Sneak Peek - Little J | Tomah Wisconsin Child Photographer

We had a tough guy in the studio - muscles, denim, and tattoo to boot!  Little J and his little sister were quite the riot during their session.  This little guy was all smiles (probably excited about turning the big 3 in just a few days)!  He was really great with helping his sister during her shots as well (and even snuck in a few handfuls of her big cupcake)!  There's just something about a guy with a tattoo - even if it is the washable kind...  (Such a cutie!)

Sneak Peek - Little O | La Crosse Wisconsin Child Photographer

This lovely lady, with those gorgeous eyes, came in for a shoot on the day of her second birthday!  Her personality is way bigger than her age, which made it all the more fun!  We played for sometime in the studio, then, ventured into the nippy air for a few outdoor shots.  We found some lovely spots to relax near the icy Mississippi before she zipped off to her pizza celebration!  I had almost forgot just how much fun turning two can be!

Sneak Peek - M & S Wedding | La Crosse Wisconsin Wedding Photographer

These are the expressions I just love to catch on wedding days!  To see the happiness and love between a couple on their special day is such a wonderful experience!  M & S had a small, intimate ceremony at Stoney Creek Inn, which was a wonderfully cozy spot.  It was a lovely occasion and there was so much love and laughter, the evening was a blast (even for us, as we photographed)!

Sneak Peek - Baby P | La Crosse Wisconsin Baby Photographer

 

Look at the face on this little one!  She was so adorable and seemed so content to just watch everyone else watching her!  This was her 3 month shoot; I had the pleasure of photographing her when she was just a couple weeks old so it was quite fun to see how she's grown!  That's my favorite part of meeting and photographing all these babies - watching them grow and getting to know their little personalities.  Their moms and dads are all pretty cool too!

Sneak Peek - D & L Engagement | La Crosse Wisconsin Engagement Photographer

The snow photographs gorgeously and it's always a blast to get a chance to get out and take some shots - but I'm usually too much of a winter-wimp to actually expand my portfolio much during this season.  However, when I get a couple that wants to brave the low temperatures for some fun shots - I can't resist!  We were actually set to do this session earlier in the year, but rain caused us to reschedule.  As numb as my fingers were and as red as my cheeks were at the end of the day, we got a bunch of great photos for D & L's  engagement session!  What a wonderful couple and there was so much love to be seen through my viewfinder!

Sneak Peek - D & L Engagement | La Crosse Wisconsin Engagement Photographer

Despite the nippiness yesterday, D & L still managed to pull off an awesome 1920s themed session!  She was dressed to the nines in an awesome flapper dress and fishnets and he had a pretty smooth suit on!  And we were outside the whole time for this one!  We used the gorgeous old brick walls that La Crosse is filled with and just had fun with this half of the shoot!  Now all I have to do is find some great music to edit to - I'm thinking the Chicago soundtrack!

Sneak Peek - Baby S | La Crosse Wisconsin Baby Photographer

Glitter, tulle, and leopard print - this little lady was so stylish!

Sneak Peek - Baby S | La Crosse Wisconsin Baby Photographer

It was bath time this afternoon for this lovely little lady!  Well, there wasn't any water to splash in, but there were some un-popable bubbles to hold, rubbery duckies to squeak, and a bucket to play in!  How adorable is this happy little bather?!  We've been wanting to play with these props for a while now but it's not everyday we have such an easy going little one in studio!  We got a ton of great shots and editing them is a blast so far!

Sneak Peek - Baby J | La Crosse Wisconsin Baby Photographer

Aren't sleeping babies just too adorable?!  This little guy was so comfortable in his moms hands, he just drifted right off into dreamland.  And what a handsome little sleeper he is!  We got gorgeous shot after gorgeous shot of him and him parents gently cuddling him as he slept.  These are the classic style shots I just love creating!  It's the simple and sweet memories like this, combined with low-key lighting, rich black backgrounds, and crisp monochromatic coloring that make portraits into artwork!

Sneak Peek - The T Family | La Crosse Wisconsin Family Photographer

What a sweet family we met the other day!  Their brand new little guy, only two weeks old, visited us for a holiday/new baby session.  We did have a few minor messes (as we usually do with teeny-tiny ones) but that's what washers are for!  And his mom was quite a trooper - good job S!  He has such handsome little features too!  It's always so much fun to work with newborns, they're so soft, gentle, and cuddly.  And they always have such unique personalities for being so new.  This little guy was no exception and that made him all the more fun to work with!

The Jingle Bark Bloopers Mini-Reel | West Salem Pet Photographer

When you photography dozens of dogs in one day, you're bound to end up with a few bloopers.  And that we did!  Here's just a few of our favorite outtakes of the day (and we still have another day of shooting tomorrow)!  Blinks, shakes, jumps, sneezes, drooling mouths - we saw it all (but not one accident in the shooting area)!  The first annual Jingle Bark is off to a great start so far!  The furry folks are quite hilarious, needless to say!