Category Archives: Let Them Be Little

Spring is coming! I’ve had a bunch of inquiries regarding what to wear for upcoming family sessions so I thought I’d put together a little post with some ideas. When deciding what to wear for sessions with multiple people, the ideal goal is to compliment each other with coordinating color palettes. Try to stay away from “matchy matchy” and “all white or all black” as everybody will blend together and will detract from individual personalities. Neon or very bright colors do not photograph well either and surely take away from the subject matter as they can easily overwhelm and draw the eye to the clothing instead of the person or people being photographed. A wonderful link for researching color palettes can be found here. This next link is generally used for wedding planning but has amazing color combination ideas as well. Check out The Perfect Palette for a million ideas. And because there is no way on Earth I could blog a post about clothing choices without pictures, here are a few samples to help you get started. Happy shopping and color coordinating!

There is nothing more rewarding or heartwarming than photographing the growth of a child. I originally got the opportunity to photograph this little one when she was just a few days old here. Amazing how time flies and how quickly they grow up.  Here for her 6th month photos, she truly reminded me of a Kewpie Doll…remember those? Check out those chipmunk cheeks and eyelashes for days. We met in one of my favorite locations for a very quick 20 minute shoot and here are some of my favorites.

Sometimes on a chilly, overcast, winter day when you are walking from the zoo to the car, there are piles of lonely, unsuspecting leaves waiting for you to play in them with your kids. No one cares that they are not dressed to the nines or your son’s foot long hair is not combed. No one cares that the leaves only contain the crunchy, brown remnants of what was once blazing reds yellows, and oranges. What is important is the fact that I had my camera with me to capture memories of me with my sidekicks acting a fool on the ground. It’s also pretty important that I got a picture of me with my super cute new scarf on. Wait…I think I just said I take my kids to the zoo in dirty clothes without brushing their hair. Mother of the year award…2012.