Our Boys

I have mentioned before just how hard it is for me to get DJ in front of the camera and willing to take pictures.

Today, I set up the indoor studio because I needed to practice taking headshots for a session this weekend.

DJ was MORE than willing to take pictures! Mostly because Cody was trying to get his picture taken first.

Here are the many faces of DJ.

He looked so handsome just posing for me!

Then he got silly…

Then he was flirty…

Then he got serious…as in “seriously mom, are you not done yet?”

Then he was modelesque..

And my favorite picture from today…I am just melting into his eyes!  

After DJ got off the studio, my other son jumped in…. 

Scooter patiently waited for his turn then as soon as DJ was done, he walked onto the backdrop and sat down waiting for his picture to be taken.

Cody wasn’t as cooperative today. He had his favorite stuffed animal, Brobie, in his hands and couldn’t wait to for me to be done. He’s still cute, though! =)

Holiday Portrait Session....

It is that time of year when my kids dread seeing me with a camera in my hands!! Yup, it's time for their Christmas portrait session!

This time I was ready for them and had not one, but TWO baby wranglers to help me keep them in line (thank you Mama and Tita Teri!!).

Funny part is they both wanted their pictures taken this year. Unfortunately, they didn't really want them taken together.

I am pretty happy with the results, though!

Warning: there are LOTS of pictures! :)

Just like with his Halloween pictures, DJ did not want to be cute. At first, he did not want to smile for me and got mad when I took a picture of him "accidentally" smiling. I couldn't help myself - he's got such a cute smile!



The more serious, supermodel DJ...



...the mad "stop taking pictures of me smiling" DJ. Even his mad faces are cute!



We are so lucky to have a compliant dog like Scooter! He lets the boys do just about anything to him and does not make a fuss about it at all!



After looking at the pictures of the kids on the dog, I was realizing I should have put reindeer antlers on Scooter. :)

Cody is always SO happy! This picture truly reflects his personality.

The one thing DJ treasures most are his animals!

Cody loves Scooter, too!

I like this picture of Cody and Scooter because they both have that "mamarazzi, are you not done taking pictures yet?" look

Funny part about the photo session is that Scooter was the most compliant between the three. He held his pose the best for all the pictures! :)

Oh that face and those chubby fingers! This picture just makes my heart melt!

I'm not too sure what he was doing here, but I had to post this one because it makes me laugh. It has a Victoria Secret feel to it. Especially with the way he's touching his foot and everything! :)

Our cute little men. They really do love each other.

"Don't mess with us!"

Silly Cody. He was making farting noises with his mouth and dancing to the beat.

YEAH! Michelle's Photography Website is up!

I am so excited that I finally finished and posted my new photography website...check it out...

www.MRS-Photography.com

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Eyelashes

One of my favorite photographers "signature" shot is taking pictures of eyelashes. Because both boys were cooperative this morning, I figured I would try it out. Let me know what you think.

Photo Contest - Please Vote

I am a devoted fan of Me Ra Koh's blog, http://www.merakohblog.com/.

She constantly holds photo contests and for the month of February, her theme was LOVE.I decided to submit a picture for the contest.

This morning, when I peeked at her blog, lo and behold, my picture made it in the TOP 5!!!! I was ecstatic and in tears!!!!!

If you have a moment, please check out her blog and cast your vote for your favorite picture!My entry is #5.

http://www.merakohblog.com/2008/02/15/l-o-v-e-photo-contest-finalists-time-to-vote-for-the-winner

Mommy's Supermodels

This Christmas, one of the gifts that I requested was a DVD set on photography for parents from this site - http://www.refusetosaycheese.com/. I watched them on Christmas and LOVED them.

Now...my poor kids have to endure mommy with a camera at any moment of the day. Before, I tried to take pictures of them at least once a week. Now...the camera is out all the time and they just aren't safe anymore. :)

Because of the DVDs, I now have the confidence to move outside of my photography comfort zone and photograph other familes and children.

Because of this new confidence, one of my 2008 new year's resolutions is to start building a photography business. I am excited about this and already have a few photo sessions in the midst of getting scheduled. I am just waiting for the rainy days to go away before getting them scheduled! I AM SOOO EXCITED!!

Thank you to my friends and Doyle for encouraging me!

Since watching the DVDs, I have been using the child that stays still the most (aka CODY) as my model. DJ already knows to hide when the camera comes out. :)

So far, I only have one of DJ without him turning his head or sticking his tongue out.

Here are a few of the kids' latest pictures: