Baby Portraits | Colton Turns One!

Wednesday evening I had the opportunity to shoot Colton’s first birthday photos. The warmish weather & setting sun made for a perfect photo shoot. This is my first time doing portraits of a one-year-old. My tips for photographing babies or toddlers who are moving around a lot: shoot quick, be ready to improvise, bring their favorite toys, and keep an open mind.

Colton James
The balloon was a bit challenging, but it turned out to be a great prop
Birthday Boy
Colton’s favorite pass time is driving his car
As you can see, he loves his car
Still driving his car…

 

“Swing me again!”
“I’m so cute in my dress clothes. But I’m not too happy you took me out of my car.”
Warming up in his hat

Project 52 Week 35: Faces of Innocence

We had a big family get together at my parents’ house this weekend, using my cousin’s 30th birthday as a great excuse to hang out. With 10 little ones in the family, we were grateful for a gorgeous day so we could play outside. As usual, I couldn’t pick one favorite photo. All of my cousins are so cute!

Baby Samantha, 3 months old, likes to stare me down. (Maybe it’s the camera.)
Blake, 1 1/2 years old, was my buddy for the day.
Izac always looks like he is pondering something.
Emily loves to climb and dangle from trees, reminding me of a monkey.

Project 52 Week 30: Cutie Patootie

After taking well over 700 photos at Glacier National Park, I slacked off on photography a bit this past week. (By the way, my Glacier photos had the most views of any post on my blog – times about four!) I did snap a photo of this adorable little guy at my nephew’s birthday party this weekend.

Benjamin had a great time beating on the kiddy drums at his big brother’s birthday party.

 

Days 57-58: Babies, toddlers, and gifts – oh my!

This weekend was full of celebration! We went to our nephew’s 2nd birthday party in Southeast Kansas on Saturday, and on Sunday I attended my good friend Lauren’s baby shower.

Caleb was very serious about the gift-opening process, and Beth was dying to help.

1/125 sec., F8.0, ISO 200
18-55 mm lens (28 mm), external flash fired

No baby shower is complete without the mom-to-be sniffing diapers!

1/15 sec., F4.0, ISO 400
18-55 mm lens (31 mm), no flash fired