Photographing children is not easy…especially if you want more than one child in the frame. If you’re lucky, they’ll place nice…maybe even read together, but there are no guarantees. This past weekend, we “hoped” to get a decent Christmas photo…this was clearly easier said than done. Emma was the ultimate team player…Frances and Caroline needed a little convincing. So, after a little Doritos negotiation, Emma had a little play fight with Frances. Then, we decided to give our Christmas photo another go. Everyone ready?...

This weekend, I met up with Emma, Frances and Caroline for a portrait session. For the record, this was my very first children’s portrait session, and I am now fully aware that I need more practice shooting children (well not literally…you know what I mean). For those of you that have been sending me “have a baby already” messages…you’re still going to have to wait at least another year before I’m photographing my own children. Anyways, I thought I’d share a few of my favorites from the session. I’m still knee deep in editing, but...

This week’s Shutter Love Tuesday theme at the Trendy Treehouse is “BLUE.”I took this shot at the aquarium this summer. Do you have any idea how dimly lit the aquarium is…or how difficult it is to take a picture when you’re surrounded by small children? Oh wait…I bet you do! Anyways, if you want to see more “blue” shots, go to:  Before you go…I have another request. It appears that my elephant photo from yesterday made Photo Freak’s TOP TEN ! So, be a friend…vote for me (I’m #5)! If you don’t like my photo…go...

Several weeks ago, Ashley sent me a photo challenge. I’ll be honest (and I’ve told her this directly), I was a bit intimidated by her challenge…only because I don’t think I’ve ever fully removed a hand from a newborn photo like this. Now that I think about it though, the concept of removing any background is roughly the same – I don’t know what I was so worried about. Anyways, I put a star by it in my inbox and finally came back to it last night. By the way, if you ever wondered how to achieve this pose with newborns…here’s how you do it....