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.

*

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.

*

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.

*

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!!
*
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!
*
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 :)
*
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.....

Tuesday, October 19, 2010

Gorgeous......

Brittanie is a Senior rep for me and this was
session 2...... I have to say that there are soo
many gorgeous images from this session, it
was very hard for me to choose which to post!
*
I often get asked about the locations that I use....
To be honest, I usually do not decide until the client
arrives.....you see, I am a fly-by-the-seat-of-my-pants
kinda girl. I like to see what outfits they bring & then
I can visualize the image I want to create.
I am also very observant and will pull-over in
mid-conversation if something strikes me.....maybe
it's ADHD, maybe not. :) Brittanie & I had quite an
adventure getting to some of these spots! We had
so much fun again though!
*
The bottom line is......I LOVE when my clients
let my vision direct the session....because we end up
with images like these......



I told her this was ridiculous......ridiculously beautiful!



Whenever I show my clients how to pose, I literally get into
the position I want them in....often times why I like to wear
*knit* pants when I am shooting. (I swear I should be skinnier,
it's like aerobics!) Anyway, I always tell them to look way
cuter than I do in my *knits,* Brittanie listens.....


It was windier than you know what that day,
but we took advantage.....


This was our first shot and Brittanie's hair
was standing on END! The wind was so
strong, we had to take a break in my
friend, Don's, office and peek out just at
the right time!!!


Wind is calmer now......whew!!

Brittanie thought I was NUTS when I had her
balance herself on this branch.....little did she
realize there were crocodiles underneath!!!
(totally kidding Gail!)
Beautiful......

Tuesday, October 12, 2010

From client to friend....

This is the third time I have photographed this family.
I am so happy that they have become more than a
client to me, but friends. Little Audrey laughs at
my stories about my little dog drinking coffee or
riding a bike....and Mom and I share the LOVE for
coffee!!! Jen & Kevin, thanks so much for choosing
me for your photographer, again. xoxoxoxo!










LOVE this!!!

Meet Riley: NHS 2011 Senior

Riley was a pleasure to photograph
and full of smiles. He has been shopping
around for colleges and is hoping to
be a elementary school teacher some day.
*
Riley, despite this crazy hot October
weather, you were such a trooper.
I had a good time getting to know
you and Mom.....and drilling you
about Taylor......hahahaha! Taylor,
I'm totally kidding......sort of, call me!
Seriously, kidding! hahahahaha!
*
Riley, take a look at your awesome pics!











Tuesday, October 5, 2010

Meet Sweet Hayden.....

Hayden was 11 days old when we took his pics....
Such a sweet, sweet baby boy....
I could have held him for hours....he liked me too....
he tried to stay awake, but couldn't resist.....

LORI DIANE PHOTOGRAPHY