Anatomy of a family shoot -     They usually go something like this . . .   Trying to get the little ones all paying attention at the same time can sometimes be a challenge, trying to get a smile on their face requires a lot of silly talent.   It usually just depends on how silly you can be . . . silly smiles, silly faces, silly sounds, and lots of goofy conversations.  That's how we roll when there's kids in the picture!  

It's a GIRL thing . . .   What else can I say?


 

Well . . . I'll be darlin' !!

 Just wanted to give you all a little peek at the cute bunch I'm workin' on this week :)

 Enjoy!

  



 And now . . .   I'm going back to my late night editing session with a little "Steel Magnolias" . . .

It's always good for making me feel all sentimental :)

Baby Jonathan Lee arrived to excited parents Cory & Sara . . . and surprise surprise . . . this little guy looks just like his daddy . . .

Still trying to POST all my POSTS that I have going on from this last little while . . .


So here's a little more catching up on all my cute sessions waiting to be blogged!!


This is one of my favorites . . . a wonderful CABIN adventure in the beautiful Utah Uintah mountains!   This amazingly gorgeous place is located about 35 minutes East of Kamas on the Mirror Lake Highway.  Who would have guessed that there are more than 40 lovely mountain cabins located in this beautiful wooded forest!! Such a darling little family - meet . . . Jaycee and Chris!  And the two little wood nymphs :D

Then I usually open the current project up and do some editing in Photoshop. I really like to use many of the MCP actions for Photoshop, many of the Totally Rad actions . . . a little Florabella . . . But today I wanted to feature something a little different! For all you peeps out there who want to keep those expenses down (and when it comes to photography - WHO doesn't want to keep the expenses down?  Oh the money that could be spent . . .) I thought I would do a totally FREE edit from start to finish for you . . . Yes, you can do some LOVELY things without spending any money! Isn't THAT good news :D I'm going to feature one of my FAVORITE websites -

Rita is the blogger behind CoffeeShop and a stay-at-home, home-schooling Mom to two naughty but adorable little boys (Duke is 7 and Imp is 4), wife to her high school sweetheart, and passionate about all things photography.

And the best part about The Coffee Shop -  Everything on her blog is 100% free!

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download her MEGA action pack with the works in one download for $49 - one of the best bargains you'll find online!)

So . . . let me take you through this fun edit - from start to finish - all FREE :D
 . . . this would be the unedited start up version . . .

What to wear . . . What to wear? WHAT to WEAR - it's an age old question, and never asked by more people than the mom trying to match everyone for the upcoming family photo.  I don't think I ever take a picture that the subject doesn't ask for suggestions on what to wear . . .


I wish there was a simple answer . . . but usually it comes down to three things - COLOR . . . LAYERS . . . and ACCESSORIES

Really . . . The answer is a little different for everyone really, but I'm going to point you in the direction of something that will give you a great place to start! PINTEREST! Here's a link to my PHOTOGRAPHY board with many options to find what will work best for you. Go on . . . take a look and give it a try!   I'm going to share a few photos that are excellent examples of what to wear for a photography session.  They all are credited and linked to the photographers web sites, so please go and check out the rest of their stuff!  Such talented ladies! First,  I'm going to use this great example taken by a cute photography neighbor of mine, Chelsie Clarke - you really MUST check out the rest of her STUFF :)




 

Going to try really hard to get caught up around here! I so love these photos of this cute family - and we had more fun than a barrel full of monkeys while shooting these at the Discovery Learning Park in Highland Utah.  What a gorgeous place, beautiful park, lots of ducks and geese.  The kids fed the ducks until I think they were stuffed full! The Burke family has always been pretty precious to our family, we have loved watching these little ones get bigger and bigger and cuter and cuter!  Way to go Lauren and Doug - your family is amazing!