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Another Beautiful Senior {Unity Senior Photographer}

Stacey — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 21:01:08 +0000

This is Brittney. She’s just gorgeous!! I had so much fun getting to know her and her adorable family. One of my favorite things about photographing seniors is scouting out new great locations. I try and find something new to do for every one. I was not disappointed! We found some very cool places to shoot and I had so much fun! Brittney, I hope you love your pictures as much as I do!

How many, many feet you meet! {Urbana Family Photograper}

Stacey — Wed, 06 May 2009 04:25:16 +0000

This is Ryan and Lisa. They are so sweet together. Ryan is getting ready to go away for basic training, and they wanted some family pictures before he left. Well, really, before he got all that hair shaved off! They were a lot of fun, and their adorable children certainly showed lots of personality. I had a hard time picking just a few favorites for the sneak peek, so there are several here!

I just love feet pictures!! I couldn’t help but include this one.

Welcome Back, Emilio! {Champaign Baby Photographer}

Stacey — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 23:41:24 +0000

I first saw Emilio 6 months ago when he was 3 months old. We did his newborn session then because he was born 3 months early. He was cute then, but now he’s just irresistable! Just look at those eyes! I could just get lost in them!

I just love these two as a set.

100 Day Beauty

Stacey — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 01:27:37 +0000

Celebrating a new baby’s 100th day is a very old Chinese tradition. I was curious about where it came from, and had my suspicians, so I did some research. I was pretty much right in my guess. It actually has very sad roots. It comes from a time when babies often did not survive to the 100th day. I’m so thankful to be in a time where that’s not something people have to think so much about, and that this celebration can simply be a tradition that’s followed because we all like a reason to celebrate our gorgeous new babies. And let me just say, Miss Olivia is certainly gorgeous!! Which one would only expect, coming from such handsome parents.

Here they all are:

Seriously, who could look at this little girl with all of that hair and not smile???

She is just simply beautiful. I about can’t stop looking at her!

This didn’t work out quite like I’d planned. I’d hoped she’d give me a look similar to above, but she just wasn’t very happy about all of this. I still think it’s an adorable image.

This is a fun shot. If you look closely, you can see her mother reflected in her eyes.

Here are Grandma and Grandpa. They are a wonderful help to Mom and Dad. This is a Chinese tradition that I could really get into. Having help with the new baby! I just love her expression here.

Here’s everyone, Grandma & Grandpa, Mom & Dad, and Olivia

You have a beautiful family and it was such a joy to be a part of your baby’s very special day!

It’s a boy!!

Stacey — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 14:45:20 +0000

This weekend, I had the great pleasure and honor of being invited to capture a birth. Finley was born Sunday at 10:51 a.m. and weighed in a 7 pounds 2 inches. He is every bit beautiful, and his parents were simply amazing. As I was going through to pick 5 or 6 to put on my blog here, I just couldn’t help myself! The thing about birth photojournalism is that it tells a story, and 5 or 6 images only tell a small part of the story. I just didn’t feel right about that, so there are a bunch of pictures here. But even this is only a small sampling of the nearly 400 I took!

One (of many) special part about this birth is the presence of a doula. Here is a quote DONA. “Studies have shown that when doulas attend birth, labors are shorter with fewer complications, babies are healthier and they breastfeeding more easily.” There was no reference link there, but you can go check it out. It was certainly true of this birth. Finley came quickly and easily (relatively speaking, of course), and nursed like a champ. In fact, check out this first picture. He is only 6 minutes old here and look just how alert and calm he is!

OK. That was the result. Now, back to the beginning. The ever present fetal monitor. I was amazed that Kate was allowed to labor without the monitor for nearly the whole time. Just a bit at the beginning here, and then again at the end.

The other not so fun part of giving birth in a hospital is the IV. Yuck!

One more unpleasant task, and then it’s up to walking. Wow! 7 centimeters!

Doula support is a wonderful thing.

Daddy certainly did his part, too.

Big Sis had to check in to be sure Mom was ok. Look at those amazing eyes! I’ve been wanting to capture those ever since I first met this gorgeous family! I hope her baby brother gets eyes like that, too!

Here’s the whole birth team. Mom & Dad, Suela the Doula, and Ellen, the Nurse-Midwife. She’s fantastic, by the way.

Now it’s time for the really hard work. That baby is ready to come!

The work is hard, but the reward is great! Just look at that beautiful boy! I love that he’s holding his foot.

Dad’s work is not quite done. He has this final task, and then birthing Dad turns into just plain ol’ Dad.

Just look at that proud papa!!

Praises for a job well done by an amazingly strong woman!

One last totally fun shot. Aren’t baby foot prints just the cutest thing???

Well, now I’m all teary just from this brief retelling of the story. Kate & Justin, I hope you enjoy your photos as much as I enjoyed taking them. You guys were awesome!

Suela, I can’t thank you enough for bringing me into this birth! Here’s a little shout out to you!

Go check out her website and if you are having a baby around these parts, hire her!

Suela the Doula

J + C = Engaged!!!

Stacey — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 19:51:51 +0000

You guys were a delight to work with and your dogs are such fun! Here is the sneak peek I promised!

Seniors are the most fun!!

Stacey — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 17:39:44 +0000

I love taking pictures of teens. It’s especially fun when they are gorgeous! Just check out these eyes!!! S, you were a blast to photograph. I hope you are as excited after seeing them as you were before!

First, this was my favorite Saturday, but now I’m not sure! I still love it a ton, but so many others look great, too!

This one was fun! I have a regular one, too, but I really like this color treatment. It really shows off your eyes!

I think this one was taken while I was checking settings or something, but it’s just too cute!

Now this may be my new favorite. I just love the classic look of black and white, and you wear it well!

I know this was your day, but just for fun, here’s lil’ sis.

I think most of my mosquito bites are all healed up. I hope yours are, too! Look for your full gallery later this week.

The “B” Family!

Stacey — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 20:29:07 +0000

This family is just too cute! Little “M” was such a doll and gave me tons of great expressions. He really is quite an expressive little guy. And Dad, even though you don’t smile, I think we came away with some really great shots of you! “R” your tummy is beautiful!!

Little “O”

Stacey — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 14:40:57 +0000

This little miracle baby was so much fun. He definitely had ideas about things and one of those included very distinctly ignoring me! But he’s a sweet adorable little guy and I had fun taking pictures of him and his mom and dad.

Gorgeous Blue Eyes!

Stacey — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 14:56:23 +0000

This little sweetheart was just too fun to shoot! In fact, I simply couldn’t stop snapping shots of her! Here are some of my favorites.