Friday, November 12, 2010

Meet Zac! NHS 2011

Zac was so much fun to photograph! Awesome car, style
and was willing to hike to some of the locations we shot at :)
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Zac, I really enjoyed your session and loved your
great spirit. I can't wait to hear what your future
holds, I know it will be full of accomplishments!
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Look at what a rockstar you are! :)
















Thursday, November 4, 2010

Meet Miss Chelsea: EHS class of 2011

Chelsea and I scouted out some new spots for her pics
last week and it was so much fun. She is a bubbly, fun
& beautiful young lady and hopes to be a pediatric nurse.
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Our first session was rained out, but I believe God had
a plan for us.....and this day was simply perfect!
Chelsea, I loved hanging out with you and you did
such a fabulous job!!!

I heart these girls.....

I only had to drive about 2 blocks to get to
this session! I absolutely LOVE these girls.
I have known their Mama for a long time
and her Mom/Siblings and it was so neat
to see a little of each of them in Kelly & Bailey.
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They had me cracking UP! And the
way they treated each other was beautiful.
I had Mom and Dad wait inside while I took
them around Grandma's property. Primarily
so that I could capture *them,* as is. Not simply
sitting with hands folded in their laps screaming
*chee-ee-ee-se!!!!* :) When they are alone with
me, they tend to act a little wilder than when Mom
& Dad are instructing.....and I LOVE it! hahaha!
In addition, Mom & Dad get to be surprised! The
girls were so excited when we were finished, it is
such an awesome feeling to know that they had FUN!
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Paula & Tim, THANK you for letting me spend time
with your girls, I truly LOVE them and crack up
every time I think about our session :) xoxoxoxo!


Adorable........


Beautiful.......


A little bit of sassiness.......

Love the warm colors here......


Meet Denzel: NHS class of 2011

Denzel and I had a chilly day to take pics....
And I took him to some odd places to take them,
hahahaa! I told him that this first one would look
completely different than the actual background
we were using.....and I told him that if she shared
my locations, I would find him. hahaha!
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On a serious note, Denzel is hoping to become
an anesthesiologist after graduation. I'm telling
you, these kids have it together these days. Most
of them know what they want to be when they grow
up.....I just figured it out in 2007. :)
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Denzel, thanks so much for spending some time
with me and my lens. I had a great time with
you and Lynette and can't wait to hear about
all of your accomplishments!!








What an adorable family!

I loved this family.....just starting out
with their first little guy and LOVE
being parents....you could just see it.
The LOVE that they have for little
Griffin. I remember when we
had only one....a trillion years ago :)
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Sarah and Nick...enjoy these fleeting
moments with Griffin....and be very,
very careful......kids become very
addicting! Thanks for choosing me
and I hope to be able to watch your
family grow! xoxoxoxo!






















Fiesty-ness!

Little Caio was a fiesty one! Poor little guy had tummy
problems and just could not get comfortable....well, unless
I held him. I tried to explain several times, that I could
not take his pics if I was holding him :) It turned out to be
the longest newborn session ever! hahahaa! Mom called me the baby
whisperer. She & I were both needing naps afterwards, but I told
her if we waited long enough, he would get tired......eventually! :)
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Bev and Paulo, thanks so much for letting me capture
this precious time in your lives.....I adore babies and
holding Caio was part of why I LOVE what I do.







Busy, busy & busier!

I have been swamped these past few months! Starbuck's
and Monster Mean Beans have become my best friends,
but I could not be happier to be doing what I LOVE.
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Shelby & I met up two months ago for her first session
at the beach. This time we had her session on a day
with 60 mile an hour winds! I told her that if we were
patient, the wind would die down long enough to get
our shots in between :) This first one, I LOVE, LOVE!
I could picture how I wanted to edit it when I was
looking through my lens and knew it would be my fav.
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Shelby, I had so much fun taking your pics all over the US! :)
hahahaha, it felt like it, didn't it? Seriously, you are such a
sweetheart and I feel so blessed that you chose me for your pics!


GORGEOUS!!!!




Thursday, October 28, 2010

God was on our side.....

My friend, Reegan, contacted me about taking
some pics of she and her family about a month ago.
Then, before her session, she mentioned that they
would like to include their dogs and that *her* dog,
Piper, was getting pretty old and not doing so well.

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A few days before the session, Piper took a turn for
the worse. They knew it wouldn't be long. The kids
told Mom that they needed to get family pics with
Piper.....and everyone prayed she would make it.

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The day of the session, it started pouring rain.
We chatted and decided that the pics were critical
with Piper's condition and decided to do them at
the ampitheater in Niles. Suddenly, before the
session, the sun came out...and it was beautiful.

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God was certainly hearing our prayers and we
were able to take the family pics with such an
important member of the family.





Lord, thank you for hearing our prayers & please
take care of our faithful friend, Piper. We will miss her dearly.
(Laid to rest 10.27.10)




















Wednesday, October 27, 2010

Playful Family!

Usually, I will try to direct the playfulness
during a session to get my subjects to
look more natural and to make the
session FUN!! However, with this
particular family, there was no directing,
they were just naturally goofing around
and it made for some really cute pics!!
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Tracy and Catthie, thanks so much
for letting me capture these precious
moments for you. I just LOVE how
much fun you have together!
















Sweet Anniston.....

Sweet little Anniston.....she is simply perfect...
Our first session was rescheduled and Mama
and I were a little worried because she was
two weeks old and starting to stretch and stay
awake for longer periods of time....but she
did just as I asked.....I had so much fun &
we got so many shots....just look at
this precious little girl.....


Anniston's Grandma made this afghan and believe

it or not, she calls it her *junk* afghan! I fell in

love with it and it was so comfy......

Anniston's Mama brought her Great-Grandmother's

beautiful broach(sp?)...... Such an awesome detail!


This is definitely a fav.......so sweet!!!





Thursday, October 21, 2010

Such a Doll-Baby!

Earlier this summer, I had the pleasure of meeting
Miss Anna and her cousins, their Mama's and
their Grammie. A few weeks later, I found out
that my youngest, Kendall's first teacher was
going to be Grammie!!! After seeing her
interact with her grand-babies, I knew she
would be perfect for my Kendall & she is!
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Well, Miss Anna had a birthday since I saw
her last, so they traveled back to have some
pics taken(3 1/2hr drive!).....Ok, well, they
did get to go to an ND game and visit family
while they were here too, but I felt special anyway :)
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This time, Anna brought some new friends along....
She was a little camera shy at first, so we played
peek-a-boo....Isn't she such a doll-baby??

She brought her friend Jo-Jo.....
her Mama and Daddy.....


and she brought "Grammie and Grampie"



Yay!!! So much fun!!!

Awesome smiles!


Mama's always make it better.....

LORI DIANE PHOTOGRAPHY