The Howell-Ellis Family: Take Two!

I was so excited to finally get to take this family's photos! Back in 2011 we took their photos, it was with my old camera, and it was an absolutely miserable day - snowing, sleeting, wind blowing -- freezing! But we trudged through and came out with what, at the time, I thought were some pretty great shots!

 

I am so grateful that this family has given me another opportunity to capture their amazing family! Russ & Diane both had big families and when they got married their family stretched even farther, so that they now have 10 kids (lovingly adding in Austin, Kimber's boyfriend) between them. My first instinct is to believe that it's crazy insane living at their house, but experience has taught me differently. Of course, they all have their different ways, but they're such a cohesive family that you would never know that their family was as big as it is.

I want to do something fun with this blog post, because I think it's absolutely amazing to look back at their photos from 2011. Everyone in this family has changed soooo much. You wouldn't believe that 2 years does that, but apparently it does. So without further ado, here is my fun then/now blog post of the Howell-Ellis family! The photos with the watermark are the newest (obviously).

Starting with the baby of the family:

Brody

 

Then the Triplets:

Matthew

 

 

Martin

 

Mick

 

Moving into the high schoolers:

 

Huck

 

Coda

 

Melanie

 

And finally the oldest siblings:

Kimber

 

Justin

 

We were so thankful that Justin made it to our shoot this time! :)

 

Here are the rest of the photos, I am so grateful, like I said, that this family gave me another chance to prove to them how nice family photos can turn out! Thanks again to the Howell-Ellis family! 

 

 

 

 



Thanks to Austin who, while he wouldn't let us take just his picture, was such a great sport with all the others!



 

 

 

 

 

 

P.S. For those of you who read my blog on a frequent, non-photo sense basis, stay tuned for some absolutely amazing news!

Outdoor Photos and Why I Love Them: The Buckley Family

So this photo shoot is one that I really wanted to talk about because it was a really fun time, but it was so laid back as well. We all just met up at the site and had so much fun climbing on things and getting to do fun things. Poor little Baby J was having a rough day, but the pictures still turned out great :)

Emily is a good friend and she contacted me to set this shoot up. The Buckley family has always done photos in a studio and I really hope they had a good time doing an outdoor shoot because I will tell you, I absolutely love outdoor shoots. They lend to beautiful lighting without any assistance (generally) and you can do so many things that aren't possible with indoor/studio shoots. Not to rag on studio shoots, but they can get pretty bland at times. I am a firm believer that baby shoots are easier indoors (although I have done outdoor), but other shoots are so much fun to do outside!

Just a quick plug and then some photos! It is coming up on Christmas time (yes I know no one wants to think about it but still) and it's a perfect time to get Christmas cards made up for the year! Please contact me if you'd like to set up a shoot :) also, some pricing changes are in effect (mainly more set) so if you have questions please ask, don't just assume they are the same; I hate to have someone get their heart broken because they need to pay more than they thought (I still believe [and may be biased] that I am the best deal around).

Without further ado here we go!

 

 

 

 

 

Thank you Emily and Amy for letting me take your family's photos! It was a lot of fun and I think they turned out great!

Baby R's 1st Birthday & Family Photos

It seems like it's been years since my last blog! I really feel behind, but it's been one hectic fall. With school starting (in a new school & grade), Dave leaving for Cincinnati, and things happening every weekend it has felt like I have literally no time to do anything.

I am so grateful to all those families I have done photos for lately that have been so ridiculously patient with me and my schedule.

Finally I have these done! I had so much fun going down to St. George, Utah to do these photos. This family is amazing! They have given me so much credit and they are not only returning customers, but good friends. I had a great time working with them and getting to enjoy Baby R's birthday party! While there aren't very many from her actual birthday on here, I can ensure her family that may be reading this that they did turn out great, I just don't want to include people who may not have realized their photos were going on Facebook and my blog in those places.  Baby R was such a trooper throughout the entire day - so most credit goes to her! Kaila had the fantastic bow and necklace for her octopus outfit made through a really special lady. If you'd like to check out her creations click here.

Without further ado, here are those fantastic photos!

 

 

And now just some photos of this gorgeous little girl!

 

 

Kaila's mom was in town for the party and they had expressed a need for new family photos as well, here is a taste of their's. This family really was sooo easy to work with and be around! I don't think we stopped laughing. If only I could've gotten everyone to smile ;)

 

 

Happy Birthday Baby R! Thank you Kaila and Nick for letting me capture this moment for you!