Holiday Mini Sessions [Lafayette, Indiana family phography]

Last week's weather has given us a preview of the beautiful fall temperatures to come.. I even saw a few leaves on the ground!! Before you know it, the holiday season will be upon us, and you are going to be thinking about updating those family photos to send out with your cards.. I have made it super easy by offering two days of mini photo sessions, perfect for getting new pics of the kiddos, the family and even the family dog ! These sessions are created with you and your busy fall schedules in mind- they are quick, easy, painless.. and most importantly capture the essence of your family for 2010 !! You pick your day, then pick which package best suits your needs.. then choose the time you want. These mini sessions are super popular and dates and times will fill quickly. Payment in full is due at time of booking to reserve your session time.

Please read below for more information on these specially priced pacakges. Feel free to stop by my website too!

Bright Smiles[Lafayette, Indiana family photography, child photography]

I had an absolute fabulous evening with this sweet, sweet family... It was once again , a session full of steamy humidity, but that did not bring this family down. at. all. I commented to the mom more than once how impressed I was with all of the kiddos.. (each and every one of them). They listened to me, they smiled, there was no bickering.. no taunting .. there were smiles =) and lots of laughs. I took bunches and bunches of family shots.. I just couldn't resist.. how stinkin' cute are they in all those bright colors ?!! And then would you check out a sampling of the individual shots of the children. SIX.. yes, SIX.. beautifully photogenic and cooperative kiddos.

We also pulled the girls aside and did a 'no boys allowed' mini session.. (and then of course I got some pretty hilarious shots of the 3 boys by themselves. true boys for sure!) Mom , you are gonna love the 'model' shots we did of your darling daughter. I think she had fun too.. (but she may have aged about 4 years in them.. oops. sorry! =(

Couldn't resist doing a feet picture with all their personally unique shade ....

and I'll leave you with one of my favorites from the session.

Thank you so much D family for choosing me to capture your lovely, amazing family. I enjoyed so much spending time with you all. I am emailing you VERY soon with the password to view all the images.. ( so sorry, there lots. and lots.) from your session.

I hope you liked your little sneaky peek!!

a birthday boy [West Lafayette baby photography, Lafayette, child photography]

My little guy's first birthday to be exact. I have been super busy with sessions for other people.. (THANK YOU, THANK YOU! to all my wonderful clients), but I did manage to do three separate little first bday sessions for Beckham's big milestone. It has just taken me some time to actually edit them. I actually am in the midst of editing 7 more sessions for clients and two other projects and then I am heading into a full fall schedule with family photos and DON't FORGET my MINI sessions in OCTOBER. (if you're on Facebook, you know the details.. if you're not, watch for a post in the next couple days here on the blog) Of course, you can always go to the top of this page, and click on FB, become a FAN (ok or just LIKE me) and then you'll get all the up to date info on specials going on at elle-mi photography. .. soooooo here is the birthday baby....

and since he is a firecracker baby born on the 3rd of July, I went with the red, white and blue theme...

oops.. don't tell him , you can't put the flag on the ground.

and then I wanted some sweet classic ones... he thought he'd have a little snack while we were at it-

showing what a big boy he is.. thank goodness he is not walking yet.. (yayyyy. for mommy)

and those amazing eyes.. that people stop us in the grocery store to comment on them.

and here he looks almost just like his grandpa. awwww.
(maybe its the old fashioned black and white photo.. just kidding!)

Thanks for letting me share my little guy with you. We are so thankful to have him in our lives. He brings so much joy and laughter.. smiles and fun. happy 1st birthday Beckham Augustine!

Three beauties[Lafayette,Indiana child, family photography]

I had a great time and we endured extreme heat.. (as in I can't remember the last time I had sweat dripping from my eyelids). These girls were so great and didn't complain at all. I think that mama is going to have her hands full when the boys start calling on her girls... starting with the first in the birth order.. Meet Miss M~ loved both the color and black and white, so I am sharing them both.

and next is Miss E... got so many great ones of her, (all of the girls really) it was hard to pick what ones to add on the sneak peek.

and look at sweet baby C !!! thought both of these were super cute..

I have a few more to get through and will be emailing you with the password very soon, so that you can view all the images from your session. It was great meeting you and hanging out with your girls. Thanks for having great attitudes despite that crazy humidity! I hope you enjoy your sneak peek~

Thanks again for choosing me to capture these summer moments with your girls.

two year old fun[Lafayette, Indiana child photography]

I had a great time meeting adorable Miss R and her parents as we celebrated her 2nd birthday! She was so curious and on the go a lot of the time. I always tell moms when they are concerned about their little ones not staying put.. "that is ok, I know when I schedule my 2 yr olds that I don't need to work out that day!".. they keep me on my toes, and I always have so much fun with this age as well. They are just in to exploring this big , bright world around them, and don't want to take even a minute to rest! LOL

We got some great shots of Miss R checking things out in the alley, and then we found some flowers, that she was very excited about. She did a wardrobe change and grabbed her little friend for some of the last pictures. Her two year old celebration had a Minnie theme, so it was very fitting that her mom brought this custom made adorable dress...

We did get some cute pics of mom and dad too ! Thanks so much W family for asking me to capture your little girl's two year old milestone with photos. I will contact you very soon with the password to view the rest of your session's images.

a 3 month doll baby [Lafayette, Indiana baby , child photography]

Little Miss S came to visit me for her three month session. She had grown so much since we played together at her newborn session. She was quite awake for this one too. Does she know how to rock the headband or what? ... and this outfit was so adorable.

and another headband and pretty dress... mom was so prepared (as a mom of a baby girl should be! LOL) with lots of cute outfit changes. Did a bit of vintag-y processing on this one, as the polkas and headband screamed for it! haaa.

All of her modeling tuckered her out and she finally fell asleep for some of her last photos. I am waiting to show you them in your gallery.

Thanks so much for coming to see me again.. Looking forward to seeing Miss S at her six month session. I'll be emailing you very soon with the password to view the rest of your images.

a super fun multi-session[Lafayette, Indiana newborn, newborn, child, family, maternity photography]

This lovely family drove up from Zionsville to see me one morning. The plan was a for a family session, however there were so many causes for celebrations.. I couldn't just stop with a few family pictures.. and so we decided to capture several of this little dude.. Mr. E who had just recently turned two... Most of the time he was on the move and seriously focused on all the sights and sounds that the downtown location provided. There were cars and trucks, and buses... lots of people, and horns and whistles.. and he was just running around soaking it all in. I love that I caught this tender moment with his sweet mama here...

oh, and mama is going to have her hands full in a couple more months as she is expecting baby boy #2. Of course, I convinced her that she needed some maternity pics taken... I got several of her by herself and some sweet ones with her husband. We even recreated one of their engagement pictures.. lol- or had fun trying at least!!

Isn't she just the cutest prego mama ever? She is just glowing... LOVE it !!

This little guy was just a doll.. and so curious about everything around him. You can tell he doesn't want to sit long, as there is just so much to do and see. But, like I tell moms and dads.. I am capturing "who they are" at this moment.... this time in their life.. so if its serious, vs all smiles.. I want you to remember that. In a fleeting moment, he'll be on to a 'new ' phase, so I want to be sure that we 'got' this one!!

And if all the trucks and cars were not enough for this guy, as we were nearing our session.. who would have guessed what would have pulled into the station? This little guy's eyes were glued to this speeding train. His mom said his room is themed in trains... so glad that I got a series of these shots of him watching the train with his family.

and let me tell, you after that.. Mr. E was ALL smiles !!!

Grandma and Grandpa are blessed to get to see this little man all the time, so we made sure to capture the bond that they are creating. I hope you like all that I have of E and his grandparents.. they are really adorable.

Thanks so much S family for asking me to take your photos. It was a great morning and I so enjoyed meeting all of you. I'll be emailing you very soon with the password to view all the images from your session. Take Care, and blessings on your new addition. I hope to get to meet him as well. =)

dodging darkness! [Lafayette, Indiana baby, child, family photography]

Ok, so summer weather in Indiana is always a bit unpredictable.. like when I showed up at this session and there was sun shining and blue skies... we started out in front of Miss J's house and within minutes the sky started turning shades of gray ... and then black.... You would never know that we were racing around switching outfits and keeping an eye to the sky.. this little gal was just happy to be outside ! She has also gotten used to seeing me as she is one of my baby planners and this was her 9 month session-

I can't believe how blonder her hair is getting! She started out with dark hair when I first met her.. lol-

She was lovin' the grass... and then we brought big sister out to hang with us for awhile. I love this shot, because its just so "sisterly"... ya know?? haaaa.

Miss J's mom wanted some swim suit pictures, and when she pulled this one out I knew I wanted to do kind of a vintage wash to the edit.. something about the style and the design makes me think of a 50's suit..

Isn't she adorable?

Thanks so much for having me come visit you in your home. Thanks for moving quickly with me, as we finished just in time before a crazy, fierce storm dropped down. I actually only was in my car for about ten minutes before it let loose. Luckily, we managed to get all the pics we needed.

Looking forward to seeing you again for her big One year old session!! I'll be in touch very soon with the password to view the rest of your images. =)

precious newborn[Lafayette, Indiana newborn, baby, child, family, photography]

Meet little Miss A.. she was barely 14 days when she came to visit... she was wide eyed for most of the session, but I think we finally tired her out towards the end. Awwww. isn't she sweet? Mom, Dad, and big brother D, came along too.. I love the tenderness captured in this image. I can tell how protective D is of his little sis already... except when the trains came out, and then he could have cared less what was going on in the other room! A boy has his priorities =)

I just love the twinkle in his eyes... one of my favorite scenes is to witness the older sibling (with a new baby)they are so proud, and in love esp when they don't know yet that baby will one day grow older and want to mess up their stuff =).. LOL

Again, another family image that I think is so cute. Big Brother has got a hold on her, just to make sure she's doing ok.

This shot is pretty close to ones that I do with Daddy and baby, but they requested this to have a matching one to the one they had when their son was born. I think its super adorable.

I am busy finishing up the rest of your images. I know it is hard to wait.. thanks for your patience. =) I will send a password on to you very soon, so that you can view your private gallery.

It was so fun to meet your family. Thanks for having me capture this special time in your growing family's lives. Congratulations on your beautiful little girl! What a blessing !