Decisions, Decisions....

Newborn sessions. *sigh* They're just so hard.

It's not the actual shoot that's hard, but deciding which photo I like the best, lol. They're all so cute and squishy and new and sweet. I just love newborns. It's interesting how someone who can't even move much can be so fun to photograph. :-)

I'm almost done proofing and I tried to narrow it down to one or two, but couldn't. I barely narrowed it down to 3 so that's what I'm showing. Some photos just scream "CANVAS!!!" to me, and there are quite a few from this shoot that do that. Again... I get that a lot with newborn shoots though, lol.

This little bonnet was an heirloom from when her Mommy was a baby. Isn't that awesome!! It's like photographing history. I love that! I like to think that these images will have special meaning long after I'm dead and gone. Now that's an amazing job!!

And I'm trying not to overdose everyone on Santa hat pics, but I just had to share this one. Isn't she adorable? Visions of sugar plums.........

Another sneak preview

This is little D... he was the winner of the Halloween photo contest. We just did his session and I'm still proofing but wanted to share a couple. He's such a sweet little thing. I did his newborn photos and it seems like it was just yesterday! It's crazy how fast they grow!

We have a winner!

The Halloween photo contest is now over and we have an established winner. Congratulations to all the contestants for being SO CUTE! I want to thank you all for participating and making this a fun contest!

And the winner is.....





Contestant D: Baby Yoda!
Congratulations to you!!

And for all my other readers, be sure to stay tuned for other contests and fun activities.

Oh, and I also have something new and exciting to tell you all about soon.
But you'll just have to wonder for now! Bwahahahaha...

Let the games begin!

It's time to vote for the winner of the Halloween Photo Contest!
I didn't get as many entries as I had hoped because some of you readers are fuddy duddies, lol... but I did get some super cute ones! The voting will be open for one week only, so make sure to tell everyone you know to vote!

And the contestants are......

Halloween Photo Contest Winner!
	Contestant A
	Contestant B
	Contestant C
	Contestant D
Free polls from Pollhost.com

Guess what I got to do for my birthday!

My birthday was last week. Guess what I got to do?


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That's right!
I got to photograph a sweet, beautiful, squishy little newborn baby girl! :-) She was SOOO awesome and even sweeter than that (8 lbs of) Halloween candy I've eaten so far! lol....

This is little miss L. and she was only one week old. She was born 3 days before my birthday! Isn't that nice??

I'm sorry I haven't posted a sneak peek sooner. I'm still working on them, but I just love this session already as these are the first images I opened:

And I can't decide if I like this one better in color or b/w - I love them both!

Better late than never

I've been meaning to post a sneak peek of these as I was proofing them. They're almost done now, so sorry for the delay M., but better late than never, right? :-)

This was a really fun session. I just love shooting seniors. It's really just a totally different experience than kids and it's so interesting. And it is just me or does this girl look kinda like the girl from the O.C. - Misha whats-her-face. Don't you think?

Gorgeous girl! :-)

Devil's Night

Well, it's Devil's Night again. Nothing much usually happens so I'm not terribly concerned about it, but I will say this..... this is the only time of the year that I keep a VERY close eye on my kitty cat. I've heard some nasty stories about people stealing black cats around this time of year, so I like to keep him close by.

So in honor of Halloween I thought I'd post a pic of my black cat - Rasta. He's so cool. It just occured to me though, that I don't have many pictures of him. I don't know why.

The great thing about Rasta is he pretty much looks the same in a color OR b&w photo! hahahah.... LOL.... hehe..

ok, anyway...

Here's a photo I snappped of him last Halloween that I thought was cute. Nothing special - just a snapshot - but I thought I'd post it.

He's almost scary isn't he? Except for his middle-aged-kitty gut! lol...

Halloween contest update

So the deadline to submit Halloween contest photos was supposed to be today. However, I have decided to extend the deadline as it occured to me that most people don't actually take the photos until the day of Halloween(which makes sense).

So I have extended the deadline to Friday November 2nd. Please submit photos prior to that date!
I'm looking forward to seeing them all. :-)

Cute guys!

Ok, I knew that title would get me some readers! lol...

These guys are SO cute. They're cousins and one of them is a repeat client. We had so much fun hanging out and playing. We went to Marshbank park and got some really great fall color shots. Of course their Moms acted like complete lunatics to get some shots! lol... I LOVE that! This was a really fun session. :-)

This is just a sneak peek - still proofing - so there may be more later.

I love my job!

I really do! I get to spend time with the nicest people and the CUTEST kids! :-)

This is little miss J. and her baby sister E. I had so much fun working with them and the whole family was so nice. Little J. reminded me so much of Emily, so of course I just fell in love with her right away. We had the nicest tea party and she even made me some pretend hot cocoa with mini marshmallows! YUMMM!! :-)

I'm still proofing of course, but had to post some sneak peeks. I have lots of favorites from this session.

Halloween Fun!

I love Halloween. It's probably my favorite holiday - well, maybe a close second to Christmas. In honor of the spookiest holiday of all, I will be having a little BLOG FUN in the form of a HALLOWEEN PHOTO CONTEST!!!

To enter, simply take a photo of your little one in his or her Halloween costume and email it to me at: little_moments_photography@yahoo.com.

I will post the entries on my blog along with a voting poll! The winner will receive

A Free Photo Session

and a $25.00 print credit!

Entries must be received before October 27th, 2007.
Voting will be open for the week of Oct. 28th - Nov. 3rd.

You do not need to be a prior client to enter - it's welcome to ALL! Prizes are non-transferrable and no substitutions are allowed. Must be redeemed prior to 03/01/08. Does not include applicable travel, pet, or additional subject fees.

So grab your camera and send me your cutest, furriest, spookiest, ghouliest (is that a word?) photo! I can't wait to see them all!!!

Lake Home

I had the opportunity to shoot at this family's home this weekend on a lake. I just love lake houses. They had the most beautiful sunrise view and the two sweetest little boys! They kept sitting next to me and wanting to help. And they were my best friends when they found out I had bubbles! lol... so cute!

They certainly kept me on my toes but were so much fun! I really think we got some great images too! I'm still proofing but promised a sneak peek, so I just wanted to pop in and post a couple of them here. Somtimes it's so hard to narrow it down to just one or two to show though, so I may end up posting more later. :-) I have no self control! lol

Couple more...

I finished proofing and I just thought I'd share a couple more. These are taken at Quarton Lake (can I just say again how much fun I had there!) at sunset. Just yummy!

I love shooting at sunset. The light is sooooo beautiful, and this is my favorite time of year so it's a double bonus! :-)

Quarton Lake

I have found a new favorite location - Quarton Lake. It's small, but there's a ton of visual interest packed into a small area - which is both fun and convenient! :-)

Talk about a beautiful place for fall colors and sunset shooting. *sigh*
I definitely can't wait to shoot there again. Of course it helps that I was working with a very nice family so overall I had a really great time!

Still proofing but here are just a couple of quick sneak peeks!

Just a reminder

I just wanted to remind you all to sign up for my newsletter!

October is booking up FAST and November isn't far behind. This is a great time of year for portraits (the busiest time of year, in fact) and I periodically offer specials that are available only to newsletter subscribers!

Don't miss out on exciting specials or promotions! Sign up today (there's a link right here on by blog) and be eligible for all the good stuff! :-)

Baby C.

This is little baby C. Isn't he adorable? I had so much fun with this family; they were just such nice people and obviously so very in love with each other and their new baby. Just one of those households that has love bouncing off the walls - you can almost feel it when you walk in! Very nice people and such an adorable little fella. He was so good for our shoot too.

I drove out to the Lansing area for this shoot and discovered one thing - there is a LOT of corn between here and Lansing! lol.. It was sooo worth the drive though. I had a great time, and little C. had one of the coolest nurseries I've ever seen! VERY original! He has a super talented Aunt, I know that much!

Anyway, enough jabbering. I'm still proofing and *really* need to get my butt back to work so I can get these proofs to them, but I figured it wouldn't be fair to not even post a little sneak peek, so here ya go! :-)

Two Words

I'm still proofing Little miss M. and am almost done, but I really just HAD to take a break to share.

I only have two words....

DOLL BABY!

Soooo CUTE! :-)

I have too many favorites from this session!

Birthday Princess

Meet Little Miss M.
I arrived at her home for her session and as soon as her Mom opened the door holding her, I just fell in love! She's like a little doll baby! She was SO sweet and good natured, and talk about one cute baby!
Little M. just turned one so these are her (what I like to call) Birthday Princess pictures. :-) So adorable. I'm still working on proofing, and I know her Mom is just dying to see the pics so I have to post a sneak peek. Sorry for the delay!
Ok, back to work for me! :-)

A senior moment

Ok, so I have officially decided that I love working with seniors! This is only my second senior shoot but it was so much fun! We went up to Heritage Park for some shots (I just love that place) and I really had such a good time taking these!

I've only just begun proofing but I'm already having so much fun with these!

Here's a quick sneak peek:

Newsletter

Hey everyone,

More pictures to share later but for now I just wanted to bring your attention to the newsletter link I added to my blog (and my website). I'm really excited about this! Just click on the link to the right to subscribe to my newsletter list. I will be sending out newsletters (hopefully) monthly just to keep everyone up to date on what's happening. I think this will be another great way to keep in touch with everyone and let you all know about what specials or promotions are happening as well as scheduling info.

Also, for a limited time, anyone who subscribes to my blog will be entered into a drawing for a free 8x10 print from your next session!!! Woo hoo!

The holidays are right around the corner so now is a great time to sign up to stay informed!

Photographer's Playground

I had the pleasure last weekend of getting together with some amazing local portrait photographers. It's so fun to hang out with people who just "get" you. :-) We had so much fun comparing equipment (I WILL resist the 5D, I WILL resist the 5D!) and just talking about fun stuff. This was all held at a photographer's home who has a back yard that would be any photographer's playground! It was fantastic! We went out to play at sunset and it was fun because usually at this time of day the kids I'm photographing are already in bed. I felt so wild and crazy being outside at 8:00pm! lol...

It sure was fun!

Double the FUN!

TWINS!

I love twins! :-)

This is the second time I've photographed these little guys and they have changed SOO much! They're one year old now and just as SWEET as can be! I can't believe what nice babies they are. It was so much fun chasing them around - and then coming home and taking a NAP! lol...

I'm still proofing but wanted to share a couple as I go.