Super Cute | Rhode Island Baby Photography

Last Thursday I had the pleasure of photographing this little guy in his house.  Picture a gorgeous house right on the water with tons of natural light, then throw in a super adorable and HAPPY baby and add in an awesome and beautiful mama who (as it turns out) grew up not far from where I did.  All the makings of a great session.  Since their house is a little on the modern side, I wanted to keep things really nice and simple and clean.  It’s really important to match what the life is like to what the photos are like (at least I think).  So we did what I refer to as “pure baby” shots.  Just baby, a white comforter, a blank wall.  Nice and simple so all the focus goes onto this super cute little guy in front of my lens.  After we did that, again keeping it really simple we went to the living room and did some shots in there.  We tried really hard to get Jake the dog into the photos, but he wasn’t having it.  Ah well.  Baby R. was having it and was rocking being cute for me!!  He showed off his super fast crawling skills and big gorgeous brown eyes 🙂  Perfect, perfect shoot.

I know mom dad and baby are getting ready for a really awesome trip so I will cut it short now  🙂  Enjoy!!!

I Dare You | Rhode Island Family Photography

I dare you not to smile when you see these adorable kiddos – especially the baby.  I just double dog dare you!!!  Continuing my awesome Sunday was a stop down the street with this family for a quick holiday session.  (And I assure you mom, I have a few different shots of all three but didn’t want to share them on here since it’s holiday card time!)  Again, total strangers welcoming me in and making me feel completely at home.  Of course it could be the fact that I am a giant four year old so I get along really well with little kids.  Or the fact that Dad and I are both Steelers fans so it was already in their blood to like me.  😉  Whatever it was, it was fabulous.  Another gorgeous family, more gorgeous kids and lots of laughter.  🙂

I know I say it a lot.  But I really absolutely just adore my job.

Laughter | Rhode Island Family Photography

Continuing my good for the soul that I wrote about this morning…we have also heard that laughter is good for the soul.  If so then I am in luck because boy did I do a lot of laughing yesterday!!  It is so nice to be welcomed into someone’s house and be made to feel like part of the family.  I often leave sessions trying to figure out how I can arrange a marriage play date between their children and my own and wondering if the moms would think I was nuts if I came and just hung out with them and had coffee.  My clients are that awesome and that much fun.

When mom and I planned this first (of my three!) sessions yesterday morning, she mentioned that she really just wanted to capture the girls having fun and them being a family.  Now there are people that say that but mean they want perfectly posed, contrived photos.  Not this family.  They wanted real honest fun photos.  That doesn’t mean we didn’t set them up (jump, girls!) but it was very much a capture of who they are, every day of their lives.  Totally in their element, totally, awesomely them.   I am keeping it all black and white today since they mentioned they love black and white photos.  R. family, it was great meeting you guys – enjoy!!!

Good for the Soul | Rhode Island Family Photography

Every once in a while in the middle of a super stressful time such as holiday season, I need a refreshing.  A cleansing of my spirits, my (photographer) soul, my memory cards.  So I shoot for friends.  I tell them ask them nicely when we are doing sessions and then I drag them out in the cold and shoot for them and for me.  It is something I love to do.  It is something they love that I do, too.  (Or at least I am pretty sure – no one has strenuously objected so far!  😉 )  And I love when it is good friends that I can shoot with.  Especially when I have been there since the beginning – through the maternity, and the newborn, and the six month phase.  It’s special to me to watch them grow as a family, and even more special to get to document it with my camera.

This past weekend meeting me in the Downcity area on a brisk Saturday morning was one of these good friends.  Miss L. has grown from a beautiful baby bump into an adorable toddler.  She did absolutely awesome running all over the financial district and the cold didn’t seem to bother her one little bit.  Could have been the awesome Boden warm jumper or the gorgeous sweater and hat that her grandma knit for her.  Or just the excitement of being outside and being allowed to run through empty alleys and stand (with her parents) in the middle of deserted streets.  (Note to clients:  downtown areas are perfect on Saturday and Sunday mornings – there is no one around!)   It was clearly good for her, and good for my soul as well.  😀  

Thankful | Rhode Island Baby Photography

Today, on Thanksgiving I am so thankful for so many different things.  My husband, my kids, my family, my job, my friends, my clients.  So what could be more appropriate than to share a sneak peek from a session with one of those friends?  I first met Allison last year after we moved here and we formed one of those weird and wonderful instant friendships.  Where you just meet a person and immediately you click.  I ended up shooting her maternity and newborn sessions last winter:

And even though we haven’t gotten together as often as we have wanted, this fall of course, I was going to pester them into doing family photos as well.  Little miss Paige has grown into quite the beautiful 10 month old and mom and dad?  Well, just as gorgeous as ever.  Although she was cutting several teeth during our session and not her normal super smiley self, I still thought the session was perfect.  Sometimes, you just capture who they are, as they are in that moment.  🙂  Teething and all.

I hope all of you have a wonderful Thanksgiving with the friends and family that mean the most to you 🙂



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