Shutterbelle Photography blog

Grace's 2 month session

2009-07-01T08:01:00.002-05:00

This was a special session for Grace and her family because Grace's grandmother, aunt, and great-grandmother were also able to come. We were able to get a picture of the great-grandmother with her two daughters, and also a four generation picture with mommy and baby Grace. Very special! Of course we were able to get some precious ones of Grace too.. such a doll. Enjoy!

Help me Vote!

2009-06-30T16:18:00.003-05:00

My cousin has been nominated "Best Photographer" for the 2nd annual San Francisco Fashion Awards. He is pretty amazing and talented... you can vote here:

http://www.sanfranciscofashionawards.com/index.php?/online-voting/vote-here/

Its the 13th category down I think.. Best Photographer. His name is Kyle Hailey.

You can see some of his work here: http://www.uimagine.org/

Thanks!

And on a different subject.. someone asked me yesterday if I know of anyone looking to sell an upright Bass (which I dont) - so if YOU know of someone who has an upright Bass they dont play anymore and would like to sell, please contact me. :)

Mary Campbell

2009-06-29T16:43:00.004-05:00

Sorry I have been MIA .. I took two weeks off because I had family come in from out of town and hosted my husband's family reunion here. But, I'm back in gear for any summer sessions.

Saturday I had the pleasure of meeting a new little girl. Mary Campbell is only 3 weeks old although she seemed more mature than that. The christening gown was an important image for this family as the gown itself has been worn for many generations.. it was very old and delicate. The rest are some sweet moments shared by the family... enjoy!

Brayden's six month portraits

2009-06-11T00:55:00.002-05:00

Brayden did so well today (or technically yesterday since its now 1am) even though it was a challenge to get him to smile big. He is such a cutie.. and so is his cousin who came along! These are some of my favorites from his session:

Addison is one!

2009-06-11T00:39:00.002-05:00

This session is from yesterday evening. Addison is now one and was so adorable. Big sister was a bit jealous, but thanks to their entertaining parents, we got some nice shots. Here are some highlights:

Ashley - maternity session

2009-06-11T00:34:00.002-05:00

This session is actually from last Thursday, I just haven't had time to get them posted to the blog. Ashley wanted to get just a few images of herself with her daughter before having her next baby. Her daughter had other things in mind so we really weren't able to capture very many, but what we did get is so sweet! Here are some of my favorites:

Madeline turns One!

2009-06-02T14:04:00.003-05:00

Madeline is so cute! She made her mommy work really hard to get her to give a big smile and show off her 4 teeth.. but they both did a terrific job! Enjoy some of my favorites:

Julianna

2009-06-02T10:30:00.003-05:00

Julianna starts her senior year in August, so hopefully some of these can be used as her senior portraits. Julianna did a great job Saturday willing to do just about anything I asked. I am happy with the results.. here are some of my favorites, and more in the little video at the end. Enjoy!

Annelise

2009-06-02T08:40:00.002-05:00

Annelise didn't want to be in very many pictures, but she did a great job when she did get in front of the camera. Here are some of my favorites from Saturday's session:

3 month old Ava

2009-05-29T14:43:00.003-05:00

I had another doll face yesterday - three month old Ava. She did really well and we actually were able to do a lot with her before she got too tired to continue. I look forward to working with her again for her first year panel! She's going to be fun! Here are some highlights from her session yesterday evening:

Presley 7 1/2 months

2009-05-29T09:49:00.002-05:00

Presley has such a doll face! She would give me such adorable little smiles .. until I picked up the camera. Then she would sit and stare at the umbrella lights being simply fascinated with them. So even though she isn't all smiles in her photos, I think we still were able to get some precious images of her. Here are some of my favorites and a mix of what we did.

Miranda's Highschool Senior Portraits

2009-05-27T10:49:00.002-05:00

Miranda was a little camera shy but so sweet and beautiful, I really loved working with her. I was hoping to be able to do at least some shots outside, but it started raining when Miranda arrived.. and then the sun came out and made it way too hot and steamy. So we stuck with the studio. These are my favorites from her session:

Aubrey's One Year Portrait Session

2009-05-26T09:42:00.003-05:00

It is amazing how fast time goes by... it doesn't seem like its been a whole year - but Aubrey is now one! She is such a doll and I love some of the images we were able to capture of her. I dont usually use the same editing techniques on indoor portraits that I use on outdoor portraits, but I played around with some and I think it added some punch to the purple. I like the results. Here are some of my favorites:

Baby Kara

2009-05-22T18:03:00.003-05:00

Kara will soon be 3 months old and had her portraits taken this morning. Her parents worked very hard at getting her to smile, but I think she may have been a little too tired today. We still got some precious images of her! Here are some of my favorites:

Vacation Pictures

2009-05-17T21:40:00.002-05:00

So I'm sharing with you some of our vacation. I only took the first five pictures and then the one of my husband surfing.. the rest were taken by my husband Ted. I got severely sunburned from my knees to my thighs the very first day so I wasn't out exerting myself much after that. And I was on vacation.. so I wasn't lugging my camera around much either! All in all, we ended up with only 397 pictures from a two week vacation (that doesn't count the ones I took of the family on the beach).. so enjoy these few:

This is my husband with his new skim board:

Teaching one of the kids how to use it:

This child is so adorable.. this should be on a postcard:

The kids posing for a picture as they've been digging quite a hole:

Monkey made from fruit .. this one was on the cruise ship:

Ted trying out the surfing on the cruise ship:

I got ambushed in Jamaica by women wanting to braid my hair:

And this is what a crazy hair style I sported when I took the braids out!

Here is a small video clip of my husband trying out the surfing on the cruise ship the first day:

Perry Family on the beach

2009-05-12T13:06:00.002-05:00

Some dear friends of ours spent almost a week with us on New Smyrna Beach in Florida. I had never taken family pictures on the beach before so it was an experiment for me.. and what I learned most was that the sun sets too fast! I thought the sunset lighting would be the prettiest for colors in the sky, but it went by so fast that we finished in the dark practically. I still think they are really sweet.. and I LOVE the first family picture. I will post some actual fun vacation photos later when I get a chance to weed through them. But for now, enjoy my first attempt at beach portraits.

6 month old Eli

2009-05-12T12:50:00.002-05:00

Before I left for my trip we did a really quick session of Eli. He was about to grow out of the outfit chosen for his 6 month image for his panel and I was going to be gone for two weeks. He is such a sweetheart and quite a handsome little man. Here are two from that little session:

Intimate Maternity Portraits

2009-05-12T12:42:00.002-05:00

Since two of these are of a more sensitive nature, I have waited a while before sharing these so it wouldn't be obvious who they are of. I had never taken any like this before, and she was comfortable enough to allow me to experiment. I love images that dont actually reveal anything we normally keep hidden but are sweet and romantic or sexy - and also shadowy. These are the only two poses we did, and I think they're nice.

It's a Boy!

2009-04-22T17:43:00.002-05:00

We had our ultrasound yesterday which revealed that I am definitely carrying a little boy. He is healthy and weighs 11 ounces. I was hoping for a girl since there are plenty of boys in our family already, and almost everyone I know that is pregnant is having a boy... but I know we will have a wonderful time being parents to a little boy too. :) He'll be adorable and say the cutest things.. and hopefully be interested in everything his daddy will be doing so he can learn how to work on cars, fix household problems, build things, and be very helpful in his later years. lol And a boys name was one thing we could agree on even before we tried to conceive so we dont have to try and agree on girl names anymore!

And just a reminder to anyone else reading this... the studio will be closed from April 24th to May 10th. So if you were hoping to have pictures back by mothers day and didn't order them by Monday - its too late now. I wont be able to do it. I also will not be replying to emails during this time, and I will be screening my calls but most likely not returning calls either. Sorry for the inconvenience this may cause.

Abigail

2009-04-17T18:42:00.002-05:00

Abigail will be turning three in a few more days, and as is typical of that age group, she wanted little to do with having her picture taken today. I think she did pretty considering. We ended up outside down the road and got some really cute ones that I think her parents will enjoy more than the ones we got in the studio. There's just nothing like outdoor portraits for children!

Jasey

2009-04-17T18:38:00.003-05:00

Yesterday I had a short notice session with sweet little Jasey. She has such a sweet personality, and although she wasn't too sure about the lights that flash - we got some cute ones of her.

Caleb and Micah

2009-04-15T17:28:00.004-05:00

When you have two young children with any age difference, its always a challenge to get them to look at the camera smiling at the same time. Always! Caleb is three and Micah is 5 months so today was no exception. Hopefully with my editing skills some of the created ones will suffice. At the bottom you will see two examples of my combining images to try and make one more pleasing. Aside from that, they were both very cute little boys and I think we got some good shots of them individually. Here are some from todays session:

Here are two of my efforts at combining images to make new ones. You can click on them to see them larger:

Ella's 1 Year Portraits

2009-04-14T09:26:00.003-05:00

Ella came from out of state for this session. She is such a sweetie! She started her session by coming up to me and giving me a hug. We were racing inclement weather so we started with a few portraits outside - but Ella seemed to prefer the indoors yesterday. We still got some darling pictures of her. Here are some of my favorites:

Maternity portraits

2009-04-14T09:21:00.002-05:00

This session was from Saturday. Jennifer knew exactly what she wanted after having browsed my portfolio... simple, sweet, and classic. I really enjoyed meeting them and look forward to meeting their new baby in a couple of more months! Here are some of my favorites from their session:

Shelby and Chase Married

2009-04-13T09:27:00.004-05:00

Shelby and Chase were married on Friday April 3rd. Its hard to believe that this was my last wedding. Due to changing circumstances I think its best that I quit weddings and just continue with my portraiture. I enjoyed the journey and met a lot of wonderful families over the years.
Here are some highlights this wedding: