Sweet, sweet baby

Two weekends ago Brandon and I drove out to Fernandina Beach to meet up with Leslie, her husband Steve, Leslie's cousin Jenn and her husband Mike (who were visiting all the way from Canada!) and their six month old, baby Oliver. I wasn't sure how the shoot would go...it's always interesting to shoot families with babies because there is no set formula of how things will flow. Shooting with babies is a very organic thing...that's one of the things that I love about shooting families. You just shoot how the family interacts with each other, how the baby reacts to their surroundings and no matter what, the pictures always reflect who the family is. With Leslie, Steve, Mike, and Jenn I saw that baby Oliver is the center of their world. He is so loved and he totally steals the show. We had such a fun time with them. Here are a few of their pictures...(don't forget to click on the pictures to enlarge them...it's so much better when it's BIG)

Mike, Jenn, and Oliver


Steve, Leslie, and Oliver


Dad and Oliver


Mommy, daddy, and baby


Mommy and baby


Leslie and Steve...who never needed prompting to be affectionate with each other, I love it!




We also got a chance to go by the house that Leslie's husband Steve is working on in Amelia Island Plantation. Every piece of wood, every nail, every precise calculation of where a plank would be laid...Steve has done it all himself, it is truly amazing. The home is (I believe) 4600 square feet and there is such attention to detail, you would not believe. Brandon and I got the grand tour with the architect and builder himself. Needless to say we left the house wondering how many photo jobs it would take to buy the house when he was done with it...one of my favorite pictures is when Leslie arrived at the house (a little after our tour had begun) and she and Steve sat in the upstairs window while we took pictures from the street.

Leslie, Steve, Mike, and Jenn- thanks for inviting us to spend a little time with you guys. We had a lot of fun and you guys made the shoot super laid back and relaxed!!
S+B