Charlie and Ava - Brother and Sister Session

"Almost three" year-old Ava and her "just turned" one year-old brother Charlie entertained my cameras last Friday at their house and at a nearby park.  They are both so much fun!  Charlie looks a bit like the cartoon character "Charlie Brown" wouldn't you say?  His mom said he was Charlie Brown for halloween last year!  This is the second time I've done pictures of Ava...I shot pictures of her back when she was just a bit past her first birthday.  I'm honored whenever I'm invited back to shoot multiple sessions of these little bundles of joy!  And it's so fun to see how they've changed...and even for them to recognize me!  :)

Where's Waldo?  I mean...where's Charlie?  :)

I call this picture "Threat Detected!"  :)

Check out the slideshow to see more pictures from Ava and Charlie's lifestyle kids portrait session!  I think you'll agree that the music for this slideshow goes perfect with the images!! :)

Crazy Kid Pics!

This past Saturday I invited my good friend Dan Schimpf (http://littlerubberball.com/) over with his 4 year old daughter to do some fun kid pics in my studio.  My kids are always game for taking silly pictures.  Here are some of the results of our photo-shenanigans.  :)

This one (below) was Dan's idea...not saying which Dan though... ;)

And here's evidence that the photo-dads have been in the studio a bit too long!  :P

Lauren and Megan - sisters session

Sisters Lauren and Megan came over and played in my studio a few days ago. :) I photographed their mom and dad's wedding fifteen and a half years ago (seems like last fall!). Lauren just turned 6 and had two new permanent teeth to show off. Megan was adopted 2 years ago from China -- this was the third time I took Megan's pictures...and perhaps the fourth or fifth time for Lauren. They are to the point they just want to play with me...so I let them. :) They had lots of fun jumping...and I had lots of fun grabbing shots as they entertained me. Here are some of my fave's...

You can check out their slideshow by clicking here. Thanks for stopping by. :)

A fun "off the beaten path" portrait location in Missouri...

Grabbed a few test shots of my kids while location scouting for "off the beaten path" portrait locations. This is from a waterfall near the highway 125 bridge in Linden, MO (actually...it's pretty close to being under the highway 125 bridge!). These were all shot using my "old" Canon 10d with the 85mm f1.8 lens. Who says you always have to have the latest, most expensive gear? ;) When I'm "playing" I like to use old gear...keeps me fresh.