Now that I have finally earned internet privileges from my service provider I can catch up on my blogging! I am sure you are all barely able to contain yourself with the joys of reading my life altering blog posts. I am actually beginning to enjoy blogging more and more every blog. Let me remind you once again that I am not a writer, I am a photographer. I am make mistakes and I always spell check but sometimes I miss things, if you are one of those types that a misplaced period or comma will keep you up at night, then you may want to stop reading now and just scroll down to the pretty pictures. I type like I think, fast and like one giant run on. So buckle up, here goes....
What we are embarking on is a mommy and me session. And to be completely honest, this session scared me a little. Yes, I have been doing this whole photography gig for 7 years, and yes I have shot plenty of session sof mom and child but when you change the name of it to Mommy and Me, to me, it takes on a whole new meaning. It is no longer a simple portrait session, it becomes a greater thing. My goal is to capture the same thing, but now it is called a Mommy and Me session. This is hard to explain. It has always been my goal when working in sessions of family members to capture not only the unique characteristics of that family but also the bonds of that family. It is not always an easy job either. And with this new found Mommy and Me pressure too, I am capturing the bond between mother and child.
When I first started talking to Mandi about her session, I immediately loved her! We had alot in common and she had something about her that put you at ease, I know now that it stems from her bionic maternal instinct, but anyways, when you talk to her, ya just feel comfortable, one of those ladies you could tell anything too and she listen until the end types. I hate to admit that I didn't actually meet her face to face until the day of her session but that is sometimes how it goes when two people are busy and on different schedules.
The day of her session was one of the nicest days weather wise we have had in ages. And you can see that in the images below, it was a gorgeous day. And a few other things you can see in these shots from Mandi's session, it is carried through in these photographs, the love that she has for her baby girl and the bond that the two of them share. It is a beautiful thing and I will say it is also something that you cannot Photoshop in and you cannot force or stage, it is natural thing that exists only between a mother and her child and it is beautiful. It is love. I am pretty sure I was scared of the Mommy and Me session because I was scared that I may not be able to capture that love and I was jumping out of my chair when I looked back at the images from this shoot for the very first time. Baby Kindyll, who I might add is a very strong and active lil baby....I held her for a nano-second before she tried to launch herself out of my arms, scaring the ba-jesus out of me, back to her mother...as I was saying, baby Kindyll has such a strong bond with her mother it was hard to get shots of her looking at the camera and not her mommy, still that is so sweet. And all in all it was a no need to worry or stress session just because it was a different named shoot. Turns out I love the Mommy and Me sessions, I think every mom should do one or two, one as your child is a baby and one as a toddler. As you look at the images below and think to yourself about the last time you had pictures done, let alone a specialty session like a Mommy and Me, consider booking one. If you are interested in a Mommy and Me session, email me {cynthia@unobstructedstudios.com} and lets talk about it, mention this blog post to receive $50 off a Mommy and Me session. But, I do suggest to not wait to long to book a date, we are booking into the fall already.
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