene a couple of years from now with little ones running everywhere.

Enjoy!

Back to Where it All Started

Okay, this post requires some back story.

About 4 years ago I called my friend Michelle (the wonderful teacher in the white) who owns a preschool and told her about my brilliant idea for a photography business. The plan was to photograph children at preschool while they are playing, doing activities, etc. and then sell framed black and white 4x6's. I asked her if she thought it would be a good idea. She said that she had had difficulty getting a photographer to come to the school for a reasonable price and that what I was thinking might be a good idea. That was the end of that. Until she called a few weeks later and scheduled a shoot for her preschool. That's where it all started - a good friend and a couple dozen preschoolers.

Since then some of the preschoolers have gone on to elementary school (mine included), our businesses has grown from a stay-at-home mom project to a full-time full-service family photography business and I've learned how to photograph a dozen or so preschoolers at the same time.

I owe a lot to Michelle, Lisa and Alicia as well as the parents of the preschool who supported us in our infancy. THANK YOU!! I never imagined our business would grow as it has and feel truly blessed by our wonderful friends who have supported us as clients and with referrals and our wonderful clients who are more like friends.

These are the class photos and individual photos from this year. I hope you enjoy viewing them as much as I've enjoyed making them!




My assistant/daughter - isn't she cute! She was a really big helper.

Sunday Morning Fun Slideshow!

Here's the slide show of images from a recent playgroup shoot. Some of the moms were able to view it in our residential gallery but a couple couldn't make it so I promised to post the slide show.

Enjoy!

Sunday Morning Fun!

Here's a sneak peek of the images from my latest playgroup photo shoot. I haven't done one of these in a while and I was reminded how much fun everyone has. I love the challenge of capturing the kids in action, the kids have fun just playing and the parents can just relax.

Enjoy!