Cotton Candy Tutus

When Shannon called and asked me to make sure the skirts she had just ordered were suitable for the photo shoot I thought I had gone to heaven. Can you imagine anything better than these gorgeous poofy cotton candy tutus? I had butterflies in my tummy taking these photos!Shannon had baby Will four months ago. Yup. She looks amazing. But she is also a woman, so she is self-conscious. We had to plead a little bit to get her in front of the camera, but I think it was well-worth the persistence. Consider this: as precious as the images of your children are to you- that is how precious images of YOU will be to your children when they are grown. So what if you haven't lost the 10 pounds or have circles under your eyes? Love, happiness, a professional photographer and a very expensive lens are the perfect ingredients for photographs that will be treasured for generations. I think it is so important to make sure there are images for your children to look back on of their mother, smiling with happiness and self-confidence, showing them that they don't have to be our society's idea of "perfect" to be valuable, happy and loved.

What do you get when you put Regina in a room with three children under the age of four? Who knows? But that M&M jar was completely empty at the end of this session. This was the another fine example of the "un-structured" (slash chaotic) family portrait session that resulted in images that are yummy and precious.