Why custom photography?

Chicago based children’s photographer Marianne Drenthe with the help of many other children and family photographers put into words a wonderful consumer guide website for those of you who might be considering hiring a custom photographer. You will learn more about custom photography, what it is, what it involves, what goes on after the shutter stops clicking and why choose custom photography. It's a wonderful read that I'd recommend to everyone!

A gorgeous family

Little musician...

The best big brother!

Little 7-week old A is so lucky. She has the most charming and adoring brother! I bet she will have tons of fun with him and he'll teach her many many things about this world!

Sometimes being a brother is even better than being a superhero. ~Marc Brown

Tree kids

What an amazing session I had with these kids - 7-year old E, 3-year old C and their baby sister M! E & C are both outstanding climbers. We spent a lot of time on, under and around trees but mostly on. Well, they did. I stayed under...

More Oregon Ballet Academy

Last weekend with the help of Megan and John at the Oregon Ballet Academy studio, we did a photo session for the children that were in the Sleeping Beauty performance. They got to chose what costume to put on and John guided them through the ballet poses. We had a wonderful time and we got a lot of sweet and cool ballet and some not-so-much ballet images! Here is just a little teeny tiny sampling...

Mama By Design baby carriers

I had the pleasure of working with Rebecca, the owner of Mama by Design. Check out her website for the popular Calyx baby carrier, as well as a growing selection of products and accessories for your family.

Look at these sweet kids!

I know. They are mine. I was testing this set-up for an upcoming shoot with the Oregon Ballet Academy when my kids jumped in. They gave me full 3 minutes of their attention. They zoomed in on their little scooter, threw the scooter down, took their positions, and five clicks later they were gone. I do like what I got but the last one here is for a laugh. I think it's just a "liiiittle" over-posed. Funny kids...