Amina was so much fun to photgraph for her 4-month session – animated, expressive and always in motion. And she can sit! I’ve only ever had one other 4 month old that could sit, so I was pretty darn impressed.

Amina is the newest member of my Oh Baby! first year plan and I’m so excited that I’ll see her twice more over the next several months. Hmmm, I wonder if she’ll be running by the 8 month session!

As I was driving to my session Sunday evening, I spotted this beautiful rainbow stretching over the city and I thought, this is an OMEN. This is going to be an awesome session.

Then, as I was pulling into the parking lot where I was meeting my client, the downpour started. RAIN. And lots of it.

I called my husband to check the radar map. The client and I talked. And we waited. Talked a little bit more. And waited a little bit more. And when, sure enough, the rain began to dissipate after a few minutes, we decided to go for it. And you know what? It WAS an awesome session.

I did that little blond cutie’s newborn pictures less than two years ago. And now he’s going to be a big brother!

Congrats C+J -  I can’t wait to meet her!

A couple years ago I met this sweet family that lives in New York City, but has roots in New Orleans. They wanted a photo session for their two year old son, John, while they were here visiting family. Now, two year old sessions are always a challenge, but they came prepared with lots of toys and tricks and we captured some adorable images.

Fast forward to a few weeks ago and I heard from this family again. It was time for a 2-year-old session for younger brother Reed. Wow, does time fly!  The session reminded me so much of John’s session. Not only do Reed and John have a strong resemblance, but our session was filled with the magic of a two-year-old boy,  just being a two-year-old boy – complete wth toy cars, trains and dinosaurs.

The M triplets and their big sis were back recently for the boys’ one year session. And just look at how big they are now!

First up, sweet Scott who always has a happy smile for me…

And Cole, who was mr. serious last session, was cracking himself up this session. And standing on his own… I see walking in his near future!

And sweet, soulful Lee… he took up Cole’s former role as mr. serious. But with those beautiful eyes I think serious suits him.

And, of course, beautiful and awesome big sister Ellie!

Ann’s mom contacted me shortly before Father Day with a request… to squeeze in a mom and daughter session so that she could surprise her husband with the gallery on the 19th. We were able to pull it together quickly and I love the results! 

What’s even more exciting though is that Ann will be  big sister in just a few more months. Congrats S family!

I’m excited to announce a HOT new session option at Amy Drouet Photography!

Please Note: Each session is for one immediate family (ie parents and their children, no extended family).  If you have more than four members of your immediate family, please contact me to discuss it. These are outdoor sessions only and the locations are limited to the two options provided by the photographer.

I will only be taking a limited number of these sessions and when July and August are gone, so are the mini-sessions! If you are interested in more details or in booking a Summer Sunset Mini-Session, please contact me as soon as possible at amy@amydrouetphotography.com.

Phew! I am back from vacation and quickly getting caught back up! I have a few blog posts to get up this week  and first up is sweet little Hartley…

Hartley was such a good little sleeper for me, but she definitely has a mind of her own already. She loved sleeping on her belly with her hands tucked waaaaay underneath her! With a little patience though I think we were both able to get what we wanted!

I should perhaps title this post, “How not to do a session.”

The old adage that the cobbler’s kids go without shoes can often be applied to the world of photography. As photographers, we spend so much time photographing others that sometimes to pick up the camera to photograph our own families can feel like a chore. Like work. Like stress instead of fun.

And that’s such a shame. I know for me my children were my inspiration for getting into this business. Unfortunately they are also my toughest subjects. Which means I try to limit our more formal photography sessions to just a few times per year.

But it was time. Logan just turned 3, Dylan is now 4.5 and I want to capture this time in their lives. The boys didn’t have haircuts (and needed them!) I didn’t have coordinated outfits. In fact I didn’t have any “nice” shoes for the boys at all. My husband was out of town so I didn’t have a kid-wrangler on hand to help. Instead, I pulled a couple outfits that we had in the closet already that didn’t totally clash (poor kids ended up in jeans and long-sleeved shirts in June!). I yanked a chair and a vintage-ish box from my prop supplies. And I threw the props and the kids in the car with promises of a movie and popcorn night when we got home and drove off to my most favorite-est spot.

And it went surprisingly well actually. Yes, the kids have mop-head hair. And the outfits are just so-so. And the hat is too small. And the shoes aren’t “nice.” But my kids are still gorgeous (in my humble opinion of course) and the images still warm my heart – which is after all what they are supposed to do!

And the outtakes… (you knew there would be outtakes, right?)

“I won’t look at mommy. I won’t look at mommy. I won’t look at mommy.”

And I have no idea what Logan is doing here except that he is being his usual crazy self! (Can you tell how absolutely OVER it Dylan is?)

Please note that Amy Drouet Photography will be closed starting this afternoon (Thursday 6/16) through Monday (6/20). I will not have access to email or my online systems during this time. I will have access to voicemail, but will be checking it only sporadically.

June and July dates are filling up fast! If you are looking to do a session in the next two months, please contact me as soon as possible. And check back here on Tuesday – I’ll have a special announcement on new sessions!

I love seeing clients again and seeing how much the’ve grown. I photographed Cade’s big brother Cole when Cole was just a few months old and it was hard to believe that he’s now almost two – and a big brother! Even at only 10 days old, little Cade gave me a bit of a run for my money. But in the end we were able to get him settled down and get some beautiful images. Isn’t he handsome?