{Sisters} Kelso Washington Children's Photography

These beautiful young ladies are our cousin's kiddos...I bribed their mom with pictures in return for babysitting!  Yay!  Each time I point my camera at these girls I am amazed at their adorableness (is that a word?) and especially how miss V seems like such an old soul.  I have no doubt that they are going to grow up to be something very special!

 Miss L

 Miss V



{"One" more...} Longview Kelso Washington Children's Photographer

I was blessed with two one year sessions this week, and this little guy happens to be one of my closest friend's youngest.  He was quite the escape artist, and has already been walking for awhile now. We had so much fun!  Enjoy your preview!

  

{One} Kelso Washington Baby and Children's Photography

How quickly they grow!  The "H" Kids session last May was on of the first in my studio, and little Kennedi is now one and got her very own session!  I think I may have mentioned this before, but just in case some of you don't know...I happen to LOVE my job.  I get to snuggle cute little babies, play with kiddos, and get paid for it!  :) 

Here are my favorites:

 And this was just too cute too not throw in there...I took this as we were getting re-acquainted.  :)



{Boutique Photography} Kelso Washington Maternity, Newborn, and Children's Portraiture

I have been so absolutely thrilled to have a studio location for the first time this winter.  When I opened up last May, I had an idea of what I wanted to do with the space, but as the months have progressed I have fallen into a niche that I have grown to love.  I will still be offering my services for weddings and on-location photography, but I hope to be increasing awareness of my studio and focusing more on this aspect of my business.  So here's a little blurb about it: ;)

I share a space at LaFavorites, a great little knitting boutique and coffee shop in Kelso.  The room upstairs is small and charming and has proven to work perfectly for intimate, unique photo sessions for maternity, newborn, and children's portraiture.  I have fallen in love with each precious little baby I have been privileged to photograph.  I have become almost obsessed with finding strange and unusual things when I shop.  I end up thinking, "can I put a baby in/on/around/under that?"  lol...safety first!  :)

So, I guess I am blogging about this because I have become so passionate about it and excited to offer something different to our community, and I want to extend an invitation to anyone interested to give me a call to come meet me, check out LaFavorites (a hidden gem in my opinion!), and tour my space upstairs.  When you enter, you will not find huge, harsh panels of light or blinding flashes.  I use soft, natural lighting and I avoid the cheesy, typical studio props.  I view each accessory I purchase as a tool that will enable me to create a unique portrait of your precious child that you will be eager to hang on your wall.

All January bookings will include a complimentary 8x10.

Newborn sessions start at $200

All other portrait sessions are $150

All packages include ALL of your digital images with a print release.

Call soon to book.  360.751.7289

Just a few images from the past few months:

{The great outdoors...} Southwest Washington Family Photography

Marie is a good friend of mine, and I was so excited when she asked me to do photos for their family.  As a gift to their parents for their anniversary, the whole family was able to get together for the week and do something special...this was the first time they have ever had their photos professionally done!  I have to say I feel very special to be their first experience with custom photography.

As you can see from the preview, we took a LOT of pictures and had a LOT of fun.  :)  I couldn't possibly post all of the wonderful and interesting shots we got (i.e., a dog in a tree...maybe I'll add that one later!  lol), but here are some of my favorites!  Enjoy!