and you’re six and you’re the coolest guy in town, a little star wars on the couch works miracles. (note: i tagged this photo in the “rockstars” category…just wait, you’ll see. he’s a rockstar in the making.)

i’m working on getting this particular little client’s gallery uploaded today…couldn’t help but post this shot when i ran across it again.

…custom storyboard. just couldn’t help but post it.

…in the shoes of a sweet little ballerina. i’m guessing in this case, it’d be a charming little stroll.

the weekend’s over and it’s back to work! let’s get this work week started right,  with a post of a super cool family. i’ve photographed for the johnston’s twice before and this time was a little extra special with the added bonus of casey’s sister, ashley and her little guy, grady joining us for a great session. i had a blast with these guys…grace never fails to deliver a super silly time, mielle was full of wonder and exploration and little grady was nothing short of perfection!

from R to L is casey, holding grace then caroline , holding mielle and ashley, holding little grady.

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…featuring the totally adorable and amazing, mielle (i’ve mentioned it before in her previous sessions…but, seriously, that’s the most amazing name.). although i had two other magnificently adorable faces to blog with this session, i chose mielle as the sneak peek because she’s a perfect example of what i love about photographing people. she’s just at the age where she’s learned to walk and she’s really good at…meaning, it’s all she wants to do. i always tell parents that this is the age in which the images are going to become much more photojournalistic in style. which is my very favorite way to shoot. i wish i would have had endless hours to follow her around and document her in her world.
i love the look on her little face. i could go on and on about what her sweet little eyes are saying.

this is what it looks like to be exactly 2 and a half years old. it’s all in the details. the sweet little hands, the toes, the skinned knees with the character band-aid, the posture, the teddy bear…all the details, rolled up together to make the whole package.

i wanted to show a picture of the face to match the rest of this little 2 and a half year old, but i feel like this shot has to stand alone…so, i’ll post the cute little face later.

natalie caera, 2 1/2.

bella and noah are busy little working models/actors and it was time for new head-shots because they’re both also very busy growing like little weeds (really cute weeds). some of the shots we took aren’t necessarily head-shot material, considering there are very specific needs for head-shots, but it’s not like i’m not going to shoot what my eye sees when i’ve got a couple of cuties like these in front of my lens. these are just a few of my favorite images.

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