L is for Laughter | Frederick, MD Photographer

So I got to do something when I started editing this session, and it may seem small, but it’s kind of big. I got to put all of my old sessions in a folder called “2012” and make a new folder called “2013”. Haha, it seems pretty insignificant to most people, but it’s a pretty big deal.

The title of this post is dedicated to Landon and Lukas! The sweet little guys I had the pleasure of hanging out with on Sunday.

Landon had me cracking up with his model poses and serious smirks.

 

This one makes my heart melt. Look at those chocolaty eyes.

Doesn’t this one look like it should be a READ poster in the library? He told some great stories!

This. Is baby Lukas. 3 months old (still had the intoxicating baby smell), and just as big of a camera ham as his brother.

It’s those serious moments they give you that make me think of that Jason Mraz song I Won’t Give Up with the line “How old is your soul?”.

Watch out ladies! He reminds me of a little Justin Bieber in this shot.

 

Baby Lukas needed a nap and I was happy to help… and then take pictures like crazy.

So sweet. I chuckled when Lukas was sleeping the whole time Landon was crawling all around him, I wish I could sleep like that!

It’s been a little slow at emiB for the past few weeks, since my computer suffered from serious amnesia and needed to be completely wiped and rebuilt from scratch. On top of that! My son tossed my phone in the washing machine the other day (that’s what I get for trying to teach him how to help out with laundry). So now I have a brand new computer and phone, which sounds nice, but they both just seem to look at me with their blank, empty stares where they once were filled with my pictures, documents, conversations, information and personality wrapped up into a tiny device I had no idea I relied so much on. I’m slowly adding everything and getting back into the groove of posting and updating things again. I actually re-designed my business cards the other night and I LOVE them. I might post a sneak peek of the design on instagram later (JessesGirl14 if you want to follow me!).
It felt really good to get back into editing things again. I got a little photoshop withdrawal for a minute there.

Music: I’m really into Dia Frampton (from The Voice) and Imagine Dragons are pretty great too.
Coffee: Between chasing after my little guy and trying to get work done, I’m usually drinking a cold version of whatever I was tiredly making when I woke up.

Posted in Babies, Kids, Teasers

res·o·lu·tion

This year has been the most rewarding, difficult, amazing, life changing year for me.
Personally, I’ve raised a tiny wrinkled baby into a sweet little boy. Jesse and I have faced and defeated many obstacles together and I’m so very proud to wear the Mom badge with honor. My family decided to pick up our simple life on the beach to rejoin the busy, constantly changing city where we were raised. It’s been a very time consuming and challenging move, but we will only be making more progress taking deep roots and building a firm foundation for life together as a family.
And then there’s professionally. One late night in January, as we were first humouring the idea of moving, we were planning out what we would do once we moved. With help of my very supportive husband, I decided to take something that I loved and turn it into something I could be. Instead of picking up books in the store and sighing over those gorgeous squishy newborn photos, I was capturing them myself! This year, emiB Photography went from an idea and a dream to full blown reality.
As much progress as I’ve made this year, I’m just getting started. I have a dream of reaching the top of a mountain and I’ve only just packed my bags. I stand at the bottom looking up, not sure where to take my next step, my eyes always at the peak.

I can’t wait to see what this year will bring, because I know where this past year has brought me, and I like the view.

I want to thank every single person who has supported and encouraged me. I truly love to say that I love what I do. As a mother and a photographer I am excited to wake up everyday to new and exciting things.

res·o·lu·tion; n: A firm decision to do or not do something.

This year, I firmly decide to make the conscious decision every day to be physically, emotionally and spiritually healthy and to never stop trying to be amazing.

Thank you for a wonderful year. Let this new year kick some serious butt.

Posted in Personal, Yearly Favorites

Engagements | Frederick, MD Photographer

JoBeth and Landon.
*sigh*
Another amazing engagement session.
I love them, they love each other, I love what I do!
One of my very favorite things about photography is that squishy, fuzzy feeling you get when you look at something beautiful. In this case, it’s the love their eyes. Those sweet smirks that you share with the person who knows you better than anyone else in the world. You can’t make that up. There’s no photoshopping or faking it. There’s only the chance of capturing true love when you find it.
And I totally found it, you guys.
Enjoy the fuzzy feeling!

*Bling*

 

 

 

 

 

This is pretty much the story of their lives. They are so cute when they play and sing together.

 

Oh be still my beating heart. I love Celtic knots, especially when they look like a heart!

 

I was singing the “Sittin’ in a tree” song while I shot this set. I love how it looks like a heart.

I can’t help myself. If I see leaves on the ground, this is happening. IN LOVE with this shot.

So. Cute.

In other news, I made an EmiB board on Pinterest! You can get to it through my new social buttons up top. I plan to do this with most if not all of my sessions. Pinterest is so addicting, I thought I’d add a little emiB buzz.

Now I’m off to do some christmas shopping!

Posted in Engagement, Sessions

A Labor of Love

Except for my own labor, this experience was a first for me. Since being pregnant, I have become pretty fascinated by the whole process. I mean, we push people out of our bodies! So naturally, when Ashley approached me for capturing their labor at home, I was thrilled. The vibe was so calming, so peaceful and so romantic that I just couldn’t stop taking pictures.

This was her birth alter. Full of inspiration, power, strength and love.

 

How incredibly amazing is this belly?

 

I posted the other version of this picture on facebook, where Adam is in focus. This one is equally as powerful with Ashley working through a contraction while he sings her a song.

 

 

Beautiful. It’s the best thing in the world to have someone support you (physically, emotionally and spiritually) during labor. Adam was a fantastic labor coach.
A few close friends and family members were invited to a Mother Blessing before her baby shower where we each gave Ashley a bead to represent ourselves and our love for her family. She made a beautiful necklace and wore it during labor.

 

 

I love this photo. “Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away”. Perfect caption.

 

No matter how prepared you are, sometimes plans are changed and everything happens for a reason. After days of laboring, there was an emergency trip to the hospital and after a lot of prayers and a skillful hospital staff, beautiful Levi was ready to go home! He made us work for the sleepy poses for sure, but as you can see, they were absolutely worth it.
Ten day old Levi and the Labor Necklace

 

 

Big sister Elaena was helping out and I couldn’t help but get a few of her sweet face.
Beautiful.

 

Gadda have a “This is real life” moment.

 

And above all things, a family is as strong as the love you have for for each other.

 

 

*sniff* It seems like just yesterday I met them to take their photos of their family of three!

 

What a joy it was capturing these moments. Thank you so much for letting me into your home and making me homemade hot cocoa and lunch. <3

Music: It’s that time of year! I’m now editing around the clock to those holiday classics. And when Matt’s not around, my favorite holiday CD, Nsync’s Home for the Holidays!

Coffee: I trusted my husband to pick up coffee creamer last night and as I expected, he got something I never would have thought to try, Warm Cinnamon Sugar Cookie creamer. And guys, it’s actually crazy delicious. Still drinking decaf these days (crossing my fingers for some half-caf vue cups for Christmas) regular still makes me shaky. What happened to those days when I worked at Starbucks and could drink shots of espresso like they were nothing?

Posted in Coffee, Family, Labor, Newborns

Moving On Up!

You may have seen on my page that I’m moving! It’s going to be a big life change for the usual reasons; new area, different bills, getting my little guy used to his new house. But now, I have my business to move as well! It’s kind of like starting from scratch. Sometimes starting over is healthy, plus, it’s always fun to change up your scenery a little. It keeps you on your toes!

With all of that in mind! Bare with me as I might not have too many sessions to show off while I pack and unpack over these next few weeks. I have a very special session coming up, but my computer might be in pieces in all different boxes, so I might not be able to work on it until we get settled in.

I am still available for shooting (in fact, if it will get me out of moving boxes, I encourage booking now) so don’t hesitate to e-mail me with any questions or with a simple “let’s do this!” Not only will I mostly be taking clients in Maryland from now on, I will gladly make a trip to the Outer Banks again for a session as well. Perhaps if a few are scheduled on the same trip I can offer discounts.

If I get unpacked fast enough, I might be offering a day or two of holiday themed mini sessions! I’m thinking hot cocoa, marshmallows, scarves, babies in Santa hats… I’ll work on it and if there is interest and time before the holidays, I will post about it on facebook.

To make this officially a photographer post, here’s another cute picture of Ashley and Eric!

And some wise words:
See you on the other side (of the state line)!
Coffee: My favorite new combination is chocolate and salt, so Starbuck’s Salted Caramel Mocha is really hitting the spot when I need a pick me up!
Music: I haven’t had time to update my music in a while, but Jesse loves to listen to the Hit List on music choice (those 24/7 music channels) so we listen to that a lot.

Posted in Personal

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