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Category Archives: with the dog
In my line of work, sometimes it’s fun to give myself little challenges – little things that I keep an eye out for when I’m shooting. One of those things is the elusive dog lick picture. I love a good dog-licking-baby picture – and getting the dog’s tongue just the right amount out of his mouth while the baby’s also at that perfect moment where they’re not too annoyed by the attention…
The fun thing here is if you click this “dog licking baby” link and get to a bunch of shoots where I’ve had dogs licking babies (yes, it’ll look at first like it’s not going anywhere, because you’ll see this post again – but scroll down, that link shows all the posts I’ve ever tagged with dog lick), the next post down after this one will be of this same pup: Harry, with his beloved little sister E. Our first shoot was back when she was just three weeks old, and now she’s three months old.
We did these pictures just an hour before her baptism this weekend, and she was just a perfect angel for the photoshoot.
Even with very little sleep the night before, she giggled and played…
And showed us how big she is on her mom’s pretty chaise – much bigger than last time, already!
Reading Christmas books with mama:
Love that she’s peeking at her “1st Christmas” ornament here!
Mama and daughter in their pretty Christening dresses:
She did catch a wink before the big event…
Grandma’s pretty hands with baby E:
With her Godmother and Godfather, in her Christening gown and bonnet that her mom, uncle and grandma all wore…
Big cousin, with her fantastic hairdo and dimple:
And last of all, grandma with her three pretty girls:
Loved seeing all you guys! Hope the big event was a huge success :)
Posted in baby photos, family photos, infant, with the dog
Tags: asleep, baptism, christening, cousins, curls, dog lick, first christmas, grandma, hat, mom and her baby, reading, sleeping
This little 16 month old guy had such fun crawling all over his friend the pup – their relationship was very sibling-esque.
I won’t do too much commentary… but first I have to show you the handsome:
And the extraordinarily super fun: (isn’t this picture actually loud when you look at it?)
Had to give you a beauty shot of the pup too:
Isn’t he gorgeous? Look at those cheeks!
Is our new brother sad? Dad, what can we do to help?
Pirate face — arrrrrgggghhh!
Wonderful to meet you guys!
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I know, I know, most of my clients are still in diapers, or at least were in diapers a lot more recently than these three – but I love when I get a chance to take pictures of older kids – it’s so much fun.
Because we know this guy’s the boss of the family :)
I love how much fun these guys had together:
Pretty much everything we did – they went all out:
One of the boys, first:
And then the girls:
And we had to get a few action shots of A and his hoop skills. Makes me appreciate sports photographers’ skills!
And I love this of elegant Ms. M. Who says swingsets are only for little kids?
And a good classic one of the whole crew :)
You guys rock! Great to meet you.
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I had to work hard to make sure that every picture of this little guy wasn’t smiling, because he’s just such a happy guy. I think this is my favorite shot, though:
Look at these killer eyelashes, too:
And using his walker, a total pro:
Relaxing with the whole gang:
High-five for mom:
Showing off the crawling skills. I feel like his right hand looks like he’s drumming his fingers here, waiting for something important…
This big boy just turned ONE, so we had to take a picture in front of the mural dad painted:
Actually, this next picture is competing to be my favorite one… I’m going back and forth.
This one cracks me up – belly!
So much fun to spend time with you guys.
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I haven’t seen big boy J since he was his little brother D’s age – and now he’s a big brother, having a fantastic time with his little brother. They were both just balls of energy throughout the photoshoot last weekend – and this is my #1 favorite shot of the two of them. It’s terrible of me, but it just cracks me up how J is hollering as he puts his full body weight on D’s little hand, and D’s expression is just so perfect. Ouch!
My second favorite shot – this just tells the best story:
Gorgeous boy, and for some reason I really adore the lock of mom’s hair that is in the corner of this frame – it shows a really neat sense of movement or something.
D getting a tickle from his mama:
And then I have a favorite serious shot of both of them…
And this one too – love the lips so much:
The boys had this fantastic antique fire truck in the living room for the pictures – really cool:
Group cuddle, with pup included.
So great to see you guys again! Can’t wait to show you the rest of the pictures.
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I am so into this shot of this family’s sweet pup Monte. The kiddos in the background become secondary to his handsomeness :) Don’t you imagine it’s the way every dog imagines themselves in their owner’s eyes?
Oh OK, we’ll look at some pictures of the kids too. Aren’t they gorgeous?
They have a killer roof deck, and this shot with the Pru in the background is fun for so many reasons. Smallest sister D is so not the “jump off the bench” idea. Isn’t her expression perfect?
Another fantastic moment with all three:
Hugs and kisses for mama:
Silly faces behind dad:
Big sister L, who is all of a sudden super tall, elegant, and a lovely big girl.
Middle brother E, and his perfect grin:
And little sister D is all of a sudden a little girl instead of a baby – beautiful!
Wonderful to see you guys as always.
Oh, and last but never least, the star of the show…
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I first met this sweet little lady’s big brother when he was six months old, and I’ve gotten to see him grow every six months since then. And now here he is a big boy with a six month old sister:
Aren’t they gorgeous?
First Mr. G:
And one of all the boys:
And then a bunch to showcase her sweetness:
Getting some smooches from her bro (he loved kissing her!):
I love these fingers as she reaches, reaches…
You can’t beat knuckle dimples.
And there comes a point where you just get tired. Every parent’s seen this moment…
But sometimes you’ve got one more good giggle in y0u.
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This big handsome boy loved showing me his skills with a crayon this past weekend:
And giving his dog some love. I adore this pup’s expression here. It’s so patient, but yet so knowing… As if he’s saying, “Really, guys? Really?” Reminds me of a photo I took a few years back of my little girl and our cat.
He took a bit of time playing stickers with his momma:
And then we went for a walk. I love the light through the trees here:
Played a bit of t-ball:
Doesn’t mom look gorgeous here?
Big boy J was so obliging to turn and show me his nice smile while he ran :)
Swinging:
Giving mom some love:
It was really great to meet you guys!
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One year old twin guys A and S will, I’m certain, be horrified by this photo when they’re older. But you know what? That’s OK. Because really, who are these photos for? They’re not for the boys when they grow up! They’re for us, now. And I’ll tell you all the things I love about this. A’s tight sweet curls in back. S’s pucker. The daisies in crisp focus over on the side of the shot. The light framing the boys. The bokeh (photo term – just means out of focus background, spotty light like this). It really couldn’t be more perfect. What sweet, sweet boys.
And they investigated the flowers fully after their smooch, too:
Here they are inside with their big brother C, who I’ve been taking pictures of since he was just a few months old:
I really don’t believe how big he is.
S hid in the grass. But I found him ;)
Sweet A pointed out where his big brother was:
And never forget Stanley! He’s been a fixture in the photos all these years. What a handsome guy.
Just a quick Stanley blast-from-the-past… here he is in 2005 with big brother C when he was only 3 months old. This shot…
…reminds me of this shot. Both guys are bigger now, but that same echo of form happens here…
Ta-da! :) So much fun to see you guys again.
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These guys invited their friend over with her new puppy for the photoshoot – they thought it’d make for cute photos as the kids had time to play with him. They were right!
And little sister B came down from her nap and gave us some big smiles:
Aren’t they sweet together?
Giggles:
Silly faces:
Even on a yucky rainy day last weekend we grabbed a few minutes running around outside with the pup:
And last but not least, the boys regaled me with a fabulous concert. They’d even printed up tickets for the show… I was seated in the “orchestra” and requested not to move around… even given my press pass ;)
The rest of the audience was in awe of the show, too. Thanks for having me back, guys. As always, it was wonderful seeing you :)
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I remember from our first shoot four or five years ago that this sweet girl’s mama called her “Monk” – for monkey. As I was editing these pictures I got a kick out of how many times monkeys came up…
A little monkey in the middle:
And serious monkey bar skills…
OK, so that was it, no other monkey things… But then she had some fun in the pool:
Her diving was fantastic:
And her new puppy was very attentive. I love this shot of them, nose to nose:
I always feel like the visiting great auntie when I say it over and over again, but “S, you’re getting so big!” Our first shoot was when she was 18 months old, then again at 3 years old… and now at six. I hope I’ll see you guys again before she turns 12!
Really great to see you :)
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Last Saturday I had three newborn shoots in a row – this was my 3rd one of the day. I love little patterns in my schedule… and before I tell you about this wonderful family, I had to share. (You can scroll down the blog to see the other two newborns from that day.) So my first shoot was with a two week old baby, and there were two children in the family. Then my second shoot was with a three week old baby, and there were three children in the family. And now this last shoot of the day was a ten day old baby, (no… they didn’t have ten children!) but if I round down to one week, they fit my little pattern because just had one baby in their family. OK, too much talk, not enough pictures. Sorry :)
These guys were given a gift certificate for their first shoot by a great friend (a.k.a. Auntie Kath), and I’m so excited to show them all the pictures! Here’s a toesie kiss. Look at those tiny legs!
And cradled in dad’s bicep, showing off his own bicep :)
Gesundheit!
Beautiful, all around.
And I always know when I’m in a mellow dog family when they let their pup (the first baby) give the new baby smooches. Now that’s true love.
I love how tiny he looks here on the bed, legs crossed:
And that startle reflex that goes away so quickly! Glad we caught it here.
Handsome dude.
See that Dad is holding the binkie in this shot? Can you just hear the *POP* noise it made as it was extracted from C’s mouth?
So great to meet you guys. Hope to see you again soon! Thanks again, Auntie Kath!
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Now that I have another baby, shoots like this one with a fun, gorgeous 6 month old make me so excited to go through these ages/stages again with my own girlie. I loved this moment with sweet boy B and his mom. They’re making exactly the same expression!
And a mellow, serious dude:
Loving playing with his mom and dad:
I really love the framing of this one – how you can see mom and dad both smiling, but the cutie pie is the focus – ready to gobble up his toy!
Handsome smiling devil :)
Getting a zerbert from dad:
His eyelashes (and I’m stealing this quote from his parents, because it’s so great) were the “longest hairs on him”! Gorgeous whisk brooms.
And we had to capture a moment with their darling dachshund Hercules – 16 years old! Wonderful to spend time with you guys the other day, thanks so much for having me out. Say hi and thanks to Kathy for me for getting you guys the gift certificate!
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This mom and I have been emailing since 2007 about doing a shoot with her family and two dogs… I’m so glad we finally got to do it. Back in April when she booked this shoot, she was concerned about her older pup, Annie – worried that her cancer might get the better of her before we got a chance to take these pictures. But she made it! Sweet old pup – she gave lots of love to 2 year old big boy G:
And these guys had lots of fun together:
A shot with the whole gang, yay!
And a toss in the air from dad:
A classic shot of this sweet boy. Isn’t he handsome? I love the way the windowshades are reflecting the light behind him, too.
This is apparently the face G always makes when they get to this page of “How Do Dinosaurs Say Good Night?” (he’s imitating a dinosaur crying, of course) :)
And I had to include this one – I love his expression as he finds his favorite garbage man.
It was great to meet you guys and get a chance to take pictures of you all, thanks for everything!
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