Middle River Photographer {Miss Natalie}

Miss Natalie's 6 month old photo session.  Can you get much cuter than this?

Middle River Photographer {Dunn Wedding}

I had the pleasure of meeting the Dunn's for their formal wedding pictures at Gunpowder State Park in Middle River.  It was a perfect day and with the sun setting I was able to get some great shots!

Perry Hall Photographer {The Molen Family}

Sorry I haven't posted in forever! Busy busy at my home with the kids off school and shooting more families!  Here is the Molen family.  I combined their maternity and newborn pictures together.

Baltimore Infant Photographer - {Miss Charlie}

Cute, Cute, Cute is all i can say about Miss Charlie.  She was the perfect little model for me!  I had so much fun at her 6 month session.  I think this is my favorite age to photograph.  You can still get away with naked pictures and they are sitting! Enjoy!

{The Vontran Family}

The Vontran family meet me at Gunpowder State Park for beautiful sunset pictures.  The family was so much fun and the kids had a blast taking pictures.  Beach pictures are my favorite, even though it can be tricky at times with the lighting.  Here is a sneak peak!

Baltimore Infant Photographer - {Miss Emelina}

I had the pleasure of meeting Miss Emelina yesterday for her newborn photo session. She was so excited to see me that she didn't fall asleep the entire time! Thats ok! Those big brown eyes were meant to be photographed.

Baltimore Engagement ~ {Dianna and John}

John and Dianna will be getting married next fall.  We headed to Gunpowder State Park for an engagement session, and to get their kids ready for the big day we decided to include them in the shoot as well. They had a blast being a part of it. We even had some neat boats to use as props. It was so nice to meet you all, and I can't wait for the big day!

Baltimore Child and Family Photographer- {Epple and Jenkins Family}

I had the pleasure of meeting up with the Jenkins family  along with another for a big family photo session.  They wanted to get a big family portrait for their parents 40th Anniversary.  It was a perfect day at Jerusalem Mill Village. The overcast made the lighting just perfect. These kids were super cute! Nice job coordinating your outfits. You all looked lovely!

{Time to get down on the ground} Photography Tips for Parents

Ok parents... Welcome to my first lesson!  This section of my blog is to help all of you out there that love taking pictures of their children, but need a little help doing so.  

When I first started taking pictures I quickly realized that this business isn't for anyone that has weak knees! This is a great tip since any parent with any type of camera can benefit off of this tip.  I'm sure you have seen the picture where the child is looking up at the parent, squinted eyes, big head and little body.  How would you like to look up in all of your pictures?  Its unnatural, uncomfortable and rarely looks good when you photograph kids this way.  So parents, its time to get low. 

When I photograph kids I don't personally dress up at all, since I know that half of the time I will be kneeling, and some I will even be on my tummy.  This is such a vital part of photographing children.  You will be running around, bending down, getting up, running around more, getting on your belly, getting up, ect.  Its actually a workout!  

Your Homework  

Browse your pictures and take a look at all of the photos you took of your child looking up at you.  This week take a picture of your child outdoors  looking up at you, then get low at their eye level and take it again.  Get even lower and take it while laying on your belly and see what you get.  Take all 3 pictures and post it to my profile so I can see that you passed lesson 1!

Batlimore Infant {Samantha}

This was Samantha's 3 month photo session, and she was such a joy to take photo's of.  I also did her newborn session as well, and she gets prettier each time I see her.  Here is her sneak peak!

Baltimore Child {Little Man Sterner}

Baby Gavin... You wouldn't know it but he did not want his picture taken at all.  I had to be really quick when mom or dad put him down.  I took his newborn pictures as well.  He spoiled me with that session!  Well here is the sneak peak!