I simply can’t resist sharing these right now.  They were taken this morning, and while I have about 6 other sessions to blog, I need to feature is little beauty.  I promise to blog more from this session soon.  Just wait till you see how handsome big brother is!

Small share from a small, but lovely session.  Mom called and booked wanting “just one quick shot with our son while he’s in town.”   No problem, I can squeeze in a quickie.  I head to the session prepared for short, casual, nothing fancy session.  Well, this family is far from nothing fancy.  On a whim, they looked incredible.  In only 10 short minutes, we created lifelong treasures with ease.  It’s always an awesome time with the E family.  Can you tell the siblings get along great?

A family that plays together, stays together.  This certainly holds true for the M family.  Not only do have have a great time just hanging out or going for walks, they are all extremely musically inclined and enjoy playing together.  I met this family about 10 years ago.  They are old friends of my husband’s and we all immediately clicked back then.  Well, let me tell you, I hope that 10 years let alone 10 months don’t pass before we hang out again.  I love each of them.  Their music blows my mind.  All of them are going great places.  Thanks, M family, for a wonderful evening.  Can’t wait till we get our families together.

One of my most favorite days of summer is the day that I have the privilege of photographing beautiful teens in their prom gowns.  Sometimes we head to the beach or tall grass or even a backyard.  This year we shot on a wonderful piece of property that had a little bit of everything … greenery, old buildings, and grassy paths.  The girls all showed up looking beyond fantastic.  The shoot was a blast, and like every other year, it flew by too fast.

I often get asked, “Why do you do a prom shoot in the summer?” For me it’s a win-win photo shoot.  Win for the girls because they get to wear their $200+ prom dress that was only worn for 6 hours and probably wouldn’t see daylight ever again, plus get photographed in a way that truly portrays their style and beauty.  Win for me because I get the chance to play fashion photographer for a day and fill my gallery with images I normally wouldn’t have the opportunity to create.  It really is a fun day for all involved.

Here are just a few of my favorite images that were created last week.  It was so hard to choose a small sampling.  Didn’t the girls do amazing?

Below are a few other favorites.  Enjoy!

So cute! These faces are completely lovable. I had such a hard time narrowing down these photos, because each shot had yet another adorable smile or smirk. I don’t envy the job of those who are choosing photos from this gallery. I could barely do it myself! Thanks, Cyn, John, Elise and Matt. Had a great time with you all.