Earl Family photos

The studio was able to close for a few days at christmas, which was fantastic after such a busy December. On the 27th I was booked to shoot one of the largest groups that I have been commissioned to do. 15 people were beautifully dressed and ready for me to take their family photo. Everyone was really organized and in a great mood which made the shoot go seamless. We did a big group shot, then had some fun with kids who adorned some Santa hats. At the end of the shoot I got to photograph a cute couple who are engaged! Congratulations to the two of them and good luck!

New Christmas Cards

This Christmas the studio took the bull by the horns and produced some very pretty christmas cards. The First one is one I made up for my brother and the Second one is the one my family gave out this year. Enjoy!

new arrival

I had the fantastic opportunity to photograph such a beautiful and wonderful baby before Christmas. She was so good, she just slept and grunted. For those that know me well know that I have been immunized against "baby fever", but this girl charms were strong. One of my coworkers contacted me to take these photos of her new niece. she wanted to give her sister a special gift for christmas. She also wanted to find away to include her nephew who passed away a few years before. Devon came up with a collage idea. Here are the results.

Jen's Lovely lady lumps

My girlfriend Jen and Her hubby matt have to be cutest partents to be ever. She is a very proud mama already at 30 weeks. They came over for their Christmas photos and a really quick informal maternity session. I love these guys...and they are picture perfect!

my other pride and Joy

Last night I did a quick photo shoot for my brother and his children...(my other pride and Joy). This was the first time he had to organize and arrange his own christmas card photos. I must say that he did really well. I only know a handful of dads that are able to dress up and get their kids to a photo shoot on time!

Kimberlee and Chris's Wedding

It was an absolute honor to be chosen to photograph Kimberlee and Chris's wedding. They asked me back in april if I would be interested in photographing a destination wedding. I was a little hesitant at first as I was still fairly new to the photography world and was completely unsure about traveling across the world to take their photos. I agreed after a few hours of thinking. What a blessing to be able to experience their wedding day with them. The day didn't go without it's hiccups, but kimberlee class and poise didn't waver. She was a gorgeous glowing bride, and Chris was handsome as he waited to see her for the first time. The wedding was late (which is normal in the dominican) and that left us very little time for family shots, and even less time for there own formal portraits. We headed down to the beach to catch the last of the failing light and captured some beautiful shots.

The ceremony was filled with such love and emotion, I think you would be at a loss to find a dry eye in the place. Even my husband had trouble keeping his composure. I know that the happy couple had waited a long time for this day to come, and it was beautiful, not only because of the destination but because of the chemistry between Kimberlee and Chris.

I wish them all the best in 2008 and look forward to seeing their family grow together happily.

Trash the Dress

Marty and I pulled off our first trash the dress session! I had a beautiful dress that had gotten snagged the last time I wore it. So we decided to take it to the dominican and trash it since I couldn't wear it again. We took off really early in the morning for the beach hoping to get a beautiful sunrise, instead we found a few crabs and a lot of wind. it was a lot of fun getting into the water and thrashing around in my beloved satin dress. We weren't there for long though...many of the people who were running by on the beach stopped to watch what we were doing. We took a few more photos on the way back to our room. The scenery in between the villas was fantastic and we really didn't want to waste it.