the king family shoot

jay & i enjoyed another fun shoot in lancaster city...my first with a family, actually. we knew the kings briefly from going to locust grove in grade school, but their kids were all younger than us, and jeez they grew up since i'd last saw them! jody's boyfriend joined us for the shoot, too. we started out around central market and then ended up on top of the prince street parking garage. i had this idea in my head for their family pictures up there, but when we got to the elevator on the ground floor, it wasn't working due to "off" hours. but the kings were all into the shoot and adventured with jay and i and our equipment up i believe 8 flights of stairs or so. it was definitely worth it. there wasn't a cloud in the sky, which isn't great lighting-wise for pictures, but made for some sweet, less traditional shots, which i love! thank you, kings, for such a fun family shoot!

engaged...jordan & danielle!

jay and i met jordan & danielle at the lancaster city train station to start out their engagement shoot. i had never shot there before...but knew i would love it! the two of them kept laughing and we had a great time! jordan & danielle both play guitar, so we then took them to an open field and got some sweet shots of them playing...! jay and i were definitely impressed and entertained! jordan & danielle, i loved shooting your engagement pictures and just watching the two of you interact. we got some of my favorite shots yet! God's best as you plan for your big day!

introducing caleb samuel rice!

baby caleb samuel (LOVE the name!) was born this morning at 4:44 (what a sweet time to be born, hey?) weighing 7 lbs 7 oz and 21 inches long. his parents, loren & danae are friends of ours from church. jay & i love watching their other son, liam, and our dogs, kona & cairo love playing together. congrats, loren & danae, we can't wait to take your family pictures with the new little one!

katrina's belly portraits

if you missed the sneak peek, katrina was a week away from her due date when i shot her belly portraits in the end of august. katrina finally had her baby girl, addie, yesterday, a week and a half late! here are my favorites from her belly session. can't wait to meet little addie!

dan's senior shoot

dan & i met up to shoot his senior pictures at lancaster county park. it was a perfect early morning with cloudy skies and cool weather.  just as we jumped out of the car to begin shooting, the skies opened up and it began to pour! so it was quite the challenge and adventure...and i had no assistant for the shoot! but we had fun.  we shot a few in the rain under the trees, then under the covered bridge where there was at least a bit of shelter from the shower! by the end of our shoot we were pretty wet, but it cleared up and we got some good shots. dan hopes to study photography after high school, so we enjoyed sharing our interest in that! best of luck with your senior year!