The Big "1"

Up today I have a recent session I did last week for a little beauty who turned one. It's such a BIG birthday!! We had fun with the simple backdrop setup for this session. I love simplistic set-ups where your subject is the main focal point. It really brings attention to the little features, especially for babies. Their big eyes, long lashes, tiny fingers and toes, and all the other little things we love about them!

We also made sure to get some with mom, dad and both mom and dad together. I think it's truly important to have a child/children with each of their parent's separately. It makes a beautiful way to hang multiple photographs on your walls to fill the space with everything important - LOVE. :)

I hope you enjoyed the few sneaks I have shared with you for this session. Stay up to date by entering your email address on the top left to receive new blog posts straight to your inbox!

And, don't forget, my "mom + me" mini sessions are just a short month away! Be sure to contact me to book your time slot as soon as possible.

Smores Project

Hi there! I have something crafty related to share with you today that I took photos of because it was too cute to NOT share.

I made up these little S'mores bags for my son's Cub Scouts Blue & Gold annual dinner. We decided on a camping theme, which was totally fitting. I found the inspiration on Pinterest and made my own version.

I started out taking red and orange tissue paper and cutting them into rectangles. These happened to fit perfectly the width of my clear bags.

I then alternated the piles so I could grab one stack and stuff into the clear baggies. I used 2 sheets of each color, alternating them. These will be your "flames."

 I then stuffed the tissue into the bags and set them aside.

And for the YUM part - the S'mores! I used Golden Grahams cereal, mini marshmallows, and chocolate chips. I bought them separate and mixed them in the biggest bowl I have.

And there is another shot, just because.

And one more at a different angle. 

I used 2 cups per baggie. I had willpower with this project.

Here is the baggie with the snacks measured out. What I did was put 1 cup on either side of the tissue so it was evenly distributed.

And here they are all tied up. I made a LOT of these. 160 to be exact!

 Here they are on the tables. We placed 10 (one for each seat) in a circle around the table numbers to mimic a campfire. They were definitely a HIT at Blue & Gold!!

I hope you enjoyed my little project today! I provided all the photography for the event as well. I will post those in another post! Stay tuned by following my blog via e-mail. 

New Leaf Photography | www.newleafphotography.net | Portrait Photographer in Northern Illinois

Playing Catch Up on Project 52!

Hi there! Winter took hold and I wasn't inspired to shoot the prompts for the past couple of weeks, but today, the sun it out. It's "warm" out for here in the winter. And I had an urge to get caught up!! I figured I'd do that all in one blog post. I'm behind the last two weeks, and then the current challenge concludes this blog post. Enjoy!! Be inspired by all things around you.

Week 7 | 52: Pastel (Colors)

Since I live in a house of testosterone, I don't have much by way of pastel. And Easter is next month, so I wasn't waiting. I had to find SOMETHING for this prompt. And my mom would say I always dress all in black and darks (well, she IS right; aren't they always?!) so no luck in my closet. I turned to my little plate of lemons. They're fragrant. Cheery. Yellow! Yellow is a pastel, right? So there I had it. My inspiration. When life hands you lemons...you shoot them of course!

Week 8 | 52: Perspective

I hate this thing, but it helps me hold myself accountable for my progress with watching what I'm eating and working out daily. Today, we had a good day together, but this is the perspective I take on this weight loss journey. One day at a time. One pound at a time. 

Week 9 | 52: Shapes

My youngest (5) is really into cutting, so I let him loose with construction paper, glue and crayons and scissors. These are some of the things he's made me. I have a knife, many hearts, his handprint with his name in the middle, a fortune cookie (the fortune read "Logan"), I think a leaf, and the other green item, I'm not sure what it is, but it's a picture of him on it with his name!

Thanks for stopping by to check out my latest images for these challenges. 

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