Ten on Tuesday | Rhode Island Photography

1.  First and most obviously, welcome to my new blog design!!!  Yippee!!  I was so excited to discover that there was a new version of my blog design out there for me to buy.  Like I didn’t have enough of a list of things I wanted to purchase, someone had to inform me of THIS.  But I did it because oh my gosh, is it SO much cooler.  I mean I was happy with what i had before, but this, WOWZA.  Of course the parts of it I love the most you can’t see because it’s on the admin side, but trust me, it’s awesome.  Hopefully you all like it, too!  Take a while, look around, check out the tabs, the collapsible comments, etc.  And look for cool new features like the ability to do sneak peeks in a lightroom or slideshow format.  Lots of goodies.

2.  I might still have two spots in my Get Manual Workshop left so if you want in, just let me know!

3.  There are five days left to save up to $400 on your next session!!  See HERE for details.

4.  I just ordered nine canvases for my display at Bellani Maternity last night!  They should be in at the end of next week and then be up.  It took me FOREVER to decide what images to use but I am very happy with the way it turned out.  Some people will definitely recognize their pretty little faces in there.  😉  I’ll definitely take a picture when they are all in and up.  Anyone want to come and help me hang them?

5.  One shot from my last newborn session that I loved but didn’t share here…I can rarely get this pose with a newborn but every once in a while (okay, this was my third time only) I get it.  Look at that precious little face!

6.  I admit it.  I have joined the ranks of snuggie owners and I am in LOVE.  I put it off for the longest time.  I made fun of it.  I made fun of people who had one.  But then I started talking to people and friends who had them and they said how great it was.  Where my desk is in my house I am right near a radiator but am right next to a window so there are many times I get chilly, especially because we try not to jack the heat up and save on bills.  So my wonderful husband ordered me an SU snuggie for Christmas and it arrived last week.  (Nolan immediately declared upon opening it that he wanted one too!)  It is wonderful.  It is warm and cozy and awesome to lay around in, especially when not feeling good.  And of course, it is an SU snuggie which makes it even more awesome.  Now I will NOT be going bar hopping in it as the commercial suggests (plus I can’t remember the last time I actually bar hopped??).  But I will be wearing it around the house.  And editing in it.  And if you come to the house to pick up an order, I can’t guarantee that I won’t be wearing it.  But I solemnly swear that I will not leave the house with it on.  😉

7.  I selected my first three photographers for interviews and am SO excited to get them on here 🙂  They are some of my favorites.

8.  I’m working on some examples of bad photography for both my workshop as well as a post and let me tell you, it’s HARD to be bad!!  I keep intentionally doing things to photos and my brain is screaming at me to “fix” them!!  Makes it tough.

9.  I might have mentioned it, but I am having a looooong awaited date weekend with my husband this weekend.  The kids are off to CT to stay with the in-laws, we’re going to Boston Friday night for the Harry Potter exhibit (yes, we like it, if that makes us dorky so be it.), a spa day for me Saturday, have dinner reservations for Saturday, diner plans for breakfast Sunday, and (though it goes without saying) plans to SLEEP IN.  I have a session Friday morning but then I plan to do nothing.  Sorry folks, no posts.  I am disconnecting.  Can you really blame a girl though?

10.  Not to end on a serious note, but I wanted to touch on Haiti.  The devastation in Haiti has been overwhelming to see on TV.  I watched the 60 Minutes story on it the other night when my parents were in town and I almost didn’t make it through.  Some of the images and footage that they showed was just unbearable.  It breaks my heart to know that this is going on in the world.  So what have you done to help?  Have you donated to American Red Cross or Care.org?  We donated to the Red Cross (easiest way ever – text HAITI to 90999 and it will add $10 to your next cell phone bill).  Another very easy way – buy the Hope for Haiti Now CD off of iTunes.  I bought it the night they did the telethon, mainly just to have Justin Timberlake’s recording of Hallelujah but I have found it to be absolutely amazing, especially Stevie Wonder singing Bridge Over Troubled Waters (though I am a sucked for anything S&G).  And at only $7.99 you are supporting a great cause (100% of the proceeds go to relief efforts) and you get 23 amazing songs.  I am actually listening to it right now as I type this – which has been perfect for this super dreary and incredibly rainy day.  By the way – that telethon has already raised $58 million dollars and it’s still growing.  Isn’t it INCREDIBLE to see what can happen when people come together for a single cause?

That’s it for this week!  See you tomorrow 🙂

13 {images} of Christmas – Providence Family photography

Okay, so if I had planned better I would have done this on actual DAYS rather than all in one post.  But between regular holiday craziness, extra sessions squeezed in and Layne’s upcoming birthday that just wasn’t going to happen.  So instead it’s all here together.  (A collective YAY!!)  And if I had been more accurate, it would have been the top 12.  But I just couldn’t cut it down.  So my top 13 favorite images from 2009.  This is not a countdown because I don’t think that I could narrow it down to an order, but these are my top choices 🙂

#13  Loved these boys.  Loved this image.  So, so sweet 🙂  (And as a side note, it got me a large editorial photo in The Baby Guide.  Can’t complain!!)

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#12  Perfection all curled up.  The lighting, the cocoon, everything.

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#11  This was taken during my shoot for my What to Wear guide.  But the moment and the light make it one of my absolute favorites.

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#10  You know I’m all about the moments.  I love this one.  So much that I wanted to put my family’s faces on it and use it for MY holiday photo.

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#9  How could I not pick this one?!?!!  The colors are what made this photo for me.  Not only a gorgeous baby belly but in a gorgeous surrounding.

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#8  Pure happiness 🙂

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#7  Pure love.  On both parts.

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#6  I usually am not a fan of awake newborns.  But L. totally rocked it 😉  Love how adorable she looks here, like she’s checking out the world.

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#5   This just makes me feel good.  Not only because it reminds me of my trip to the Outer Banks and my photog girls, but a family moment captured and in such a stunning location.

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#4  I wonder when I see this if people think I put A into this pose.  It was a completely spontaneous moment and he happened to put his hand up as I was snapping the photo.  What resulted is one of my most favorite family moments.

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#3  Do I really need to say anything?? 🙂

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#2  More pure happiness!  W family made it twice!!!

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#1  I want to keep a big giant print of this next to my desk.  So whenever I feel down in any way, I can look at it and smile.  Her look, her expression, everything just totally make this.

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That’s it for this year.  I can’t WAIT for a whole new year to choose from!!!!!!

Five under Five | Massachusetts Family and Newborn Photography

Yep.  Five under five.  You read that right.  Five beautiful, adorable, huggable girls, all under five years old.   To be specific – five years old, three and a half, two years old and 10 days old!!!  I was so excited when K. contacted me to do their newborn session because I knew it was going to be a challenge.  I’ve done newborn twins and I’ve done families with three kids.  But I’ve never done a family with both.

You’d think with those ages and newborn twins that the house would be a wild crazy place but I got to their house and was immediately SO impressed with how smoothly and wonderfully it was “run.”  Run isn’t the right word but you know what I mean.  The big sisters were adorable, mom and dad were so relaxed and everyone was just so happy and so sweet.  And on top of it all, there was just SO much love in that house.  You could just see it in the way everyone interacted with each other, talked to each other and played together.  It was incredible!  (I also want to mention they have the best toy room.  Possibly EVER.)  In fact, I came home and told Matt that as a mom of five with two newborns K. had it much more pulled together than I do with just two!!   I had a really delightful time with all of them.  We sang lots of songs (Rudolph was a favorite) and the girls even offered to share their snack with me.  A great way to start my Friday morning!!  So without further ado, meet babies I. and J. and big sisters M., S., and A. in just a few of my favorites that I’ve edited so far!

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Shhhh…she didn’t know I was taking the picture.  My favorite kind of shot.  True and honest moments of emotion. 😀

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Love love love love every single thing about this picture.  Love.

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Long-Distance Family | Rhode Island Family Photography

The C. family drove all the way from New York for their session with me this past week.  No pressure or anything, really!!!  I think it’s the farthest I have had someone come – when I was in PA someone drove 90 minutes.  But these guys braved 95 through Connecticut.  And anyone that has driven that knows how lovely it can be.  But come they did, and with two absolutely beautiful little girls for me to photograph. When we were planning their shoot they said they wanted to use the RISD area since that is where they both went to school which thrilled me because I was itching for some urban!  They took me all over the RISD and Brown University areas of the city (boy did I get my workout!!!!) and we got some great shots before watching the sun set over the city as we walked down the hill back to our cars.  I had such a great time with them, little E. and C. were just great troopers and so cute.  It was great to see how much E. loves her little sister and how much love, even after a 2 hour car ride, they had for each other.  (And it was also great to see another set of siblings with completely different eye colors!)  E. and W. it was great to finally meet you guys!  Enjoy your photos and your precious little girls 🙂

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Originally I set up to capture just little C. but when I saw mom’s expression I knew I had to get it in there.  What resulted is a top ten favorite moment ever.

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