Personal: Little Assistant 

So by now most of you have seen my latest family session that I posted here last week.. (and if you havent, you can check it out HERE).. but what you didnt see in those photos is what was going on behind the scenes. 

Who sets up and does all the real manual labor? The lifting and the rearranging, you know, the hard stuff? Well, it definitely isnt me! That just sounds terrible. So instead, I hired a 2 ft tall assistant. And you know what? She has been my best one yet! Yes, she gets a little cranky and can give a little attitude. And yes, sometimes she sleeps on the job. But all in all, she gets the job done. 

Happy Wednesday! 

Please know I do not endorse child labor in any way. 

Unless its the occasional foot massage. 

XOXO! 

High Desert Portrait Photographer

Family: Ruddell

Last week I was able to hang out with the teeniest little woman ever! Compared to my own daughter, she seemed so dainty and fragile in my hands. Its not hard to forget whats its like to hold something so small and perfect..

Meet the Ruddell Family! Ive known April, since Jr High but I never thought of what a fitting mom she would make one day. Though I haven't talked to her in years, I love getting the chance to play catch up with old friends. I was also able to meet her husband, Troy, who just beamed with that new dad love. Every spare second, he was holding and cuddling little Paetyn and you could genuinely see the love radiating off of him. During the session my own little monkey was playing close by, and then during a little break she made her appearance by running through the room in her crazy toddler way.  April looked at Troy and asked him "Aren't you excited for Paetyn to be that age?".. He answered with a simple, "No, I would be happy if she stayed this small forever.." 

That is the daddy glow. 

Usually I shoot outside but with the weather so unpredictable lately, we decided an indoor lifestyle shoot was fitting.. Heres just a little of the sweetness that was going on last week.. 

xoxo!