Headed to Cleveland today! Excited for another round of photo shoots with awesome clients and some play time with this crew…


Seriously, how cute are these two?

Can’t wait to be singing and dancing with them at music class this afternoon! 🙂
Posted in Babies, Children, Cleveland, Families, My Family, tagged baby portrait photography, children photography, Cleveland baby photography, Cleveland children photography, Cleveland family photography, Cleveland photographer on May 12, 2011| Leave a Comment »
Headed to Cleveland today! Excited for another round of photo shoots with awesome clients and some play time with this crew…


Seriously, how cute are these two?

Can’t wait to be singing and dancing with them at music class this afternoon! 🙂
Posted in Babies, Children, Families, Sarasota area, tagged baby portrait photography, children photography, family photography, Sarasota baby photography, Sarasota children photography, Sarasota family photography, Sarasota photographer on April 25, 2011| 1 Comment »
It seems like 5 minutes ago that we met our friends’ little Sienna when she was just 6 days old. Actually, it kind of feels like 5 minutes ago that we met her big sister Summer, who is 2.5! Now Sienna is already 4 months old – and still really, really cute.
When we first arrived at their house, Sienna spent some time snoozing on J while Summer showed off her new swingset and iPad2:

Then Sienna woke up and showed off her smile!

And we took some sister photos of these two adorable girls:


How amazingly mischievously sweet is this expression?!

Lastly, the girls played dress-up – Sienna as a tiny Easter bunny and Summer as a fairy (with errands to run)!

Such a fun Saturday afternoon with this crew! 🙂
Posted in Babies, Children, Families, My Family, Sarasota area, tagged baby portrait photography, children photography, Cleveland photographer, Sarasota baby photography, Sarasota children photography, Sarasota family photography, Sarasota photographer on April 19, 2011| Leave a Comment »
E and Remy have developed an adorable little friendship over E’s last several visits to FL. E now even has a name for Remy (“Hem”) and talks about him a lot – and by talks about him, I mean he reminisces with sounds, signs, and pointing. He’s not quite on full sentences yet. And Remy is preparing to be a big brother, being so sweet to E, calling him “Baby Efan,” holding his hand as they go places, and protecting him from other kids who try to steal his Thomas toy. They’re crazy cute on their own, and put them together… adorableness ensues.
Here they are, two of my favorite subjects:

And no visit with E can be complete without at least a mini photo shoot, so here are some shots of this very handsome and quickly growing-up 20-month-old, showing off his amazing Cleveland-white legs in his FL shorty shorts:

The two shots that make me crazy to look at…

E and his BFF (oh, and mom) checking out the wild squirrels:

One last shot – Sweet little Rem:

Those two boys make me very happy. Lots of cuteness. 🙂
Posted in Babies, Children, Cleveland, My Family, tagged baby portrait photography, children photography, Cleveland baby photography, Cleveland children photography, Cleveland photographer, Sarasota photographer on March 22, 2011| Leave a Comment »
A slightly belated 18-month post for E’s cousin Nathan, so happy 19.5 months, little guy!
These are my two favorite shots of this incredibly adorable boy’s session. He’s so photogenic – that hair, those eyes, his sweet expressions… I think he’s getting even cuter! And the outfit complements his coloring so well (nice work, Ben!). I love photographing this kid!


Posted in Babies, Children, Cleveland, Families, Sarasota area on March 17, 2011| Leave a Comment »
A lot of my Cleveland clients vacation here in Sarasota, and what a great time to do family photos (instead of in the slushy chilliness that is Cleveland right now). Love it!
Little Natalie, big-brother Tyler, and family made the 18-hour drive (…during the kids’ waking hours, no less! Very impressive.) and are here visiting the little ones’ great-grandmother. Before heading to spend a couple days in Disney, they met me for a tropical photo session, and I can’t even stand the family cuteness…

Two of my favorite shots from the session. Not sure it’s visible in this preview, but you can see Julie going for a high-five in Jared’s sunglasses:

The kids were so well behaved and camera-ready… I couldn’t believe it. Most little ones require me (and their parents) to do a lot of coaxing, chasing, singing… whatever it takes to get some great shots. And I don’t mind that – I expect it. They’re little! But that’s not to say that I don’t love the rare occasion that I get a 19-month-old who poses and a 4-year-old brother who helps carry the little chair, hugs his sister, climbs a tree and smiles…


Lastly, I love these family shots. I was taking some photos of Julie and Jared, and then the kiddos stole the show.

Such a fun session on an absolutely perfect FL spring day!
Posted in Babies, Children, Cleveland, Families, My Family, Sarasota area, tagged baby portrait photography, children photography, Cleveland baby photography, Cleveland children photography, Cleveland family photography, Cleveland photographer, family photography, Sarasota baby photography, Sarasota children photography, Sarasota family photography, Sarasota photographer on March 10, 2011| Leave a Comment »
A couple family photos of the Cleveland crew enjoying the beautiful March FL sunshine. (E kills me in that hat.)

And the boy doing what he loves best, snacking:

Posted in Babies, Children, Families, My Family, Sarasota area, tagged baby portrait photography, children photography, family photography, Sarasota baby photography, Sarasota children photography, Sarasota family photography, Sarasota photographer on March 4, 2011| Leave a Comment »
E’s in Sarasota! 🙂
Snuggle time with J, signing “water” while looking at the ocean, and hoping to see some birds:

♥ ♥ ♥
Posted in Children, Families, Sarasota area, tagged children photography, couple photography, family photography, Sarasota children photography, Sarasota family photography, Sarasota photographer on February 23, 2011| 3 Comments »
I met little Delilah while on another photo shoot downtown last summer. I snapped a few shots of her then (check one out here). The combo of her complete adorableness and that amazing outfit were just too cute to handle, so I was excited to finally have a full session with her and her parents to celebrate her second birthday.
I think she got even cuter…

…And maybe a little bit harder to catch. They get a lot faster from 18 months to 2 years!

A rare pause in the action with her parents, Trevor and Danielle, and her lamb friend “Mimi”:

There is something to be said for posed shots, everyone looking at the camera and smiling. You can see people’s beautiful faces and eyes, and they often make for happy photos. But in my eyes, you can’t beat the true, candid moments between parents and their little ones…



Lastly, a couple shots of Danielle and Trevor as Delilah played and explored around us. 🙂

Posted in Babies, Children, Cleveland, Families on February 15, 2011| 1 Comment »
Ella’s back! This time, she’s sharing the spotlight with her new, 6-week-old baby brother, Jack. I’ve photographed Ella so often in her first year and a half that I’ve really been able to watch her transform from a baby into a little lady (Ella at 16 months, 1 year, 7 months, and 4 months)! Now, it’s adorable to see her as a big sister, not terribly interested in Jack but also sweet and loving to him when she feels like it. 🙂
And Jack is one handsome boy – and so snuggly. He would prefer to be held at all times, but we had to get some shots of him on his own!
“That’s my name, don’t wear it out!” (the inner monologue I picture for him in this shot):

Isn’t he scrumptious?

Meanwhile, big sister Ella cracked herself (and me) up:

Ella tried to hold Jack and give him kisses, but he wasn’t feelin’ it… (Ella’s faces make me smile.)

…He was somewhat more content hanging out alone (for a minute), so Ella chilled on the chair showing off her awesome Elmo slippers:

And lastly, this family photo exudes happiness and love to me – baby snuggles, toddler kisses… That’s a good time.

I’ve had so much fun capturing Ella’s first year and a half on her own, and now I’m excited to watch both her and Jack grow up before my eyes (and lens)!
Posted in Babies, Children, Cleveland, Families, Pets, tagged baby portrait photography, children photography, Cleveland baby photography, Cleveland children photography, Cleveland family photography, Cleveland pet photography, Cleveland photographer, family photography, pet photography, Sarasota photographer on February 14, 2011| Leave a Comment »
I was so excited that this family was up for a full-on snowy session! And they brought along their gorgeous Bernese Mountain Dog, Apollo (my second puppies-in-snow shoot for the week!). I think 8-year-old Jacob was excited to be able to sled and play, while 17-month-old Asher was a little unsure of the knee-deep snow… Apollo had a blast and was not the easiest to corral, but we managed to get a bunch of great family shots nonetheless. And they were all great sports about the chilly temps and lack of plowed paths!
Here’s one of my faves:

I love this moment:

This one, too (Asher’s first time sledding!) 🙂

Asher didn’t really mind the snow when he had a sled to sit on:

And one last shot of the beautiful Apollo in his glory:
