Messoroch Family Portraits again!

It's FALL again!!  It's by far my favorite season.  So, needless to say, I enjoyed this Messoroch Family session a lot because we had such a beautiful day to be outside.  We chose to go to Eagle Creek park and I am glad we did because the leaves are already looking so pretty and there was no shortage of scenic places to photograph them!  Little Maksim always makes me work for it when I am photographing him, but I am a pretty patient person when it comes to waiting for the shot.  And luckily I was able to get several adorable photos of him, despite his trying to avoid that!  lol  Even though there was a little parental frustration for his parents here and there when trying to corral an active toddler, we had a great time and have the images to prove it!  :)

Oh, Pinterest....you have so many great ideas!

So, aside from being a photographer, I actually do have a personal life with some free time here and there.  And one of my favorite things to do in my free time is to complete little projects around the house.  Sometimes it's painting a room or redecorating.  Sometimes it's just getting caught up on laundry and dishes.  And sometimes it's creating something special for my daughter, Olivia.  My most recent project was exactly that.  I recruited my mom to help me in building a play kitchen for Olivia's 2nd birthday coming up next month.  I had browsed Pinterest and had seen a ton of really adorable little DIY kitchen's....one in particular even had the building plans so that you could make your own.  So make our own, we did!!  We went to Lowe's for some lumber and we worked until 4am one Saturday night putting it all together.  (My mom is awesome to stay up that late with me!)  We make a really good team when it comes to handy projects.  Then I spent the next several days getting it all painted and putting on the finishing touches.  I even sewed the little skirt for the sink cabinet myself!!  (I finally own a sewing machine!)  I know Olivia is probably still a bit young to really enjoy it fully, but she does already play with it and I think she is going to enjoy it for years to come!  Look how cute she looks standing next to it!!  :)

Update:  Just added burners to her stove to finish it off and it looks great!!  :)

I finally meet little Avery!

I got the pleasure of meeting and photographing little miss Avery yesterday!  She is about 6 months old now and is the daughter of a long time family friend and his lovely wife.  I have actually known Avery's dad for what seems like forever.  He has been one of my younger brother's best friends for about as long as I can remember (and to this day denies being my brother's accomplice in stealing, almost destroying, and then ditching my car as a teenager!!)  And it was very strange for me to see him in daddy mode, but it looks like he has filled that role perfectly!  He was great at soothing Avery when she was getting fussy.  And little miss Avery is a beautiful little mix of her mommy & daddy.  I love her chubby little cheeks and her great big eyes!!  And her mommy had picked out some really adorable things for her to bring along, as you can see!  She was a little trooper during her session.  I don't think she was too happy about how hot it was outside and she let us know a few times!  :)  But she really did a great job overall and lasted for a long time.  Congratulations on your little beauty!!

 

Holly's Senior Session

Another beautiful day made for another great Senior Session.  And today's Senior gal, Holly, was fantastic!  She is a dancer so, needless to say, she made my job easy with poses and such.  And from the minute we got to her house and I saw the outfits she was bringing, I knew we were going to get some cool shots!  She had one outfit in particular that I could have just kept her in the whole time and been totally satisfied with that because she looked so amazing in it!  But obviously that wouldn't have made for much variety for her, so of course I couldn't do that.  Plus, she had other really cute outfits that we needed to use.  But check out my favorite outfit....doesn't she look GORGEOUS???  (ps...I am scheduling an appointment to have my legs traded for hers!!  lol)

Tori's Senior Session

Finally, a cooler summer day!  The temps have been scorching hot all summer, so it was a wonderful thing for us not to be melting the whole time!!  That left us to just enjoy the session and that's what we did!!  Tori was a trooper!!  She was ready and willing to go anywhere and do anything, and I thought that was AWESOME!  She sat in dirt, walked in a creek, climbed some rocks, and posed in what looked to be poison ivy!!!  And she was so easily posed it was ridiculous!!  I typically try not to overly pose anyone, but rather give them light suggestions.  Sometimes that isn't quite enough, but for Tori, that was definitely all she needed.  And a lot of the time, she didn't even need that!!  And don't even get me started on her eyes!  I think they were two or three different colors during our shoot...very piercing and pretty!  What a great session!!

First Family Vacation

We are SO excited to have just spent an entire week in Florida.  As most would probably agree, a week long vacation spent almost anywhere is always a welcome relief from the daily grind.  But this summer's vacation really stands out for me because it was our first vacation shared as a family with our little girl.  Seeing her eyes wide with awe as she walked along in the sand and looked out at the ocean for the first time definitely changed the beach for me.  I have always enjoyed the beach, but this time everything about it was different for me because it was almost like I was seeing it for the first time through her eyes.  Her amazement at the new surroundings kept me smiling the whole time.  She was completely fascinated by the sand, sifting her tiny fingers through it constantly.  And she thoroughly enjoyed having the ocean waves wash over her feet.  She didn't have one hesitation about any of it and explored everything with such fearless confidence.  I can only hope that - with a loving, nurturing upbringing - this tiny, brave, wonderful little person will hold on to those traits, as they will carry her far and make anything possible for her.  She is truly the light of my life.

I left my "big camera" behind for most of our trip and relied on our tiny point-and-shoot automatic camera (and my iPhone) to do the work for me.  (Hey, I was on vacation!!)  Here are a few snapshots, some taken by someone other than me, of our trip.

Daniella's Senior Session

Wow!!!  It's been way too long since I have added to my blog!  But tonight I'm dusting it off and adding a sneak peek of this gorgeous gal!  Daniella and her entire crew were along for this session and we had a great time!  Daniella was fun to work with for obvious reasons....hmm...she is stunning and has the longest, prettiest hair I have seen in a while....oh and yeah, her personality was fun too!  :)  But did you see her hair??  So yes, needless to say, my job was easy with such a great model!  I am so glad to be able to come back from such a long break and get to shoot someone so photogenic and easy to work with!!

Jamie's Senior Session

Well, the winter finally feels like it is over and busy season will be upon us soon!!  We are starting out with a bang, too.  I was fortunate to have Jamie as my first Senior of the year and he was GREAT!  He was a little bit quiet as most of the guys are during their session, but definitely really friendly and easy to work with!  He was up for anything and he was a natural with all his facial expressions.  Looking at him, I was repeatedly reminded of someone famous and it took me a little while to figure out who, but I did eventually figure it out!  I think he is a celebrity look-alike!  Can you figure out who his celebrity twin is?  :)

~Jack Isaac ~ Indianapolis area Newborn Photography

As you know if you have followed my blog, our baby girl was carried by a wonderful, amazing surrogate and delivered over a year ago.  Our sweet surry just delivered another baby 5 days ago, this time a bouncing baby boy of her own.  I had the pleasure of getting to capture some VERY adorable newborn portraits of him today.  Can I just say...rockstar!!! Jack was quite the little model, sleeping through everything and letting us pose him any way we wanted!  LOVE that!!  :)  Just check out how precious he is!

It's been a little while...

The winter months are always a nice little break from the busy season...more time to spend with my family, which means more chances to take photos of my little sweetie pie!  She is fifteen months old now and I just can't believe that!  She is getting so big and showing just how much smarter she is every single day.  I am constantly amazed by all the things she knows now!  She definitely doesn't miss a thing.  She has this cute little face she makes now when we tell her to show us her "smiley face."  She has the funniest sense of humor and such a great little personality already.  She definitely has special things in her future!!