The Steinkamps 2011

I just adore this family to the moon and back.  Every one of them holds a special place in my heart.  They are full of joy and laughter, and clearly love each other to pieces.

Being in their presence warms the heart... truly.

He swept her into this kiss all on his own. 

I love a man who is passionate for his wife and not afraid to show it!

My favorite outtake of the day.

You can tell she loves bugs, right?

Until next time Steinkamps!

The Harris' Fall Family Photos

I loved spending time with little Griffin and Bella!  They were so full of life and so excited to see me!  Their parents were amazing about incorporating the information from the TIPS page and it made such a tremendous difference.  After we did one portion, they would say, "What can we play next?"  So I had them pretend they were riding horses while they were sitting on the log, then made up a game of running while holding hands, and pretending to play hide and seek with their parents... which led to all the photos we were looking for.  The time went by so quickly and everyone left feeling like they had a great time.  The Mom kept exclaiming, "This is sooooo much better then being forced to sit in one place for indoor photos!"  I was thrilled that she enjoyed the experience so much!  Here are just a few photos from the 121 photos in their album!

The Zellers Family

This is my 3rd time photographing the Zellers Family!  They are a huge part of the reason why we created BW Photography!   With their support and encouragement, we finally decided to take the jump into making this hobby a business.  I know Jessica from our previous work together at the University.  As much as I loved my job I was clearly pining to be back home with our beautiful children, and she was always a huge support when I was missing our little ones.  When I found out she was pregnant shortly after starting there, I was beyond ecstatic!  If any couple was deserving of starting a family... these two were!  She had their exceptionally handsome son Rowan, who completely lit up their lives.  Just a short year later, they found out they were expecting their beautiful daughter Ruby.  She had more hair than I thought possible for a newborn.  And that was where it all started... I offered to do her newborn photos, and from there... we were hooked!  Her husband Andy was extremely encouraging and spread the word to anyone that would listen that they needed to check us out!    I feel so fortunate to not only be able to work with the Zellers and photograph their family, but to have them as friends as well!  They are such a joy to be around!

 This picture just cracks me up!  It may be an outtake, but I think it's one of my favorites!

Baby Sophia

This beautiful baby is just loved to pieces!  Parents, grandparents, friends... she's a cherished little thing!  Unfortunately, for our session it was too cold to really get some good outdoor shots of just her.  I sometimes forget how unmaliable this age is.  Not quite ready to be on their stomach for pictures, not a fan of being on their backs, not able to sit up by themselves, it's definitely known as a challenging age in the photography world for a reason.  Needless to say, when we realized it was just too cold to take pictures outside, we did an impromptu visit to the grandparents house (with no box lighting, props or back drops!), and did what we could to get some pictures of her in her sweet bow and the little matching tutu I made to go with it.  I can't wait to do her 3 month pictures with all of my photography materials... she is SUCH a stunning baby, I know we'll get some incredible shots!  I was really happy with how a lot of the ones turned out that we took, I just wish we could have had a wider variety to choose from!  On the other hand, I tend to get pretty excessive with the 100+ edited photo sessions sometimes!

I love little baby fingers!

Such an attentive daddy...

Do you get the feeling I might have been boring her?  ;)

Until next time!

The Sims Family

I had such a great time with the Sims Family!   Their kids were extremely sweet and great to hang out with, and the parents are clearly a couple that are extremely dedicated to eachother!  I love meeting other couples that want to hold hands with one another!  One of the things I try to do, is to give the parents a little time to capture some pictures of just the two of them.  Some people forget that the kids will only be in the house for so long, but the marriage goes on well beyond that.  They were definitely up for it and hopefully they will cherish all of the pictures for years to come!  It was a great time and I'm glad that they had me join them on their day at the park!

Attacking the parents during their portion!

Ahhh... payback!

Until next time Sims Family!