commercial child photographer . zogirl
oh how much i love surprises! i just got permission (hee hee) to post the other half of the top secret, coolest, trendiest, newest, stylish goodies from julie martin’s zogirl designs!!! the first half was sherbert butterflies and sophia, and now it’s lime polka dots and gabriella… along with the amazing headbands of butterflies from cagas wagner design. this time in the deepest blues. oh so beautiful. you can always get yourself any of julie’s amazing, playful creations from her

honneycombs {la bande magnificant}
in this life i am constantly being reminded that one never really knows what’s around the corner. lately, i love ‘around the corner.’ when april talked to me about shooting for the band, i was a) totally excited. b) momentarily forgetful of the fact that i’ve never shot a band before. c) got really really nervous and then, d) said…yes! of course it helps that i love the melodic sounds that float around the room when they perform, and you might also recognize april from this post earlier this year. this session was many things, some of the best was spending a g

commercial child photographer . zogirl
julie martin {aka zozobugbaby and zogirl’s creative mistress} has done it again. actually she has outdone herself. i received the top secret package last month…this outfit and gabriella’s are not suppose to be released until february, but that changed today, yea julie! so i am officially allowed to blog sophia’s. we will all have to wait for gabriella’s….ooh, it hurts! now…to go along with her orange and lemon sherbert butterfly halter dress

one cool {workshop}
let me just start off by saying one name…amy wenzel. for any of you who are not familiar with her or her work, go check her out right NOW. {i’ll wait} now you see why i wanted so badly to attend a workshop hosted by this beautiful, funny, smart, giving and crazy talented woman? a no brainer. and disappointed i was not. from big ideas to tiny details to the other wonderful woman who also attended, a dream weekend. thank you amy for being so open and sincere and sharing a little bit of you with us;) a few shots from the first day.

kerri . model portfolios
kerri drove in from indiana for her session. as soon as i saw her standing on the sidewalk with her big beautiful smile, i knew it was going to be great. i always let people save one outfit that is not ‘just for the card’ but, instead, one that really shows their personality, one they can have complete fun with. i loved kerri’s choice, but i got really excited when she told me that her guitar was yellow. oh yeah, oh yeah! she looks like she stepped right into the role of a hip singer/songwriter for an indie rock band….or maybe that’s what she really is? either way, she brought beauty, coolness and fun to our da