okay- it's been a while.  But I needed to post these pic of the two cuties from last week.  I got a new lense (big sigh....so happy) and couldn't wait to use it!  I learned a ton from this session and from the post production.  Here they are!

 

Eli's newborn

So I gave a good friend a baby shower gift of newborn photos.  I was really looking forward to doing another newborn.  His name is Eli, he was sweet-I was having a hard time to decided which cute photos to pick! 

He was a great baby, and was asleep almost the entire 11/2 hours that I was taking pictures and moving him from postition to postition. I love my new white noise app!   

I always feel bad for the mom that has to endure the super warm (okay, sweaty hot!) room, but when I saw these photos- it's worth it!

Family photo locations in Southern Utah

These are family photos that I took last fall- okay so I'm slightly behind.  I thought that I would do a post on great places to take a family photo in Southern Utah.  I think it's sad that photographers guard their locations like fort knox, but with a little snooping ( and quite a bit of driving!) I've found a few that are used often!

1.  The photos for this family are taken at the Jacob Hamblin home (Santa Clara Drive) ,then a shed located just after there on the left.  I love the peeling paint and the white brick on the side with the sign.

2.  Orchards-  For this family I went to the Santa Clara Orchard (Santa Clara Drive- turn at the post office sign, go to the end of the road and voila!).  My sis- in- law also took hers at the church orchard in Hurricane, and they turned out great.  Either would be fabulous in the spring (with blossoms) or summer (with more leaves), but the yellow turned leaves were great also.  We were kinda pushing it in November...

3.Brigham Young Home-(downtown Saint George)- great porch, white picket fence, trellis, and shed door.  Watch out for dappled lighting...

4.Daughter took me to the "blue house"- it would be great for a photo.  It's the seven wives inn close to the Brigham Young home.

5.  Ancestor Square-It's where pizza factory is downtown (it's where I took my neice's engagement photos).  Great lighting and different places to pose.

6.  Pioneer park(it's the park with the "dixie" hill).  Great for posing with red rock.

7.  Lds Temple- next place for my fam, but I think I'll need to rent a wider angle lens to get what I want.

8.  Main street park-(on main street between tabernacle and 100 S.)-  Great with small children- use the carousel and the water for great shots of happy kids!

9.  Alley behind 25 Main (the bakery at 25 Main street- you never guessed that!)- I also used this for part of my neices engagement session and part of my son's senior photos.  It's a shame that they are covering up the great old brick that was there!!!

10.  Red Cliffs State Park (after you drive under the freeway, turn to the right and park in the dirt parking lot.)  Great for that desert/red rock group photo.  Head down to the stream for some great shots on rocks/logs in the shade.  There is also a old deserted house that is only partly standing- I took this for my sons session and it was great.

11.  Sand Hollow and Sand Hollow resort.  (Sand Hollow reservoir).  Love the water??  I took these photos of my sister this last fall (when it was cold enough for the boater/swimmers to be absent).  Just watch out for windy, windy times- it can be sorta blustery!

12.  Tonaquint Nature Park- (Tonaquint Park on Dixie Drive)- Great place for family pictures as well as engagements.  Took these engagement photos there and loved all the different places to go.  If you go with small kids, take a couple of quarters to feed the ducks.

We live in such a great place!