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I love our “Baby’s First Year” packages. I adore my clients and relish the chance to document their babies growing up. There are SO many changes in that first year. It seems there is never a wasted session. Little Miss Lily is now 8 months old. And she is getting more precious by the photo session! She had her Newborn Session in March and then came in for a 4 Month Mini Session in June. We’ll see her again for her 1st Birthday Session somewhere around February- if we can all wait that long. This was a Studio Portrait Session in my home studio in Louisville, Colorado using all natural light and almost no subject direction whatsoever. Honestly, I wouldn’t know how to direct these little ones if I tried. I just sit back and see what they do. Makes for an exciting time all around.

Little siblings are always such a treat to photograph. Sophie was exceptionally shy for her birthday portrait session but baby brother, Sam, brought out the sparkle. Towards the end of the session she started to warm up by jumping down the patio steps and wrestling with the small vintage chabby chic couch in my studio. As always, the final edit of my children’s portrait sessions feels like Christmas morning. Magical and hardly expected.

The Stewart family is such a cinch to photograph. Sweet, warm, affectionate, intelligent and gorgeous. New baby Hadley is one lucky girl. She has landed in just the right spot. Unless she doesn’t like kisses. In which case she is in the wrong spot.

You might remember Wes’s photo shoot in a field playing his favorite U2 song on his drums and his guitar when he was about three years old. This time he walked in the door singing “Beat It.” Not only handsome but amazing taste in music. Nice.

This is Sophia’s very first professional portrait session! She is as sweet as she is adorable! Not hard to figure out where she got those traits when you meet her parents. Beautiful light in the studio and in the garden, a few fabulous outfit changes, some bubbles and we’ve got ourselves a picture perfect summer children’s portrait session! Reserve your own Studio Portrait Session with a special little someone and I’ll see you soon!

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At the risk of dating both myself and Jasmine + Michael, I will confide that Recherche photographed their wedding about eight years ago. It is always a joy to see them. Jasmine has one of the most sparkling personalities of anyone I know and I have loved seeing their gorgeous red-head boy, Aiden, growing up. What is it about red-heads that are so fun to shoot?! This session was extra fun because Jasmine’s family all came out for a Kendig Family Photo Session. I loved seeing her parents and siblings again! You should be able to tell from these images that they are wonderfully amusing!

This image just makes me giggle! I love everyone’s expression as Aiden makes a dash for the pond!

We are doing a Baby’s First Year Package for this little man! Mariah’s Maternity Portraits were sublime. Bohdi’s Newborn Portraits were precious. His six month portrait session seemed so far away that Mariah & Drew were inclined to sneak in a quick Mini Portrait Session about four months along to catch his cute new expressions. Bohdi was not quite sure about his spot in the limelight but didn’t take long to warm up.

Again, I photographed this little lady’s parents’ wedding in Vail almost ten years ago- eeeek (we all say)!! Six years younger than her beautiful big sister, Caelie, this sass-a-frass is just as cute as a button. We’ve done a Baby’s First Year Package for her so this isn’t the first glimpse you’ve gotten of her!  Nor will it be the last. Had to snap a portrait of Caelie with her new favorite lovey from Disney Land!  Don’t eat the flowers, Lily.Sizing up the long drop down. Where are Lily’s ears? Where is Lily’s nose? Don’t drink the fountain water, Lily. A first moment caught on film! A few tears in a portrait session are always golden moments! This is our cue that the session is over. The yawn. That’s a wrap!

It is so much fun to work with this family. Bella has all sorts of interesting things to tell me the second she walks in the door and her baby sister, Ayla, has her own kind of spunk. We packed their Mini Portrait Session full of the most gorgeous images. Originally Julia scheduled her session online for 11am but it was soooo garishly sunny out that we pushed it out into the afternoon. We just kept texting until the girls were up from naps and the afternoon thunderstorm had passed by. Just a bit of drizzling and I got my favorite natural light in the world.

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Bella helped me shoot this image!
(Take a peak at their Maternity Portraits just before Ayla made her appearance!)

Introducing my newborn niece: Enjolie Helena Moore!!!

How to describe the aching love I have for my niece? Her big sister, Ellyana is the twinkling little star in my life so I had an inkling that my heart would be again stretched beyond my imagined capacity. Isn’t it amazing how our hearts can just stretch and stretch?! I have not the words to express my feelings, so as usual, I just shoot. After several failed attempts of placing this infant in super creative vintage props which resulted in emphatic indignant wailing (i.e. crying), my sister and I decided to try just ONE more idea but take it outside. Who knew? Enjolie just needed some fresh air. Gorgeous session with my gorgeous sister and sweet family. Maybe, just maybe, there will be a few more photos of this little one.

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Another very fun Mini Portrait Session with the Weakley Family! Last time I saw them Jane was just starting to toddle around. Now she is a little lady and a BIG sister to baby brother, Miles! He is in the “NO” stage but lucky for me he is enamoured with his sis so was easy to re-direct. Tickling is a very good trick for a grumpy two year old who is not interested in sitting still. Or instruct the parents to start laughing. I guarantee the kids will join in with no idea what the joke is! I am consistently amazed at how many fabulous images we can create in a very laid back 20-30 minutes. This session had a surprise ending: our sprinklers went off unexpectantly and Jane had a little romp. The last image has to be one of my all-time favorites. I couldn’t have planned it any better!

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