Not too hot, not too cold

It was boiling hot on Tuesday and today it's a little chilly...
but yesterday was perfect for an outdoor photo shoot with two adorable curious kids.




They were too cute finding dandelions, playing in the woods, and chasing geese.



Thank you Mariesa, for spending a couple hours outside with me while we captured the cuteness of your kids.

This weather is hit-or-miss...

...and we got a miss!

Remember waaaay back in December when there was a drawing for a photo session and 8x10 for anyone who signed up to receive the Brown Eyed Photography newsletter?
Well! Caitlin, the prize winner, has been waiting out the weather for something warmer before taking advantage of her photo session with her family. While crisp snowy images sounded appealing... a less-than-two-year-old-who-hates-wearing-mittens was not sounding appealing to Caitlin.
And it's spring now, right?
So we scheduled a session for a bright sunny weekend morning....



...and it was f.r.e.e.z.i.n.g. Note the adorable coat wearing family of three.
True, it was sunny.
Deceptive.
Because it was also incredibly windy.


The cold/windy factor was hurting my bare hands and poor almost-two-year-old Madeleine was feeling the cold too... and not appreciating it. We made a quick decision to re-schedule for a warmer day.
Caitlin and her husband, Christian, chose this beautiful park to have their photo session and I can't wait to go back for part II.


Thank you Caitlin, Christian, and Madeleine for a speedy photo session at this wonderful location. I am very excited about meeting you there again for round two.

New in New Hampshire

Remember Dani?
She and her husband, Brian, are the proud new parents of Miss Morgan.

Morgan was one of the few newborns to sleep for me. Most newborns are wide awake when it's time for pictures. Parents are always shocked that their previous sleep-the-majority-of-day-light-hours are now wide awake and not even close to sleepy.
Not Morgan.
She fell asleep soon after I arrived and stayed asleep for the majority of our photo shoot.

Her family is very excited to meet her. Right before I arrived Morgan's aunt, uncle, and 19month-old cousin left after spending the weekend with their new niece/cousin. While I was there another aunt/uncle arrived for a visit. And as I was packing up one of the granmother's arrived to spend the week with Morgan and the new parents! What a popular lady!
I guess I'm not the only one who can't get enough of tiny baby features including these perfect little hands...

Congratulations Brian and Dani. Morgan is adorable! I am so excited to watch her grow into her own little person. Thank you for having me over to do pictures- especially when Morgan has so many others who want to spend some time with her.

Family International

Tod and Noor, who are currently living in Europe, are visiting the States for a couple of weeks spending time with family in friends. They managed to squeeze in a couple hours with Brown Eyed Photography, and the talented Kate from MKD Photography.
Tod and Noor are so sweet to everyone and completely adorable with each other....



...even with two kids in traveling with them (their travel includes an 8 hour plane ride here and a 10 hour plane ride home!)



Their son looks just like Tod....



...and their daughter looks just like Noor.

Adorable!
(We got this great expression when Tod was pretending to be a moose. Who knew? Pretend to be a moose and kids will laugh like there is nothing funnier!)

Thank you, Noor and Tod for taking time out of your busy schedule to spend some time with us doing pictures. Enjoy the rest of your trip!

Hello Keegan!

I know, I know I haven't blogged in.... well, too long.
Here's the thing: I was waiting for Keegan. I knew that he was coming any day and I kept telling myself that if I just waited one more day I'd have pictures of him to share.... and then that day would be over... but surely the next day he'd arrive....

Well! 42 weeks and 5 days of cooking time is what this boy needed. That's right- you didn't misread: almost 43 weeks! Sheramy is amazing!



And after a quick active labor there is a super super mellow baby.



I love love the baby feet with the very snuggly looking longies.

Thank you so much Sheramy for having me over to hang out with you and your family while capturing the uniqueness of Keegan's newness. Off to work on birth announcements for Mr. Keegan.

An actor

My brother contacted me to ask if I could do head shots for him.
He needs them for his resume- he's a theater major.
Sure, no problem.
They were soooo fun! What a change from new babies:) I love love the snuggly little people but it's also fun to tell someone to move this way or that and... they do it! I couldn't convince my brother to curl into a ball with a blanket wrapped around him but it turned out we still got some great head shots.


I know, I know- my baby brother is a senior in college (except he's on the five year plan...) but this shoot made me really look forward to the start of high school senior portrait season!

He's in a play in April that I can't wait to see! When I know more details I'll update this post.

And just for fun...

Thank you for thinking of me when you knew you needed head shots, Douglas. It was great to see you. Hope you're having a blast with your nephew (my son) this weekend!

Sugar Fire Jewellery

Erin, of Sugar Fire Jewellery contacted me about doing some product images for her of her unique nature inspired jewelery. I loved that she was able to give me specific ideas about what she was looking for in the images.
I love love working with people and capturing the spontaneity and uniqueness of individuals. Every once in a while though it's fun to do something a little different.





I think this one is my favorite:

It's been fun working with you Erin. Good luck in all your future business endeavors!