I am having a great time at OSP Indy!  What is OSP indy???  It is a workshop for photographers in Indianapolis.  Yesterday we heard Kevin Swan talk to us about branding our business.  He gave us some great tips on how to create a brand.   He has a background in advertising and marketing, so he had some great tips.  

Liam was full of life last week during his children’s session!  His mom and dad are expecting a new baby, and they thought they had better get Liam’s portraits done before they get too busy when the new baby comes!  Life sure changes when the new baby arrives….  I always play silly games with the kids, and get mom and dad’s involvement to help make the children smile.. Liam had no problems smiling!

And, as an after thought, we grabbed a few with his cute monkey hat!

Of course I LOVE the serious ones too!  

Nisreen and Mike couldn’t decided between an indoor and outdoor engagement session… so they decided to do both!  We did their outdoor session a few weeks ago in the snow, and now it was time for the indoor session.  Mike was full of ideas to try… I loved it!  I love it when the client gets involved in the process of creating their portraits!  Here are some of my favorites of the day….

Nisreen and Mike have GREAT serious looks!  
And of course we had a little fun too!
I can’t wait until their wedding in August… I know it will be a beautiful day!  Thanks for a fun afternoon Mike and Nisreen!

Last week I had the privilege of doing little Lauren’s 1 year portraits.  The first session I did for Lauren, she was just over 2 lb..,  and she was in the neonatal unit at the hospital.  Well, Lauren is a healthy active 1 year old!  And a cute one at that!

Lauren’s mom brought some cute props along, so we had to get out the bubbles to match!  Lauren loved the Bubbles!

Parker came to celebrate his one year old portraits last week. He was so much fun!

He had this cute little look that his mom and dad called “stink eye”!  I had to make sure that I captured his “stink eye” look.  This is what makes portraits special… capturing all the little things that are unique to the child!

On Monday PPWM hosted Cliff Mautner for a seminar.  Cliff is a nationally recognized speaker and wedding photographer.  He was voted one of the top 10 wedding photographers in the world!  We were very fortunate that he came to West Michigan for a workshop.

Well, I won the bloopers contest! Thank you all who voted for me! I won a new website, so check my website in a couple weeks to see what I did with it!

I am asking all my friends, relatives, customers, and readers to vote for me!  I entered one of my images in a bloopers contest at Creative Motion Design.  They are the company who I use for website design.  One of my images has made it to the top 10, and the winner will receive a new website!  So, please vote for me here!

http://www.creativemotiondesign.com/photo-contest.php

Thanks Andrea for a GREAT shot with your little guy!

Kendall and her family came for some newborn portraits!  She was such a sweetie…. She was so alert in all her portraits!   I just love this one with her mom!

I always encourage moms to bring along something special for the portraits.  Kendall’s grandmother made this blanket for her, so we used it in her portrait.
I just can’t get over this expression on Kendall’s face!  I love the way her little lips are formed… and the little wrinkles in her forehead!  It is as if she is trying to talk to us!  

Thanks Heather for bringing Kendall to see me!