Beautiful Little Lena

Today I was so lucky, I got to photograph a little beauty named Lena. I've known Lena's momma for a long time, and I have seen pictures of Lena before, but pictures just don't do this sweetie justice. She's got the cutest little personality, and she reminds me of a little Disney Princess. She has the most adorable personality, and I couldn't believe how she would pose and smile without even being asked! It was so fun! Here's a little bit of Little Lena...and even a few with Lena and her beautiful momma, too!

A few favorites.

A Sweet Grammy post

Grammy has been in town for about a week, and being that we just got our fabulous new camera, I couldn't help but kidnap her for a photo shoot. We got comfy in my backyard on a picnic blanket, gave Maggie a tiny, itty bitty piece of gum, and started shooting. Some of my favorites are the candid shots. After a few minutes of pictures, Maggie made a run for it. So we collected everyone and moved inside. I got a few fantastic shots of Maggie, Mollie and grammy inside on a white sheet, reading Maggie's favorite book.








Mollie was content for most of it, the trick was keeping Maggie happy and getting her to look at the camera. It took a lot of gum, and a lot of crazy mommy noises. But in the end, I was very pleased with the way they turned out. This is also the first real "shoot" I've done since I got my new camera. I have 2 appointments later this week, and I'm very very excited!! Hopefully my camera and I will be getting along fabulously by then, but I'm bringing that old fuji just in case.

Just the beginning.

I married my college sweetheart in June of 2007, just a few short months after my mother in law gave me my first digital camera. In August of 2008, I gave birth to my first sweet baby girl, and that little digital camera got a whole lot of use. My mother in law loved having so many pictures of her grandbaby, that she got us a newer Fujifilm. I think the screen on that Fuji had glitter on it, because I loved just about every picture I took. I played with editing and props, and before I knew it I had fallen in love with photography. I had my second baby girl in January of 2010, and of course have photographed her every move, and every interaction, bath, book reading, and play time with both of my girls. I love to give sweet littles the magical look in their pictures that they have when they play. The world is their playground, and I love to catch babies when they are being themselves, and when they are most comfortable-- in their own environment, not in a studio with people they don't know. I like to think of my photography sessions as more of a play date. I don't like to use too much of an artificial background, maybe just a white sheet. I love to dress baby girls up in delicate dresses, bright elaborate bows and tutus. And little boys get newsboy caps and teddy bears to bring out their best. Big lolly pops, flowers, favorite blankies, baby dolls, anything that is going to make your little one more comfortable. If you are interested in my "type" of photography or just like the look and want to give it a shot with your sweet little one, email me at katyhaggerty@yahoo.com to set an appointment. I look forward to our play date!