The Kreikemeier Family

So Jesie and I had a pretty fun morning! Earlier in the year, the Kreikemeier family purchased a children's photo shoot from the 2008 Heart Ball benefiting the American Heart Association. The session was actually offered by the man who taught me everything I know about photography and who also plays some mean summer volleyball: Amon of Striking Images by Amon. Amon, however, recently moved to Nebraska (big time bummer for all of Colorado Springs) so I took over a few of his sessions. These kiddos were a blast. Cade, Cole, and Carson. We had a grand time eatin' Goldfish and fruit snacks and making silly faces. Oh, and let's not forget all the tickling. :)

We shot a little differently than RTP normally does. Today's session was conducted in the Kreikemeier's beautifully window-lit living room. The soft light combined with the white walls and couches made for some sweet images.

Aren't they a beautiful family?
Just ticklin' his big brother...
"Precious" is all I have to say.
It's pretty hard to get 3 and 4-year-olds to look at the camera...

...unless you're hovering directly above them. :)

The Zello Siblings

I promise they're not in a band. I know they look like total rock stars, but they're just some really cool siblings who wanted to surprise their parents for Christmas (insert "aww" here). They also look and act like models. Talk about phun to photograph. :) Their sweet pea coats, their big, beautiful, blue eyes, their awesome poses, and my favorite color palette of course: grey, tan, brown, and black. Let's just say that the Zello kids know how to work. the. camera.

Make sure you click on the images below to enlarge them.
You gotta get the full effect.

One to frame for mom, for sure. Your classic family portrait. Big fan of shooting into the sun. Gotta love that sexy lens flare. These next two are my favorites. The sunset was KILLER. Would you look at the warmth of these images? I tried to convince them to start a band... don't think potential album artwork was enough of a reason. ;) They just know how to own that camera!

Things That Make Ya Go "Hmm?"

Just a preview from one of the best photo shoots I think I've ever had.