Shabby Chic

There's nothing about her that's shabby. She's stunning. But her session was full of variety, little bit of shabby, plenty of chic, just like her life. Bouncing back and forth between Europe and the States, she and her husband are living the dream. At least my dream! Though the lack of ice, Mountain Dew and ranch dressing can drive a girl a little nutty after awhile, I think my arm could be twisted into living in Europe half of the year. I'm just saying, if you need me to be your full time photographer, I'll come with you! :)

Just the Girls

Last Friday it was just the girls, well except for the little boy hiding in the belly. This *beautiful* little girl got to play dress up, run around the house in her undies, and snuggle with her mom. It's a good thing she has a brother on the way to fight off all the boys that are going to be chasing her around soon!

Lillian Grace

Lilly was named after two of her great grandmothers, and she is every bit as delicate and pretty as her name implies. She has the most beautiful, smooth baby skin I've ever seen thanks to her mama's wonderfully olive complexion.

Even the sweetest little girls cry sometimes...

And this is the chandelier I mentioned in her mom's post...
nurseries like this make me want to have a baby just so I can decorate!

It's a Surprise!

Last week I managed to have a session scheduled on a day it didn't rain or even threaten to, yay! My favorite thing about this couple was how much they laughed. He put on fun music for her, joked about the absurdity of what a maternity session really is, and they just went on being themselves. Meanwhile I stood guard at the glass doors and made sure no children learned about baby bellies before they were meant to. Jenn and Mike don't know what they're having, which I personally find so fun! In the days of 4-D ultrasounds and all the great world of technology can offer, isn't it nice to just keep it simple?

As convient as technology can be, sometimes it just takes the fun out of things. Even with all that I have at my fingertips, I can still find myself feeling uninspired. And it seems, as always, the best thing to do is just get back to the basics. This Sunday just happens to be Pinhole Photography Day, the very thing that sparked my interest in the first place! So if you find yourself like me, occasionally complaining that your brand new Mac Pro is as slow as a dinosaur and wondering why it's necessary to plug a cable cord into your television in 2009, maybe it's time for good dose of old mother nature. I'm sure Ansel wasn't complaining about his photoshop actions taking too long to run...

Baby Jax

Finally back to work after a dying computer, a new computer, Mac lessons, an escape to Cabo, visiting friends, welcoming home a new family member, and celebrating our first anniversary. It's been a chaotic couple of weeks to say the least. If I was cool, I would have made a seamless transition back into the work world, but instead I fell backwards off this family's couch and possibly broke my elbow. Oh yes, it's good to be back!

*April Special*

New Love

This family came along at the perfect time. Will was 4 weeks old when we had our session, and it was a great excuse for me to quit moping around with Scotch, put on something that didn't resemble pajamas and go have fun! I love watching new parents get to know their baby. It's crazy to think how much parents love their baby the first second they lay eyes on them...the I couldn't live without you for another second even though we've only just met love. And it doesn't matter how tired or bewildered anyone might be, that same wonderful, goose bumpy love always shines right through. And that's just what happened this day. While I got to watch theses parents beam at their new baby, Will posed for us like a perfectly sleepy 3 day old - though I'm sure he was thinking he was much too grown up for these shenanigans and why in the world did I keep taking off his diaper?

Fun New Product

Say a quick hello or thank you in style! Five different designs available with custom color and text. These are perfect for family stationery or baby/wedding shower thank you's. Thanks Kate for the great idea. :) Stay tuned for her engagement pictures in June!

March Moms

New Birth Announcements!

It's been a productive week at Abby Gray Photography. Well for {some} of us. While Scotch and Maddox continued to do more of this...

I periodically checked to make sure they were still breathing and worked on these...

















I'm so excited about these new birth announcements! All the color and text can be fully customized to whatever your heart desires, AND there are new session packages coming soon. A lot gets done when I'm slightly over caffeinated. Happy Wednesday!
{Also if any photogs would like to know where to find more templates like these, shoot me an email and I'll send you the info.}