Amanda- Senior 2010

Amanda... how do I say this... you are not only beautiful but you have such a great sense of humor and are just fun to be around. Please come again:) Oh and I promise I will still be a photographer when you get married... :)

I want to squish your cheeks.

all day.

He was fast, but I caught some fun ones of this little guy.

Time for the Holidays my friends.

I am feeling the heat of a million things to do but I am making it a point this year to enjoy the holidays! I had a very happy thanksgiving. I love my family so so much. I had 2 thanksgivings and it was so fun to just hang out, eat, dance like crazy, and watch Ghost Town (the most hilarious movie). Back to work already? yes. I have no time to waste, Christmas is fast approaching! I didn't even go shopping today, since shopping is my favorite pastime, I decided to stay away from the lines and just hang out at home, I think I made a good choice.

Anyways, onto the photos...
I love these return clients, 2 families in one, back to back sessions. It was so fun to have them all there. They are so laid back and I love that.

Hello, I think I know you.

I was waiting for my clients and saw them walking up my stairs... up walks my old boss, had no clue he was coming cause his wife booked the session. It was fun to see him again and his adorable little ones.

Matthew

I got to photograph this little guy and his family last year so I was so excited to see how big he has gotten. He is such a charmer. We just threw blocks at eachother the entire shoot and it worked like a charm, he was SO SO good for his age. I guess I always expect 18months-2 years old to be so hard and he was just good.

Mom dressed him a cute school boy outfit and then at the end put him in his "uniform" (tight little jammies).




oh and those lashes...

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HAPPY TURKEY DAY!

3 little gentlemen

These boys seriously kill me with their good looks and sweet nature. It is rare to get 3 boys that just do what you say, usually boys are running around and wanting to wrestle at photoshoots. I love photographing them! We got some great shots of the family but those are a surprise!

UMMMMM and did you all catch the MLS cup game? Oh My goodness! It was so stressful, but we WON!!! So fun to be there. So many great REAL fans at the stadium, it really made me wanna cry a little. seriously. no really, I am not joking. It was inspiring to see REAL start out from nothing and now have won the cup. I love soccer so much but now that I am 30 and lazy I much rather watch it than play it. That Kyle Beckerman is pretty hot too, right? Anthony lets me have my REAL crush and makes fun of me all the time.

and the cuteness begins...




I love how Miles is giving me the most honest "I really don't want to be here" face. so funny.




thanks to my vagabond we were able to plug in these lights without any "manhelp", so proud.

I LOVE my job.

Dying Dying dying.. over these. These girls came dressed amazingly and gave me full creative range. They were so cute and I just wanted to photograph them ALL day. Too bad they don't live in Utah, I would be calling them daily bugging them to come and model for me.

Oh man, I am so behind on blogging. please forgive me:)
Also, we are going to Seattle this weekend for the final MLS cup game, REAL made it!! Our family (mostly Anthony) is obsessed with REAL so we are going. What is there to do in Seattle when it is gloomy and rainy? We have a full day to play without kids. Any thoughts?

Check them out! Aren't these girls just stunning?









These were a few from my mini sessions.
Cute baby girl of my good friend. She is like a porcelain doll.


Umm, I want your hair. please?

Usually...

I don't photograph extended family but... I just couldn't say no to this family! They are great clients and so fun to photograph. These are taken at their ranch and I just loved their home and yard, gorgeous!
Thanks Jeana for all your hard work!

Every little girls dream...






These two have been married for 35 years!

Oh my.

Look at this cute family. I did some mini's yesterday and have lots to post, but for now need to head on home and take care of sick coco. I swear everyone is sick. We should all stay home and drink lots of orange juice. Angie's orders. Have a good weekend and don't forget to root on REAL tonight in the playoffs!

This mom had the best taste in clothing!

Design Site update

It's up! Happy shopping:)

Skylar

Quote directly from her mouth: "When I have a baby I will have it in a taxi cab in Hollywood."
She is so gorgeous! AYKM????

Website

It is up now! It has been down for 5 days!!! not good.

Willing subjects

I loved that this family had 3 girls. They didn't mind me taking their pictures and they were all so fun. I found a new location last minute and it worked out great. Check out their cute dog Paisley, I wanted to take her home. I am really thinking of getting my kids a dog for Christmas, what do you think? I might be getting in over my head, but we would NOT get a puppy. no way.

Mazey the dog and her family...

So fun, I wanted to take this dog home. These kids were so good and we had a great time in the amazing weather up in the hills. Enjoy!

I heart faces Judge...

Take A Gander at their Website and the interview HERE!

Coco

Took my kids to work today. Big mistake, in one hour they destroyed my whole office. but... I did get Chloe to pose for me for 2.5 minutes and I got this image. Love.

So easy.

This little one was SO easy and so happy. I love photographing 6-10months, they are just so happy and chunky and can't get away too fast.

For Michelle...

You know I love ya! Hope you like the peek! Michelle does my hair and is a budding photographer as well, she just put extensions in my hair. I think I look like a mermaid, don't worry I won't go topless:)


Halloween was a blast! My kids had SO much fun. Tate would ask at every house, "Mom, are we going to another house?", it was cute at first but after 50 times not so much. Chloe got lazy pretty quick and we had to push her in a stroller, wish I video tape of that. What 3 year old isn't motivated enough for candy? um, Chloe.

How was your Halloween?

I love this one, all the Glee in Aspen's face. That reminds me, I love that new show Glee! It is hilarious. I have been a very bad blogger and I am also a bit behind on editing! This is like my 27th year taking their family photos, okay maybe like 5th.

Sticky Sweet Christmas- $35

Last set of Christmas cards, these ones are lined with sarcastic filling. Just had to. If you know me well, you know that I am not a huge Holiday person, so I wanted to have a little fun with these cards. Good news! If you don't think they are funny, just change the text, easy as pie:)

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Have a happy Holiday and don't be a Scrooge like me, it's not so pretty.

*** These would look perfect with old Holiday sweater photos. You know the ones I am talking about.

For Lindsay.

After 2 hours of chasing around Petey, I just hoped for the best! I think we got some keepers. I need to post the ones of him sitting on his sisters head, that is when he was happiest. So good to see you and your kids again:)

Isn't she just adorable. She has these rosy red cheeks that you just want to squeeze!

sisters

What else can I say, they are cute. I love their expressions on the right.

Sophia...

Oh my goodness, look at this girl! She is so natural in front of the camera. I don't think she enjoyed get her picture taken so much and I don't think I could even crack a smile with her, but I hope she knows how beautiful and amazingly natural she is! These were taken at her amazing home, I could have photographed her there all day! Thanks Megan for your help:)

Busy season.

Oh man, I am working from morning until late evening every day. Needless to say I am exhausted! Chloe asked me this morning, "why do you do that all day?" Guilt. I just know that I work extrememly hard for 2 months and then it's over! Okay, so onto the photos, ummm... adorable families right? Hope you enjoy the peek, wish I could post more, but I just don't have the time!


Love his freckles.

This family had photos taken at their family cabin and we got to stay with them for a night at their amazing abode! It was so much fun.


Loved this family, so fun and natural.

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Note to Clients

I have 6-7 sessions left for the rest of the year. Book your sessions now, don't wait they will book within the next week or two! Email Whitney to book your session
at whitney@simplicityphotography.com
Another note:
ALL orders must be placed by DEC 1st to receive them by Christmas, no exceptions.

J&A engaged!

So fun with these two in Park City. They borrowed their grandparents sweet vintage car and we took full advantage of it! Grandparents came along with lawn chairs and watch, they were so great! and let's not forget mom, she was my second hand holding my flash the entire time, thank you! It has been a really long week, but this session was a great note to end on.
I have so many sessions to blog, but alas it is fall and I am so swamped and crazy right now!

California Sessions...

Every session was so different and fun, the best part is meeting fun, new clients! Loved it! I will be coming again in the winter (Feb?) so email me if you want on the list. I will also be traveling out of state quite a bit next year... I am thinking....
New York
Boston
LA
Denver
Seattle or Portland

Maybe I will come to your town! I will of course announce when and where I will be on my blog so you can set up a session if you are interested!

christine, you were so much fun. let's hang out.




photographed this family at their home again, they are seriously so fun and so happy! I love it when people just show me the love between their sweet family.



Onto the beach with these cuties. The little one, Tristan, would grunt at me and then run away... it was so funny.


The lifeguard station (or whatever it's called) was my fav from their session.

Julia... all pink.

Julia is ONE! and oh so cute. I just adore her and her family. I will post more later...

New album design coming up...

and I would like to hear what you want! Leave a comment if you want something specific. I am starting to design an album that is super versatile and I want to be able to design it for a few different companies.


Which album company do you prefer?
WHCC
CPQ
Millers
Finao
Dream Album
Others?

Please vote or specify in the comments section! thanks!

Jcrew girls

Loving these crewcut outfits. I could spend a lot of money on that site and I hate that they send me emails like everyday and remind me how much I NEED their stuff.

On another note, California was lots of fun! I had 3 great sessions while I was there, so fun. I do have bad luck though, got in a fender bender in the rental car and a parking ticket. ha. Just trying to make you feel better about your day:)
I will post a sneak peek from those sessions soon!!!

I love photographing this age.

Off to Cali.

I will be back on Friday. I will return all emails & phone calls when I return.
peace.

Okay, I had to post more.

I love how Chloe doesn't give me a huge smile, she just acts exactly how she feels (which is usually pouty).
On a crappy note, I just shattered my iphone again, 2 in one week. yep, I suck at keeping things nice and new, maybe that is where my kids get it from.




In honor of Halloween, creepy... but I like it.

Whip it!

Is anyone as excited as I am to go see Whip it? Looks like my kind of movie. Roller skating & some funny, looking forward to it.

a girl and her dog.

you know when you have one of those days where you have no idea what you are doing in life? Today was one of those. I totally have been thinking way too much about life lately and it is so crazy how much I am analyzing every little thing that goes on in my life. Bottom line- I have so much to be happy about in life! Anyways, so taking pictures of my little ones always makes me happy beyond anything else. I get to have one on one time with them and I get to have a little creative fun.

I love the feeling of this photo. so different from what I normally do, it's a nice change. Chloe had to have her dog in the photo, which is named "White" by the way.