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Family Portraits in Las Cruces: Emma at the Corn Maze!

rozilynn — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 03:49:23 +0000

Sunday night we met Emma and her parents down at the Mesilla Valley Corn Maze for some portraits! Emma’s mom Julie really wanted some shots of her in the pumpkin patch, playing around; and some family portraits as well. The Corn Maze is such an excellent place to go for portraits – even though there’s an admission fee, it’s well worth the price! There’s tons to do, an amazing pumpkin patch, and a new maze design every year.

The first thing we did is hop on the hay ride out to the pumpkin patch! You wouldn’t believe how many pumpkins they still had out there – must have been 10,000 of them! We had so much fun taking shots of Emma as she went from pumpkin to pumpkin, judging which one was the best, finding the biggest, and generally having a great time. Then we loaded back up on the trailer and headed over to the corn maze itself! We got some really cute shots of the family, and of Emma in the maze – she’s so dynamic and full of life!

We shot around the grounds a little bit, and while we took some photos of her parents together, Emma went and got her face painted at a nearby booth – you can see the result – a beautiful butterfly! What a perfect choice for such a sweet free spirited little girl!

Then it was time to say goodbye – but Jason and I hung out for a little bit and had some roasted corn, it’s the best!

Thanks guys for such a fun shoot!

Roz

Sophie’s Fall Portraits

csoul — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 02:50:15 +0000

It’s always a treat to photograph Sophie, who must be one of the best-behaved toddlers we work with. Since we did her one-year-old photos, we’ve been anxious to work with her again, and we got our chance last week!

Sophie’s going trick-or-treating as a ladybug this year, and she brought her costume into the studio (with a little help from Grandma, who’s visiting from New Jersey) to pose on our fall set.

Jason

Baby Portraits in Las Cruces: Baby Avalynn

rozilynn — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 22:13:08 +0000

That’s a big cup of baby! Avalynn and her mom Deb came by the studio the other day for some portraits! Avalynn is such a good natured baby – she put up with being put in the tea cup very well! Deb had so many cute little outfits for her, we had a hard time choosing which ones to put her in! Babies are so fun to photograph, but you generally only get a short amount of time before they get fed up with the flashing lights, and constant undressing and redressing. She handled it like a champ though – it wasn’t until it started getting close to bed time that she decided she was done modeling for us!

We’re were so excited to have you guys come out, she’s going to be a real heartbreaker!

Sophie: Cute as a bug!

rozilynn — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 21:23:48 +0000

Friday morning I had the pleasure of meeting cute little Sophie at the studio for her one year portrait session! Sophie has the most stunning eyes, and gorgeous red hair! We did some regular portraits with her in her adorable outfits her mom had brought, and then…. we decided to destroy a birthday cake! Here’s an abbreviated version of the cake destruction, and a few of her precious photos from their session! We sure had fun Sophie, can’t wait to watch you grow!

It took awhile to get all the pink icing off. Sophie wasn’t real sure she was supposed to be that messy!

Portrait Session in Las Cruces: Gymnastics with Emma!

rozilynn — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 00:59:04 +0000

So our good friend Carrie’s daughter Emma won the gold medal in vault not too long ago, and we’re so proud of her! She works her rear end off at the gym all the time, and she’s really an amazing kid. Her mom wanted some shots of Emma out in the desert doing some of her poses and leaps and such, so of course, we headed out on this breezy Sunday afternoon to take some shots! We started out with the Organ Mountains as a backdrop, I mean, how can you go wrong there? The shot of Emma jumping is so hilarious – it looks like she’s jumping REALLY high – but it’s just the angle of the shot. We laughed and laughed about that one. Then we headed out to the Rio Grande, and did some stuff out there. I wanted to have Emma get in the water, but it just wasn’t in the cards today – it’s too chilly outside, and the river was full! Not a sandbar in sight, which is unusual.

Anyway, of course we had fun as always with Ms. Emma, and we got to see Mandy, her little sister as well, which is always a treat! Here’s some from this afternoon!

Roz

Holly + Family: Operation: Love ReUnited

rozilynn — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 01:16:39 +0000

Our second session today, was another Operation: Love ReUnited endeavor, this time with Holly and her three kiddos! We shot at Memorial Park again, since it seemed the logical place to do them, and we had a TON of fun. Her two boys, Micah and Malijah are a year apart – I thought they were twins at first! They’re such sweethearts, and their sister Alisha is beautiful. We ran around the park, taking photos on the cool stone bridge, and in trees. The boys really enjoyed climbing in the trees there – I have admit, they’re perfect for climbing!

One of the pictures we did is of each kid in their dads army jacket. Each jacket is a little different, they represent the jacket their dad was wearing at the time they were born. Their dad is already deployed, and so these pictures will surely mean a lot to him when he receives them in Iraq! We’re looking forward to photographing their entire family when he’s home on R&R sometime this summer!

Thanks for letting us photograph your family Holly, we had a total blast!

Roz

Mike & Mary + 4: Operation: LoveReUnited

rozilynn — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 00:18:49 +0000

Today we ventured down to El Paso, to gorgeous Memorial Park for another Operation: Love ReUnited session! We’d never been to this particular park before, but we’d heard good things about it, and seen a few photos online. Wow! It’s awesome! It has to be one of the few fairly green spots in the area, and it’s full of rolling hills and beautiful trees. Even better, it’s not far from Ft. Bliss, making it easy for our OpLove families to meet us there for their sessions.

We met Michael and Mary, and their four children there, and oh my goodness they couldn’t have been a cuter family! Jacquline, Charlotte, and Matthew are 2 year old triplets, and Mele who’s 4, is their big sister. We had a ton of fun running all over the park, and getting photos with their dad, who’s deploying soon. We’re so excited to be able to do this for this lovely family, they were truly a blast to be around! Ok, so it was a little bit like herding cats, but cute ones!

Mary and Michael, it was an honor to meet and photograph your beautiful family! Now, here’s a few of our favorites from the session!

Roz

The DeVine Family Portraits!

rozilynn — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 04:48:00 +0000

Today we got to photograph the DeVine kids – Tanner, Tatum, Taylor, and Tristan! They were super cute of course! We thought we’d break out the pettiskirt for Tatum, but she really wasn’t that into it – I guess with three brothers, she’s a little bit of a tomboy! We still got some cute stuff of them, and a few of the boys together as well. It was a wild and crazy session, but we sure did have fun! Their mom, Jennifer, is a hair stylist at “A Cut Above” here in Las Cruces, and she’s looking forward to having some cute portraits of her kids to put on the walls of her salon! We’re planning on ordering her some standouts or gallery wraps to go in a certain space on her wall, so if you need a haircut, stop in and I bet you’ll see her adorable family up there!

Here’s a few from the session!

Mandy’s Christmas Photos

csoul — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 04:24:48 +0000

We had Mandy, Emma, and Carrie over for a Christmas session this afternoon. Mandy was as cute as ever; it seems like every time we photograph her, the shots turn out even better then the last time! She’s standing up on her own, but not walking yet, and she’s just starting to talk – she says “Emm” for her big sister, and “Baa” for ball. We heard that one a lot; it may be a big ornament to us, but it was a ball to her! We did a few in studio – we’re perfecting a new technique for shooting on white – and then we headed down to Mesilla. By the time we got there Mandy was photo’d out, but we still got a few great shots of Emma!

Out in the desert with the Tellez Family!

rozilynn — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 02:54:58 +0000

What a great family! This afternoon we got to go out and hang out with the Tellez family, for their family photos. They really wanted the Organ Mountains in the background, so we headed out to one of our favorite spots in the desert. We stomped around until we found just the right spot.

Since we needed a good classic family photo for Christmas, we took that first. The kids did so great, and really cooperated with all the hullaballoo about smiling and turning this way and that. Poor Kristen, their youngest daughter, was having a hard time with all the pricklies out there, so she went up on Dad’s shoulders for awhile.

Debbie and Gilbert wanted some photos of the kids as a group, and by themselves, and since they were so awesome, we did a lot of really fun stuff. I brought out “the red chair” and let the kids do some fun poses with it – Dominik did his best karate jump for me, and Lauren showed me her best “Top Model” poses. Kristen is just cute all by herself, she doesn’t even have to try!

Here’s a few more shots from our session! It was a really great time you guys, I had a lot of fun! Thanks for coming!

Roz