It was so lovely to meet up with Kali, Adam, Sloan and Beau for their Missoula family photos in the fall, and we were lucky enough to catch the colors in the leaves before they all quickly vanished just a few short days later. Sloan, age two, kept us moving from location to location as she explored the world around her, and particularly loved getting to "swing" as her parents held her hands. She giggled, grinned widely and asked for more time flying high in the sky! Beau was a trooper as well, and at 8 months old, was one happy little guy. That is, until we introduced him to leaves, which he decidedly did NOT like, which had us all ...
Piper + Family :: Florence Montana Lifestyle Newborn Photos
I think one of the best parts of my job is getting to photograph families as they grow. So when Lindsay contacted me to ask about doing Florence Montana lifestyle newborn photos of her sweet little baby girl, Piper, I was just tickled! Not only was I excited to meet Piper, but I was so looking forward to seeing Lindsay and Scott and their daughter, Madison again - whom I'd photographed two years earlier in 2015 as a newborn herself. It is such a huge understatement to say just how much I loved their session. Piper was as sweet as can be at twelve days new, and pretty awake and alert just like her big sister had been during her session too! ...
Tim, Courtney, Teddy, Violet, Bill and Lorie :: Flathead Lake Family Portraits in Polson Montana
I'm just going to come right out with it - I absolutely, unequivocally adored Tim, Courtney, Teddy, Violet, Bill and Lorie's Flathead Lake family portraits in Polson Montana. Not only are they such a sweet family, but they were willing to just have fun, play with their kiddos and let their kids be kids with them. That to me is the definition of a perfect family session. No rigid line-ups in front of the camera. No constant adjustments of clothing. No commands to force smiles. Instead we goofed around on their slide, we picked cherries (and three-almost-four-year-old Teddy insisted I have one too and was kind enough to remind me to "spit ...
Bonnie, Josh and Ro :: Missoula Family Pictures in the Spring
I've got to tell you, I was beyond flattered when Bonnie contacted me about doing Missoula family pictures in the spring with her partner, Josh, and 6-month-old baby girl, Ro. Bonnie's a fellow photographer and journalism school graduate (she attended Berkeley's j-school), and does beautiful work - both photographically and written. She and her darling little family were going to be in Missoula again to visit (Bonnie had an internship with the Missoula Independent a couple years ago and we met through mutual friends), and I was so excited to see them again, especially with the newest addition to their family, little Ro! I seriously cannot ...
Emilia :: First Birthday Party Celebration in Frenchtown, Montana
It's been such a treat getting to work with Emilia's family these past several months, so to be able to document her very first birthday party celebration at her grandpa's house in Frenchtown was super special. All sorts of friends and family were there to help Emilia celebrate and the house was decorated to the nines with balloons, pictures and streamers of all sorts to really get the first birthday mood set! Emilia snacked on pineapple and carrots and doled out hugs as birthday guests packed the house in preparation for the party to really get started. Soon it was time for the "Happy Birthday" song to be sung to the birthday girl, and ...
The Andersons :: Missoula Montana Fall Family Pictures
When I first began chatting with Cierra about having Missoula Montana fall family pictures done, I knew we'd have such a great time working together, because her main goal was to capture her family's silliness and just how much love is in her little family. That's something I can absolutely get behind! And I'd like to think we did just that. Josh and Cierra's baby girl, Emilia, was so much fun to photograph, and definitely had a good time in front of the camera. She was pretty excited about the grass we came across, the dogs she got to see, and especially loved being flipped upside down and getting to "fly" high in the sky. These three ...
Keegan, Anze and Mikko :: Missoula Father and Son Portraits
I was so happy to hear from Keegan when he contacted me about having Missoula father and son portraits made with his boys, Anze and Mikko. There's just something so special about the connection between a dad and his boys, and I'm so glad he wanted to document it. Anze and Mikko (and Keegan too, of course!) were such troopers and we had a great time searching the river for fishies, racing through the grass, making wishes on flowers, and hunting for grasshoppers (that Anze very successfully found!). The boys loved getting tickles from their dad and each other, Anze made sure Mikko didn't actually eat any of the pine needles he was trying so ...
Amelia and her Family :: Baby Outdoor Cake Smash and Family Photos
It's an understatement to say how much of a treat it was to meet up with Amanda, Travis, Robbie and Amelia again (I had the pleasure of making family photos for them this past autumn, too!). This time it was to make some baby outdoor cake smash and family photos - with Amelia as the star of the show to celebrate her upcoming first birthday! (Happy, happy birthday, Amelia!) Our session took place on a beautiful 82-degree day (in May - holy moly!), and we started out by making some non-cake photos first. It was so fun to walk through the woods with these four, tiptoeing down the length of large logs, finding dandelions, discovering a variety ...
Madison :: Florence Montana Newborn Photos
I'm always excited to get to photograph a lifestyle newborn session, and Madison's Florence Montana newborn photos were the epitome of what I love most about these sessions - a sweet, new baby in her first home, being absolutely showered in love by her parents. Scott and Lindsay couldn't take their eyes off their baby girl, and for good reason - she's absolutely adorable! Madison was a total superstar for her session, and pretty alert and interested in the snaps of the camera shutter. She definitely enjoyed all the mommy and daddy kisses she received, and to our delight, treated us to a few little smiles here and there. Madison, ...
The Siefert Family :: Missoula Newborn and Family Portraits
When Nicole contacted me about photographing their new baby girl, Marlowe, for Missoula newborn and family portraits I was so excited to get to work with them again. Just a few short years earlier, I had had such a wonderful time photographing their brand new baby boy, Ted! And Ted's now a walking, talking two-year-old who has the cutest little smile and is pretty proud to be a big brother to his baby sister. Ted was happy to share plenty of kisses with Marlowe, he helped me count her fingers, and we all had a blast saying some silly words that got us all cracking up. :) Marlowe rolled with our photo shoot shenanigans, dozed in the warm ...