… “Please bring my mom and dad each a new pair of running shoes this Christmas. I’ve got places to go and they’re going to need it to keep up with me!”
I love to chronicle the change from just-sitting-up 6-month-old to faster-than-a-speeding-bullet big 1-year-old. My what a difference just six short months makes! But one thing that remains the same: That huge, contagious smile of hers.
Merry Christmas, beautiful Anna. Our session was truly a traveling one as we watched you explore and play. And I’m sure I squealed with delight when I saw the bright red peacoat and purple dress – colors that truly came alive against the warm hues of the last fall leaves and the urban backgrounds in downtown Kansas City.
As for mom and dad, here’s to hoping Santa reads my blog. 
… why not a splash of color?
I’m finally going back through the summer/fall sessions in Kansas City and blogging them. The upside to that random style of blogging is I get to fall in love with the little people and their myriad of expressions all over again; the downside … well … let’s just say I recently shot his 1-year session. (Eeeek – yep, I’m behind a little here). I’d better get a move on!
I’ve photographed these two since they were newborns and it’s exciting to watch their family grow. This session came together perfectly from the location colors to mom’s choice of outfits and the final collage pieces at bottom. Custom collages, storyboards and albums are a great way to display imagery, especially if you have more than one child and/or plan professional photography sessions at least once a year. After all, it’s nearly impossible to display everything on the wall and, by the second and third child, that dedicated wall space becomes an even bigger factor than it once was.
Some of my favorites:
She loves cupcakes, so it was serendipitous that the giant wall behind her was plastered in giant, colorful cupcakes:
And two of the resulting storyboard/collage designs. The first is a 10×20 storyboard … the second is a 20×20 collage:
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