SOME REALLY COOL KIDDO'S (INDIANA CHILDREN'S PHOTOGRAPHER, NAPLES, FLORIDA CHILDREN'S PHOTOGRAPHER)

I'm so very behind on blogging sessions from my trip back home to Indiana this summer. Therefore, I'm going to take a slight detour and update the blog with some of those sessions in the next couple of weeks. First up, the "P" kiddo's. These kids were so fun. Their parents were equally as fun. I actually went to high school with their Mom and Dad so it was great to see the two of them after so many years. We won't discuss just how many years that has been. LOL! Geez...I'm getting old. :)

Anyway, back to the cool kiddo's.

This brother tried to act like he didn't adore his sister but these images prove otherwise. This is why I love photography...because of shots like these...frozen in time...

These two had me cracking up the whole time we were together. Such troopers. We had beautiful Indiana light and gorgeous Indiana skies during the session. I won't talk about the 100 degree heat that night though. BLAH!

Can you get any cuter than this??? I think not.

The shoot was mainly meant for little Chloe here but after we finished with her, we just had to add her brother in for some of the fun too. When I say fun...I mean fun. Here is an out-take example...

By the end of the shoot, the two of them were back to confirming just how great brothers and sisters are...

Thank you two awesome siblings for letting me document how much you really do "adore" each other. Again...I love my job!!!

Happy Wednesday. Hugs, Angie

EXPRESSIONS NOT PERFECTION - NAPLES, FLORIDA CHILDREN'S PHOTOGRAPHER

I truly live by the rule in photography that it's not about capturing "perfection," but instead...it's all about capturing "expression." This really rings true for kiddo's. I don't like the posed and fake look that comes along with making a child "behave" during a photography session. Instead, I believe in letting them have fun and be themselves. It's not the perfect posed and fake smiles we will look back on and remember one day. It's the expressions that were soooooo "Johnny" or ssoooooo "Lindsay" as they were growing up.
I went back home to Indiana over Spring break to visit friends and family. While in town, one of my best girlfriends from highschool asked if I'd come by and snap some quick shots of her son and new little baby girl. Sure thing! I was all about it. When I got there, Z-man (Zach) wanted me to take some shots of him outside in their backyard. So I did. He was such a trooper and really worked his smiles. I loved shooting with him because he was such a natural at it. I can't wait to go back in the summer and do a real session with him and his new little sis. :0)

In the meantime, he is my perfect example of what I mean by just allowing the child to be themselves during a shoot. Although as Moms we might not want the cheesey grin or the squinty eyes, it's who they are and it's who we know them as. It's their signature look that we'll treasure when we look back on their images someday down the road.

I let Zach run the show with these shots and in turn, I couldn't be more pleased with how they turned out. He totally ROCKED it! What a Rock Star! He's such an adorable kid!!! And his little sis Lia, well she is just too precious for words - even though she hated my camera on this day. LOL!



Thanks Z-man. I had so much fun with you and Lia. Get your game face on because I'll be back in July to do a real session with the two of you. :)
XOXO, Angie

LITTLE MISS "B"

This was a shoot I had with sweet, sweet, Bella. She is a doll and such fun to work with. To say that she is a natural in front of the camera would be an understatement.

Everytime I say her name, I am reminded of my love for the "Twilight" book series and how the New Moon movie comes out in just one more week. Be still my beating heart. Ha ha!

This sweet lil' Bella could totally rock a big screen given how at ease she is in front of a camera. Not only that but she defines the word "style" and defines it well.

Who says you can't wear a pretty pink dress and still play "leap frog" in the grass? Oh to be a kid again...

Thank you for the fun during your session that day Bella. You are such a sweetheart!

Have a great weekend everyone! Angie

THE B-STER - CARMEL, INDIANA CHILDREN'S PHOTOGRAPHER

I had a great shoot with a very handsome ten year old boy yesterday. He opted for a grungey urban approach so we rocked it out with his guitar and rolled thru the small town creating a stir with his skateboard. The locals new we weren't from around those parts but they enjoyed observing the shoot go down either way. In fact, the event created quite an audience of the street. We had fun with it and my subject enjoyed every second of it.

This small town has a great old and worn feel. Thus, why I love it. It was perfect for our backdrop...

I told my subject that he should have his "Mom" make the above shot a big poster in his bedroom. It looks like something straight off the front of a CD case.

And this is how he rolls...

Thanks for rocking and rolling with me yesterday "B-Ster." It was a very cool session and one that I'll remember always. :)

I love you, Mom

INDIANA CHILDREN'S PHOTOGRAPHER - CARMEL, INDIANAPOLIS

Hi all. I hope your Thursday is going well. Sorry for the lack of blog post(s) in the past two days. I am actually trying to catch up from being away and out of state all day this past Tuesday. It's crazy how one day away can wreak havoc on your everyday routine, isn't it?

Anyway, I've been meaning to share this session with each of you for a while now. Isn't this little princess such a doll? She really worked the camera and gave out the smiles on que without much prompting. She was a natural - definitely!

These shots were taken before they began mowing down all of the queen Anne's lace in the fields around Indy. Now all of the fields are just...well fields. Ha ha! Mowed down, plain ol' fields. Boring. In these shots though, the area was gorgeous and the little girl couldn't have gone any more perfectly in regard to her attire.

This was such a fun session. Children like this little girl really trick you into thinking children's portraiture is nothing short of a breeze. If only every session went off without a hitch like this one... :)

Hugs, Angie

URBAN SHOOT - INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA CHILDREN'S PHOTOGRAPHY

I recently had the pleasure of photographing a very stylish young man. We'll call him "G" man. :) Not only was he trendy but he sure knew what to do in front of a camera lens. Very photogenic to say the least.

A huge thank you to "G" man and his family for allowing me the opportunity to shoot with him. He made my job a real breeze. :) Blessings, Angie