Goldfish Swim School indoor colors and decor provided a perfect backdrop for kids birthday parties.  Combined with the talented work of Lili Marie Parties this little girl's first birthday party turned out to be over the top adorable.  Every detail from the shell on the rice crispy to the "sand" on the cake is right on the dot to the theme.  It was like a visual buffet for me as a photographer with the cute little elements here there and everywhere.  It also helped that the birthday girl and her sister are such sweeties.  I got pretty lucky that they warmed up to me right away so I could get close to capture those cute faces.  What a joy it was to be part of this celebration.  

I absolutely love it when an inquiry is about a generation family session.  What is a generation session? That's when the grandparents, cousins, grown siblings, etc... all get together.  Usually the photo shoot is to celebrate the anniversary or a birthday of the grandparents.  There is something extra special to see grown siblings all get back together again for the love of their parents.  It reminds us of our roots and the quote “Family, like branches in a tree, we all grow in different directions, yet our roots remain as one." can't be more relevant.  Also generation sessions are very efficient. It's a great opportunity to get updated pictures of immediate families as well as pictures of the kids.  

The 70 degrees February weather reminded me of the warm golden rays of fall sessions.  Oh how I miss being outside without shivering.  Now it's back to the same old dreary sky, I hope this senior session brighten your day as it did for me while digging through past sessions to blog.  This confident and natural beauty brought her lacrosse stick to the shoot which provided a great prop for natural posing.  I love the variety of poses we accomplished using the natural elements of the environment.