I had such a great time photographing the lovely Lundbohm family. Last time I worked with Sabrina, we were capturing Ellie's one year photos. At our session on Sunday, Weston had just celebrated his fourth birthday. Our little ones are growing up so fast! Sabrina has already started talking about another date this Fall to freeze time!
Meet Taran, a Class of 2014 senior attending Fort Myers High School. Matt and I toured downtown Fort Myers with her and were reminded of our "Greenie" roots! Taran had so many playful outfits for our locations ideas. We had such a fun evening photographing Taran and she even offered up her babysitting services for Lil at the end of our session! A special thank you to her mom, Dana, for selecting us to capture this milestone. Our blog post is packed with her GORGEOUS portraits so sit back and enjoy.
Meet baby Madison...
Amy and Scott welcomed this little bundle of joy into their world on August 3th, 2013. Baby M could be a model baby for her mom's shopping habit on Etsy! Amy selected many cute outfits for our portrait session including a mermaid tail and top, a butterfly ensemble as well as a peach ruffle romper for Madison. My favorite thing about lifestyle newborn photography is capturing the wonder and amazement of new parents. Memories of this time frame often become fuzzy for new parents and that is precisely why I feel these types of shoots are so important. Here are some of my favorite images from our time together...
Like alot of familes we photograph on Sanibel, Libby and her family have been vacationing on the beautiful island for years. She contacted us to capture a few memories on their trip this year and we went back and forth on clothing choices and sunset locations. They stayed at one of our favorite locations to shoot on Sanibel, Casa Ybel and we headed to Captiva for the sunset. Greyson, their 2 year old son, was so expressive and fun. Here's a sneak peek at some of our favorites...
I met up with the Pennington family on Sanibel to capture their son's first birthday milestone earlier this month. Brooke went to high school with us and was a referral from another high school friend that has been following our work from Atlanta (thank you, Eleanor) where the Pennington's reside. We love word of mouth advertising!
I am in love with so many photos from their session. I remember from high school having the same birthday as Brooke (March 31) AND we also have another thing in common! We both have Boston Terriers (or “BTs” as Brooke calls the breed)! Atticus made an appearance in many of the photos with Brooke, Jeff, and Baby John. We had gorgeous lighting, a beautiful setting, and colorful wardrobe choices! All of my favorite details for amazing pictures. And don’t forget the adorable John in a little boat as the sun was setting on Sanibel. LOVE IT!!!
Sneak peek from the Tuemler/Hermann Family recent visit to Sanibel...
I have to start by thanking April, Nick's mom, for being the BEST baby wrangler I have ever worked with. We had prior history working together when I photographed Nick's sister, Lindsey and her twins. I showed up at the beach at 7 A.M. and was greeted by April with toys in tow ready to make Harper smile and giggle. Harper was as CUTE as can be but proved to be a little bit of a challenge for the experienced baby wrangler (April) and myself. As the sun rose, her smile finally surfaced and we were able to capture this adorable family in true fashion (#chevron). I was excited to work with Shea for a couple reasons... We have been Instagram friends for the past year and I have been in love with Harper's cheeks almost as much as my own's daughters! I also knew she had impecable style, hence the chevron skirt and Harper's adorable hair bows. Here is a peek of a few of my favorite images from the session...
Congratulations to Pierre and Liz on the arrival of Baby Leo, born July 23rd, 2013. I had the honor of photographing this sweet newborn at just 5 days new. He loves being snuggled by his Mom and Dad. Here is a sneak peek at their lifestyle newborn portrait session from this past weekend!! 
Congratulations to Sara & Ben who will be expecting Baby Charlotte in October! Sara is a long time friend from high school and we recently reconnected after she moved into our neighborhood. Their house provided the perfect backdrop to capture family sunset photos before their family of 3 becomes 4. Oliver is going to be a great big brother!
Always a sweet treat to photograph milestones in the same family. I did Riley's newborn photos earlier this Spring as well as Danielle's wedding (Justin's sister) in March. I had to laugh because I noticed Stephanie's Facebook update that day read: "Rain, rain go away, it's picture day." Shooting in Florida is so unpredictable during the summer; the morning of our session it was super cloudy and to projected rain. We decided just to go for it and work around the weather. Thank goodness for the pavilions at Lakes Park for keeping my props and camera equipment dry between showers! I think we did really well considering the conditions and Riley was smilely as she could be and ADORABLE to boot!!
Welcome to Florida, Pomeroy Family!!
Such a sweet family with gorgeous girls!! Caty was a joy to work with AND I loved their choice of colors for the session. Here's a sneak peek of their family vacation in Southwest Florida...
I dared Audrey to throw oranges at me and she did!!! It made for a cute shot and luckily she missed!
Caty davels in photography is her spare time and I wanted to make sure to get her in front of the camera with her girls since she is usually the one taking the photos...
Loved the colors in this session... Here is a color swatch from their family photo:
Such a great combo!
Tiny toes...
My mom made the mermaid tail last year and this seemed like the perfect session to incorporate it into. Riley certainly loved it and was the star of the beach!!!
Married at the Edison & Ford Winter Estates in Fort Myers, Ryan and Clay had a gorgeous ceremony in front of the historic banyan tree with a small group of their friends and family on June 15, 2013. It was a honor to be a part of their special day and we enjoyed capturing their portraits among the historic homes, romantic gardens, and spectacular river view.
So in love...
Ryan was stunning!
I see a baby bump...
Our fav image from the wedding...
I met up with Lupe and her son, Ethan, in early May at Koreshan State Park to capture her baby bump just a few weeks prior to her due date (June 3, 2013) for her second son, Lucas. We hit if off right away and found out we have a lot in common. Love when I meet new clients that feel like old friends.
Lupe arranged the session to capture these moments as a gift to her husband for Father’s Day. We were on the brink of summer heat at the time and she did an amazing job looking beautiful while still juggling having her son along for the photos. We’ve all been there with toddler in tow, sometimes they are cooperative and other times they like to run the show. Ethan did great and I thoroughly enjoyed capturing him with my camera. I hopefully will get to meet Lucas one day soon!
Here’s a synopsis of our shoot… Enjoy!
Love, love, love this session with the Laredo's, expecting baby Leo later this summer. Liz was a joy to photograph!
Here are just a few of my favorites. Too many to choose AND it was hard picking any to present as B&W because Matlacha is so full of color. What a fun place to shoot!!
If you have children like me, you probably take more photos of them with your iPhone than anything else. Yes, even Matt and I find ourselves capturing Lillian’s daily adventures with our phones versus our fancy cameras and lenses.
Matt’s mantra for social media sharing is “Take better pictures”. What makes one person’s photos more interesting to look at than another’s? The answer may be all the options for camera apps. There are so many ways to share your images so why not try to take better photos. Even the editing process of images using phones has become fun. I thought I’d share a few of my favorite apps...
Snapseed: Love for sharpening photos, manipulating light, and cropping.
Picframe: User friendly for making collages.
iDarkroom: Fun filters, textures, and bokeh options.
Flickr: We have been storing our photos on this website since we got married and love the app for image sharing and for viewing other photos for inspiration.
Afterlight: Love the retro filters and resizing options for sites like Instagram.
iSmug:We use Smugmug to share galleries with our clients and this is a great app for us to be able to access our images on the go.
Vine: Trendy video sharing app kinda like Instagram. Matt uses it alot.
Beautiful Mess: The newest edition to my collection. I’m loving the text I can add to photos.
Camera +: I take all of my photos on my iphone with this camera. Superb quality!
I am an active user of Instagram with over 1593 photos to date! It's fun to use these various apps before posting images to Instagram or Facebook. I take lots of photos and typically do quite a bit of photo processing before I post anything. Happy photo taking!
Families, children, maternity, and couples. At this time we are doing a limited number of newborn lifestyle sessions and weddings.
When should I book my session with you?
We are typically booked 2 to 3 months in advance and primarily only offer weekend sessions. October through December spots fill up quickly.
What are your fees?
Our portrait session is $150-$200 and includes our travel, shooting time (1 to 2 hours) at the location of your choice, and custom editing of images. Desk/Wall Art & products are available to order through our SmugMug site as well as card ordering through our Tiny Prints store front. Upon our initial consultation, you will be sent an investment guide that goes over our pricing in detail.
What makes you unique?
We are a husband and wife team so you often get two photographers for your session, especially for family and engagement shoots. We are lifestyle portrait photographers specialiazing in natural light photography that brings out the fresh, fun, and colorful side of life. Our modern and candid style mixed with our signiture bold and colorful imagery, have set us apart from other photographers.
Do you offer digital files?
Yes, we offer the option to purchase a USB of your images from the session. They are not included in the session fee.
Do you offer mini sessions?
We have in the past and likely will be doing it again in the future. We know these sessions allow us to work with several clients at one time but also see the disadvantages of clients feeling rushed and the creative process not being fully reached is such a short time period.
Happy Mothers Day- rise and shine! After working a 60 hour week, this was the perfect day to relax and spend quality time with Lil. The best gift she gave me was giving up her Nuk while sleeping!! So proud of her. #letshopeitlastswhenmattshome
A mini photo session with Lil. Matt took most of the camera gear to ATL but did leave me the 35mm and a camera. I love photographing with my daughter, she is so good and actually enjoys being on the other end of my camera. And I always have new art to enjoy with her cute little face =).
Lunch on Pine Island... Live music, fresh seafood, and some interesting characters at the Fish House Marina.
Ended the day with Lillian's favorite activity!
For my mom, I took her shopping on Tuesday at the Chicos Company Store and we went swimming with Lil yesterday and enjoyed dinner with my dad.
Much love to all of my favorite moms
Molly
