Tea Party. Rhode Island photographer creates outdoor natural light childrens and baby portraits.

One of my resolutions this year was to take more photographs of my daughter. This past year has been a bit of a rollercoaster for my family and I, and as I have been so busy photographing everyone else's family memories, I have been failing to capture my own. My daughter is truly a muse for me. She inspired me to start this business, but she also inspires me every day to do better and be more. There is something so magical about childhood and I want to preserve that forever with my photographs. Of course one of the problems with taking more photographs of my daughter is that she is 18 months old. 1 1/2- 2 1/2 years old can be the most difficult age to photograph. They just don't sit still! This morning I woke up with a vision in my head for this shoot, and I was actually insane enough to carry it out (with lots of help from my mom, who gladly indulges my creative whims). G has been loving tea parties and dress up lately so I thought "what better way than a tea party to keep her in front of the camera?!" It worked for a few minutes anyway. At least enough time to capture a shot. A single moment of childhood that I can forever look back upon with a smile.

The tea cup photo is a freebee for you :0) Feel free to download it!

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Outdoor Family Portrait session. Rhode Island and Massachusetts family portrait photographer creates autumn holiday family portraits at local park

How gorgeous is this family? They certainly made my job easy yesterday :0) They traveled down from Central Mass for an outdoor family portrait session at Rodger Williams Park. Baby H smiled through the whole shoot, which is virtually unheard of at his young age of 5 months. We got so many adorable shots I had a very hard time choosing for the preview. Enjoy your sneak peak. Can't wait to show you the rest!

Outdoor family portrait session. Rhode Island photographer creates on location family portraits in Abington, South Shore Massachusetts

You might remember this sweet little girl from April of this year. I have many favorite things about my job, but one of the things I love most is getting to see families as they grow and change over time. First meeting couples, then welcoming their tiny newborns, then watching babies grow and change. I really enjoyed being able to see this family again and meet some of their other family members. It was a dark day but the rain held off and I think we got some amazing shots! Enjoy your preview, I can't wait to show you the rest!

Rhode Island portrait photographer creates outdoor on location holiday family and baby portraits in Grafton Massachusetts

Woohoo! My final preview for the day. Phew! These two little girls are some of the most adorable babies I've ever photographed. Anyone with a 2 year old and an infant knows that it can be virtually impossible to get them on camera together. 15 months - 2 1/2 year olds are by far the most active to shoot, and under 6 months can be tough because they can't sit on their own and are limited in posing.... but put them both together?? I was so happy to get home and see that we got some shots! In fact, we got some GREAT shots! First the whole family is gorgeous (which always helps), but mom did such a good job dressing everyone as well. Clothing choice is really SO important in family photographs and this family is a perfect example of how to do it well! Enjoy your preview mom and dad :0)

Rhode Island family portrait photographer creates on location holiday family portraits in Grafton Ma.

When I originally thought of doing four shoots in a day, I figured I could just get 2 or 3 favorite pictures up for each preview and it wouldn't be too crazy. I should have known myself better. Or maybe I should have anticipated that every session would be a gorgeous family with adorable kids who all showed up perfectly dressed! Well my job is a tough one today because I'm finding it incapable to narrow down my favorites. Here is preview number two. I'm sure that 3 and 4 will be well into the night! Enjoy!

Family Portraits for Holiday 2009. The 2009 Family Holiday Sessions Now Booking

I can't believe I'm already talking about the Holidays, but this coming Holiday season is already booking up fast.  Weekend dates are the first to fill up and I really want to get you all in for your Holiday card portraits.  I've decided to do Holiday sessions in the fall of 2009 at a special price in order to get you all in.  The 2009 Holiday Session is a one hour portrait session at an outdoor location in your area.  October 4th will be in Central Massachusetts, October 11th will be in Rhode Island, and October 25th will be in the Boston area.  Session appointment times will be 9am, 10:30am, 12pm, 1:30pm, 3pm, and 4:30pm on each date.  The 2009 Holiday Session is $200 and includes:

• A 1 hour premium portrait session at a scheduled outdoor location (to be determined) for up to 5 family members.  Additional family members may be included for $25 per person.

• Post-session custom image preparation with attention to each image

• A sneak preview 1-3 days after your session with a selection of Heidi’s favorite images

• A password protected online gallery of 10-15 images to share with family and friends

• Watermarked image sharing on social networking sites such as facebook at your request.

•  Your choice of 2 of the following Holiday package options:  

• A complimentary Holiday Card design and 25 5x7" photo finish holiday cards ($75 value).  Additional cards and finishing options available.
  
• A $25 print credit
• One high resolution digital file of your favorite portrait for your own printing and sharing ($75 value).

(no substitutions)

If you are interested in booking one of the Holiday Mini Session dates, please visit http://www.heidihope.com and click on the "contact heidi" section of my site to submit your session date and time request.  

Family Portrait Session, Siblings. Rhode Island Family Portrait Photographer Roger Williams Park

Check out my gorgeous family! Here is a preview from Sunday's shoot with my cousins. I had a great time visiting with them and snapping their portraits. I hope my aunt is thrilled with them! It's always nice switching gears from chasing little ones around. Not for long though, as I'll be breaking out the newborn props for a double header on Friday. Two new little ones ready for their debut. Enjoy your preview :0)