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Alexander, 6 months – Preview – Cleveland Photographer

Posted in Babies, Cleveland, Families, tagged , , , , , on February 16, 2010| 3 Comments »

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A few days ago, I photographed Alexander and his parents, Brad and Christina. I’ve had a bunch of 6-month-olds as models here in Cleveland (like Brennan), and it’s really fun to see how different yet similar they all are. Alexander has two super cute teeth and melts my heart with his little voice because it sounds just like E’s.

And Brad and Christina gave me Peruvian shortbread dulce de leche cookies – pretty much the best cookies ever. YUM.

Here’s a little preview of his photo shoot. Christina loves black and whites (and so do I), so that’s what I focused on for their session.

Alexander getting some love from his mama:

Alexander

Happy family:

Alexander

And a closeup smooch from his dad (check out his teeth!):

Alexander

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E is 6 months old! – Cleveland Photographer

Posted in Babies, Cleveland, My Family, tagged , , , , on February 11, 2010| 2 Comments »

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E is 6 months old today at 5:18pm… I took this photo when he was exactly one week old.

E - 1 Week

Wowzer. They sure don’t spend much time being this tiny. Now here he is on his first half-birthday:

E 6 Months

I miss when he was just a little peanut… But he is so cute these days, I can barely stand it.

Some of the things he likes to do at 6 months:

  • Laughing – at “sneezing” (we’ve started to fake sneeze now that we’ve discovered he finds it hilarious), at belly tickles, at our faces in the mirror, and at one of his toys that makes really silly noises (check it out: this thing is amazing)
  • Sitting up like a champ
  • Showing zero interest in crawling
  • Grabbing things, especially non-baby-friendly objects like cell phones and tissue boxes
  • Not being in his car seat
  • Singing – “Eensy, Weensy Spider” and “Pants on the Ground” are fun; J and I instituted the latter into his repertoire
  • Reading – He even flips pages, albeit accidentally (or shuts the book when he decides we’re done)
  • Not being in the snow

Happy 6-month birthday to little E. So happy I get to squish him and kiss him.

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Ethan Hanging at Home – Cleveland Photographer

Posted in Babies, Cleveland, My Family, tagged , , , on February 10, 2010| Leave a Comment »

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Due to the snowy weather the last couple of days, we’ve been hanging and playing at home, just enjoying E and his amazingness. Of course, I had to capture some of his cuteness on camera…

In the left, smiling at his mama; in the right, eyeing his Uncle J:

E at home

E has a little cold… and he LOVES tissues:

E with tissues

And one of his new favorite toys is a yogurt container (thanks to his Safta’s idea via Skype):

E with yogurt

The little man will be 6 months tomorrow! Crazy…

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Brennan, 7 months – Preview – Cleveland Photographer

Posted in Babies, Cleveland, Families, tagged , , , , , on February 9, 2010| 2 Comments »

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For my first shoot of this trip to Cleveland, I photographed 7-month-old Brennan on Superbowl Sunday’s gorgeously sunny snowy morning. Here are three preview shots.

A family photo to start it off (Isn’t his outfit amazingly adorable?):

Brennan

The little guy bundled in the snow:

Brennan in the snow

And standing up with some help from his mom and dad:

Brennan

More to come from Brennan’s session later on. A great kickoff (no Superbowl pun intended) to a two-week working visit to Cleveland.

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E in Snow – Cleveland Photographer

Posted in Babies, Cleveland, My Family, tagged , , , on February 8, 2010| Leave a Comment »

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I’ve been envisioning a photo shoot with E in the snow since we planned this February Cleveland trip…

Apparently, E is not a big fan of frigid temps (who is?!) or being photographed in said frigid temps. We tried to take him out for a few snow photos Saturday, but he shrieked the second we stepped out into the ice-cold breeze. Not one frame was snapped. We tried again, and this time, I managed to get a few – albeit of a pretty unhappy model. In most, he looks downright sad, but in a few, he just looks like he has the serious model face down pat.

After about five minutes, we scooped him up in a blanket and hurried inside to the coziness. He was much happier then. 🙂

Here are some:

E in Snow

E in Snow

Seriously – how cute is this little man?!

E in Snow

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Remy, 2 Years – Preview – Sarasota Photographer

Posted in Babies, Children, Sarasota area, tagged , , , , on January 29, 2010| 3 Comments »

Remy is the scrumptious two-year-old son of Talia. Here’s a one-shot preview from Remy’s session:

Remy

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Charles, 1 Week – Sarasota Photographer

Posted in Babies, Families, Newborns, Sarasota area, tagged , , , , , , on January 25, 2010| 3 Comments »

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So if you saw my blog Thursday, you know that I photographed one-week-old Charles, born to parents Leymis and Kavin. Here’s a bit more about that shoot – with a bunch of photos, of course!

Leymis and I have been in touch for years through work, and I was very happy to get the opportunity to capture the arrival of her little guy. Although he was due at Christmas (I was eagerly awaiting the news, geared up with my camera for the new tiny man), Charles had other plans and decided to join world outside of his mama’s cozy womb on January 12.

I photographed him when he was exactly one week old. He was a tiny peanut (even being three weeks late), but he was alert and wriggly beyond his years (or days)! While I’d envisioned a blissfully sleepy newborn, I got a wide-eyed model who stared me down as if he were saying, “Yep, I know what I’m doing.” But how they keep you on your toes is part of what’s so fun about photographing babies! And anyway, I do love the expressions of an alert newborn, and Charles looks like he has a lot to think about.

Check him out!

Staring out the window:

Charles

I love his expression in this one (actually, I love his expression in all of them, but there’s something about this in particular…):

Charles

Looking very cozy in a sea of fuzziness:

Charles

Pretending to be falling asleep (good actor, isn’t he?):

Charles

Getting a little love from his mama:

Charles

Here is my favorite from our little session. Makes me want to scoop him up every time I look at it.

Charles

And we’ll end with a collage of some others:

Charles

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Ella, 4 months – Cleveland Photographer

Posted in Babies, Cleveland, tagged , , , on January 13, 2010| 4 Comments »

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During our last trip to Cleveland, I photographed 4-month-old Ella at her home. While she was less than thrilled about our photo shoot (and would’ve much preferred naptime to me snapping shots of her with just a diaper sitting in her Bumbo chair), I don’t think her dissatisfaction came through in the final images. She was a sweet little one (with incredible cheeks) and felt much better with some snuggles from her mom throughout the session.

Here are a few that I like best from Ella’s shoot:

Ella

I love the look of deep thought in this one:

Ella

I’m a big fan of monogrammed bloomers, and Ella’s were super cute. Here she is having some tummy time on her big-girl bed that awaits her:

Ella

We snapped a few shots in her Christmas outfit outside before she was really over the session. I believe a neighbor yelled over the fence, “Is that a baby in a bucket?!” Yes, sir, it is. And she looks mighty cute in it.

Ella

One final shot of her amazing eyes and cozy winter hat. I love how she’s looking adoringly at her mom. 🙂

Ella

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Happy 5-Month Birthday to E!

Posted in Babies, Cleveland, My Family, Sarasota area, tagged , , , , on January 11, 2010| 3 Comments »

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Just wishing my little E a happy 5-month birthday (yes, I’m obsessed – he’s obsessable! and yes, I make up words for him, like “amageous” – amazing and gorgeous). So excited to celebrate his 6-month with him! Sending snuggles from FL to Cleveland (way too far).

E - 5 months

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Summer, 15 months – Sarasota

Posted in Babies, Children, Sarasota area, tagged , , on January 11, 2010| 1 Comment »

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This weekend we had a long overdue visit with our friends and their adorable Summer. She’s 15 months (and 5 months hearing today!) and one of the happiest little ones I’ve met. She laughs a lot and is so curious. We’re amazed to see how advanced she’s become at hearing in the 5 months since her cochlear implants were activated, and apparently so are her doctors. She hears whispers (and can whisper herself) and has so much to say. The cutest is when her dad asks her, “Summer, what does a gorilla say?” and she responds, “Ooo ooh aah aa!”, making the little gorilla motions with a big smile on her face.

I snapped a few shots, although it was in the evening and inside without a flash (didn’t want to bother her with flashes just before bedtime), so they’re super ISO-y. You get the picture of how sweet she is, though, I think.

Here’s Summer laughing into the camera. She loved seeing the pictures after I took them (she even leaned forward to kiss herself in the image). 🙂

Summer laughing

And a fun new toy – water bottles! She took one, promptly left her playroom with it, placed it on the ground right outside the door, and sat proudly next to it, just looking at it and then me, as if to say, “So, what do you think of my sweet new toy?” Look at that expression in the last shot. I want to squeeze those cheeks – and we did… Sorry, guys, hope they’re not red today from all the squeezing and kissing! 😉

Summer and water bottle

Summer will have a real session soon – this visit was just too late in the day (and it was 35 degrees outside!). We loved seeing her and can’t wait to see the three of them again soon.

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