Flowers, Flowers & More Flowers...

This next stop took place on the campus of Rollins College. I thought it might be fun to bring some flowers for Emily to play with. I was not sure how to incorporate them into the pictures when I thought of the idea but I knew it was a fail safe way to make a somewhat shy 3 year old smile! I LOVE the old look to the campus and beautiful texture to the doors and buildings. To top it off we even found a little dock by the water! Our only hiccup for this session was parking (Mandy is laughing now as she reads this). We scheduled our shoot not knowing it was the first day of summer camp (seriously must have been more than just one summer camp). Anyway, despite waiting for me to find a parking lot, Mandy and Emily look absolutely beautiful as a mom and daughter duo. Thank you so much Mandy!!!!

Lake Baldwin Lane

This photo session takes me to Baldwin Park, specifically, the grassy edge along Lake Baldwin Lane. I have driven by it a hundred times and suddenly looked at it and thought, "what a beautiful place for a session". Thank goodness for true friends like Shoie and her beautiful daughter Ava! We spent over an hour in the blazing sun taking the pictures after I ran across the street with a wicker love seat to use as a prop. I had a very specific vision with this session as you can see with the wicker seat, tall grass, flowers, water, blue sky and flowing dresses. We then changed it up a little with the pink balloons as a symbol of the new baby girl to come (Ava is already a proud big sis!). Thank you again to Shoie and Ava! I hope this exactly the surprise you were looking for =)

Destination: Celebration!!!

My next stop during this crazy month was Celebration, FL. As you can see Terri is expecting her THIRD (!!!) child and is holding off this time around on finding out the gender (keeping everyone she knows in suspense). Terri warned me ahead of time that her son Tristan has a TERRIBLE time smiling or looking natural for the camera. I often get this warning from many families regarding their children and just smile knowing that my only mission is to get a good picture and failure is not in my vocabulary. Well.......we did have a hard time (harder than I thought and I am pretty good in the "silly" department) but we eventually got some great pictures of the family. OK, so we did bribe with ice cream, a sure winner with any child! Thank you Terri and Fred for your time and friendship =) - Shelby

Loch Haven Park {Orlando Family Photographer}

I am still in the middle of my tour of Orlando for the month of June...this stop was Loch Haven Park with Julie and her two beautiful boys, Bryce and Brooks (you can see where they get their good looks from =). I was so thrilled to explore this new location and so thankful to Julie for getting out of the house at 9am with two little ones! I said in my last blog that Mead Gardens was my new favorite location but I take that back now. Loch Haven Park had so many beautiful trees that created a nice canopy from the blazing sun and great for these two boys to climb when they are a little older. Thank you so much Julie...I hope you just love your pictures! Stay tuned for my next stop...Celebration, FL.

A Big Girl Now! {Orlando Child Photographer}

Many of you probably remember the precious picture of Zoe kissing her baby sister Abigail (on the splash page of my website). Well, here she is almost one year old! Wow does time fly...It was such an honor to photograph Teresa and Michael's lovely family again. I actually met Michael for the first time during the photo session and can see why Teresa is just smitten with him. Thank you again Teresa...

Mead Gardens

OK, so when Tina had mentioned Mead Gardens and said it was a little "slushy" and "wild", I was not sure what to expect.....I think I have now found my new favorite location. As you can see from the images below, not only did I capture a beautiful family but such beautiful colors from all the lush landscaping around us. I must also add that Tina's husband (Damon) is officially my most involved "photo" dad! He was so helpful in suggesting different spots and poses and what he thought might look good. It just tickles me pink to see a dad so involved in the photo session. Thanks Tina and Damon! I hope you enjoy your photos =)

New Smyrna Beach

What a fantastic model 4 year old Alison was! Not only did she keep my daughter occupied on the way over to this photo session but she actually let me place her in the water clothes and all! This month is my ultimate friend month with more than ten of my closest friends booking me for summer sessions. Keep an eye on my blog and facebook for many more to come this month. My sincerest thanks goes out to Diana for this one. Your little girl sure is beautiful! -Shelby

BACK FROM MINNEAPOLIS!

Yes, I just spend 4 days last week at the After Dark Educational workshop for photographers in Minneapolis. I stayed with three other amazing photographers and walked away with new friends, knowledge and an awesome new D700 Nikon SLR camera!!! Here are just a few images taken while studying with ...a few of their many awesome Photographer mentors! ENJOY!