Senior Portraits-Orlando, FL

This month we have had some extended COLD weather in Tampa and Orlando. Luckily, this particular day of shooting in January, was warm, yet windy. This Senior, K, from Orlando is sweet and had a lot of patience while dealing with the wind. We were slowed by the wind and my awkward maneuvering at 36 weeks of pregnancy to get different angled shots. Again, I love that end of the day sun...which was a beautiful backdrop, particularly in the first picture. K, best wishes for the rest of your senior year! More pictures are available for viewing on facebook.

While visiting the blog, please post a comment below. For 25 comments, K will receive a free 5x7 print.

And the winner is...

Thank you to all my clients who participated in the photo contest of the best of 2009. There was a total of 379 votes and the winner is #22 with 106 votes (27%). This is one of my favorites too and was taken early last year in February for this little one's birthday. Her next birthday is coming up...Happy Birthday P! Mom will be deciding on her prize soon. Thanks again for everyone's support!!!

2nd place goes to photo #4 with 62 votes (16%). This little one is too precious. I had also taken her picture at two weeks old. Many proofs for mom to pick from for her free 8x10 print.

Special recognition also goes to photos #23 and #26 below. Both had high votes!

Photo Contest: 2009 Sessions

Happy New Year! 2009 was a busy year with a big move and lots of client sessions. Thank you to all my clients for making a busy and fun 2009. I've selected one photo from each of my 2009 clients to include in a photo contest. The contest will last 2 weeks. Please vote for your favorite photo and email to your family and friends to vote. The # for each photo is listed just above the picture. There are a total of 26 photos. The photo winner will pick one of the following prizes:

A DVD (2 copies) of all pictures from a 2009 session,

Accordion mini book of wallets (a set of 3 identical, includes 10 pictures),

8x10 canvas of the print of your choice, Or

5x5 Album (includes 12 pictures)

*2nd place will also receive a prize of an 8x10 print of their choice.

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Family Photography-Sarasota, FL

This is a family originally from Wisconsin, and the daughters are now in Ohio and Louisiana. While on their family holiday trip to Sarasota, I had the pleasure to meet up with them to take family photographs. One of the daughters is a colleague of mine that I met in Pittsburgh, and I was honored that she asked me to be their photographer. Although we had beautiful sun, it was windy and quite chilly for the beach. Thanks for keeping the smiles going in the cold! We also had a run-in with burrs in the beach grass. Ouch! We were picking burrs the entire time and even when I got home. Happy New Year and Best Wishes for 2010 to this family! More photographs are available on my facebook page.

Please leave a comment at the end of this post for this family. 25 comments and they receive a free 5x7 print.

Child Photography-Pittsburgh, PA

Merry Christmas to my daughter, K, and her niece, A. It is always fun to get them together for pictures. Of course, my daughter, at 2, gives me goofy smiles and won't sit still. She has got so much personality. Luckily, I have time to take a lot of pictures to get a few classic and sweet. My niece is too cute. All you have to do is call her name and you'll get a great smile with those beautiful blue eyes. More pictures are posted on my facebook page. Please take a peek!

Family Photographer-Tampa, FL

Through a family I know in Pittsburgh, I was introduced to the T family below. Although overcast weather is not a typical problem here in Tampa, we had to reschedule this session due to bad weather. We finally met last weekend and had sunlight working with us and a great location close to the downtown area of Tampa. Thanks to the T family for this location suggestion. I'll definitely use it again. This was a lovely family to photograph. Merry Christmas T family! More proofs of the T family are available to view on my facebook page.

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Child Photography-Pittsburgh, PA

While home in Pittsburgh, I photographed Miss O again. She is the newborn from September. Babies grow so quickly and it was great to see all the changes in O. We got cute smiles and other expressions from this baby. She is too sweet in these bright colors and I wanted to keep her hood on during our shoot together. This time we had big sister, G, and big brother, N, to photograph with their sister. Merry Christmas to this family, who are close friends of our family. More photographs are posted on my facebook page.