June 17, 2009

Sneak Peek

This family has been with me from almost the beginning, which is the greatest part about this job-- watching the kids grow up, getting to know their parents. I actually shot them with their original furry babies-- I imagine those dogs got knocked down a peg, the fate most pets suffer when the baby comes along (I know my poor dog did). This cute little guy did great, hardly any tears :) Toddler boys are definitely the most challenging but they also give me some of the greatest expressions (not that the girls don't, too, just different). He's enjoying his bribe in the first shot. I'm often glad I haven't put my camera away when we're "done" b/c I get these cute faces. Thanks for a fun session, guys! I look forward to seeing the whole H. clan in August!!

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Hello, Melissa here (I've been watching a lot of Burt and Ernie-- hopefully you'll catch the reference) thanks for visiting my blog! I have a pretty cool job. I love photography, it has so many possibilities for artistic expression, my biggest dilemma is sticking to a style. My other cool "job" is mom to my daughter Aysah (at the moment she is 16 months old and all of you were right, it goes by so quickly). I am married to Mr Fix-it... seriously, things are fixed in his mere presence, it's impressive. My ambitions for this blog are to show off my recent work, recruit models, maybe throw out a few photography tips, show off my beautiful baby, let you know what I'm up to, and maybe throw out a saying from my mother (passed down from her mother).