Yesterday, I took out one of my not-so-photographed children for a few pictures.  He was actually requesting them…and who am I to say no to a kid asking to have his picture taken? :P

This is Theron, my newly turned 7 year old.  These 2 photos speak of his personality so well to me.

Are you guys getting sick of seeing Octavia yet?  I like to  keep my skills in tune during the slow season, and she’s still immobile, so she’ll probably be making a lot of appearances here this winter!  I got a new ‘floor’ for my studio work and had to test it out today.  I really like it so far!  Who would know that it’s a giant rubber mat?

And a pullback for my photographer friends!  One day, I would *love* to have a real natural light studio, but for now, I’m thankful that I get excellent light in my garage.  Whatever works, right? Anyways, this was my setup for the above shots!  Sorry for the lack of a cute smiling baby, but she had had enough by the time I thought to take this.  She’d had enough by the time I thought throwing cool dried leaves all over the floor would look cool too…darn it!

Coming back to this one to add just *one* more…I drug her out again today because the leaf shot was eluding me! Haha!  She’s such a good girl, it was COLD and windy today, and not one complaint out of her!  Just more smiles!

I’ve been taking these shots of Octavia in Daddy’s hands since she was a wee little 13 day old newborn.  I’ve been trying to do them at semi-regular intervals to show her growth and changes.  It’s *amazing* to me how a new baby changes their first year of life.  I hope these photos help document that in Octavia!

13 days young…

4 months old…

And today at 6 1/2 months old.  She’s getting so big!  Daddy’s just happy he didn’t get peed on. lol

This is ‘Part 2′ to the photos I posted the other day of Miss Octavia.  I wanted to get some more of her, but we can only do a few minutes of shooting at a time.  It is cold in my garage, even by Arizona’s standards!

First, a few black and white goodies.  Isn’t she sweet? <3

Look at the big girl!  She can only do it for short periods of time before she topples, but we’re making progress!

And this is just a silly outtake, but I couldn’t resist saving it.  No babies were harmed during the taking of these photos.  You have my word! :P

I’ve been so busy with the holidays, kids, and client sessions that I really haven’t had much time to do a ‘real’ session with my own baby who is changing at a rather alarming rate these days!  I had intended to do some nice photos of her in honor of her turning 6 months, but missed that boat by a few weeks.  So here she is, at six and a HALF (yes, the half is very important! lol) months old.  This was still a mini-session for all intents and purposes, but I’m happy with the pictures that I got.  They really show her personality!

These ‘studio’ pictures were actually taken in my rather cold garage!  No fear, I threw the blanket in the dryer for a good 10 minutes before doing this, and she was happy as can be!  I think I took pics for a grand total of about 1-2 minutes before we whisked her back inside.  It’s January, even in Arizona, that’s cold on little bare baby buns!

Her little laugh here cracks me up!  I adore this picture, because it is *so* her!

Color?  Or B&W?  Well, I like both, well enough to post both. :P

These next 2 were taken out at one of my new favorite places to shoot…a local orchard!  The owner was kind enough to give me permission to use it whenever I want, and I plan to make good use of it!  99% of the trees out there are completely barren right now, but can you believe, that in January, I was still able to find some fall colors?  Only in Arizona, I’m tellin’ ya!

I broke my self imposed ‘winter break’ today to do Toni’s senior pictures, and I am *so* glad that I did!  I’ve really been wanting to break into the senior market…I have so much fun doing these sessions.

Toni, I had an absolute blast with you guys today!  Not only are you drop dead gorgeous (makes my job EASY!), but you were so much fun to work with.  I am having the hardest time narrowing these pictures down, and hence, you are getting a rather large sneak peek.  I hope you love these, and I can’t wait to finish up the rest of them for you guys!  Thank you SO much for letting me do your senior pictures!

I told ya we could do purple stairs!