JNS Baby bump.

I am so far behind in my blogging sessions. I keep promising myself that I will catch up....So here we go..... if I take one session at a time maybe, just maybe I will get caught up... :) ONE can DREAM right?

I fell in love with Nicole and J.C. a little over a year ago when we first used them  for some modeling shots. Their chemistry with each other is amazing. They are always up for any type of shoot that we want to do and have great suggestions for them even. When they got married we were so excited for them...super bummed that we were already obligated and couldnt attend, but excited for them none the less. So when she text me and told me she was expecting again we were thru the roof. I dont think I have ran across two people who were more excited. The love they have for each other was just as present as the love they have for their expected little Eva Anne-Marie. Spoiled I dont think will even begin to describe that precious little one when she arrives.....We are looking so forward to meeting her! Congratulations Nicole and J.C. Smith.  Below are some of my favorites from your maternity session. I hope you love them as much as we do!

Nicole....I'm showing....

 A few months ago I had the opportunity to tag along with Shane to shoot this sweet girl and her growing baby bump. She is sooo excited about Eva coming into this world. I love working with her at any time...but she is just glowing with this set....I cant way to do her end of maternity shoot and get that sweet baby in our lenses when she gets here....Congrats J.C and Nicole, you guys are going to make such amazing parents!!! I hope you enjoy your pictures as much as we enjoyed shooting them..... 

My Dream!

Devote yourself to an idea. Go make it happen. Struggle on it. Overcome your fears. Smile. Don't you forget: this is your dream.


 I have been absent from my life for a while now. I have let other people influence how I felt about things. Yesterday I was reminded that if I want something out of life I have to take back that control and make my life my life. So starting today I am going to make a conscious effort to take back my own life. Make my own decisions and Remember this is my dream. I have neglected this blog because life has gotten in the way. In November, I miscarried. After that I just kinda let myself go. I had gotten ok with the fact that we would never have a baby. I was content with my life...or so I thought...That was until I got the test back saying that I was pregnant. A week later I was devastated AGAIN. I had miscarried. From there I went on an emotional roller coaster ride. The next few months are a blur...I went thru day to day but don't remember much about that time. I have never been so distracted. Then a month ago today I lost my brother. He had a massive heart attack on his way home from work, and was in a car accident. I honestly thought he was invincible. I should have known better than to ever think those thoughts after losing my dad in 2003. But that is neither here nor there.I thought them. So back to my roller coaster ride of emotions I went. Today I am going to get my determination back. I have let my dreams fall to the side far to long. I need my life back. I have let my business fall way behind. Last night I started getting it caught up....over the next few days I will be editing the heck out of sessions from the last 6 months. So you will begin to see images. I am once again interested in learning everything I can find about my passion. I am looking forward again to what the future holds for this business and for my family! Today I will start working toward making it happen, despite the struggles I will overcome my fears I will smile and I will NOT forget that this is my dream! Happy Thursday! 

So, I did a sweetheart shoot today, along with my own sweetheart. It was a great shoot, and the subject matter was phenomenal. Let me just say, capturing their memories was so easy because the connection these two people have is so spectacular. It makes me remember what it really means to be in love. Not just the companionship and the commitment, but the joy that goes along with it. I have found that sometimes we are so busy trying to live that we forget to actually LIVE! Thanks to these two beautiful people, I plan on living again. S

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New year...New ideas....

The first blog of the year. Wow is it a whole new year already...Cant wait to see what this new year has in store....I learned alot in 2011, which showed me that I have even more to learn in 2012. I am looking forward to this journey. We did a stylized vampirish shoot the other day, I know I still have a lot to learn, but I had a lot of fun and would love to do some out of the ordinary shoots this year. Thanks Jen Hales and Lance Lindquist for being crazy enough to step outside the box and trust me.... I hope you love them!  I sure had a blast taking them....

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Thank you guys again so much for stepping outside the box with us!