What a blast it was at the beach!  Thanks for the smiles, the memories and the love!

I love you guys!

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Congratulations, Kate!

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Thank you for a wonderful shoot!

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]]> http://vanessazinkephoto.com/?feed=rss2&p=705 2 http://vanessazinkephoto.com/?p=682 http://vanessazinkephoto.com/?p=682#comments Tue, 09 Mar 2010 04:09:39 +0000 Vanessa http://vanessazinkephoto.com/?p=682 Elizabeth found me at a OB-GYN clinic. She saw my business poster on the wall. She tore off a tab and emailed me.

I met with Elizabeth a few weeks before our shoot.

We were instant friends.

She has so much grace and love.

And she was gorgeous. I knew the photographs would make her shine.

Elizabeth and her husband live in a old home in downtown Burlington.

It has so much charm.  This only added to my excitement about photographing her in this setting.

They’re expecting their first miracle child in April.

She turned out some great images for me!

My favorite photo shoots are those of an expectant mother.

Pregnancy is a miraculous thing and Elizabeth makes it look perfect!

I love that she pampered herself the morning of her shoot: She had her hair trimmed and curled, and her hands were manicured.

Her make-up was perfect:

Just enough to bring out her natural beauty.

Elizabeth: Your child will have the most loving parents!  How blessed your baby will be, to call you “mom.”

Thank you for inviting me into your home, to capture your pregnancy.

You were perfect and I thank you for your graciousness, love and friendship.

The world needs more loving people, like Elizabeth.

I am anxious to meet your baby in May!

(We don’t know if it’s a boy or a girl…)

This is only half the family!  Mike and Nancy’s two sons were 2 weeks shy of leaving:

The one on the left, was leaving for military duty, and the tall one, was leaving to serve a 2 mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.

This was their last chance for Family Pictures.

Missy and her dad

Nancy

Part of the photo shoot was dedicated to Missy:  It was her 16th birthday, so this was a little present to her, from her parents!

She did a great job looking absolutely fabulous for the lens.

This is one of my favorites.

I love Converse!

Missy: You are such a delightful young woman.  It was so fun photographing you and your family.   I hope your 16th birthday is one you will always remember!

Thanks for letting me be a part of your special day!

Gotta share a little bit of what goes on behind the scenes!

You guys were great!

I first met up with her just minutes before our shoot.

I had no idea what she looked like, what her personality was like. But she sounded happy!

We talked briefly on the phone, about 4 days prior to the shoot.

(Man, she’s gorgeous!)

She contacted me through a friend, who I had previously photographed.

We met in the park, and right away, I knew we were going to have a great time!

She was all smiles!

She plays instruments, is in a photography class at school, and participates in drama.

This girl does it all!

This belt was a perfect touch, don’t you think?

I knew if I asked her to do something, she’d do it.

Exhibit A:

“Hannah, now jump!”

She did not disappoint!

She’s so beautiful and that made my job of capturing her beauty and personality very easy!

She was so kind, and easy going.

I love these pants she wore:

Are they not awesome? I love cords!

Even though her face is missing from this photo, it turned out to be one of my most favorites.

It piques my curiosity. It makes me wonder what this girl is all about.

Hannah: you have an incredible personality, beautiful hair, a mature demeanor and a very fun wardrobe!

When we were in the park, shooting these images on the swing, there were a handful of people who piped in,

“Hey Hannah!”

I say,

“Hannah, you’re so popular, everyone knows you!”

She humbly says,

“Well, I live here!”

(DUH Vanessa!)

Apparently she is the town babysitter too!

Hannah:  I had so much fun getting to know you through my lens and appreciate all you brought to the photo shoot:

Playfulness

Smiles

and a lot of love!

You did an awesome job and I wish you the best of luck during your last year of high school!

May your future be bright where ever you go.

Hannah: Class of 2010

Every October, Ariane  gathers her family together for Fall family portraits.

As I look back over the past three years, I can’t believe how much their children have grown up.

I love that Josie is now in the pictures, as opposed to being in her mom’s belly for last years pictures.

She’s an absolute doll!

Noah is almost three now and he is just a little fire cracker!

Most of my time shooting is focused on Noah, and convincing him to stay put, and even  making big promises of treats afterwords.

The dialog goes something like this:

“Noah, put the truck down, look over here….Noah…take your fingers out of your mouth buddy!

Wait, get back here you little turkey…”  as he takes off.

He’s usually defiant during these photo shoots, but we always  end up with one great shot that mom and dad love.

Because when he wants to cooperate, he’s a knock out!

Clayton has mastered the lens.  He knows what to do, whenever I have my camera in his face.

Because I love and adore this little 5 year old, I just want to squeeze his cheeks when I see pictures of him like this:

It’s usually with a lot of grunting and whining and complaining that Justin agrees to having his picture taken.

He must really love his family, because I know that’s the only reason he does this.  It means a lot to Ariane.

But he does so well doing it, don’t ya think?

Justin is one lucky chap!  That’s a gorgeous wife he has!

Justin and Ariane, thank you, once again for asking me to take these pictures.  It’s always a pleasure and honor.

I will miss you next year, when our paths will divide us, but the love will last forever.