haylie b photography

Hey Mom!

buy me a pony!

how could you resist?

   

oopsie.

I'm all done with Maggie's photos. She is seriously so cute! I just love chubby cheeks. Her Mom looks gorgeous in these too.

I forgot to include a link to the photo album on the last post. Hopefully this one will work now. Just click on her name above. Enjoy!

Going camping for the weekend. Should be fun. I'll post pictures when we get back!

Super Mario Bros., Janet Jackson and Valley Fair Mall.

Let me tell you a story. Once upon a time Haylie was in 6th grade. One day, Aarin invited Haylie to play Super Mario Brothers at her house along with her and her other friend, Stacy. She accepted. The rest is history. She became really good friends with Aarin and Stacy and they did lots of crazy things together like lip syncing & dancing to Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation and hanging out at Valley Fair Mall. Then, one day, they all grew up. They all got married and had kids. Aarin had an adorable daughter who Haylie recently took pictures of. Her name is Maggie and she looks so much like Aarin.

The best part of this story is that they still remain friends to this day. What a great gift it is to have friends forever.

photo rule #1.

Never attempt to pose 4 babies at the same time. Never. Sometimes I forget to follow my own rule of "never posing" subjects. It's un-natural and the photos end up looking robotic, right? This was one of those times I forgot. I don't know why I thought it would work. I was soon reminded why I have that rule. They naturally want to be natural, right? Just follow the babies, just follow the babies.

The second from the left is my sweet neighbor. The rest are her cousins. They are all about the same age (within a month of each other--I think!) so their mommies wanted to get their picture taken. Super fun! They were great. Enjoy your photos, Annette (and all her sisters)!

This is a perfect example of irony in photography. A lot of photographers think that you must follow "the rules" of photography every time. For example, in this case, one would probably think, "all the babies should be looking at the camera and smiling to have the best picture." This one proves that rule false. I think only one of the babies was actually looking into the camera, none of them were smiling and this was one of my favorites. Of course, photography, as all walks of art, is subjective but that one up there really did capture the moment and personifies what it's really like to be a baby--circa 10 months with a camera stuck in your face.

Perfectly imperfect. That's what I like.

mini-people.

So cute.

I just love these little mini-people that get in front of my camera. They're so cute, cuddly, tiny, soft, bald, wrinkly and so so cute. Did I mention cute?

That was weird. That sounds a lot like my grandparents. My grandparents aren't as tiny as Cecily though. What a fuzzy little sweetheart.

dimples.

Just proofing some more photos. I'm done with Janie's but I just giggle when I see this one. I've never seen more prominent bum dimples on a newborn. Janie, you should be proud. Ellie is adorable!

Just thought I'd add this one in too...

I'm going in for my first Doctor appointment today. We get to attempt to find the baby's heart beat. I'll probably post again later today because I'll be excited. I hope everything goes well! Happy baby!

suck face.

These pictures make me giggle just because I can still hear the sound effects when I see them.

"Mama... Mama, I wuv my Mama--gimme kissy". I'm serious. He's only 7 months old but that's exactly what he said. He has a deep voice too. I was there, I took the shots, I heard. This baby loves to share the love. Just look at that little chub. He loves his mama.

Janie's little sweet pie.

Remember Ryan and Janie? This is what became of Janie's bump.

Isn't she adorable? She had lots of hair and the cutest little face. I hope you like your pictures, Ryan and Janie!

dulce de sugar.

Loved this little girl. I think she was one of the most active 12 month olds I've ever photographed. So cute!

One of the best things about being a photographer and gaining clientelle by word-of-mouth is that I get to keep in touch with several old friends. I know this little sweety's mom from high school and I loved catching up with her. Such a cute family!

Enjoy your pictures, Lisa!

Love Mine Neighbors.

Here are my neighbors.

They are so cute. We are so lucky. The Smith's shalt nevereth moveth. This is my new favorite picture...