Happy Holidays 2009

From myself and all the wonderful families I photographed this year, Happy Holidays! Below you'll find proofs (names omitted) for all the Custom Cards I designed this season. All the best to you and yours, see you next year, lots of exciting changes to come!

Sweetest little pirate I know

I finally got to meet my newest niece before Thanksgiving and of course, there had to be a bunch of pictures! All these blue-eyed nieces! Can't wait to see you guys again next year and visit you guys out west eventually when we are mobile again!

P, cousins cubed, and siblings squared

The last of the shoot for Ella's 18 month and Joshua's 3 Year, some solos of Penny and then group shots for the cousins and siblings. I love these kids.



My two kiddos, I love them.

Demolishing Since 2006

A special client, my son Joshua Ryan Riederer. A few days before christmas he'll turn three, and already he has quite the story. I was immensely thankful to have captured these moments this year. His immediate relapse and the severe chemotherapy regime of the past few months (and months ahead), made it even more important to me to capture my son, his smirks and silly faces, his joy, without the glaring side effects the cancer and it's treatment is having on his body. There is one photo without the hat and it is remarkable how much "sicker" he looks in that photo.



I love you demolition man, thank you for letting mommy have these pictures, I'll treasure them always.

Ella in the City

Oh Ella, you are always a guaranteed fun shoot. Of course I am biased, she's my niece and all, but what an awesome morning we had together. Thanks for sharing the second half of your shoot with your two loopey nutjob cousins (next time will have a new baby and hopefully a visiting baby Bekah for a five cousin extravaganza)! Have a fun time choosing mom and dad, cousin togetherness to follow.

I'm Not Tired

With three awesome siblings and my daughter running around, we had a hard time convincing this one to take a newborn nap for us. Don't worry we got her in front of the stove and so toasty that even a lick from the cat didn't wake her! I can't wait to head back out to this family's home in a few months and take more pictures, I wanted a proof set twice this big for how much fun we had. Next time, less gabbing, more pictures. . . that's doable, right? Errr, maybe not, see you soon Mama.

Fall on the "Farm"

A crazy, fun, and full session at a local park with this gorgeous family of 5. Charlie loves tractors, so we busted out his John Deere gear for some play shots at the end. Followers will recognize this family, Alison from her little sis's maternity and newborn sessions as well as her own 4th birthday pics this summer, Charlie was in some of the group newborn pics too. And of course, we all know baby Rachel, she of infamous 21 hour labor photo shoot fame! She is getting so big and adorable, can't wait to see her again for a solo shoot just for her 6 month birthday! I think Mom and Dad look pretty fabulous for 3 kids under the age of 4! You'll see some of these photos featured in the holiday card gallery on christmas day.

Toasty Warm

This session was a special treat for me and my daughter, not only a photo session but an afternoon with friends wrapped in their warm and comfortable hospitality. It's an added bonus to be proofing this session in the dim light of a chilly hospital room. Just looking at them I feel warm and toasty, and hugged by momma Julie, and all four of her cherubs.

City Girl

You know it's a good session when you have a a hard time just narrowing down your favorites! Then again I am partial, seeing as she is my niece. I know, it's raining nieces on this blog! My brothers make cute kids. . .or is it their wonderful wives that get the credit?

Bliss

My scrumptious cupcake of a niece, Rebekah. And her blissed out and totally smitten by her parents. More to come.

Falling In Love

This is and will always be, my first engagement shoot. I love these guys for being willing to be my guinea pigs. I had no idea what I was doing, and still managed a bunch of shots I am very proud of. I can't wait for it to snow so we can venture out again, to apply all the things I learned the first time, and well, just to have a blast again! The peeking around the tree photo included just for Khadir, Liz and I had a lot of fun teasing him that we were going to make him do super cheesy dreamy photos. And you just have to love Liz for tromping through the grass in those spectacular heel!

Fall in

This little guy was full of energy, which was good because it was chilly for our shoot and you need the warmth from all that running around! He and his parents were such a delight to spend a beautiful fall evening with. How could you not fall in love with those baby blues and the beautiful fall colors.

Brownies

My Aunt and Uncle are HUGE Browns fans, Dawg Pound Season Ticket holders, and owners of a Browns basement that rivals any museum. . .including some liberated bleacher pieces from the old stadium. So when they came down for a visit they brought some of their favorite Browns gear to wear as we explored a new park with my kids. Hopefully the photos will lend themselves to a great holiday card! Watch out for that littlest Browns fan, he can still be a linebacker with one kidney! Love you guys!

Out on the town

An awesome morning with a fun family who was open to my crazy ideas. Thanks guys for a great time and being willing to press on despite our many on-lookers and curious strangers!

Super Sneak!

I got a little behind in my sneak peeks, so here is a super sneak of the shoots coming up in the queue. I can't wait to get my hands on these sessions and turn out some proofs!

Take a Bite

We seem to have an apple theme going on with Rowan, as his 1st year shoot also featured some gorgeous apples. This year we took him straight to the source and let him pick for himself. As always he was one adorable little stud. The first shot in the proof gallery is simply a gratuitous "he finally has hair!!" for momma, she's waited a long time for her little baldy to get some hair.

Red Shirted

He just can't believe they are going to the Rose Bowl.

Three of a Kind

This family had such character! We had a lot of fun, that is after we got our blood moving! Who knew it would be so cold that early in the morning? The kids were real sports and although we never got the three of them in a shot together, we got some really beautiful shots. Mom even posed for a few quick shots at the end for Dad to put up in his locker at the station (and you should know all three kids were in full meltdown not more than 15 feet from us, it was awesome). Next time we have the kids wear coats or plan a warmer session!

Rock It

Don't think you remember this little guy, you will from his sneak peek, those blue eyes stole all your hearts. Such a treat to work with this family and to discover a new park together, and all of its various quirks and gems. I mean for a little boy you can't go wrong with lots of water combined with lots of rocks to throw! I can't wait till next time down at their place to try and capture more of their wonderful family connection. Truly a great time guys, hope you love them, I have quite a few favorites.

Puddle Stomp

At last, the much anticipated, rain shoot. This shoot was such a blast. I had so much fun with this family!



Ok I'm not a videographer, but how could you not run some video. Wish I had two cameras so I could have used a different lens for the video, but somehow I know the kids will love watching themselves on the computer!

Getting Urban

Here are a few that caught my eye. This sneak peek has been long in coming, hopefully it won't be too long before we see proofs!

The Princess and Her Squires

I met this little princess along with her three brothers at the Cox Arboretum. I neglected to adequately inform the parents of this merry band that a shoot with 4 young active children can be quite the workout! Or as dad said it, we had a little session of "photo-cize." These kids had so much fun hiking the trails, it was such a blast running after them! We only got a family shot or two by cornering them on some stairs and having a contest for who could laugh the loudest (in that series, look at the last one, and the pout on little sister's face, the shot and lighting isn't the best but that pout is priceless). What a wonderful shoot you all, I hope you had as much fun as I did.

No grasshoppers were harmed

This was a shoot full of surprises and laughter. Little man didn't want to get out of the car, and Mom was worried he'd be shy the whole shoot. Nope! He was my super child model and the Princess Puppy was the one we had a hard time getting to smile. Wonderful siblings who were kind and playful together, it was a great adventure and a beautiful evening. Hope it was worth the wait for the proof gallery!

Little E

Between an extended stay in the NICU and my hospital schedule with my son, this shoot got a little delayed. I was able to visit Evan at home with his family at 13 days old and he was alert and opinionated. I finally got him settled in a bean bag, in one position form which he objected moving from. After I got enough of just him that way I had him model some of my hat props for me. Unfortunately, I didn't get a lot of full body poses with Evan because he had other ideas about being naked and posing. He is still gorgeous, who needs a 30+ proof set when you can pull off some of these shots in the first take.

A beautiful addition to a beautiful family. See you at 3 months buddy!