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One { Austin Baby Photographer }

You might recognize this cute little guy if you follow my blog! I photographed little “Q” at 3 months, 6 months, 9 months and now 1 years old! It’s been so fun watching him grow up over the last year and capturing his milestones! He is sporting more hair now and is getting closer to walking! We met at the “flamingo place” for a fun photo session. You’d never guess he was up sick the night before, would you? Or that it was raining during the pictures he was dressed in his swim outfit (very appropriate for the rain, btw!) We braved the obstacles and I think we ended up with some adorable pictures!:)Enjoy your sneak peek, “H” family!!

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jennifer adams - May 5, 2010 - 7:12 AM

ahhh what a cutie, love the bright blue wall!

Lori Robison - May 5, 2010 - 8:06 AM

Oh he is such a cutey!

Jaidean - May 5, 2010 - 8:18 AM

What a cutie! Love the one on the bench – colors are beautiful! Great job!

Jen Stafford - May 5, 2010 - 8:25 AM

LOVE this age! You captured some sweet shots. Looks like he has quite the personality. Beautiful work :)

Katherine - May 5, 2010 - 11:24 AM

I love all the rich blues! What a cutie pie!

casandra heeren - May 5, 2010 - 11:38 AM

such a handsome little guy! love the colors!!!

Jane Photo - May 7, 2010 - 2:54 PM

Adorable. Love the blue. He is so cute, esp crawling toward the camera.

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And Baby Makes… 3 under 3! { Austin Children’s Photographer }

This sweet family has 3 little blessings all under 3 yrs old! Aren’t they just gorgeous? I love how the camera can preserve a still moment in time… in a blink – a smile happens, love is exchanged, laughter is captured, memories are made real. It’s these moments that make my passion for photography so alive.:)Enjoy your sneak peeks, “R” family! You are blessed!!

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Melissa Rodriguez - May 3, 2010 - 11:54 PM

What a sweet loving (and busy!) family! Great captures – the clarity in these is amazing!

Angela Crutcher - May 4, 2010 - 5:39 AM

These are so sweet! Love the family shots!

Susie L - May 4, 2010 - 5:56 AM

What a beautiful famly. My favorite is the little girl kissing the baby – that is perfect!

Zoe Berkovic - May 4, 2010 - 6:22 AM

These are so vibrant and happy! Love the feeling they give me!

mandy - May 4, 2010 - 7:28 AM

Just gorgeous! I love the great light and color.

Kari - May 4, 2010 - 7:43 AM

Gorgeous! The shot with the sister kissing her baby sister is timeless! Great job.

Cindy - May 4, 2010 - 7:45 AM

The children are beautiful and I love the location!

Jessica - May 4, 2010 - 8:15 AM

Beautiful family & adorable captures, Elle!!!

this n that - May 4, 2010 - 3:43 PM

What a gorgeous family! Love these.
-Shellie

Jenny McMasters - May 4, 2010 - 4:00 PM

Wow, she must have her hands full, but it looks like she is handling it with grace! You can not even tell in these pictures that she might be overwhelmed! Some people are just cut out for the job! These pictures are classic and beautiful!

Katherine - May 5, 2010 - 11:44 AM

These are stunning! I love the clarity and rich bokeh. I can’t even pick a fave; I love all of these!

casandra heeren - May 5, 2010 - 11:53 AM

great work… i especially love the one with mom!

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Happy { Austin Baby Photographer }

Oh how I love me some chubby babies! This little man was so sweet and smiley! I have so many favorites from his session because of his adorable smile! These sneak peeks were taken at my favorite wildflower field! The bluebonnets are gone but it’s still blooming with new wildflowers each week! Enjoy your sneak peek, “D” family! Your family is beautiful!:)

And one of my very favorites…:)

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Karen Byker - April 30, 2010 - 6:01 AM

Wow! I love that last one especially!

Pam Douglas - April 30, 2010 - 6:06 AM

these are just GORGEOUS! beautiful color! and you’re right…that last one is my favorite.

mandy - April 30, 2010 - 6:11 AM

Oh my sweet goodness these are SO gorgeous! I love them all. Beautiful work on these. Such great color and so, so much love.

lisa lucky - April 30, 2010 - 7:07 AM

what a lovely location and you’ve done an awesome job at capturing connection. adorable baby too!

Clarice - April 30, 2010 - 7:30 AM

What a sweet family! I love the location and that little baby is so cute!

megan parker - April 30, 2010 - 7:53 AM

I do love those creamy bokehs!!!!

Lina - April 30, 2010 - 12:07 PM

Such a cute baby, love the chub! beautiful bokeh!

Katie Lou - April 30, 2010 - 12:51 PM

Oh I LOVE that last one!

Crystal - April 30, 2010 - 2:15 PM

I love that location, where is that?

Sophie Crew - April 30, 2010 - 9:30 PM

Adorable!!! These are gorgeous! What a cutie patootie!

Lisa Little - May 1, 2010 - 12:13 PM

He is a cutie! gorgeous images of a beautiful family. Great work!

Beira - May 1, 2010 - 6:50 PM

What a beautiful baby! I love how you incorporated the surroundings…and the bokeh is so yummy in these!

Leanne - May 2, 2010 - 6:02 AM

ADORABLE! I love the baby playing with his toes, no better way to capture what I bet he does all the time!

Alexis - May 2, 2010 - 7:41 AM

What a happy little guy! He’s adorable and they look like such a happy family. I love all the colors from the wildflowers.

Anya Coleman - May 2, 2010 - 12:57 PM

Super cute!LOVE!

Shonda Feddema - May 3, 2010 - 9:09 PM

Awww…. these are adorable ~ what a pumpkin!

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Life is a Gift { Austin Children’s Photographer }

I’ve been looking forward to this mini session for months! These 3 kiddos are so special to me. So so special. Let me explain… The one in blue is my first born son, Hunter. Before getting pregnant with Hunter, I went through 2 miscarriages, a painful infertlity diagnosis, laparosopic surgery to correct stage 3 endometriosis, the reality of my infertlity doctor telling me that I only had less than a 5% chance of getting pregnant with an IUI (the only infertlity treatment we could financially afford at the time). Without infertlity treatment, she said I had less than a 1% chance of ever conceiving on my own. That’s a huge mountain to have to climb. HUGE. In times of extreme uncertainty, your faith is tested and tested and tested. I had many many people praying for our infertility battle which truly carried me through the valley I was in. Two of my dearest friends were right there with me, facing their own infertlity struggles, and sharing the same faith that Jesus is the same today as he was over 2000 years ago. With God on our side, nothing would be impossible. And within 3 months, all 3 of us became pregnant with our first born children. All 3 with very different amazing testimonies of God’s provision, grace and love. God is so good!!!

We started our little photo “tradition” when these 3 children were just 3 months old, in Feb 2007. Every year since we get them together for pictures to document much they have grown and to celebrate another year of motherhood. God has continued to bless us with more sweet children and babies on the way! This evening was a photographer’s dream … the light was amazing, the scenery was blooming – pure joy! Update! (Click here to see their photos from 2007-2009!)

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kellie - April 28, 2010 - 11:57 PM

They are adorable!! You did a great job:)

Marcia - April 29, 2010 - 12:30 AM

What a blessing!! Gorgeous captures as always!

Rachel - April 29, 2010 - 12:46 AM

Thanks Elle. My heart is full from reading “our story” about these three special children. We are SO blessed!

Jen - April 29, 2010 - 5:17 AM

I love these. What an amazing location!

Neely - April 29, 2010 - 7:19 AM

Wow, how awesome that you lady’s had each other during that difficult time! God is good! What precious little gifts! These photos are so great! That fence makes for such cute photos!! :)

Jessica - April 29, 2010 - 7:44 AM

Gorgeous! Look what a big boy Hunter is now!! Wow! Too adorable!

Laura Brett - April 29, 2010 - 7:54 AM

Oh they are gorgeous, love love the field. Beautiful job.

Lindsay - April 29, 2010 - 7:59 AM

I came across your blog just a short while ago and have fallen in love with your work! Absolutely beautiful! What an incredible story your have, thank you for sharing – and what a fantastic way to always remember and give thanks!! Gorgeous children!

Mollie Kendall - April 29, 2010 - 9:58 AM

Very sweet kids. Beautiful location :) Great set!!

Krissy Allori - April 29, 2010 - 12:25 PM

What a great story. The location is FABULOUS! All three kids are just adorable too. Congrats to you and your two friends for such miracles!

Cindy - April 29, 2010 - 2:09 PM

Adorable!

Clarice - April 29, 2010 - 2:20 PM

I love these! Great captures!

Laurie - April 29, 2010 - 2:54 PM

Awesome story!! LOVE the images!!!

casandra heeren - April 29, 2010 - 3:40 PM

such an amazing story! beautiful lighting… love them all!

Sophie Crew - April 29, 2010 - 6:36 PM

These are gorgeous! Love the setting – what happy and beautiful kiddos! Great job!

Anne Beatty - April 30, 2010 - 6:15 PM

They are so cute! I love that third one especially!

Lindy - May 4, 2010 - 8:28 AM

Amazing as always!!! ♥ Love these..

Bethany Dawn Burns - May 7, 2010 - 8:39 AM

WOW! That is such an awesome story Elle. I had no idea. I love how you share your faith and your life with your readers. You are an inspiration! Love ya. ♥

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Back on the Farm! { Austin Children’s Photographer }

I just love this colorful “farm” for little boy photo sessions! I’m not sure if I’ll ever tire of this place! Meet little “J” – who will be turning 2 yrs old in May! He had a blast during his photo session, exploring almost every inch of the farm! Love it!! Enjoy your sneak peek, “K” family – your little boy is gorgeous!!

I thought this one was too cute…:)

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Lisa Holloway - April 26, 2010 - 3:54 AM

You truly captured the innocence and wonder of this age so well. This little fellow is absolutely adorable, and his happiness is infectious. Amazing job on these!

Marcia - April 26, 2010 - 5:02 AM

Love this set! What lens are you using? Love the bokeh in the second last one!!

Leanne - April 26, 2010 - 5:26 AM

What a cutie! Love the one where he is looking under a truck. That would make an awesome canvas!

Jen - April 26, 2010 - 5:35 AM

He is so adorable! I love his hair!

kellie - April 26, 2010 - 7:16 AM

Wow. What a cutie!! You really captured lots of personality and variety.
This would make a great storyboard

mandy - April 26, 2010 - 7:16 AM

Oh my goodness! What a doll. I just love every single photo. There is so much personality and heart felt love captured between mom and son. And that last one…priceless. What a cutie pie.

Clarice - April 26, 2010 - 7:47 AM

Love the setting here. He is so cute too! Nice captures!

Kristi Mangan - April 26, 2010 - 8:02 AM

Totally awesome light & location… LOVE these shots! Gorgeous work!

anette - April 26, 2010 - 8:04 AM

He’s the cutest thing ever:) I love all his different expressions and all the colors you captures here. The one with him exploring the truck got to be my favorite. Great pictures!!

Pam - April 26, 2010 - 8:56 AM

what a little sweetie! LOVE those eyes! these are fantastic…love that next to last one! great work.

Tiffany Welch - April 26, 2010 - 9:29 AM

Oh yeah, that is a GREAT location! Beutiful work and that last shot is just perfect!

Kristi - April 26, 2010 - 2:44 PM

These pictures are beautiful! I can’t even comment on a favorite because I love them all :) You did such a wonderful job capturing ‘J’…these are fantastic :)

Jane Photo - April 27, 2010 - 12:01 PM

He’s just so cute, and it’s a great location. You did a wonderful job capturing his spirit.

Donna - April 27, 2010 - 2:26 PM

These pics capture “J” at his best. It is obvious he didn’t pose for these pictures. I wish we would have found you sooner.

Bethany Dawn Burns - April 28, 2010 - 8:38 PM

LOVE these Elle! What a handsome little guy and I love that truck!

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Five Little Monkeys { Austin Quintuplets Photographer }

Meet Austin’s oldest set of quintuplets, the “W” family! This is my first time photographing them! Aren’t they adorable? They will be celebrating their 3rd birthday this summer! We met at the pink flamingo farm in West Austin for our photo session. The quints had fun with the plastic pink flamingos, giant plastic easter eggs and the bluebonnets of course! Keeping the attention of 5 preschoolers is quite a challenge! Kudos to their beautiful mommy and grandma for helping make it a fun morning! Enjoy your sneak peeks!!


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Clarice - April 25, 2010 - 12:00 AM

Oh my gosh! How cute are these photos? I don’t know how you managed to get them to all cooperate with you? Love the captures!

Erin Bell - April 25, 2010 - 12:13 AM

Gorgeous! So Fun to watch them grow- you always capture them so beautifully!

Inna - April 25, 2010 - 12:49 AM

Oh wow! These are amazing! How did you get them all to cooperate like that? Beautiful!

gilbert - April 25, 2010 - 1:33 AM

These are so cute and fun! Great job!

Rose - April 25, 2010 - 8:18 AM

What cuties! Beautiful work! I can’t believe how cooperative they were!

Jen P. - April 25, 2010 - 8:23 AM

Oh my goodness what gorgeous children!!!! Love your color and clarity!

Susie L - April 25, 2010 - 8:45 AM

Great captures – that last one has got to be my favorite!

Claire - April 25, 2010 - 12:09 PM

Awesome photos! You did a great job of capturing their personalities!

Stephanie McFrederick - April 25, 2010 - 3:34 PM

Wow. awesome job! Love the last one.. so cute!

Tiffany Bender - April 25, 2010 - 6:12 PM

That last image is just precious!!! beautiful work

Kristen Duke - April 25, 2010 - 7:36 PM

Yay! I love them so! Rachelle told me you offered to photograph them and I was excited to see another photographers spin. This location looks so fun!

Grandma Rappleye - April 25, 2010 - 11:42 PM

It makes me so happy to be the greatgrandmother of those adorable quintuplets. I just wish I lived closer so I could give them some hugs and kisses.

Linda - April 26, 2010 - 7:36 AM

Oh my gosh! FIVE!?!?! Every single one of them is just as cute as a button! Love what you shot, they are so precious! The together shots made me smile and then the individuals are just awesome! Great job!

Dawn - April 26, 2010 - 9:01 AM

What sweet photos! I can’t imagine how challenging this shoot must have been but you make it look effortless! I love the silly faces photo! What a neat opportunity!

Lindy - April 26, 2010 - 11:39 AM

Love

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