I'm back...

I cannot believe it has been almost 6 weeks since my last post! I can list excuses all day but the main thing is holiday time is always super busy in every way and the other thing is I have been laid up with "morning" sickness, which in my case seems to last all day...The good news is, come June, I will be hopefully posting lots of cute newborn pictures :). Speaking of newborns...I will be doing a shoot with beautiful preemie twins next week that I am totally excited about. I've never photographed twins before but I have loads of ideas. I love photographing tiny little newborns. Anyway, without much further ado, I have some catching up to do so here are some pictures from Thanksgiving (yes, I know, ages ago...) when my parents were up visiting. We went downtown one cold, cold evening and Kian got to ride the MAX for the first time. He loved it! The last picture is Kian looking out the window at the snow we got a couple of weeks ago. He is wearing a scarf and hat that my cousin made for him in Guatemala. I will try to post some more pictures in the next week or so. And I promise not to go MIA for so long again. :)
Hope everyone is enjoying the holiday craze. To all you wonderful folks, I wish you love and peace.

Happy Halloween

Fall leaves! Family portraits

This session was so much fun! It was kind of spur of the moment. A ridiculously good-looking family with such a great vibe, awesome weather, fall colors, insane light, and loads of energy made this session one of my favorite family sessions ever. I could post all night, but here is just a little teaser for you guys. Had to throw a black and white in there too. You guys know I love my backlight...it's like, trademark Wendy J. Collins light, ha ha!

Cutie sibling portraits

This post is for Diane. Just a quick peek of a couple of pictures of these two siblings and one of just Miss "N". She has such a sweet smile and a very loving big brother. I have more to share but this will do for tonight. I still have lots to do...like clean the house. Yippee!!!!

Farm sessions

It's been pretty busy around here. I really need to streamline my workflow. My photo lab has been moving into a new location so I've been backed up a little as far as orders go. Couple that with the aftermath of our own move and you have a recipe for non-blogging. Hopefully that streak will be broken soon. I have lots to share but I have to get through the post processing. For now, here are a couple at the local farm. I just love the bright orange pumpkins. I used to only be into black and white but this year has been all about color for me.
Ok all you blog stalkers, how about posting some comments. Otherwise, I feel like I'm writing for the air. Good night, I'm beat.

Pumpkin patch sessions part 1

I've been in denial but Autumn is here. I think perhaps it's better to embrace it. There isn't a better way to do that than to play amongst the pumpkins. There's something about a vast field covered in bright orange orbs that makes me happy. This little cutie had tons of fun running around on the farm. I love her little leopard shoes. She has loads of personality and her mom is totally awesome. I think you'll be seeing more of her cute little face on this blog in the future.

Our "new" house and its residents and some farm portraits

I found my camera cable!!! Yippee!!! I've been going trough blog posting withdrawal. :)

Anyways, our "new" house is on half an acre, It was built in 1977, has been vacant for 10 months, and is totally overrun by spiders. I don't know anyone who likes spiders (except maybe my dad, who is gentle with them, places them on a little paper or a cup and takes them outside) but I loathe them. Last night I was brushing my teeth when I caught some movement behind me in the mirror. I froze as I focused on the beastlike form (not unlike the one I captured in the garden earlier today). Hairy, and stealthy it challenged me to do something. I was bare- footed and therefore totally vulnerable and without a suitable weapon. I tried and failed to kill it with a lotion bottle and it escaped into the heating vent on the floor. I was sure it was going to wait until I was sound asleep to come and walk on my face. ARRGHhhh...ughghghghg.

On a happier note, here are a few from the farm yesterday. A few posts ago I mentioned that I had been working with some texture overlays in photoshop and had promised to post some. These two were overlayed with some textures. I love the effect with the strong color. They remind me of the past.