St. Louis Newborn Photography.

Here is a sneak peek for baby Davis & family. He is only 6 days old in these photos, and awfully smiley! I seriously have never seen a newborn smile this much during a photo shoot. A lot of times it was when I, of course, set my camera down to adjust him, but I did get quite a few smiles caught on camera : ) Another favorite part of mine… Davis’s Mom had all sorts of fun props! Cute knit hats, a knit cocoon sac, blankets and booties knit by her grandma… there were all sorts of fun items to choose from when I arrived.
Hope you enjoy the preview!

really… I don’t know what he kept dreaming about… but it must have been good ; )

This shot was requested by Mom, so she could always remember how tiny those little toes really were. (As I think he’s going to grow up to be quite a tall boy!)

And I’m guessing this is Dad’s favorite shot… He played football in college, so this one was a request by him.

Congrats to Davis’s family on your happy, health boy!

Since I was in such a rush to get out to San Antonio and was only able to post one photo from Susan and Alex’s wedding I thought I would check back in with a few more from this beautiful brunch affair at the Whittemore House. Since the location gives off such a warm, historical vibe from the carved wood and wing back chairs to the wallpaper, I felt as if these photos deserved more antique treatment than most. Susan has such a genuine laugh and lovable smile you just want to hug her! And Alex has a gentleman’s air about him – he looks comfortable in a suit. It just fits him. Enjoy!

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A quick shout-out to the lovely Joanna Kleine over at Joanna Kleine Photography and her twins that are turning the big ONE. I’m going to be celebrating with them this Sunday, but wanted to share with you this WONDERFUL thing they are doing for the party… In lieu of gifts, they asked everyone to donate to children in need, especially the children in Haiti. What a wonderful, generous, unselfish thing to do! So as I just got done donating their birthday gift away ; ) I was inspired to tell everyone who happens to read this blog, to go do the same thing! Even if it’s a couple bucks – every dollar helps these days!

So, cheers to Raya and Ollie who are turning ONE. And please let them also inspire you to donate to children in need!

Here are the cutie birthday kids (photos taken by their mom, Joanna):

And here is where I just donated. Just one of many places to do so!
Mercy & Sharing: 100% of general donations are sent directly to our projects in Haiti.

Mercy & Sharing has established a number of projects in Haiti in an effort to provide a safe haven for the many abandoned, malnourished and impoverished children who have nowhere else to turn. In Haiti one of every three children dies by age 5. These projects are designed to provide a loving, caring and nurturing environment, and to provide opportunities for intellectual and spiritual growth and training. Only by healing the next generation of children can Haiti have any hope of overcoming its problems. Please help us to help the children of Haiti in this endeavor.

CLICK HERE TO DONATE.

St. Louis Children’s Photography.

Here is Addi at her “sitting up stage” session.
sidenote: I usually tell clients to not worry about the “6 month date” milestone, and capture the “sitting up” milestone. You’ll get so much more variety in your photos if your little one can sit up around this happy age.

I had so much fun photographing this little doll. We shot around Forest Park in a few indoor locations, as it was way too cold to venture outside for this one…

I love this. We could not get the giraffe out of her mouth, no matter how hard her mom tried to put it out of reach. But that’s why I love it : )

It’s about 11:00 on a Wednesday night and I was determined to get a blog up before the end of the day! Well, I’m going to be wimpy and make this a one photo preview – more to come! Do you have any idea how difficult it is to pick a photo to sum up an entire beautiful wedding day out of…oh, I don’t know, 750? Which is why most of my wedding blogs contain about 25-30 photos! However, I really wanted to get at least 1 photo up for Susan and Alex before I leave town in the wee hours of the morning tomorrow and this is the one I chose to represent a classy, elegant, afternoon affair at the Whittemore house just after the first of the year. More to come next week! I will be out of town until Tuesday and I promise to respond to emails and inquires promptly upon my return!

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A quick share for baby Grant and his family. This little guy surprised Mom & Dad by arriving 6 weeks early! He is home now, growing a bunch, and being totally adorable : )

(I really hope my little guy doesn’t decide to arrive early, or he will not have a nursery to sleep in. Seriously. I’m cutting timing close over here with a basement renovation, to free up his future room)

Sorry, enough about me … Meet Grant!

Hey – does anyone else really want a Krispy Kreme after saying Kristie Cromie three times fast?! I just sent Kristie an email that I knew would make her crazy and thought to myself “I’m going to make Kristie Cromie crazy!” And after reveling in the fabulous alliteration for a moment I found myself craving a Krispy Kreme. Just wondering if anyone else has had that happen to them. Hee-hee…

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These blue eyes are just intoxicating! I’ve had the pleasure of photographing this little guy three times during his first year of life, and these blue eyes get me every time … and his contagious little laugh. Here are a few of my favorites from his 1 year session …

Check out the wedding of Katie and Brian that was featured in Alive Magazine in January!  You can’t tell here but we did a tour of St. Louis to get some great photos around the city since they were in from California and so many of their guests weren’t St. Louis natives!  Such a classy event.  Wedding at the Old Cathedral and reception on the terrace at the Four Seasons in June.  

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We were so proud to have three count ‘em THREE featured weddings in January!  So just incase you missed them I’m going to go ahead and share them here.  This beautiful wedding took place in May with the ceremony at the Grand Basin in Forest Park and the reception at Lumen on Locust downtown.  Congrats Sarah and Jassen on this cool feature in St. Louis Magazine!

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Back in August (at least I think it was August) Kristie and I did a kick butt trash the dress session with Sarah and Pat. Well, they decided to order a book of images from it and we sent in the order like usual…Totally normal flow of things. Next thing we know, we get an email back from the album company saying they would like to feature our book in Feb 2010 as their book of the month! We are of course flattered and hope that you will take the time to look. There are some hot and steamy water photos. What is it about water that makes a simple kiss seem crazy sexy? Check out our little Asukabook layout here!

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It has been brought to my attention that every time I blog I apologize for not blogging and it has become a bit redundant. I’ve committed to some self improvement in 2010 and we’ll start here. This isn’t the first time I have been called out for over-apologizing in my lifetime. So that’s it! No more apologies from me in 2010! It’s everyone else’s fault damnit!

I love love love this couple. I love love love most all of my couples. Such a cool job I have. This chilly December wedding at the Shrine of St. Joseph and the Lindell Pavilion at Forest Park was beautiful. The altar at the shrine is one of the most beautiful in St. Louis bar none. I do wish they were a little bit more lenient in their photography laws over there, but one can only wish right? Maybe if I close my eyes and click my heels three times…

December wedding – 10 degree windchill – sunset at about 4:15 – makes photography a wee little bit more difficult than at those perfect weather May and September weddings! So we got a bit creative. We managed to take some fabulous shots in nooks and crannies inside the church. And then Kim and Steve beared the chill for a few shots on Washington Avenue and the Grand Basin. I had to do a little experimenting and step outside my comfort zone for this one. Most of you know I’m a natural light photographer. The ambient light in a situation sets the mood and I prefer to capture it than disturb it. But our situation taking photos outside hours after sunset in a park proved to be a little too dark for my usual approach. So we did a bit of off camera flash work with some pretty cool results! A BIG thank you to Kim’s mom for being photog assistant for a few minutes! She was a trooper sqwatting behind the couple and holding up the flash. I just barely had to photoshop out her arm – she was perfect! I also did some monolight experimenting at the reception for the first dance pics and love the results. The moodiness and romance is exactly what I was hoping for.

I always say that photography is the art of capturing light and when there is none it makes my job pretty difficult. But sometimes difficult is worth it. Enjoy!

A little moment just after the ceremony – I snuck up on them and then oops! She caught me!

Thanks for these shots mom! Trooper.

The Lindell Pavilion is one of my fave locations run by the pros at Catering St. Louis.

I finally managed to get my shoe shot at the reception. If I missed that it would have been a first!

All beautiful flowers by the fabulous Tina Barrera.

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