A Walk in the Park

I recently spent one of the first warm, sunny Sundays of Spring with a good friend and her beautiful family. What a perfect combination for a photo session.

Some of my favorites from the afternoon:

What a gorgeous day with a wonderful family. Thanks for the memories, G, C, T and M!

Sweet Baby J (and Big Bro)- March 09

I was fortunate enough to spend a Sunday morning photographing sweet Baby J, just 2 weeks old, and his adorable Big Bro. This was my first session with an infant, and I learned so much. As with most newborns, Baby's mood swings were challenging, but also made for some memorable photo ops- is it wrong that I love the wrinkle/crinkle face that accompanies a newborn's cry?

Here are some of my favorites from the session:

You can see the rest of the set here.

Thank you so much, Baby J's family, for letting me share these moments with you. You have such beautiful boys!

First Photo Session- Beach and Brothers

Ok, let's get this blog rolling!

I'll start off with my first photo session, which took place in October 2008. It was for a wonderful family who I've known for 6 years. I used to nanny for their adorable twin boys. Yes, B and G, I used to change your diapers!

It was a lot of fun and a great way to kick off my photography biz. Here are some favorites from the session:

Thanks, J, M, B and G, for the fun morning and letting me try out my camera on you :-)

Debut!

Hello,

I'm Brooke, aspiring photographer and mommy to Reshen (REESHen), who will be 3 in late November.

I shoot with a Nikon D80 and would love to make more photography connections and I always welcome constructive criticism- that's how I learn!

You can view my "professional" page at www.brookesidephoto.com, or check out my full personal collection at www.flicker.com/mesa_raine.

But as this is a photo blog, I'll start it off with some recent photos I took of my boy while he was waiting for his strawberry plants to turn red (oh, the innocence of a 2-year-old):

Thanks for looking and I look forward to getting to know you!