toughest shoot yet

 ok, so normally i would never publically announce that a shoot was incredibly hard, let alone title it the toughest shoot, but this kid you see here is my brother and he was incredibly tough, so i'm giving myself the right to announce it right here and now.

if you know my brother even just the tiniest bit, i'm sure you know that he is one giant ball of GOOF. this was supposed to be a five minute "lets take a christmas card picture" kind of shoot that turned into an hour of trying to get the kid to look remotely normal standing next to his gorgeous fiance. he spent the time making oh so lovely faces, pretending to be a model, mimicking the "hand on hip, knee popped out" pose, and playing with sticks. awesome, right?

his punishment for this behavior..... another shoot! tas and i have a fabulous vintage inspired shoot planned for this spring and a whole four months to train toph in the meantime. i know he can't wait.... but assuming he behaves himself, it is going to be one awesome shoot! i cannot wait!!!

 

 this is his "model face"...

 

soooo obsessed with her gorgeous ring!

 here's just a glimpse of the goofiness tas and i had to put up with: 

loveland sweets.... :)

mr. serious

this little man was in a very, very serious mood during the shoot. i think he was very puzzled by the camera. i think his mom and dad were worn out by the end of the shoot from trying to squeeze the smiles out of him. but regardless, he is one cute baby! i love his serious little looks so much!! and those eyes....so gorgeous!!!

fall-in' in love

***(updated) prior to this shoot, i had been trying to recruit some daap friends to do faux engagement pictures to build up my portfolio.....but then i got lucky and had the pleasure of doing a real engagement session with this cute couple! we had a great time on the perfect fall day...if you can't tell by the gorgeous yellow wonderland below. hope you guys enjoy!! :) ps. sorry for the cheesy title!

the snow (leaf) bunny

got the little nan all bundled up today from head to toe. looks like she's dressed for a cincinnati blizzard.... too bad she sitting in a pile of crunchy leaves on a somewhat warm day. we just couldn't resist how cute she looked!! we've got lots of photo shoots planned for tomorrow, so in case you haven't gotten enough of anna yet (is that even possible??) there is more to come!! 

if you can't tell...i had a little trouble narrowing down!