Posted in Babies, Cleveland, Families, tagged baby portrait photography, Cleveland baby photography, Cleveland family photography, Cleveland photographer, family photography, Sarasota photographer on February 9, 2010| 2 Comments »
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?):
The little guy bundled in the snow:
And standing up with some help from his mom and dad:
More to come from Brennan’s session later on. A great kickoff (no Superbowl pun intended) to a two-week working visit to Cleveland.
Posted in Babies, Families, Newborns, Sarasota area, tagged baby portrait photography, newborn photography, newborn photography props, Sarasota baby photography, Sarasota family photography, Sarasota newborn photography, Sarasota photographer on January 25, 2010| 3 Comments »
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:
I love his expression in this one (actually, I love his expression in all of them, but there’s something about this in particular…):
Looking very cozy in a sea of fuzziness:
Pretending to be falling asleep (good actor, isn’t he?):
Getting a little love from his mama:
Here is my favorite from our little session. Makes me want to scoop him up every time I look at it.
And we’ll end with a collage of some others:
Posted in Children, Families, My Family, Random, Sarasota area, tagged baby portrait photography, family photography, Sarasota photographer on December 22, 2009| 1 Comment »
Today was great for two big reasons: one, Ethan (nephew) is here, and two, my mom made a spectacular dinner in honor of my birthday that I enjoyed with my parents, my sister and brother-in-law (whilst Ethan slept soundly in the other room), my husband, and my aunt and uncle. 🙂 (Knock on wood.)
This will be my last post until Monday the 28th, so I hope everyone who celebrates Christmas has a fabulous one and that everyone who doesn’t gets some restful time off. We’re off to Boston to brave the frigid temperatures for the Campbell Family Christmas. Palm trees just don’t cut it like snow on the ground, Christmas Eve wildness with the Sacco crew, and presents flying all over the living room before dawn on Christmas day…
Here are a few photos from today.
Husband:
Sisser, Jonah, and edible baby E braving the “razor blade” Florida grass for some photos:
E loves to fly, and I am loving his smiley happy face and the blue, blue sky:
What are you so concerned about, E? (Possibly the fact that we kept him up a tad too long when he should’ve been heading in for a nap. He was an excellent sport but very, very sleepy.)
Yummm. Best salad and pastry creation:
And delicious flan/crunchy caramel dessert:
🙂 I love making adults wear birthday party hats, if only just to see how silly everyone looks trying to have intelligent discussions (or not intelligent discussions – just even sitting there, really) whilst wearing them. No, I didn’t post a photo of said adults in the hats, because I have a feeling I’d get in big trouble. This will have to do:
Have a great rest of the week! Be back Monday to defrost.
Posted in Children, Cleveland, Families, tagged baby portrait photography, children photography, Cleveland children photography, Cleveland family photography, Cleveland photographer, family photography on December 21, 2009| Leave a Comment »
It’s a very proud feeling to receive holiday cards with photos I’ve taken on them. I like knowing that I’ve had a hand in capturing people’s families and children in a way that makes them think, “Yes, this represents us well – let’s send this photo out to our world!” Puts a big smile on my face. 😀
So I was very happy when Jack’s mother Katie told me they used my photo for their holiday card this year, and, like Lily, the card reminded me to share photos from their shoot. Jack and his parents, Katie and Josh, were such a fun family to photograph – Jack had such a great time chilling in the leaves. He was a sport the whole time and waited until we were completely done before announcing he was hungry. 🙂 Thanks, Jack!
Here are my favorites:
It never failed to make Jack laugh when his dad said, “Good morning!” in a sing-songy voice. Apparently Jack loves the morning!
Tummy time didn’t last long, but I think he looks adorable laying amongst the leaves:
Time to get up! Josh looks on as the smile-master (my silly noises had nothing on “Good morning!”):
Love a baby in a bucket! Jack loved it, too, once there were leaves inside that he could munch on. And check out that adorable fuzzy hair!
Hanging out with his mama (and giggling at Josh again!):
First time down his slide – ever!
Some family photos:
Christmas outfit time!
And Moose joins the family photo. Jack was clearly more interested in Moose than me and my crazy faces and noises:
And one last photo of Jack ready for his first Christmas, stocking in hand!
Merry first Christmas, Jack!
Posted in Children, Cleveland, Families, Newborns, Travels, tagged baby portrait photography, children photography, Cleveland children photography, Cleveland family photography, Cleveland photographer, Cleveland senior photography, family photography, newborn photography on December 17, 2009| 1 Comment »
The next Cleveland trip is set! I’ll be in town and available for sessions Friday, February 5 through Sunday, February 21. As for locations, we can play in the snow, find a well-lit spot in your home, or meet somewhere else cozy and fun indoors.
To book your session, contact me. Please also pass on the information to anyone who might be interested in scheduling a shoot! Gift certificates are also available if you’d like to gift someone with a session (or a portion of one).
See you soon, Clevelanders! 🙂
Posted in Children, Cleveland, Families, tagged children photography, Cleveland children photography, Cleveland family photography, Cleveland photographer, family photography on December 16, 2009| 3 Comments »
So I received a holiday card yesterday that is the inspiration for this post. I photographed Lily this fall in Cleveland, and her parents used some of the photos for their holiday card. The whole family has smiles that melt your heart, and Lily is one of the cutest little things I’ve ever met. She was such an adorable model and loved all of the great toys her mom had brought out for her (and outfits!). There were so many fun toys and clothes that I had to include a bunch of photos… Overall a really great shoot – so happy to have met these three!
Just look at Lily with her pet lion, Beaumont (hope I’m spelling that right). She *loves* this guy (and all things safari, apparently). I have to admit, he sort of frightened me when I walked in their door… He’s BIG!
She’s also a big fan of her huge red ball that she can barely hold onto.
This sort of reminds me of Kim Anderson‘s style – not that I am anywhere near her caliber. My sister had some of Kim’s prints in her room growing up, so there’s a bit of nostalgia when I see it:
And just check out this giggle! She actually reminds me a lot of our friends’ little one Summer in this one (photos of Summer to come soon). They both have similar enormous happy grins.
Then we had some fun with bubbles. I *heart* bubbles for photos.
And now for Lily in one of the cutest outfits ever (and I love that it’s so girly yet NOT pink!). She absolutely loved the jewelry Suzann let her play with (her wedding pearls – generous mom) and her “pocka” (“pocketbook,” a word she picked up from her “fancy” grandmother).
The gorgeous shoes did not last long. She works much better barefoot.
And she sure does love herself some George time. I hope she meets a man one day (like in 20+ years) that can light up her eyes like George can!
And look how sweet she is to all of her animals. The hippo got a nice ride on her rocking horse. Note her “pocka” being toted around.
And as our session came to a close, Lily peered out the window at her red ball that we forgot outside (and yes, she’s still holding onto her purse:
Thanks for a great shoot, Lily, Suzann & Patrick!
Posted in Children, Families, Newborns, Sarasota area, tagged baby portrait photography, children photography, newborn photography, Sarasota family photography, Sarasota newborn photography, Sarasota photographer on December 10, 2009| Leave a Comment »
My previous post highlighted the adorable knitted works of OrganicMama’s Shop using photos from little Vivian and Anabella’s sessions, but I think each of the girls deserves her own little post.
Vivian and Anabella’s mothers are two friends who each delivered their baby girls on the same day, and I had the pleasure of meeting them both two and a half weeks later! I met Vivian first, and her awesome mom Kasey and big sister Charlie.
Here are a few from Vivian’s session. Anabella’s to come shortly. (BTW, how gorgeous are their names?!)
Basket o' Vivian.
Looks like she's on a very important phone call.
I can't believe how alert she was, little ham. Look at her fighting sleep and staring right into the camera.
Vivian gets some love from her big sister (who's quite the model herself).
Although Kasey warned Charlie about her unruly hair not being photo-ready, Charlie was ready with an adorable grin the second I turned the lens on her. Can't wait to have a Charlie session and capture her awesome ensembles and poses.
I just had to include a shot of the beautiful Greta, their one-year-old Golden and possibly the most well-behaved puppy I've seen (and a Golden, no less!). So, so sweet.
And one last shot of Vivian looking super scrumptious and finally about ready for a nap.
Ellie P. Campbell Photography 