Baby Peyton

It's been maybe about a year and a half since I began taking pictures professionally. To think about that truly amazes me, realizing how far I've come and the relationships I've built along the way.

In the summer of '08 I took family pictures for Denise, Pete and their little one year old girl Riley. Since then Riley has had another birthday and they added a new one to their little family.

At a precious 10 days old, meet Peyton Avery.



















Welcome to the world sweet girl, knowing you are loved beyond what you will ever know.

the cuzzins

my unplanned blogging break has been entirely too long. It's not that I don't have things to blog, it's more that I've been too lazy to actually do it. For now though, this is where I'm starting so I can get my butt back in gear. And what better way to do that than with three super cute kiddos who also happen to be my cousins!

Kayla has talked to me about doing pictures for a really long time... like way before I ever even did pictures. So finally getting to take these was really great. And I couldn't have asked for more cooperation! Maybe that's cause it was so early and noone was really awake quite yet ;)

Here's a teaser from the shoot, the rest will come within a week!

I picked this picture because of the personality on each face :) Sammie's face on the right cracks me up every time I see it!

Riley (Rochester children's photographer)

Last summer as I was getting started, I used craigslist to try and get some bookings. And while I didn't have much luck with it, I did have a little :)

Denise emailed me interested in doing family portraits, and although I had not much of a portfolio to show her, still booked me! I met them up at Charlotte (pronounced shar-LOT for all you out-of-towners ;) beach and went from there. Riley had just turned 1 at that time and I was just dying to take pictures of chubby sandy baby toes. Seriously.

And I got to!



The last time I saw her, this is what she looked like. We all know that babies turn into kids, but it's always a shock to actually see it happen!



We met up at beautiful Highland Park to take these pictures. It was a gorgeous morning, shining sun hidden by clouds and it was the perfect balance of humid and hot.







Riley was an absolute pleasure to take pictures of. She knew just how to say "cheese!" and smile :) I got so many awesome shots of her, it was very hard to pick the best ones.



But these moments are my favorite. The precious "in between" shots... that's what you'll really want to remember when you're picking out pictures for her high-school graduation slideshow :)







Can she get much more adorable? Like, seriously?

I'm totally honored that you asked me to do pictures for you again this year Denise. What a compliment! I can't wait to see your new little one in the fall :)

drive-thru photography

I did a shoot behind an Arby's today...

In gladiator grass. It's really too bad i don't have the mark II 5D, cuz then I totally coulda gotten video too ;) (updated to say that I just went and watched the whole video that I linked to in this post... and you should too... apparently it's not really from the movie... and by the end of the video I was like wth? BA!hahaha!)



Behind the Arby's you did WHA?! Just drivin through the drive-thru, gettin some beef... don't mind us... :)

Tim and Michelle - You guys rock. And I picked this one because there are FAR too many to pick just one... and I thought this looked a little mysterious. I can't wait to dive into the rest and show you!

I <3 eyelash pictures

I feel so behind right now, but I'm sooo happy that I've been so busy! Busy right now is a blessing :) Speaking of blessings, can we just talk about how amazingly beautiful these little big lashes are?



The rest of Riley will come soon ;)

Too much cuteness!

Back in September, my friend Michelle called me to see if I knew anyone who wanted to take on an adorable 5 month old as a part-time nanny. Hmmmm... it seemed to me that since I was already a nanny, it would work really well for me! So I got the number of the mommy who needed someone to watch her sweet little boy and the rest is history.

We worked out a good system for a couple months and I thoroughly enjoyed being able to have a little tiny (although he was never really tiny:) guy to play with and make giggle. We tried to do outside pictures in the leaves before Christmas, but it didn't work out. We did end up with these though :) One of my all-time favorite shoots.

But alas, children grow, and baby Jonah isn't so, well, baby anymore. But he sure is CUTE! This one is just full of personality and I had the hardest time picking through all the pictures and deciding what to use and what not to. His faces are just priceless!



We shot all of these right in my yard. My parents have a fantastic knack for gardening (especially my dad) and though we live in NY, it looks as though we have flora all year round... and technically we do. It's all in the basement all winter :D





This is a prop that Chrissy brought along and I love it! It was so perfect for him! He's 14 months old and is just taking some very cautious hesitant steps. He loved having something to hold onto AND it kept him in one spot :)

as a side-note, I LOOOOOVEEE props like this! They always add something to a pic. If you're doing pictures with me in the future, remember this and think about things that are special to you that we could use for them.





This little rocking chair is my grandpa's chair from when he was little. I just love it, and it worked so well to plop it in the poppies and just see what he would do.



whatchoo lookin at huh?





This was his most unfavorite spot :) I knew he wouldn't like it with the bare feet and all, but it was just too cute!



This was my pick from the day! I just cannot handle his scrunchy little nose, it's toooo much to handle!!!



He was singing here... LOL



This is how you know when the shoot is over



But it's not over, til it's over. One of my fave shots, I love stuff like this :D

I've finished the baby, but may just wait til tomorrow to do a whole post. If you just can't wait though, you can visit my facebook fan page and check it out.

Check back later this eve though for a teaser from the engagement session I'll be shooting this afternoon. This couple is hot, just sayin. So get ready :)

waiting for baby (rochester, NY family and children photographer)

This post brought to you by:



Tony and Lynda... 2 beautiful people I've been honored to know and work with to capture these precious days before baby #4 enters the world :)



For any of you out there who have a 2 year old or have had one in the past, you will understand completely when I tell you how difficult it is to have fresh cut grass between your toes while trying to be glamorous for your close-up. What a beauty little Laurel is. Between a few tears and sticks waving about, I managed to catch her at some amazing angles :)



It's also hard to be glamorous while your two older brothers are charging about all around you and chasing eachother! But can she be any cuter right here?



Tony is the Dean of Men at the local Bible school near where I live and they live right on the beautiful campus. We made our way to the front lawn of the school where the greens were bold and the leaves had just finished opening.













Just one more. I promise. No, i'm not saying that to you, I was saying that all through the shoot :) When I thought I was done, I would think of just one more thing. That's how these last couple on the steps happened... and I'm so glad they did!



Thank you Tony, Lynda, Anthony, Jaden and Laurel! I can't wait to meet the new baby, and hopefully we'll see her on the blog soon too! :)