I never know what surprises might be in store for me at my photo sessions! This past week, as I rounded the corner to look for the family I was to photograph, there stood an old friend and classmate of mine from high school! I was so surprised! Usually, we deal with the moms in scheduling the sessions, so it never even occurred to me that the last name of this family came from my former classmate and he was the Daddy of this gorgeous bunch! It was really fun to catch up with you, Chris! All of your girls are simply beautiful both inside and out! I so enjoyed getting to know Keegan and Theran and your beautiful wife! Ashley, you’ve got such style! I loved the feel of the clothes of this session and the vintage look it inspired. I hope you all enjoy your little sneak peek. There are so many more to come and I can’t wait to share them with you! 🙂

A few of Miss Keegan…

And, Miss Theran!

A few family favorites…

And, finally, sweet sisters!

Oh,to be McKenna! This little girl is SO loved! Plus, she is just stinkin’ adorable to top it off! I met up with McKenna and her parents on Saturday morning for a session at Arlington Town Square. We started out the day with of few of this beautiful little girl by herself, and then a few with mom and dad.

See why she is so gorgeous? 🙂

Soon, McKenna’s big sister joined us for some family pictures! They were having such a good time together and it was such a pleasure to be included in the fun!

I love me some Luke! He is another one of my little newborn club members from a few years ago and is growing up so fast. I have photographed this gorgeous family since before Luke was even born. I am always so honored to have return clients. Luke is just a sweet thing. He was so easy this time. His mom promised him a sucker if he behaved for his session. All we had to say was “sucker” and this huge grin would light up his entire face! It was too cute and so funny! Luke couldn’t make it to the original Mini Session Day he was scheduled for on Oct.2nd, so we fit him in early Saturday morning and it worked out perfectly! Lukers, you are awesome! 🙂

Meet the gorgeous Sadie Ann! Her mom just so happens to be the fabulous lady behind our photo jewlery line that we offer here at 1:17 Photography. Amy designs not only our photo jewelry but has so many amazing pieces. You’ve got to check them out on her website, http://www.amywellsdesigns.com/ Last Friday, however, the focus was not on jewelry! I did my yearly photo session with Amy and her family. Each year I photograph her absolutely stunning daughter, Sadie Ann. I love working with Sadie Ann. Not only is she beautiful, but she has such a fun time with me during the session and I really think that she enjoys herself! I love working with this family and know you are going to love this year’s images. Here’s just a few of my favorites! Enjoy!! 🙂

We all have them. Those days where you just are not yourself and  you really don’t know why. Poor little Mac was having “one of those days” last week. His mom and I couldn’t quite figure out what was going on. She was saying over and over, “This is just not his normal self”. However, it didn’t stop us! 🙂 The main purpose of this session was to capture Mac at around the same age as I photographed his big sister, Mary Caroline, in my little orange chair. Mac was a champ and pulled through great for those photographs, as you will see below. Oh, and that tough day? Think it was explained by the text I got from his mom about 5 minutes into my drive home after the session. “Mac is fast asleep!” Sweet boy! These children are so beautiful and sweet and I loved working with them, despite having “one of those days”! 🙂 Enjoy their cuteness! Aww, could just eat them up!

Don’t know why, but I love this shot below. Reminds me of a real “old time” photo. Plus their big eyes just melt me!

I’ve been photographing this darling little dude since he was just days old. I’ve known his Daddy almost my entire life and his sweet and gorgeous Mom has become a great friend! Jackson is ALL boy! Busy, curious, and fun! His Mom told me in my questionnaire, “Jackson has two modes, sleep and run!” I love it! Jackson is a tough kid and a fighter who since his first days as a little preemie newborn he has been endeared to my heart. Jackson, you are getting to be such a big boy. I loved hearing you sing and count in Spanish and talk about the moon! Hope you love your sneak peek! 🙂

We LOVE our neighborhood and I really do think that we have the best neighbors anywhere! All of our neighbors are great and we enjoy our friendships with all of them very much! My very last session on Saturday night was for our great neighbors that live across the street! I’ve been so looking forward to photographing them. They are such a fun and loving family;and, the session was lots of fun! Reed and Parker are two of my son’s best buddies so it was pretty easy to get some real smiles and laughs out of them! And, Joe and Lisa, they are just too cute together! Thanks, neighbors, for letting me capture a little glimpse into the fabulous family that you are! Enjoy your sneak peek! 🙂

This first one is actually my favorite from the whole session! Love those smiles!

Saturday was a gorgeous Fall day all day long! Just simply perfect for our last Mini Session this year. Jodie and I had a blast hanging out with all the families that came to be photographed in the town square. It was so much fun! Only small hangup we encountered was the wind! We were about 2 sessions in when the wind just starting blowing in HUGE gusts! I’ll admit it was a big challenge to work around, especially for all the pretty ladies with their long, beautiful hair! But, we made it through and managed to get some really, really gorgeous portraits for these families! I am thrilled to show you all what we ended up with and hope that you love them! Thanks for another successful Mini Session!

Love, love, love these pictures in the cotton! Just so fun and different from what I normally do! This may very well need to become a yearly tradition for 1:17 Photography. However, not really sure how to plan them as the maturing of the cotton is so weather dependent. Last year it was November-this year it was September. Hmmm. A dilemma which I have an entire year to figure out! 😉 All suggestions are welcome!

Hope you enjoy these sets of portraits as much as I do! All these sweet families below are not only my fabulous customers; however, they are also all my great friends! What a fun night! Enjoy!

October is here! The gorgeous fall weather has finally arrived! Yay!!

Right on the heels and coming up quickly is the Holiday season. My favorite time of the year! I just added five new card designs and wanted to share them with you. If you’ve had a session in 2010 or have one coming up, these card options are available to you!

Aren’t they beautiful! Love them!