giana joy | three years
After being part of my husband's family for over 22 years, I have learned that there is not a single Bauman born that is not adorable. I have loved and swooned over every one of my nieces and nephews for 23 years now and am sad when I think that all of us are done having babies. Now I leave it up to the next generation. I hope they can pull off the cute factor as well as those who preceded them.
This is my little Sally Joy. She doesn't like when I call her that but she will learn that it's an aunt's privilege. She should just be thankful I don't bite her yummy cheeks. And don't think I don't want to! I guess they have laws against that sort of thing these days. :-)
Giana is 3 1/2 but we were never able to get together for her 3-year pictures because of schedules and distance between, so she got thrown in on the tails of her sister's senior session. Sometimes you just gotta do what works best. Maybe we'll catch her 4-year on time.
Because I'm feeling sappy and nostalgic......
This is my little Sally Joy. She doesn't like when I call her that but she will learn that it's an aunt's privilege. She should just be thankful I don't bite her yummy cheeks. And don't think I don't want to! I guess they have laws against that sort of thing these days. :-)
Giana is 3 1/2 but we were never able to get together for her 3-year pictures because of schedules and distance between, so she got thrown in on the tails of her sister's senior session. Sometimes you just gotta do what works best. Maybe we'll catch her 4-year on time.
Because I'm feeling sappy and nostalgic......
THEN: Giana at 10 days
NOW: Giana 3+ years
julia | millard west senior | omaha, ne
This is my beautiful niece. She didn't want her pictures taken. But I think she forgot to whom she is related. On one hand, it's nice to photograph someone who doesn't have an opinion because then I can do whatever I want. On the other hand, it's horrible because sometimes I just run out of ideas. I think I could have taken her pictures in the dumpster down in one of the alleys and she would have been fine. Well, maybe not quite.
a brood of boys | Nelson family
All she wanted was a couple of "good" family photos to hang on the wall. Is that too much to ask?
Every time we do these pictures I have a ball and the parents are frustrated. Of course, when the tables are turned, and it's my family, I am frustrated as well. But when I am around this family with these boys all I can do is smile. I love them all so much. They are rowdy, ornery, full of energy, sweet, kind-hearted little boys. And each one of them melts my heart.
So, of course, I decided to show the "real" Nelson family. Yes, I got some good family shots with everyone looking and smiling. But to me, those aren't the Nelson's as much as these.
cake smash times three | behind the scenes | Isabella, Easton and Zayden
The Larson's have been faithful clients of mine for the past year. They have allowed me the privilege of not only capturing their little family grow, but to become friends as well. I really didn't know them that well until after the triplets were born and I was able, with my husband, to visit at the hospital. From the moment I held each of them in my arms, I was smitten.
Being their photographer has been such a joy for me, because at each session I get to snuggle and assist with in-between feedings. Now that they are older they don't let me snuggle quite as much, but I try anyway ;-)
I thought it would be fun to show just a few of the "behind-the-scenes" shots before posting the real deal. There is a lot that goes into a cake smash. Especially when you take it times three!
Being their photographer has been such a joy for me, because at each session I get to snuggle and assist with in-between feedings. Now that they are older they don't let me snuggle quite as much, but I try anyway ;-)
I thought it would be fun to show just a few of the "behind-the-scenes" shots before posting the real deal. There is a lot that goes into a cake smash. Especially when you take it times three!
dance | E.Beth senior set #5
She is my dancing queen. Young and sweet only 17.
This was E.Beth's fifth and final session for her senior pictures. Much like the other sessions, I enjoyed capturing my beauty's beauty. I am constantly in awe at each of my children and how God blessed me with such great kids. Beautiful inside and out.
I am also a bit jealous at the fact that she is a beautiful dancer. I was never allowed to dance, so it's a lot of fun to see E.Beth in her element.
remember the moment | lifestyle, documentary photography | s'mores with us
"Photography is a way of feeling, of touching, of loving.
What you have caught on film is captured forever.
It remembers little things, long after you have forgotten everything."
~Aaron Siskind
My children are no longer small, and the older they get, the less I seem to grab my camera for those priceless moments.
I am so thankful for all of the times as my kids have been growing where I have taken photographs. Sometimes it was a hassle to lug my camera along and sometimes I was teased for having my camera "again." But for all the moments of nothing, the moments of something and all of the in-betweens, I am so grateful for the daily memories I have due to my love of photography.
I know of many people who don't share that love and who, in turn, do not have a lot of photographs of their children or family members.
There is just something about documenting real life that makes my heart happy. Because as I bumble through each new phase of my life, I want to know that I have these fleeting moments with my family documented for us all to remember in the years to come. And to look ahead to the many moments to come as our family will grow.
Raw. Un-posed. Natural. Us.
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