A fantastic portrait party!!

OK, where do I begin??? I normally do not post about sessions the very same day BUT I had a fabulous hostess today and I was soooo excited to peek at the pictures as soon as I could.

I recently just started doing "Portrait parties" and I am loving it. The hostess is a very big part of the planning and I have been so fortunate to have really great hostesses that rally their friends, open their homes and keep me on track during the party, a huge THANKS!.

Anywhoo....I felt that today's party was a success overall and there were 3 little girls that were getting ready for first Communion which was a new experience for me and I love the way all of these turned out.

Here's a sneak peek and I'm getting started on your proofs!

Fabulous Babies & Kids Expo!

This weekend I had the opportunity to have a booth at the "Fabulous Babies & Kids" expo. I had a fantastic time and met SO many nice people!

I photographed 70+ babies and kiddos and I loved every minute of it! Here are just a few of my favorites....there are soooo many to choose from.

I also wanted to add that my booth was next to Shawn Hornbecks parents. Read their story http://www.shawnhornbeck.com/ it gives a parent chills! They worked ALL day long making identification cards for children, they are amazing and strong!! Thank you both for helping our children stay safe!

Little Diva

This little gal is very special to me, she's my niece! She, her mommy and big brother came for a quick visit and her very own photo shoot. She is absolutely adorable and she just brings a smile to everyones face. We ended up with SO many great pictures that it will be hard for mom and dad to decide which ones will go on the wall.

See what I mean??? ADORABLE!

Thanks for looking!!

This is HILAROUS!

Okay...to all of the mom's,dad's,grandma's,grandpa's, aunt's and uncles that think that we must shower our little angels with expensive gifts (we all do it)....please watch this.

This is SO True and these are the moments that we all love so much. To hear that little laugh that comes from their belly, priceless!

I have a beautiful little girl to post about, but she definately needs her own post so check back soon. ~T

"Trendy Kids" photo contest!!

Complete Details!!


I am having my first ever "Trendy Kids" photo contest and I hope to have a great turnout!!

What do I need?

I am asking for a snapshot of your trendy child or tot and that's it!

Then what?

After all of the entries have been recieved by the March 10th deadline. I will submit them to a panel of judges which will be made up of photographer friends/colleauges and they will choose my "Top 10" trendy kids. The "Top 10" will then be put right here on the Blog and then it's up to the public to choose. So.... that means that you'll have to call on your friends, family, neighbors, grocery clerk, everyone that you know to vote!! You get the idea.

Who can enter?

The contest is open to children between the ages of 6 months and 10 years old and since I will not be judging the contest, it's also open to current clients. All participants must be local and live within 30 miles of O'Fallon, Mo. or be willing to travel to complete their session if they win.

What will they win??

There will be 3 winners and they will all receive complete sessions. Photo packages will be awarded for 1st, 2nd & 3rd place. Packges are still in the works and will be revealed soon!

So you're thinking "What's the catch?"

No catch really. All that I ask is that I can have most of the creative control over the session, which means that I will choose the location, composition and make suggestions for clothing and hairstyle. Model release forms will be required so that I may use the photos from these sessions in my portfolio.

Do you know a "Trendy Kid?"

Enter their picture TODAY!!

My loves!

With Valentines Day approaching, I wanted to get a couple of pictures of MY sweeties! I'm always puzzled at the fact that I can capture beautiful images of children and famillies that I am so delighted to work with BUT....when it comes to my own, ugh!! It takes some serious bribing! I was happy coming away with these sweet images of my kiddos, and now we're off to Target to buy a transformer and a baby. Bribes work:)

Happy Valentine's Day!!

Sharing a few recent favorites

This little girl is one of my favorite kids to photograph!! She is obviously just beautiful and she loves the camera! I always love to see what we come up with, it's usually different and she lets me get silly! I just plopped this hat on her head and this is what we ended up with. These are just the first few, I'm sure there will be alot more. Mom and dad you are going to be in big trouble when she's a teenager (she's only 5 now). She's beautiful!

Until next time! ~T

3 Beautiful babies from last week!

I love photographing babies, so 3 babies... not a big deal. But photographing 3 babies that are in the same family.... a HUGE deal!! I am always amazed at the parents of multiples, they are truly incredible!! This is my fourth set of triplets that I have had the opportunity to photograph and I love it! This is always hard because I want to make sure that I get a great picture of each baby (or child). I always find it so compelling that these babies (and kids) are so much alike yet so different and have completely different personalities which is what I try to reflect in their pictures. Here's a sneak peek for their mom and dad, you have a beautiful family. Your proofs will be posted soon!!

Happy Holidays!!

Whew!!

Please forgive me for not posting more often. Thanks to all of you, I have been very BUSY and that's a great thing!!

This year has been wonderful!!!

I have met & photographed so many great families, newborns, kiddos, highschool seniors (and lets not forget my faithful triplets) and I must say I'm loving every minute of it. Thanks again to everyone that supports me and allows me to be creative. One particular session that comes to mind.....the mommy said at the end of the session "Well, we'll see if there are any good ones there". I absolutely "LOVE IT" when she views her proofs and says "WOW when did you get THAT??" It's not magic, very simple really. I want my sessions to be fun, relaxed, unposed and NO saying "CHEESE":) Here are just a few (OK, more than a few) of my favorites from the last few months...

Happy New Year!!

Bad blogger!!

Well...the fact of the matter is.... I really want to have a blog, I have a lot to say and share but....I'm really a bad blogger!! Never the less, I'll work on improving this aspect of my life!

I've had so many fun sessions lately and attended an awesome workshop in Chicago and came back INSPIRED!! (I'll post those pics later) But for now I'm just going to post a few of my recent favorites.

This little guy has been in my blog before, he's an awesome little guy and has the sweetest parents. They really let me be creative and we ended up with some really fun pics of baby K. Here are a few of my favs for a sneak peek.

Thanks "J"

OK, so this has to be one of the sweetest families that I know!!

They are so in sync with each other and the love that they have for this little girl is AMAZING!! Need I say more....

I LOVED working with little "J"!! She absolutely loves the camera and is just so easy to work with.

SHE had lots of suggestions (which cracked her mom and I up) and we went along with them. We came out with some beautiful shots, thanks J!!.

I enjoyed her so much because often times I am chasing kids that are saying "NO"! Don't get me wrong, I love the challenge of that too!!

She went from the golf course to this......in just a matter of minutes.

An absolute true beauty!!

Behind on posting!!!

SO...my blog has been a little neglected lately.
I have been BUSY with summer sessions and loving it. I've worked with some of the greatest, not to mention most BEAUTIFUL kids lately.

I feel like I've had some great "playdates" and found new locations for fabulous pictures along the way.

I've also been busy giving my website a fresh new look, I hope that you like it!!

It's not too early... to think about booking your fall session. I will soon open my fall calendar, the weekend appointments go quickly so please book early.


I'll try to be a better blogger, here are some of my favorites from recent sessions....

For K

I'm posting this for a special mom that was very understanding of the fact that their session was scheduled in between two very closely scheduled trips for me. She was so sweet when I told her that it would likely take longer for me to post her proofs. I wanted to post a few of my favorites just to give her a peek!

Could they be any sweeter??

So, I'm on my way out fo town (again) I'll catch up with you next week. Thanks for understanding!