Ethan and Adyson

This sweet peanut is Miss Adyson. Isn't she the cutest? I shoot a couple of Addisons, and when I edit their images I like to listen to my new favorite worship song by Addison Road, this one which has added a new dimension to the name for me. It's a gorgeous song, and now, when I hear that song in my car I think/pray for the Addison/Adysons I know. (I listen to "Jackson" by Johnny Cash when I edit little Jacksons, and "Gracie" by Ben Folds when I edit Graces and so on, it's a sickness I know, but it's fun!)

This is Adyson's big brother Ethan, they are 18 months apart. I love that because Ethan's baby portraits are still fresh with me and I can make sure Adyson's match.

How crazy gorgeous are this babies eyes? I swear they look over sharpened because of the fantastic striations she has in her irises but they are that striking in person too.



See what I mean about those eyes?





Ethan is two and has always just so agreeable and easy to shoot. It's always a little mind boggling because I'm used to two-year-olds being a bit less willing to be photographed!

It's almost always the boys that get the crazy long eyelashes!

Jackson

Remember Jackson's maternity pictures? It's one of the best things about this job, getting to see who was inside the bump! He's a gorgeous baby and we had a fun shoot.










I believe this was his "take home" outfit.









He did so well with all the curly poses! A natural!

Did I mention I got a macro lens? Well I did and I love it! Jackson was the first newborn model I got to try it out on!

After a while he woke up and did a Zoolander face for us :)

AYC Magazine August Cover Picture Contest

Want to see your kid on the cover of the August AYC issue? Have you had their picture made recently by Butterfly Chaser Photography? If you answer ‘yes’ to both questions – then submit your child's photo for the Facebook Cover Page Contest!

AYC (Active Youth and Community) is a local magazine and has a readership of about 8 thousand. You can pick them up in front of Krogers, and many other locals restaurants and stores.

Rules: must be a photo taken by Butterfly Chaser Photography in either 2009 or 2010 and must be vertical. The image must be in color, and can have any number of subjects in it:)

They start taking submissions immediately and stop at 5pm Wednesday July 14^th. To submit your image, go to AYC's facebook page for their e-mail address.

A graphic artist and managing editor for the magazine will look through the submissions and choose the top 10 that they feel will work the best for a magazine cover shot.

They will then will then post the top 10 images on the AYC facebook page starting Thursday, July 15^th.

You will then have until Sunday July 18^th to get all your friends to vote for your photo. Only “likes” under the photo will count as votes, although comments are welcome. The photo with the most votes wins and will be the cover photo for the month of August!

Emersyn (and a little bit of Radley)

Remember this family? Shortly after the maternity session the mom, Katy, started to collect props and picture ideas for her new little girl and when the little Miss arrived we had the best session! This isn't even all of the ideas we ran sweet Miss Emersyn through! She was a good model and did great the whole time.

Emersyn in a planter



Strawberry ice cream baby:)



I really enjoy using props during newborn sessions, and I have a few wraps, a doll bed, some hats, tutus and headbands... but I never want to project my style on a client or make them feel obligated to use my things. I think it's awesome when client lets me know what type of images they want from the start so I know what (if any) props to bring with me!

This sneek peek was supposed to be about Emersyn, but I had to include a few with Mr. Radley, he's such an easy kid to shoot! True story, I was helping him get dressed and asked him if he wanted his collar popped or not, turns out he did ;)






This purple wrap is mine and the headband is Emersyn's but don't the colors match perfectly?



She's really such a stunning baby



Little gypsy baby!

Collin and Ainsley

This sweet family braved a day that was determined to rain (it didn't but not from lack of trying) and we got some sweet shots of their two ridiculously adorable children!

I love this shot! As any family with more than one child can tell you, there's always that one who wants to stand out in the photo ;)

This adorable bundle of mischief is Collin

And this sweet girlie is Ainsley



I love how evident her big brother worship is in this picture!

Those freckles just slay me with cuteness!







Boy feet, girl feet



Doesn't he look thoughtful with his hands crossed behind his back?