{ the calvert ladies }

I found myself shooting back at the Orange Circle again today... but in a spot I'd never shot at before: the train tracks. It seems like a crime that I've never been over there with my camera... its SO cool! It was my client's idea... she's a genius :-)

Anna and Ruby make such a great team. I love the looks they give each other and their hugs are epic (see one of the photos below, you'll see what I mean). They really seemed to have fun playing on the tracks and seriously laughed more than I had all day (to be fair, I cleaned my house all day. No laughing matter...). Anyway, I absolutely love these two cuz, well... they rule!

I've been loving direct sun and shadows lately.

Oh, didn't you know? Ruby is part gazelle :-)

Here's that hug I was talking about.... aaaaawwwwwe.

Super favorite of the day!

2nd favorite... I love my new flash techniques :-)

So much personality!

{ the kendler family }

Get ready for one of my favorite families! I've known them forever and you may recognize some of them from my photos of The Hope Chest - Christina is one of the owners of the store and her beautiful kids modeled the clothes for a photo shoot once. They've always been very loyal clients and I truly appreciate all their support throughout the years... they're the best!

Here is a small sample of their holiday photo shoot at the Orange Circle... hope you like 'em!

Aw, group hug!!

Yes, that's a baby bump! Next year's family photos are going to be CRAZY with 4 kids.

Rylee is sooooo beautiful.

I love the way Luka says his own name: 'Woota.' It's so cute!

Big brother Ethan being handsome as always.

Colleen and Christina, owners of the Hope Chest... trying not to make the photo look like it's for their engagement. haha.

{ the wagner family }

Meet one of my very first clients, the Wagner family. I photographed them a couple years ago when I was brand spakin' new to the digital SLR world.... I'm so glad they stuck by me! LOL.

We met at one of my favorite photo locations, the Orange Circle last weekend and I was thrilled to find that the kids had their smiles locked and loaded, and were not only willing to take family portraits, but actually excited about it. Whoohoo!

Here are some of my favorites of the day:

Just love Nolan's eyes...

The 'what is your boyfriend's name again?' trick never fails...

These kids hit the gene-pool jackpot for gorgeous eyes.

I love Logan's expression in this one... it makes me laugh a little.

To be honest, Avalon would have loved it if I gave her her own space for a moment, but I had to snap this shot first...

{ zackary orion }

Check out my awesome little nephew! He can't stand me being behind the camera (he gets mad and demands that I play with him instead, LOL), but for some reason he let me snap a few photos of him last time I babysat - whoohoo!

He yells, "Appp000000!" every time he sees these photos.

Get that camera out of here, mean Auntie Manda...

Nothing makes him smile like attacking me with his Spiderman =)

{ amanda's headshots }

You're looking at the next Twilight star... or so Amanda hopes :-D

Amanda is a good friend of mine (nothing like having a cool name to bring people together) so when she asked me to do her headshots I said I'd be happy to. I got to pick the spot, so of course I chose my fave: the Orange Circle where I knew there would be some great green walls to bring out her awesome eyes.

Cross your fingers and maybe the next time you see her will be on the big screen.