Kathy Ann and Gage

Something I love about my job, is being able to see kids grow and change from one year to the next! It was my pleasure to photograph Kathy Ann and Gage for their annual family portrait again (you can see last year's here).
Here are some of my favorites from our session. I especially love the ones with the dogs!

Kraus Family

My favorite family portraits sometimes aren't necessarily the ones that make me think "Wow, that's an excellent photograph". Instead, I often prefer the family portraits that make me laugh out loud! With three young brothers, of course we got a lot of laugh out loud moments during the Kraus family shoot! Those boys' personalities just shine in each photo- not to mention they are all three so stinking adorable.
Most of my favorite shots from this session look best as black and white. That is great since Becky is planning on creating a picture wall in their home using black and white images from our shoot!
Enjoy!

Alex's Senior Portraits

It was my first time going to Fernbank Park, and I have to say, I loved shooting there. Train tracks right by the Ohio River? Awesome. I will be going there again!
There was a slight mist of rain during the first half of our shoot, but we were lucky enough to avoid a downpour (after having already rescheduled a few times due to rain). I had a great time exploring the park and the tracks and getting to know Alex and his mom. Here are some of my favorites from Alex's senior portrait shoot:

9.11.11 The Slaven Kiddos

And the award for messiest photo shoot goes to... These guys! Between the creek and the birdbath, and the falling fence posts, things got pretty dirty! But I wouldn't have had it any other way. It really was a lot of fun. The three year old took it upon himself to give me the grand tour of the family's awesome property and the one year old made it her job to keep us all on our toes. It was certainly an adventure! And with a toddler and a preschooler, that's what life is all about: adventures, getting dirty, and having fun. Here are some of my favorites:

9.10.11 The Pfeiffer's and the Grandkids

I had the chance to photograph the Pfeiffer's and their 6 grandchildren on Saturday. Those grandkids of theirs- I am blown away with how confident and comfortable they were in front of the camera! And they are all so adorable, it's like they are a family full of child models ;)
I think everyone had a good time- the kids especially liked climbing the tree. And I'm pretty sure the boys liked watching their mother dance around behind me to get the baby's attention- oh, the things we'll do to make a baby laugh!

The Lighthall Kids

This was my first time having a shoot at Newport on the Levee. It was a nice change of pace to the usual park shoot! The entire time, the children were bribed with promises of ice cream if they cooperated for photographs (by Mom, not me, I swear). And they were angels! Well, at least they definitely earned their ice cream, anyway. ;) We had met early in the day to avoid melting in the heat, so when our shoot wrapped up at 11am, imagine the disappointment when we discovered the only ice cream shop on the levee doesn't open till noon! Actually, these kids took it like champs (tears of rage would have been flowing if it had been my kids). Despite not being able to follow through with promises, the photos turned out great. I usually don't post so many photos, but as you can see, I had a hard time choosing what to share!! Too much?

 I can't pick a favorite out of these three photos... probably the one on the right?

The "Arcade Games" photo just cracks me up.

Rivers are there for kids to throw rocks into. That is why they exist. Ignore what science says, this is a fact.

The Hubert Family 6.23.11

 Families are so much fun. I mean, really, what is better than getting together with brothers and sisters and cousins and grandparents and just hanging out and having a good time? I'd say, not much! It was a fun time at the park with the Hubert family, and a fantastic opportunity for photographs. I have to tell you, my personal favorite of these few I'm sharing with you, is the one with the stroller- everyone else is checking out the turtles in the pond, and the baby girl is just having a blast with her blankie!
Enjoy!