3 Adorable Little Cutie Pies!

This family is always fun to take pictures of.  The little ones love to smile for the camera and I really enjoy getting to capture all their facial expressions.  These kids have eyes that tell a story! Mom and dad even jumped in for a family picture.  In order to get all the kids to look at the same time, I pulled out my crazy "happy dance" and played games!  What a wonderful and adorable family!

Spring Session

Well, the snow might not make the pictures feel as springy as we were going for, but this is North Dakota and there is not a lot you can do!  This little man loved getting his picture taken.  We had never meet before, but that didn't stop him from wanting to get right to work and take pictures.  We took some outdoor pictures and indoor pictures at the University of North Dakota.  In between shots, he was busy asking questions and throwing snowballs!  What a sweety pie.  His cousins join him for a family photo for grandma.....Grandma, I hope you like it ;)

He wanted to make sure he got to stand near the water and perhaps the mud!

He was using his tongue to push around his loose tooth!

He was being funny here!

The Polleys

This was my first photo shoot inside of the Ralph Engelstad Arena.  I have taken pictures outside of it and on the main floor, but never pictures like I got to take at this photo shoot.  Mom and dad work here, so we had full access.  We even go to take pictures in Mr. Engelstad's suite as well as right on the ice.

Look at all those facial expressions! Mom said it was very her!

Aren't her eyes pretty! She was a very sweet big sister!

Sister and best friends!

I'm happy I'm not the one that had to walk out onto the ice.  They did a great job not only getting out there, but also smiling at the camera even though I was far away!

We worked with a variety of locations and angles.

The girls were a lot of fun. They were ready to smile at all times. The youngest girl made some of the funniest faces, of which I caught on film.  We took a variety of pictures and I was very excited to share some of these with you.  It is always exciting to be at a new location with a great family!

The Beehlers

It was a very cold and windy day but we decided to still do a photo shoot.  As one could understand, when kids get older it is harder to schedule family pictures due to all the different schedules.  We had to work with the wind and the bright sun so our backgrounds were more limited.  Even though it was limited, I think the family will still really like their pictures.  They will look great on a Christmas card!

"Hunter" 5 Years Old With Lots of Personality!

What a poser!

Look at those brown eyes!

Mom and Hunter having fun on the railroad tracks!

Here's Hunter giving me a little attitude!

He thought of this pose all on his own!

That's a true smile!

Hunter was a very energetic 5 year old. He was smiling and ready to pose without me even having to get him to warm up to me. By the end of the session, he was playing games and even throwing in some poses that were his own ideas!    Hunter had dimples, which were very adorable. I had to refrain myself from pinching his cheeks!  Mom even snuck in for a picture!

The Huus's!

 Boys will be boys! (Love it!)

 I love how they all linked onto each other in some form or another!

This was a great photo shoot with a friend and her family today. I have worked with this lady throughout the last three years so it was great to meet her family!  She is the only lady in the house followed by 4 men!  Boys will be boys! We had some great laughs during this photo shoot.  Each boy brought their personality to the session! They also brought with their brotherly mannerisms for each other!  At one point, the older two were head locking each other while the younger one punched!  Of course, it was all fun and games so we could capture the love!

I strive to capture the true personality of each client I have. This means capturing some facial expressions that aren't always smiles!  They can be goofy faces, sassy faces, and much more.  I also don't "over pose" families.  It is their communication through body language with each other that will make the picture memorable.  If the family snuggles in together, holds hands, etc, this is how they communicate as a family. It makes the picture more personalized to their special family.

Family of Three

Look at this super star!

He tried so hard NOT to smile!

A little monkey in the tree!

There's a real smile.

He even started posing the family because he was having so much fun!

What a great family shot!

He's covering his dimple with his hand so I couldn't see it.

This was a fun photo shot. I actually knew the little boy from art class last year for I was his art teacher. (small world!) At first he was really shy but I got him to crack some really big smiles. He has a dimple, and he doesn't like to show it ;(
We took a variety of family pictures as well as pictures of just him. We took pictures at two different locations. An hour was a great amount of time because it gave the boy time to warm up to me. By the time we got to the second location, he was posing away for me!