Pretty in Pink...and in anything {Miles City, MT Photographer}

Meet the Gierke girls and their mom Tracey.  You might recognize Ashten from her engagement shoot a couple months ago.  I had so much positive feedback from that shoot, and it probably has less to do with me as a photographer, and more to do with her.  She is gorgeous, very photogenic, and wonderfully stylish.  Well...it is obvious to see that her mom and sisters are just that as well.  

I love photographing sisters.  Probably because I have such a close relationship with my own sister.  I just recently came across this quote, and it seems fitting for this post.

 "A sister can be seen as someone who is both ourselves and very much not ourselves - a special kind of double."  ~Toni Morrison

This stands very true for Carley and myself.  We are so much the same in so many ways, but we are also complete opposites in others.  I am a creative type, Car is a bit of a nerd.  Carley is more of an extrovert, where as I can be a bit timid. She is the more athletic one, whereas I was a cheerleader and golfer.  It always amazes me that this is the case, but I suspect it is our differences that make us best friends.  We are different pieces of the same puzzle.  

I assume it is similar with these girls.  Even in just the short time I spent with them, I could see how alike they are, but they are all uniquely different as well.  

I could continue rambling....but it is Friday night and my poor puppy has patiently been waiting for some attention all day, I have a wedding tomorrow to prep for, and I could use a little down time.  Enjoy your sneak peek girls.  I had a blast shooting you! 

 I love the one below.  Definitely a favorite!

 Such pretty girls...makes my job easy :)

These would all make wonderful Christmas card photos...Yes I know it is only September, but it is a good idea to book your session now, before the snow falls!

The Adorable Duneman Family {Bozeman, MT Family Photographer}

This family nailed the perfect family portrait outfits.  They all coordinate without being too matchy.  It is perfect.  Honestly though, this family so dang good looking they could be dressed in 80s workout gear and still look adorable.  

I think Jen had envisioned this shoot going a little differently.  I think as she picked out the outfits, and got her kids dressed she assumed they would sit nice, and smile pretty.  I pretty much know what to expect by now shooting kids this age.  They don't sit still for more than a few seconds, they don't want to look at the camera especially if you ask them to, and they don't want to wear the matching hat or some other part of their outfit and that is ok.  The first oh at least five times my mom had my photos taken, I have big red teary eyes in all of the portraits.  I was always terrified of the photographer, and it showed.  Now I actually like to look back on those photos because they show a bit more of who I was at that time-a shy little thing that wasn't comfortable around strangers.  Kind of funny that I ended up a photographer.  My point is, that although posed family portraits look great framed on your walls, the photos of the kids being kids tell more of the story of who they were at that moment.  

Luckily, I try to get a good balance of both types of photos, and even though the sitting still moments don't last long, it is usually enough time for me to snap a photo like the one below.

 Notice how different Chase's expressions are in every photo.  He didn't make the same face twice.  The boy has a lot of "looks"

 Taylor is such a doll!  She is such a pretty little thing.

Enjoy your family photos, and thanks for having me out to your house for the session.  It was a blast chasing around your kiddos! 

All Dressed Up {Three Forks, MT Family Photographer}

This adorable family met me at my family's ranch outside of Three Forks for their session.  Faith and Eddie are from Miles City, but now live in Bozeman.  We had been trying to get a session scheduled for a couple months, but kept missing each other.  The weekend they were in Miles City, I was in Bozeman.  Finally we were able to make it work, and we timed it perfectly as little miss Havyn had just recently started to sit up on her own.  

It is cutie pies like Havyn that always have me immediately gushing about wanting a baby of my own.  My hubby is pretty used to it by now.   Havyn was such a good girl, and is so smiley.  She loves when her parents sing, and she immediately lights up when she recognizes the song.  I love watching new parents interact with their baby, and it so fun for me to be part of the first formal portraits milestone. 

 Havyn also already has quite the collection of accessories.  She is such a doll, and she actually seems to enjoy being all dressed up.  

 I love the above and below photos.  Havyn is just too cute!