Smiles... tons of them!

One of my closest friends came over on Saturday morning to have her daughter's one year pictures taken. This little lady was FULL of smiles! The picture of her holding her hands is priceless. It's definitely going to be making the website soon here. I just giggle every time I look at it!

Notice that we wore her out... she was out cold by the end!!!

Here are my favorites from the session.

Enjoy!

Beth

Hockey Tigers Fans

Question: How do you confuse a Tiger's fan? A: Write "Hockey" on the back of your jersey.

So many drunken Tiger's fans comment "ha ha... they have the wrong sport on the back of their jersey!". Well, folks... meet my brother and his wife. That's right: my maiden name was Hockey. And believe it or not, it was never a big deal until it got put on the back of our Tiger's jerseys!

So, if you happen to see a bunch of "Hockey" jerseys at the Tiger's game... go say hi. You just found my family. And they are very nice, I promise you ;)

The Hockey and Merritt jerseys... (Yes, I have a Merritt one that I wear to the games...) ;)



A disgruntled Tiger's fan. (I think this picture is hilarious.) We lost yesterday. 0-5 record for 2008. Not good.

This is my cousin Josh and his fiancee Suzanne. They are getting married in June and are from Buffalo. We dragged them here to celebrate via a Tiger's game and some Irish music at the Old Shillelagh. It was lots of fun.

This is me and my husband Lee. He is actually making fun of me in this picture.

So, that's it. This is my family in a nutshell. So now when you see a Tiger's Hockey jersey, you'll have the inside scoop!

Have a great day!

Beth

PS: I do have some pictures to post from shoots this weekend... they will probably be up later today or tomorrow.

Jeff and Megan - Update

On Saturday, I had the privilege of shooting Jeff and Megan's wedding. Tonight I was still downloading pictures from the event, and they reminded me of just how absolutely gorgeous their entire wedding was.

I am in the process of putting together the Slideshow, and was hoping to have it done first thing tomorrow morning, but won't be able to finish until tomorrow evening. Sorry about that guys!!!

Have a good evening!

Beth

PS: Here are some of my favorites of Jeff and Megan...

Real Simple Blog Entry

I found a really good link from a fellow photographer's blog. (The photographer's name is Penny Noell... she is extremely talented!) The link is to a blog entry from Real Simple.

Many moms take great pictures... however, how many of you can get a picture like this with your daughters when you are behind the camera?

When I take pictures, I purposely do not have a limit on the number of people that can be in the shoot. This way we can turn "milestone" pictures of a child into "milestone" pictures of their relationships with their family members. In fact, if I have one major fault, it's not warning the entire family that they are all game on picture day!

Hope you are all having a good night!

Beth

HIRED!!! (Take II)

Okay, did anyone notice that I had two shoots in the last 24 hours, and they are both already edited, blogs updated and about to be submitted to the lab???

Tristan, if you are reading this, YOU ROCK!!!

PS: Anyone know a good maid service??? I am getting addicted to this "hired help" thing...! ;)

Expressions (Possibly the funniest ever???)

Okay, I literally had tears in my eyes from laughing during this shoot. This little lady is possibly the most charismatic person I have ever had the honor of photographing...

She was telling us a story about Tinkerbell and her Dad and her were debating the validity of some of the facts in the story. Well, this little lady tells stories with her hands... and man, did I ever click that shutter like lightening to catch them. (For the record, crying during a shoot is less than ideal because you can't see squat...!?!!) I wish I could have video taped what she was saying. It was hilarious!

Anyway, here are my favorites from the session. If I had an award for funniest shoot ever, it would go to this girl - hands down!

Enjoy!

Beth


Her little brother. He didn't like my frog's sounds... (he was really funny too...)

A tender moment with Daddy... (I love this shot!)
Storytelling with Mommy... (So cute!)
She was demonstrating Ballet's "first position"... ;)

Easter Trivia...

I did a First Communion shoot yesterday evening for a friend of mine. Her daughter was absolutely gorgeous! This young lady did very well considering she had to be posed over and over again. (Parents think it's a lot more work to let kids loose in the studio or outdoors and chase them... not so much! Kids hate to stand still!)

One of the pictures below is of her hands, dress, and the rosary. While I was posing her, the little lady was commenting on how I was even "posing Jesus" (I was moving the rosary into position for the shot)... And then, without hesitation, she said, "Mom do you think she knows that Jesus died on a Friday and not on a Sunday?". I had to hide my smile so that I didn't embarrass her. (Sooo cute!) I explained that it was a very good question, but my father is a Presbyterian Minister, and so I pretty much have the Easter trivia covered... but I was still grinning when I was editing the pictures today. Too funny!

Happy Easter everyone!

;)

Beth



This rosary was her mother's... very cool!

HIRED!

I have a new employee, and he is the best thing that has happened to my business in a long time.

His name is Tristan and he is an extremely kind, bright and energetic individual. He did so much in one day... so much that I think I might get my life back soon!! (Whooowee!!)

For those of you that are professional photographers that are still struggling though your workflow yourself - HIRE SOMEONE! The feeling when you see them step into your studio and say "what can I do?" is priceless. The only thing better than that is when they say "okay, I'm done... what should I do next?"

; )

Beth

"Okay, Beth, we're going through BM Blog withdrawl here..."

...'nuf said. Beth's been slackin'!

Contrary to what it may seem like, I have not been bored! I have five shoots this weekend. It’s really busy – but very fun as well.

Here is the shoot from this morning:

Cutie-pies from the Birmingham Early Childhood Center. Linda McGuire is the Director there and she does a wonderful job… When I walked in the kids were singing with the teachers, playing with play-doh, playing dress up with silly hats, and just having a wonderful time. It was a truly happy place, and made me want to be four years old again.

Thank you so much to Linda and her staff for letting me photograph such a wonderful place!

Here are my favorites from this morning... (I am posting more than normal because I think they are hilarious!)

Enjoy!

Beth

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I love this girl's eyes...

Hats...!

...and more hats!

The Little guys went out for a brief ride through the park to get a breath of fresh air before nap time!

I love this little girl's giggle... too cute!

Such a tender expression. I remember this girl fondly from last fall...

A quick cooking lesson...
The Bear song (yes, there are adorable little gestures that go with the song...)

This little girl was comparing spoons with the boy next to her. She decided she needed the pink spoon and he needed her green spoon! This picture was taken seconds before orchestrating the spoon swap deal...
More from the cooking lesson...

Spring Sessions and Vegas Update!

It occurred to me late yesterday that I should post a note about Spring sessions... folks, we are filling up fast! June is actually starting to book up now. There are still a couple of slots open, but if you want an outdoor session this spring, I do suggest you call soon!

I hope all is well in Detroit. Yesterday was St. Patrick's Day in Vegas. If you thought people were crazy on a normal Vegas Day, you should have been here. The strip was very green, very loud, and... well, let's just say Vegas consumed quite a bit of green beer yesterday.... :)

Well, I am off to another class!... Hope all is well in Detroit!

Beth