Xander Swanson | Portrait Artist

October 16, 2010

Fort Smith AR Maternity Photographer | Waiting on Laney…

Filed under: children, maternity — Tags: , , , , , — AJ @ 12:10 am

I know the blog’s been a bit quiet recently, thanks mostly to that lovely Arkansas heat and humidity (aka “the air you can wear”). More on what’s been going on recently coming soon. Now on to some pics–

Little Laney should be here in less than a month. I know Mom & Dad are excited, but I don’t think big sis Avery has any idea of what’s about to happen…

Little Avery’s always been a bit shy, but who wouldn’t smile when dad’s going crazy over there?

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shy, but very cute

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I think she was like, “are you guys gonna be done anytime soon?”

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again, I think Dad was being a bit crazy off camera

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apparently Avery is a bit more modest than mom…

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maybe not

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June 28, 2010

Arkansas Child Photographer | Man They Drove A Long Way 4 Pics…

Filed under: baby, children, urban — Tags: , , , , , — AJ @ 12:31 am

Like from North Carolina!! Well, maybe they were visiting someone in Bella Vista, but we’re gonna pretend anyway.
This little lady was perfectly at home in front of the camera. It usually takes a little while for young children to warm up to the camera, but not this little lady! From the first shot on, they were almost all keepers. The first picture below is only the second shot of the session - and already a smile. By the end of the session, she had me holding her hand as we walked back to the cars. She sure is a friendly (and cute) little thing! And though her brother slept for the first half of the session, when he woke up he was a happy little dude, despite the crazy muggy  heat we had. L family it was nice meeting you and I hope I can photograph these two little cuties again sometime. Enjoy…

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June 14, 2010

Fayetteville, AR Newborn Photographer | Little Milo

Filed under: Newborn, baby, children, couples, wedding — Tags: , , , — AJ @ 1:22 am

I’d been looking forward to taking Little Milo’s pictures since we heard his momma was pregnant. I took his momma’s pregnancy pics with his big sister, his sister’s newborn and one year portraits, so I was hoping they would let me photograph this little guy too. It almost didn’t happen, but we worked it out and the little guy rocked his session. He slept the whole time and left all my stuff clean and dry (a rare occurrence). And I must say that while I whole-heartedly prefer cold weather, you gotta love this warm weather for the outdoor newborn portraits. LOVE em! Enjoy…

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May 21, 2010

Fort Smith Arkansas Senior Portraits | Matt Part II

Filed under: senior, urban — Tags: , , , , , — AJ @ 7:00 am

If you missed Part 1 of Matt’s session, click here (or scroll down).
Now for the rest…
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what do you get when you cross a sax and a violin… I dunno either…

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yeah, marching band will do that to ya’

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Matt brought the frame (and the sax) with him to his Senior Portrait Session - So if you want to add something like this to your session, just bring whatever fun props you want and we’ll work ‘em in. I’m still waiting on someone to bring some crazy wig and giant glasses or something…

May 9, 2010

Arkansas Engagement Photographer | Alexis and Jon Sneak-Peek

Filed under: Newborn, Uncategorized, couples, engagement, maternity, personal, studio news, urban — Tags: , , , , , , — AJ @ 11:56 pm

DISCLAIMER: We’re gonna have a little fun with this one. But, right off the bat, my apologies to Gnomes, The Beatles, people with inner-ear disorders, farmers everywhere, Grant Wood, and Stan Lee. Leave us a comment if you want to see more stuff like this. Or if you don’t. Either way, why don’t you leave us a comment?

Now, on to the show…
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I’m a bit behind on editing, to say the least, but I wanted to Jon and Alexis a quick sneak-peek of their engagement sessions from a couple weeks ago.

First, meet Alexis…j-a_engagement-facesofalexis
Then, Jon…j-a_engagement-facesofjon

They’re pretty funny. And they can shrink on command…j-a_engagement_im-shrinking

…and multiply…j-a_engagement_0189-91-93-pano-web

But they don’t have very good balance…j-a_engagement-fallen

…which made them give up their dreams of becoming farmers (I hear balance is very important when working around heavy machinery)…j-a_engagement_0173bw

As I understand it, they were very sad to give up their pitchfork and farmhouse…j-a_engagement_0072

But while Alexis still mourns the loss of her fledgling agricultural career, Jon now believes he has been bitten by a radioactive arachnid which gave him super powers…j-a_engagement_spiderjon

So whaddaya think? Like it, Love it, Hate it? Leave us a comment below and let us know.
A serious post will probably follow this one soon, so check back often!
Thanks!

April 23, 2010

Fort Smith, AR Senior Photographer | Katie…

Filed under: senior, urban — Tags: , , , , , , , , — AJ @ 10:37 pm

I met up with Katie earlier this week for her Senior Portraits in downtown Fort Smith. She has been a ballet dancer for quite some time and of course wanted some shots of some of her dance moves, and of course I was happy to oblige. Let the aerobatics begin…
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