New Website

After months and months, I finally have the new website up and running. With the new site it already has a blog integrated into it, so I no longer will be posting here. Please bookmark or change your RSS for www.splendidphotography.com

See you there!

New changes on the horizon!

There have been many new things brewing over here. First and foremost there will be a new division to Splendid Photography. I will start offering Boudoir sessions. I'm currently working on the new website which will remain separate from the current website. You can check out the fan page on Facebook here: http://www.facebook.com/home.php?ref=home#/pages/Splendid-Boudoir/126525546799?ref=mf

Second, since I'm creating a new website for the Boudoir division I have decided to change up my current website. I'm very excited that my website and blog will be all in one. This will allow me to keep up with my blog and revise my website all at the same time. I also will have a shopping cart options which will allow you to place an order straight from my site. No more sending emails back and forth. Proofing of photos will also be handled directly at the site (password protected, of course).

I hope to not have any downtime when changing the site over but I know that might not be possible. So I just wanted everyone to be aware.

Please look for the new site within a couple of weeks!

Mr. A

I had the pleasure of working with 1 yr old Mr. A (Happy Birthday!). He is such a cute little man! His mom is someone I went to High School with so it was nice to catch up and see what has been going on for the last XX years(you didn't think I would tell you the actual years I have been out of HS did you?). Thank you for allowing me to take pics of your adorable son!

Here is a preview of Mr. A.

Rain Rain Go Away...

The weather is not being very nice to me. All I want are some warm days. It doesn't have to be sunny. I just don't want it cold and rainy. Luckily, I have a great little space in my home that I'm able to do photos for newborns and babies (non-crawlers).

Here are some pics from today's session with Little Miss K!

Guess who's back, back again....

Yep I'm baaaaccccckkkk! I had my 1st session since my maternity leave this past Sat. While the weather temps were perfect the skies barely held out for us to take pics. So here are Mr. G's 1 yr pictures in between raindrops.

I just want to pinch his cheeks..... :)

Check this link out. This was him 1 yr ago.
Mr.G as a baby

Babymoon is over.....

Well the Babymoon is over with I will be returning to the normal scheduled program :) It has been a wonderful few months spending time with my new baby and my daughter.

Im ready for the spring to arrive and photos to be taken. So this mean appointments are being taken for the Spring/Summer months. Please keep in mind that I only take one appointment on the weekends so if there is a weekend you are interested in please call or email me at splendidphotography@yahoo.com to reserve your spot.

Thanks and look forward to hearing from you!!

My last session for the season....

This is my last session until the springtime. It is bittersweet. As much as I love my job, I know my limitations. My unborn child has decided to inflict a lot of aches and pains on me. With that Im not able to move as fast to capture all those great moments. I know it is for the best and I should enjoy my last few weeks with my family.

I promise to keep everyone update on my progress with Baby C. So make sure you stay tuned.

In the meantime here is my last session. Enjoy!!

Boys!

After my last session I realized how much I love working with boys. Believe or not but boys tend to be better models. I noticed that they want to pose and smile. They also have ideas of where they think I should take a picture of them. Girls on the other hand usually want to run the other and are not interested in having their picture taken. I would think it would be the opposite but I guess not.

Anyways, I had the pleasure of working with brothers J and N. They worked their charm for the camera. See for yourself :)

Mr. J

I have noticed that most of my clients tend to be girls. Not sure why that is but I love it when I have a chance to have a session with a boy. Especially a cute little boy like Mr. J. He was such a great model even though he came from a long distance to meet with me.

This is a sneek peek for mom. I had a hard time picking out my favorite. :)

Huge Sneek Peek

This is not typical, but Im posting quite a bit of photos for a sneek peek for a special client. Miss S did not disappoint.

I hope you like them:

Back from Vacation!

I spent a wonderful week in TX with my parents. My daughter had a great time visiting Sea World. It was good to get away. I just know that Im never traveling with a toddler by myself while being 6 mos pregnant. Not a good combination. :)

I did have a session the week that I left but did not have a chance to post it here on the blog. This is Baby Z. He is the baby from this session:
http://splendidphotography.blogspot.com/2008/06/w-family.html

I had a great time cuddling with him and getting prepared for a boy :)

Where have I been?

I know some of you are wondering where I have been lately. I said in a previous post that I would try to keep up with my blog better but things have been a little crazy here.

I would like to announce that we are expecting a new bundle in Dec. Im over the halfway point and found out that it will be a boy. My session will be reduced due to the fact that I have gotten so big so fast and can barely get up from a sitting position. I will continue to do photoshoots for maternity and newborns till the end, but for children I will stop taking appointments in the end of Sept. If you are interested in a session for you child please contact me soon to schedule a date.

I will resume a normal schedule come spring of 2009.

:)

Miss L

Since moving to the Kenosha area, I haven't had a chance to explore many locations to take picture. I was told of this place by Miss L's mom. Wow, is all I can say. It is such a beautiful location that I can't wait to go back to explore more of it.

Here is a sneek peak of Miss L's session at the new found location

The C Family

This summer has been been a bit awful. The weather has not cooperated and because of this we have a bazillion mosquitoes EVERYWHERE! This is something that Im prepared to deal with but can make a fun session not so fun when you have to swat at these bloodsuckers every few seconds. Luckily those mosquitoes decided to hold off long enough for me to have a great session with the C family.

Here is a quick look:

The W Family

Im still around but have been slacking on keeping up with the blog. Life has been moving at a rapid speed since the summer has finally arrive. I do promise to do better from here on out :)

Here is a double sneek peek for the W family. They were one of my first clients and they are so great to work with. They are expecting another bundle of joy in the end of July (stay tuned for newborn pics) so this is part of thier maternity session and Miss A's 2 year photos.

Little Boy J and The Non-Working Camera!

This past weekend I was to have a session with Little J. I was so excited to bring "Daisy" out for this session. I get to my clients home (which is beautiful, by the way) only to have technical difficulties with "Daisy". She did not want to perform at all. I do have a backup camera but it was sitting all nice and snug at home. Not much good it would do me there. Luckily my clients were very understanding and accommodating. They had a similar camera to my backup camera. I was able to use my lens and CF cards to proceed with the session.

Little J was such a great model. 6-7 mos is such a great age. They are in the smiley, non-moving stage, but just know they can change their moods very quite due to nap schedules. So it is best to take as many shots as you can before the sleepy monsters come.

Well here is a sneak peek for J's parents. Thanks again for the camera, and just to let you know "Daisy" decided to work just fine the next day. I guess me threatening to send her to the Dr. made her cooperate :)

Baby G has arrived!

This was a long awaited birth for this little boy (http://splendidphotography.blogspot.com/2008/02/g-maternity.html). He was definitely worth the wait. Baby G is one sweet little baby.

Here is a quick look from his session:

New Member of the Family

I wanted to introduce you all to the newest addition to our family :)

Im so happy she decided to join us. I have been having fun getting to learn all of new features. I have named her Daisy. You will be seeing many wonderful images produced by her very very soon!

Little Man J

18 months, I will say is the most challenging age. I truly believe it is the age where you are tested to see if you can survive the 2nd year of your childs life. It is known that most, not all but MOST 18 mo old toddlers have their own agenda. They don't want to take picture, they don't want to sit still, all they want to do is play in the other direction of the camera. My child is almost 18mos and I know what it takes to get the job done.

Little Man J is not the except of this rule. He gave me a challenge but I was able to take it on :)

Here is a sneak peek for Mom and Dad.

Baby F

Baby F is here! This is the baby that was in her momma's belly from this session: http://splendidphotography.blogspot.com/2008/01/maternity-for-n-family.html

I don't want to put up to many pics since the birth announcements haven't been done as of yet. I will share just one photo so you can all take a look at this beautiful baby.