Maybe you remember this little guy from his newborn photos. He’s now three months old so mom & dad wanted some new pics. Despite it being crazy crowded at the park, and having far more direct sunlight light than I expected (silly ice storm taking out all the trees…), I think the photos turned out great. They sure do grow up too fast!!

and because it’s still one of my favorite newborn images I’ve ever captured, here he is as a wee little man…

Just wanted to put a few of these  from yesterday up on the blog before I head out the door towards Northwest Arkansas to do a Fayetteville baby photography session. This momma is being deployed on Monday and wanted to get some family pics before she left. Please keep her and all the other service men and women in your prayers.

p.s.
in the military or a veteran? First, thank you. Second, ask for your military discount when you book your session.

The VAULT Collections!!

Newly added to our catalog of products and collections last month, we’ve already sold a few and have some other clients showing much interest in them.
What are they exactly? Well, they’re the most cost effective way to get ALL the images from your session. Available in either 5×7 or 4×6, you get each image and a custom image box (Vault) to keep them in. And, should you decide to put the images in an album or scrapbook,
the Vault is great for storing keepsakes, money, hair clips, whatever*.

And sorry for the images, I haven’t had time to get some real product photographs yet, so these are just some mock-ups based on the real thing…

the top…

the top and spine

the bottom

the top with a few prints

*while it is called a Vault, it's not an actual vault. it doesn't lock, there is no alarm, and there's no armed
guards protecting the contents. just keep that in mind when storing your
great-grandma's priceless pearls in the Vault.
just sayin'...

I just realized that I missed one of the images that was supposed to go up from Robby & Jackie’s engagement photo session. It should have gone in Part 2 but somehow it got overlooked. Instead of putting it in the post after the fact, I’ll just give it it’s own post. Why not, right? Enjoy!

This sweet little lady’s mom called us wanting to get her in for her newborn photos as soon as possible, since she was about to hit the ripe old age of 2 weeks. We like to photograph babies before 10 days if possible; after that they often don’t stay all curled up and tend to stay awake for longer periods of time. Oh yeah, then there’s the baby acne that often shows up around then as well. Luckily, this adorable little doll went to sleep and stayed that way for most of her session. She got pretty upset with me a few times for moving her, but it was nothing a little paci-time couldn’t handle. And such a little lady, she was the first newborn in a while that didn’t require even a single load of laundry (well, a burp cloth got it, but that’s nothin!).
Anyway, O. Family it was great meeting you and congrats on your little one
Now, on to the images…

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So now we present part 2 of Robby and Jackie’s freezing cold engagement session. (Part 1 is here)
After freezing their …ahem, we drove across Ft Smith for some more outdoorsy photos. Probably not your typical engagement photos, but I wanted to try something different. Maybe edgy, maybe modern, maybe just strange, but something out of the ordinary.  Especially the contrast of the dilapidation and the dress clothes Jackie and Robby were sporting. It finally started getting dark (I’d been waiting not so patiently for dusk to finally come), so we broke out the big ol’ softbox and went to work. Aside from wanting to get some great images in the style I love to shoot, I also have been wanting to work with our flashes more outdoors. And since our new softbox showed up the day before the shoot, the timing for trying it out was perfect. But I digress, on to the images…

I’ll say it again, the first senior (or junior) to book their senior session with us that mentions this blog post will get a discount… not saying what, you’ll have to book to see what it is. Oh, and since I’ll be trying some new stuff, that means there will be more images to choose from and your session might go longer than normal (at no additional cost of course) - but hey, it’s another bonus, right?
And just for the sake of…well, just because, I’ll also extend that offer to couples. Mention this blog post and get a discount!