I had been following amazing photographers on blogs, Pinterest and Facebook for some time, but finding one in my area never even seemed like a possibility.
But that all changed the day I found Erin from
Just over a year ago, a local business showed some beautiful product shots on her Facebook page and I fell in love with the photographer. I began following the photographer on Facebook and was blown away every time she shared images from her latest family, wedding or infant photo session. Last fall, I contacted her about photographing our family and after me finally getting my act together, we had a session the first weekend in December.
I was so nervous it was going to be crazy cold and my kids would complain, my husband would be cranky, I would be worried about it all working. Don’t even ask me about trying to pick out clothes that coordinated but weren’t “matchy matchy”, but would work if the weather was really cold.
Well, not only did we have perfect weather with the most (to quote Erin) “yummy light”, Erin made it fun and enjoyable for all. We spoke on the phone, she read my blog and she even came by to shop my house and garage full of stuff. The bench in front of the grain cars is from our bedroom and the chair in the field, which is now hers, is from stock of “sale stuff”. She took us to FOUR locations and as we drove in between my husband laughed how we spoke the same language, because I too would call light “yummy”, something that would never be in his vocabulary.
I feel so incredibly blessed to have found Erin, her heart and her creativity are amazing. She is a true artist and captured this time in my family beautifully and I will always treasure these photos.
She provided us a ton of images and I had a hard time choosing. There are even more amazing ones, but at a certain point I had to say “Uncle”!
Warning: There are a lot of photos! Sorry, I just had to include them – and this is me being disciplined!
She made this beautiful simple cardboard house – to capture the sense of “Finding Home”. How yummy is that light?!
All of my new photos on my blog, Twitter, Facebook and Pinterest pages are all images by Erin.
If you are interested in contacting Erin, the best way to find her is through her Facebook Page.
Now I have the incredible task of figuring out how to use these photos in my home in a way that is fitting to their quality.
Thanks so much for reading!
Thanks,
Beautiful pictures!!
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What a beautiful family.
These are just fabulous, Laura!!! She took some wonderful photos!!! Last fall, my family and I went out on a little mine shoot. I have a Nikon DSLR. A guy my husband works with, his wife is into photography and taking all those same kinds of photos. We all went out to lunch and to a local park for a mini crash course for me in shooting in manual and she took a few photos. It was fun.
I am glad you had a lot of fun with yours!
These pictures are so beautiful and capture the love in your family! So nice that everyone enjoyed it and the weather worked out.
Laura, words are just not enough. How absolutely beautiful! I don’t know how you are gonna pick a few, can you cover a whole wall with them?
Just gorgeous, all of you! And I love that truck too!
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Oh my gosh Laura these are beautiful!!! That last one is just priceless and the black and white one of little peanut laughing is just adorable. They are all perfect. It looks like you all had so much fun.
xoxo
Your pictures are beautiful! The photographer did a great job!
Beautiful pictures. I see a truly happy anf loving family.
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She did a really good job with the photos, Laura. Hope all is well!
adb
Beautiful! Incredible! Magnificent!
I just have to say–You have a beautiful family and these photos are so beautiful of all of you. Erin is such a talented photographer…
Gorgeous! We had a favorite photo shoot 1.5 years ago (we’ve since moved away, so we can’t use the same photographer for an updated shoot =( and I still utterly adore the shots. They remind me of your shoot-many natural, non-posed shots.
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Beautiful photos – just what grandma needed this weekend
Your family is just darling! Your photographer captured pure moments of joy, fun and most of all, love.
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The photos are amazing, but the photographer sure had cute subjects to work with. Even the dog looks great! Thanks for sharing.
What amazing photos!
These are really great!!!!! I know you are so happy
Laura,
Your photos are beautiful and will be even more treasured in the years to come.
As someone who is trying to archive family pictures I would suggest labeling each photo with names, dates, place, etc for the future. Much is lost that is not written down.
rick
Beautiful!
What gorgeous photo’s, she did a wonderful job, definitely ones to treasure! xo K
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Absolutely beautiful!!
Photos are beautiful!!
Family is beautiful!
MaryAnne this is the way you as a grandma
needed to “kvell” (show with great pleasure and enthusiasm) about your beautiful family.
Enjoy them!!!
nice!
Hi Laura,
) Debbie Smith
Imagine my suprise when ,as I followed Erin’s directions and read your article that I recognize your beautiful face ! I am not sure if you remember me from the “Y” in Middletown.We moved to Florida in 2007 . Your girls are just adorable and the pictures are perfect.
So nice to see to be able to “see ” you from all the way down here.
Just loved the pictures; they are so beautiful… brought tears to my eyes…
My heart soars with pride and I feel so, so, so blessed!
You’re all beautiful inside and out!
Love,Love, Love you,
The Momma
Your pictures are just so beautiful….You can see how much your family loves each other through them! Blessings to you and your lovely family!
Gorgeous photos! That girl is talented – and you are a beautiful family!
xoxo laurie
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Beautiful family and beautiful photos!
They are the most beautiful photos ever – can’t wait to see them in your home.
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What a beautiful family and fabulous photos! Erin certainly has a creative eye and is a wonderful photographer..These are treasures! Hope she has them hanging up in her studio for display or in her portfolio to show prospective clients.
Those photographs are absolutely gorgeous…Your family is gorgeous…You are so fortunate to have found such a wonderful photographer..They will be treasured memories for lifetimes to come…
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