eyelashes. what a strange post right?

I know a lot of you just read that title and thought, really?  what?

But seriously.  EYELASHES.

I'm a member of EAA.  Eyelash Addicts Anonymous.  I love photographing them.

They are whispy.

They are innocent.

They are strong.

They are tiny

They are bold.

They are fragile.

I find myself searching out ways to pose people so I can hold very still and allow my lens to focus on the tiniest little brush of lash above the eyes.  It doesn't always work.  But that sometimes makes it better.

When our eyes are closed we can dream.  We can stop over-thinking our smile, or our hair-do, and we can just be in the moment.  Breathe in the new baby smell.  Calm down.  Enjoy the warm sun on our cheek. Embrace our partners and exhale. Feel free.

So yes.  I'm addicted to photographing eyelashes.  In the words of a wise full grown man ELF, 'I'm in love and I don't care who knows it!'

Time {personal post}

Dear Time,

     I have a bone to pick with you.  You haven't been kind to me, and I think it's time to go through the proper channels to have this addressed.  We were once best friends, you sped right along, I was young and wild and care free. Then I got married and put on a few pounds, but overall you were still pretty great to me.

Then I had a baby.  I spoke with you about this baby and I told you to slow down.  But you didn't.  In fact you went straight up against me and sped up even faster.

I tried to savor every moment, enjoy the time rocking my baby, enjoy the toddler's first steps, enjoy girl time with my 'big girl', and I even enjoyed taking my 5 year old to get her ears pierced.  But this has got to stop.

I even tried to overtake you by having another baby.  You helped me out for a little while, colic seems to have slowed time down DRASTICALLY...but then...you sped right back up again.

Now I hold my little boys hand at night as he prays to God and thanks him for the letters K and B, the flowers and hearts, mommy and daddy, SanSan and GiGi, and his car.  He grew up.  You let him.

I hoped that the third time was the charm, but it turns out I was wrong again.  I had another baby, and he even came early (but I asked for that one).  He was little bitty, and the snuggliest most mommy-addicted thing in the world. 

But you still came along and made him big.  He walks and makes sounds, feeds himself, uses big boy cups, and soon he'll pray for random shapes and items too.

This is my final plea to you to stop.  Time is stealing my babies from me and replacing them with toddlers, and even big kids.  They don't want to snuggle 24/7, or need my consoling for every little bump on the head.  The little chubby girl cheeks have given way to cheek bones that ask for mommy to put blush on them.  The baby boy that couldn't talk, now talks back with attitude and purpose.  The little bitty baby with fat dollops on his feet and wrists and nose and belly...is walking it all off!!  

I know that this letter will probably accomplish nothing, and my kids will eventually go to school, and read novels, and write papers, and drive cars, and get married.  But then someday they'll have their own babies, and I'll get to snuggle up with them.  I ask that you will then again consider my plea to slow down.  Let my baby's babies stay babies forever.

iheartfaces best face photo

I site that I love to follow is www.iheartfaces.com and they hold weekly contests for photo submissions.

I haven't participated in like, forever.

I took a vote on FB overnight and the session that I seem to be known for around here was the winner!  Miss Sophie, your sweet little snow white session still makes me smile!! 

See more of this AWESOME styled session here

These are a few of my favorite things (kentuckiana photographer)

This year has been absolutely crazy!  It started out with me being a different photographer...I had a different mindset and process.  Mid year I decided on a name change and complete overhaul on pricing structure and business.  My amazing clients have made that change more than perfect!  I met new people, branched out of my little town, and have even begun to tackle weddings.

Picking a favorite session or even 1 favorite image from a session isn't easy.  These kids and couples and families are all beautiful and I love every image for different reasons.

I love the crazy faces because i'm a mom, and I know that it shows kids as they are.

I love couples kissing, because it's sweet and who doesn't love a little romance?!

I love the big blue, or brown, or green eyes looking through the lens directly at me.

I love the fun spur of the moment images that were unexpected.

I re-branded in August 2013, and while i have loved every moment of my photographic journey, I have finally achieved where I want to be in these last few months.

Thank you to all of the families that have allowed me into your lives.  Allowed me to play with and interact with your kids.  Get to know you.  Hold your precious newborns, and capture the moment you became husband and wife.

I already have plans in the works for 2014 and I can't wait to see you all again!

of course some of my favorites are of my own kids! :) 

Girls are Made of Sweetness and Pearls (Louisville baby photographer)

This next client of mine I met at my favorite hair salon in Louisville.  I have finally gotten comfortable saying that I am a part time stay at home mom, and part time photographer.  It's odd.  I respect the talent and skills of photographers all over the place so much that i didn't want to include myself as one.  I guess it's finally time though?
But anyways...this lovely lady did a fantastic job on my hair, and so when she contacted me to do a 6 month session for her little baby girl, I was so very excited.  You see...I have become a baby boy photographer of late.  It has been the year(s) of the boy so i have had very few girly girls to photograph.  One of my last baby girls, when they arrived for the shoot, they told me that dad didn't like headbands on newborns.  :::gasp::: well there goes 75% of my ideas! (lol) (you know who you are!!)  Well this little mom and baby did NOT disappoint in the girly-ness factor, nor in the sheer beauty and adorbs side either.  Plus, the baby has better shoes than I do...so....yeaaaaah.

Little Man L is growing up (charlestown indiana children's photographer)

I am proud to say that I have photographed this little guy since he was about 12 inches long...give or take...and in utero.  Watching little ones grow up and change through my lens is always a treat so looking back at this guys pics through the years is amazing.  I have a pretty special job to preserve these moments for families all over the area and I don't take it lightly.  This family is a special one and this little guy is absolutely adorable and 150% boy/wild child!  Who has time to look at a camera lens when there is so much to see and discover and get dirty in!

Baby C and a CAKE (southern indiana family photographer)

Fact: Baby C is adorable

Fact: Baby C's mom makes pretty cakes

Fact: Baby C is not a particular fan of digging into cakes

Fact: It doesn't matter...his cake smash is adorable anyways!

:)

After a small bath and some bundling up we headed out for family photos and this little guy was a trooper on this frigid 30-something degree evening!