But after some drinks, he warmed up a bit.

I couldn’t resist.  :)

You may recall Little Miss {M} here is Dave’s granddaughter.  She and this little guy shared a birthday party last weekend.  There have been four babies born in 2009 amongst their friends.  Here they are with one big brother {L}.  Have you ever put five kids (four being age one and under) in one photograph?  You can’t imagine the sweat that was involved here.

Below is a compilation of four different photographs of the cuties.  Dave shot most of these while I pulled out my tricks.  {Basically making a fool of myself, doing anything I can to make a one year old smile.}

All five breathed a sigh of relief when the mommies jumped in.  Aren’t they a beautiful bunch?  And this is after the photo workout.

You might remember this little guy from here…look how he’s grown!

Little {I} is no stranger to the blog either.  See her here.

Loved this shot of {L} with his mommy.

And now for the families:

Not a bad looking group, huh?

I think my favorite aspect is the versatility.  Swap these matted photos in various frames or easels for a display that never gets old.  {Plus the box looks awesome on your coffee table.}

They’re perfect for engagement sessions, family & child sessions, maternity, boudoir and even a great wedding album alternative.

This week though, when I saw the theme I immediately thought of this shot.

“We Are Family”

I’m going to post these a little differently today.  I want to share their portraits as if hung on the wall.  Since they were such a big group and we were inside…we stayed with the same backdrop for the entire session.  This will ensure that they will look uniform hanging on the wall together and hopefully meet the traditional look the {L} family was looking for.  I hope this gives you all some ideas for displaying your portraits.

And now for the shameless plug…don’t forget our custom framing for your portraits.  We can help you come up with a wall design that suits you.  Any photo session from now until Christmas receives a 35% off framing discount.

I couldn’t have been happier to photograph {S}, his beautiful wife, and new baby boy when they recently visited.  I wish the world was a little smaller  and travel a little easier because it would be great to see them more…but it was wonderful catching up.  Thanks so much {S} and {A}.

Love this one.

Two lucky readers won this.  And, by the way, these letter frames are for sale at the gallery if you are looking for a unique Christmas gift.  (Shameless plug.)  Winners, please contact us with the word of your choice for your frame (3-11 letters).  For the rest of you, please stay tuned for more contests up our sleeves.

WINNERS:

Stephanie M. and Tami B.  Hooray!  Stephanie was the first to notice our new website go live and Tami won the random drawing.

Now, for the wonderful {L Family}.  Dave met them in Cuyahoga Falls at the Riverfront and captured some great shots.  I wish I could have been there because there are some awesome ones in here.

I love the real expressions in the next two.  Angela on the far left is one of our 2010 brides.  We are very excited to be there for her and Steve’s big day!

If you’ve paid much attention to our home page, these may look a little familiar.

I told you they were cute.  Stay tuned.  Steve and Angela’s engagement pictures are coming soon!

{L} did NOT want his pictures taken so we made it a game.  It cracks me up but he actually left thinking we didn’t take any pictures.  His mom told me that he didn’t understand when he saw this.  I love it.

Here is the adorable G couple and their super adorable boys.

Love the colors they picked.

Here I am with my new little buddy.  You would not believe how well this little guy can read this book!  (And, if I were you, I wouldn’t try and skip a page.)

Little {C} was about done but I love the “realness” of it.

Thanks {G} family!

But…other than that, it’s looking great, don’t you think?  We are very excited to finally be sharing it with the world.  Don’t forget to enter the contest if you haven’t already…it’s a great prize!

Now, onto the important stuff…We met the F family recently in Canton at the Garden Center for family portraits.  It was cold that morning but we moved around and warmed up fast.  These little kiddos were troopers!  The foliage was super colorful (can I say super colorful?) and painted an awesome backdrop.

I like to showcase the some of the effects we can do in every sneak peek (such as black and white, sepia, and many more) but I couldn’t bear to convert these because the colors were just so beautiful.  I finally compromised with myself by deciding to show you both of this first one:

What do you like better?

Here are the two that started it all…

These boys were just adorable!  And they had the coolest names.

I love this next one.  Look at that green!  (I’ll miss it the next few months.)

They seem like a nice family.  You’d never know there is so much dissension brewing.  They’ve even involved the little ones in their battle.  ;)

And…just for fun…

Thanks F Family.  I hope you are as thrilled as we are.

I know there are a few of you waiting for your sneak peeks and I promise you I am working on all of them. We have so many GREAT sessions to share I wish I could process everything now and show you what I mean but I have literally days of editing to do. If my plan works though, this new Mac should speed up the process.

Until I can share more with you, I have two images for you to check out:

Angela is one of our brides for next year. Dave had a session with her family before Steve and Angela’s engagement shoot. I am jealous that I wasn’t able to make it. Look how cute this shot is…And there are so many more like it.

Then…I met the cutest little guy last week. He’s my new buddy. Here’s the {G Family}. Just adorable.

Stay tuned this week and next for:

-Scott and Kelli’s wedding

-Aaron and Rachel’s Engagement Session

-The {F} Family

-The {G} Family

-Steve and Angela’s Engagement Session

-The {L} Family

As the sun set lower and lower, the light became more and more fantastic.  Check it out.

I told you there was some amazing light.  And did you see those eyes?

I know I’ve said it before but I love when siblings interact.  Precious.

More amazing light. 

Thanks {J} family.  More to come very soon!