The Colbert Family

I shot the Colbert Family last weekend at Ryckman Park in Melbourne Beach. They have these adorable little boys, full of energy and personality. I really like their cute hats and the burst of color in their mommy's sweater. I think we had to cancel this session twice (or three?) times due to various reasons so it felt like a big accomplishment when we got such a beautiful evening! The next two images are actually accordion wallet designs, the front and the back, you can see what an accordion wallet is here. This is another long entry, sometimes I'm good at narrowing things down and other times I think it will be faster to just edit more images!

Bribery is totally allowed during photography sessions.

Baby Slade and Marianna

I had the pleasure of photographing baby Slade and baby Marianna recently. They are the cutest little cousins! I also have all these new baby props that I couldn't resist one day while shopping on Etsy and although I am not a fan of "props," this is one exception! I have three children of my own and my "baby" is almost two years old. Dana and I are sure that our family is complete. We are absopositutely (pinky dinky do) sure of it. The front door of our home should say "max capacity 5." In fact, I think that it would take the audible voice of God for us to change our minds. I'm pretty sure he might even have to raise his voice or send one of those scary looking angels who make everyone fall down and agree to anything. However, I know every mom will agree with me that no matter how sure you are, it is still a sad thing to think of never feeling those first kicks in your tummy again or holding your newborn child. No more baby asleep on your chest or toddlers who think you are the cat's meow... No more first steps, sweet giggles or kissing it and making it better. Well, I have found an almost-solution and it is newborn photography! If I can just live vicariously through my clients often enough (keep having babies people,) then at least I can perpetually enjoy the newbies while I enjoy mine going through their latest phases too (plus picking up after themselves, getting themselves dressed, and using the big potty.) Newborn photography isn't always easy, but it is worth it. I do newborn sessions in your home, preferably while your baby is less than 10 days old and it typically takes 2 hours. I lug a bunch of stuff with me from my studio - I do that because the best place for you and your baby is home! We don't have to do the formal portrait thing, you can also choose a more journalistic route and just let me follow you around for a couple hours of your routine day. If you do want to take the portrait road, it will be best to choose three of your favorites from this entry and/or from the rest of my newborns which you can see in the online portfolio of the main site and also here in the blog under newborns. You'll see Slade's hospital pics right at the top of those newborns right now! My good friend Gina was nice enough to let me put Slade through more than the normal session so I could give you these samples of the latest stuff - thanks Gina! Baby Slade was nice enough to just be his cute little self. His adorable cousin Marianna also popped by for a few shots in the new girly stuff.



























Slade was ready to eat and I had to get on to my next session so I didn't get much in this adorable brown number but just fyi, I do have a girl hat for this too with the big cream colored flower on it and its absolutely scrumptious!

Send me to WPPI please!

So there is this blog I love, Tofurious, and he is giving away some passes to WPPI. I want to go! I am humbling myself, begging, even using my children for help. (They were happy to be a part of this effort and besides, who wouldn't want to spend a week at grandma's? All the gum you can chew, endless bowls of sugar cereal for breakfast... not to mention Logan's favorite "monster truck show on demand". Look at them, they are ready to pack their bags.) So, Tofurious, here's the deal. I've never been to WPPI because between my business and my husband's work and our family, it just hasn't been high enough on the list of priorities. Now, more than ever, it is hard to budget those things in. My husband does awesome work running a non-profit organization in our county but has had to cut his salary to keep everything afloat the past couple years. We are totally committed to his work here with Young Life so to make ends meet my income matters even more than ever to our family -- not a lot of room for trips to Vegas! Not only would the trip be great for my business, but I want to bring my handsome business partner along and make it a great time together too (no kids!) Running a business and a non-profit and raising a family requires more hours than we're given each day - Tofurious we want to go to Vegas please pick Angel Gray Photography for the WPPI Tickets!!! Please send the "congratulations, you won!" email to: info@angelgrayphotography.com
Thanks! P.S. we are also dying to get our hands on your photobooth software and add that to our offerings here!

The Kuch Family

I met the Kuch family last week in Melbourne Beach at Ryckman Park. The last time I photographed their family, there was four of them. So, it was fun seeing how much the kids have grown and how sweet thier "new" little sister is. It was no problem getting her to smile! I put a few storyboards together here, just for fun! See more about those in the catalog. Enjoy the highlights!