Double The Trouble.

In continuing with the seemingly unstoppable trend of having babies this year, Anthony and Amber are in the final stretch waiting for their's to arrive. Though, instead of just one baby girl, theyre expecting identical twin girls! But the magic doesnt just stop there as the due date for their girls is Christmas Eve, a present for each of them. Amber was a trooper trekking all over Wetlands park for this shoot right up until we got back to the car and realized Anthony had left the keys at some spot in the middle of us shooting. She was then happy to send us on our way to find the keys. Even after a second lap around the park, I had a wonderful time shooting with these two and cant wait to see their precious baby girl's. Enjoy.

Stalk Me.

Well, folks, the day has finally come. My most favorite little stalker has finally come to surface on my blog. This precious cinnamon bun has been my most avid follower since I started this lovely blog of mine, and has never been afraid to let me know it. We have been talking for quite some time about getting her on here, and the moment that she announced that Baby Henry was on the way I was on it, she was going to be getting her time in the spotlight. Jessica and I have some major history taking us all the way back to middle school, so to say that we were excited about this moment might be the understatement of the century. As always, we were cracking jokes and getting some good laughs during the entire shoot. Between Charlie's frantic cries for Jessica any time she was more than three inches from his side, Ethans constant need to make every shot look like an 80's glamour shoot, and Jessica laughing at all of it, this has to be one of my favorite shoots in a long time. Jessica, thank you for being such a big fan of all my photography work and for always letting me know how much you love my new posts. I cant wait to meet Baby Henry and watch Ethan and you be the incredible parents I know you will be. Enjoy.

The Mullet.

Sometimes it's difficult to combine what you love to do and your career into one thing. While a majority of the time, I'm so in love with photography that it doesn't bother me that it's also a job, there are times when I get worn down on shooting because I have to do it, like it or not. I was setting up a shoot the other night, and ended up having a gear malfunction so I wasn't able to finish it. It was my first attempt to get behind a camera since the tragic events in my life that was the month of September. My baby boy Bailey passed away very unexpectedly, and it was all I could do to get through the most basic motions of the day. Luckily, my baby girl Zumah was right there for all the sweet fur baby love I could possibly want. She doesn't get to be around me shooting that often, since most of what I've been doing lately has been on location shooting, but she was so excited to get a chance to step in on this shoot. Quickly, it became the mullet of shoots, with what seems to be business in the front, but was actually a party behind the front line. All part of the process of mourning and recovering, I was dead set on getting some pictures taken so that I could get back on the horse with my photography. So I made some adjustments to my set, grabbed some tasty doggy treats, and called her over. For those of you who don't know, Zuzu is Baileys daughter. She's taken on a lot of qualities that he had since he's been gone, and in addition to having his eyes, I'm so grateful that she is such a lover like he was. She sat for me and I got some pretty cute pictures of her being the adorable girl I know her to be. It's rare that my posts on my blog are ever this personal, or of such random nature, but I am learning how to keep loving what I do even if it doesn't always go as I planned. Life is what you make of the cards you are dealt, and I am so incredibly lucky to be able to love photography, do it for my career, and to stop moments in time of the things I love most. Bailey had so many pictures of him taken because he was always so willing to sit still for me whenever I wanted him to, and Zumah is following very well in his footsteps. Plus, it helps that she is just so stinking cute. Enjoy.

Will Travel For Photography.

This year has been one for the books, and its only August. This last weekend I was able to add Washington to the states I have shot in for my portfolio. Kellie let me know when we landed in Seattle, from her wedding in March, that she would be requiring me to come up when she was ready for maternity pictures. She really had to twist my arm, but I mustered up the bravery to travel for my photography for the second time this year. *wink wink* Kellie and I have decided that she is going to make sure to get me in all climates possible via her photography needs, and I decided that is my new motto: Will Travel For Photography. We had all sorts of plans to shoot at this lake that was about an hour and a half south of Seattle. What we didnt factor in, though, was that Mother Nature doesnt care how long you have been planning for a shoot. When is moody whenever she pleases. Not only did we have some pretty impressive cloud cover, to hide the beautiful and active volcano behind Adler Lake, which was suffering a severe lack of water due to drought. But you listen here, Kellie flew in that morning after having moved to Colorado Spring two days prior, and I wasnt going to let some tiny flaws throw off my groove. It was hot, humid, and quite a bit of walking, but Mother Nature couldnt ruin this shoot. Kellie was a real champ, and did everything she was told to do with the most gusto she had, and it really paid off. Luckily, my bestie and sidekick Tenaya was there to help with adjusting props and wardrobe, so I didnt have to do as much running around as normal. I was more than appreciative of her hard work, because this Vegas girl was not built for humidity. I am so happy with the final results of all our our struggles though. But it is great to know that even when we are all on the struggle bus with VIP passes we are able to get such amazing shots. Of course, there are more to come, but you will just have to wait like the rest of us. Enjoy.

The Cutest Bucket Baby.

The Bradley family took on 2015 in a big way. See, very rarely is it the case that we do anything that is in any variation of halfway. It is no secret that babies have been coming out like they're going out of style, I can think of at least 15 of my friend who have had babies or are about to have babies this year. So we had to make sure that we one upped on this, naturally. Baby Andrew Robert Emil Bradley was welcomed into our family on July 28th, 2015 at 1:07pm. Weighing 8lbs 4oz and 20" long, baby Andrew is the third and final grandbaby for our family this year. With his older cousin Helen being born in March, and his older cousin August being born in May, we were all very anxious to meet this dapper boy to complete the trifecta of tiny human additions to our family this year. Andrew is the calmest bundle of love, who sleeps through most everything including his very loud fur brother Bo wanting to be played with, and his big brother Grayson who is just so unbelievably excited to have his very own baby brother. Mom and Andrew are both perfectly healthy, minus Andrew's skin protesting being in this very dry climate, and Nonna is overjoyed with the last addition to her grandbabies for the time being. I mean, she's up to five grandsons and two granddaughters now! So happy to see my family growing, can't wait to capture more moments of them as they grow up. Enjoy.

Tale As Old As Time.

One of the best ways to book jobs as a photographer, as I have come to discover, is word of mouth. Who you know, who knows you, and who sees your work in order to get your name out there. In the last year or so, my biggest suppliers for photography jobs has been from the Lamb family. They love to spread the word that they know this pretty awesome photographer any time anyone mentions needing someone to shoot for them. Kim hit me up a few months ago to ask me to shoot the wedding for her niece Lauren, and I was super stoked to help them out. It was an awesome wedding with the best bride and groom I've had in a while. Cracking jokes, giving me a hard time, and non stop thanking me for being there to stop these moments for them to remember always. I love love love all the shots I got for them, and can't wait to see their reaction when they see them all. But for now, I'll tease them with just a few of the winners. Enjoy.

Snug As A Bug In A Rug.

It is pretty common knowledge around my office that I am a portrait photographer. You see, I can't advertise to the people I work with because of company policies, so I do the very subtle act of making sure to show all the ladies I work with all the photos I can so they are aware that they can hire me to capture their precious moments for them. So far, it's working. One of the ladies from the office I used to work in messaged me a few weeks ago to have me shoot her newest grandsons newborn pictures. He is the first baby for her daughter and since she's friends with me on Facebook, she gets to see all the stuff I post on my blog. I set up a shoot with Nicole, but as newborn shoots often go, he wasn't feelin' it the day we had planned for. Luckily he was a much happier camper the next day and we were able to get these incredibly precious pictures of baby Cooper. While not the biggest fan of being naked and having lights flash in his face for an hour, he was a good sport all in all (after a good fill up on milk). Slowly perfecting my routines for newborn shoots, I'm so happy with the images I got of this adorable baby boy for them, and now all of you get to ooh and aah over him too. Enjoy.

Dad Knows Best.

For many people I know, this is the first Fathers day they have had as fathers themselves. Nic hit me up a few weeks ago with some ideas for Fathers day pictures for Jeff and Charles. Given that they are both die hard fans of their football teams of choice, and also the biggest fans of baby Knox, we decided to combine the two for the most perfect of Fathers Day presents. For anyone who knows Jeff, and even those who dont know him very well, it doesnt take long to figure out what a die hard Ducks fan he is. And you bet your sweet tush that he is going to make sure to lead the way for Knox to be also. Charles, however, is the biggest of big fans of Alabama Rolltide so we had to get Knox reppin gramps colors too. We even got Knox's furry big brother to show off his dapper face, thanks to Momma Kim being just out of frame to keep him in check. She did a wonderful job making sure that Knox was a happy camper, making my job all the easier. I am so happy with how these came out, and managing to pull it all of before the big day was even more impressive. Happy Fathers Day to all the dads out there! Enjoy.

The Studdliest Muffin.

The most adorable baby boy had his big reveal, finally. Skylar Jax, born in the final hours of the best month to have a birthday, in all aspects prefers to wait until the last possible moments for everything. Newborn pictures usually require you to wait until the belly button loveliness falls off, and Skylar was not ready to let go. Finally he got with the program, and a week ago we were able to have his newborn shoot. He is the happiest little baby, but even the happiest of boys are not a fan of having to get naked for their first photo shoot. Luckily, he is very much the mommy and daddy's boy. One of my favorite parts of sessions like these is that you get to see the parents interact with the baby in order to keep them calm. Ryan and Bri are such amazing parents to Skylar, and they were able to keep him really comfortable the entire shoot. If he ever got fussy, the moment he was in either one of their arms he was happy as clam. It makes for the most precious candid photos, which are some of my favorites from this shoot. I am so happy to have been able to capture some of the earliest moments with your adorable baby boy, Bri and Ryry. Thank you for letting me stop these moments for you. Enjoy.