And back…When this Mom contacted me about a family session while they were in town we talked about our favourite children’s books.  This precious book struck a chord with us both and inspired one of my favourite family shoots of all time 🙂

Aren’t they gorgeous!?!

Shona xox

I have to say this has been the.most.gorgeous. summer! Because of that, I have been a rotten blogger! I have quite the backlog to post! But before I do, enjoy a few gorgeous images from a recent session with a lovely family I had the pleasure of meeting and photographing.

a·dor·a·ble Adjective /əˈdôrəbəl/

Inspiring great affection; delightful; charming

Need I say more?

Now if this doesn’t make you smile on a Monday morning, you’re a grinch 🙂

Shona xox

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Just one teeny tiny sneaky peaky of this adorable wee guy that I had the pleasure of hanging out with on Monday…We had so much fun dressing him up and I can’t wait to show y’all more!!  Till then…Meet Super Sam…to the rescue!

Shona xoxo

I think these are some of my favourite images…I know I’m always saying that, but I just love how peaceful and dreamy this wee girl looks in these images!

I can’t wait for the next babe to be born…due any minute, first baby and they don’t know if it’s a boy or girl!  How exciting!!

Shona xo

This wee girl was amazing at the Pinkle Toes workshop.  She modeled for half the group and I don’t think I heard a peep out of her!  Nothing phased her…not cameras, strange people, clothes changes etc.  Amazing!!  She also has a healthy appetite for pearls and grass…interesting combo, I’d say 😉

I’ll let the pictures speak for themselves!

Until next time!

Shona xo

Day 2 was just as amazing as the first!  Michele is a master at not only finding light, but finding quality light and using it to her advantage.  We were lucky enough to watch her do this at an in-home family session with an adorable wee girl and her Mom & Dad.  These guys were great and I may, just may, have snuck a cuddle or two from said baby…sooo cute!  We had our chance to practice a bit too and then we got to giggle at Michele because she had a certain garlicky aroma from shooting in their very cool wild garlic back yard.  🙂

And now I get to name drop!  After we ate at Walton’s in downtown Austin…owned by Ms. Sandra Bullock.  It was a charming bistro type restaurant that also sports a flower shop.  AND, the best.sandwiches.ever!  Check it out!

More to come later!

Shona xox

…the more I fall in love with this image…Such a sweet moment between Mom & babe.

Happy Thursday!

Shona xo

I don’t even know where to begin.  My short, but intense time in Austin, TX was nothing short of fab-u-lous…once I finally got there!  Suffice it to say:

1.  I will never travel the day before I need to be somewhere again if I can help it; and

2.  I’m not fond of airports that have armrests on every couch…makes it hard to sleep when you’re crashing for the night…

But that was then and once I arrived, it was quickly forgotten because I hit the ground running.  The workshop with Michele Anderson of Pinkle Toes Photography was amazing for so many reasons.  For me, I think it was the overall experience.  We had an amazing, diverse (yet oddly similar) SMALL group of women with like minded goals and amazing abilities that clicked instantly…I can honestly say I hope to keep in touch with all of them!  In addition, Michele ran a tight ship, but I never felt rushed or “done”.  In fact I didn’t want it to end!!  Topics were diverse, experience was a mix of hands on and discussions and the level of collaboration was inspiring.  I came home refreshed (okay, bagged, but a good kind of bagged), excited (hopped up on caffeine) and ready to rock and roll (but I promise I won’t sing!!).

Here’s a few behind the scenes shots from day one where we got to watch Michele work her newborn voodoo (seriously, we had to wake this baby up…I says pardon???):

The last one on the right is titled:  “Stick ’em Up…Photographers Style!”

And then we also got to take a few.  He was such a sweet baby, Mom looked amazing and Dad was a trooper as he was having major seasonal allergies!  You’d never guess it from these shots though, would you?!

Until next time,

Shona xox

My heart skipped a beat when I saw this little guy…It really did!!  He was so sweet in his bouncy chair at the ripe ol’ age of 18 days…And then I moved him 😉  Actually, although wee Dean didn’t want much to do with the whole sleeping gig, he was happy as a clam to look around, check me out and show his curiosity as to what on earth I was doing.  So, I sat down and had a chat with him.  It went something like this:

Me:  “Dean.  I’m stubborn.  I’m more stubborn than any 18 day old as I have had many years experience digging my heals in.  You will fall asleep eventually, so why don’t you just give in and we can go about our day?”

Him:  Blink, blink.  Drool.

Well, eventually I did win and we got some amazing shots with oodles more to come!  Enjoy 🙂

Happy Wednesday 🙂