Sneak peek…. the O family… June 23, 2010

This mama is one of my favorite friends, her kiddos are great friends with my boys and although I don’t know dad VERY well he’s one of those people that I just got along with right off the bat.  Mom asked me to do a family shoot for them because they were in definite need of updated family photos, especially with Dad being deployed for a year at the end of the summer.  I have been feeling quite nervous about this shoot because I wanted to do such a good job so that I’d be able to send Dad off with some awesome photos of his family.  I hope you all love them and that they’ll be a great reminder of home while you’re away, G.

I had an incredibly hard time figuring out what I wanted to show so I put together a slideshow.    See it over on my FB fan page!

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Bella-Jackson-Originals-design-and-photography/103004932039

Sneak peek… Miss L, ALMOST 3 years old June 21, 2010

I couldn’t put that she IS three years old because she was VERY clear that she isn’t three until her “June birthday”!  Here I thought I could be the cool photo lady who let her be three for the day… no such luck, she thought this was a ridiculous idea!    What an adorably smart, spunky and vivacious little one I had the pleasure of meeting today!  Besides being just incredibly fast, Miss L was such a treat to photograph… what a character!

Mom, hope you got that nap that you earned today!  Great meeting you all!

and since she’ll  have to share the spotlight with baby brother relatively soon, I thought I’d give him a bit of attention too…

Sneak peek…. a holiday family extravaganza December 6, 2009

It was a family affair today at the C family residence… sisters, cousins, kids, babies… we had it all! And we did it all with minimal crying and complaining! A true Christmas miracle!

Lexie, thanks for the AWESOME bloomers… you really are a crafting genius!

Melissa and Paul, thanks for the vino… it shall be enjoyed shortly.

Great seeing you all, as usual.

Photography….. stealth mission…. November 24, 2009

i love it when people go along with my crazy ideas… the mama to these two cuties is my new BFF.

Sneak peek… The G family November 23, 2009

Imagine my immediate good feeling about the day when I walk in to a little girl wearing a tutu and butterflies in her hair…. HELLO, my dream outfit for a little princess. Heck, I might even wear it if I could find it in my size. Big brother was too handsome for words and it happened to be his FIFTH birthday! I’m sure he could have thought of 100 better things to do than get his photo taken, but we got along fine and I didn’t make him work too hard. Gorgeous mom, handsome dad… what more can I say??

Sneak peek…. The L family… November 21, 2009

I woke up this morning to my two boys in SUPER foul moods…. sometimes I’m sad to leave my boys but today was definitely an exception! My boys foul moods definitely set these two boys up for success- they seriously would have had to burn a forest down for me to think they were being bad. Just let that be a reminder to those that are scared of how their kiddos are going to act during a photo session with me… compared to my little hellions, your kids can do no wrong.

On that note, these two definitely gave me a run for my money as is always the case with kiddos their age. Mr. J, the big brother, was such a ham today… he thought he was in a GAP ad with the moves he was pulling. Mr. M was not so much in the mood for my antics today but with a little work, I was able to get some great ones of him as well. Look at those blue eyes and cheeks though- he would have had to light the forest on fire AND throw me in it to get on my bad side. What a doll baby.

Kudos to mom for the wardrobe choices… super well coordinated without being matchy-matchy. Gold star for the day mama!

what’s so funny, honey? November 20, 2009

i’ll never tell….

one more… November 10, 2009

one more of this little stinker because she’s far too cute!

Outtakes…. October 30, 2009

because if they always did as i asked, it wouldn’t be very interesting…

Sneak peek… The F family October 28, 2009

We had a lot standing in our way for this session… moving, weather, illness, you name it! I was thrilled today when the stars finally aligned and we could make it happen! Mom is SO much fun and has lots of style and great ideas. I was thrilled when she told me that we’d be able to borrow Dad’s firefighter uniform so little man Mr. D could pretend he’s super cool like Dad for a bit. It was nice because I always have tons of dress up stuff for little girlies (it’s my weakness) but not much in the way of boy stuff!
Thanks so much Mom and Dad for going with the flow even when it was getting a bit chaotic. I think the whole family deserves some twizzlers!