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fifty-two on friday ~ album cover (orlando child photographer)

05.13.2011 | Posted in children, Fifty-Two on Friday, personal

I come home in the morning light … my mother says when you gonna live your life right …. Oh mother dear we’re not the fortunate ones …. girls, they want to have fun

who doesn’t know this song and love it , being a child of the 80′s i loved Cyndi Lauper and loved this song … so of course when this weeks project was “pick a song, make a cover” …  the idea came easy …and of course … only one kid could work it … my pip.

She started off a little moody, but turned it on once she saw the attention she was getting from people passing by .. telling her how cute she was, stopping to watch …. when one lady walked away, she looked at me and whispered…. “she thinks I’m a star … and one day, i will be…”  no doubt in my mind baby girl. no doubt in my mind …..

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  1. JessicaN posted the following on May 13, 2011 at 7:02 am.

    Adorable!! Love this series.

  2. launa posted the following on May 13, 2011 at 9:07 am.

    wow, memories huh? she looks like she had a blast!! love these!!

  3. Jasmine posted the following on May 13, 2011 at 9:11 am.

    Oh this is perfect! She’s such a good model for it too!

  4. breeze posted the following on May 13, 2011 at 9:24 am.

    Okay, oh my gosh. OVER THE TOP PERFECT!!!!!! Really, really love these!

  5. Kristen Rice posted the following on May 13, 2011 at 9:27 am.

    ADORABLE! What great personality you captured! Looks like a girl and her photographer had a blast! I can’t pick a favorite, they are all just fabulous!

  6. kelsey {las vegas boudoir photographer} posted the following on May 13, 2011 at 9:51 am.

    Love all of these! Love her moody look!

  7. kara jo posted the following on May 13, 2011 at 9:58 am.

    haha I guess we had the same idea! Yours turned out much cuter than mine:)

  8. aubry posted the following on May 13, 2011 at 10:15 am.

    stop it right now. that second to last one where her hands are by her face i’m dying over. so fun.

  9. Jules posted the following on May 13, 2011 at 10:32 am.

    oh yeah … miss p is already a star! look at her rock this out! awesome set up … fab props … perfect pp. love this so much!

  10. Stephanie Moore posted the following on May 13, 2011 at 11:08 am.

    You always pull out something fabulous Megan, seriously they are awesome! She is so adorable and rocked the 80′s!

  11. maureenwilson posted the following on May 13, 2011 at 11:39 am.

    your styling is just beyond… :) lurve.

  12. Kelly Mendoza posted the following on May 13, 2011 at 11:54 am.

    PERFECTION!

  13. Rebecca Mitchell {Big Bear Lake Photographer} posted the following on May 13, 2011 at 12:31 pm.

    Oh my goodness, soooooo cute! I love these and your dramatic pp, perfect.

  14. Sara T posted the following on May 13, 2011 at 2:43 pm.

    Love this so much. Great series and pp.

  15. angie posted the following on May 13, 2011 at 6:43 pm.

    purely awesome! love this and all the detail!

  16. wendy posted the following on May 13, 2011 at 11:01 pm.

    Being a child of the 80s myself, I can appreciate some Cyndi Lauper. These are adorable!!! Future rock star for sure!

  17. Val Spring posted the following on May 14, 2011 at 1:07 am.

    Ok this is to awesome! The styling couldn’t be better and I love that she had so much fun playing Cyndi Lauper and feeling like a star! It totally shines through the images.

  18. Gina Oh | Gina Maxine Photography posted the following on May 14, 2011 at 12:17 pm.

    perfection!! totally love this and brings me back to the 80s…

  19. Alli Gaulin posted the following on May 14, 2011 at 7:04 pm.

    Oh my goodness Megan, these make me smile! ADORABLE!!!!!!!!!

  20. Melissa posted the following on May 16, 2011 at 10:45 am.

    I have been following you guys every week because I know Gina (Gina Maxine Photography) I couldn’t help but really LOVE this! It made me smile :)

  21. Shannon Harrison posted the following on May 16, 2011 at 4:00 pm.

    I adore this girls face! You make beautiful babies!!! Charming series :)

  22. Gretchen posted the following on May 16, 2011 at 10:01 pm.

    Wow, I bet she was so loving her Mama this day! your girl knows how to rock it, love these images!

  23. Deidra { Las Vegas Photographer } posted the following on March 26, 2012 at 4:41 pm.

    If I have a daughter I can only hope that she has this much style! Great shots!

  24. Fran posted the following on September 9, 2012 at 2:31 pm.

    These are so much fun!!!! I need my own little girl to do something fun like this when she hits a good age to really appreciate it! This adorable girl seems to be having so much fun! I have always wanted to have a photo shoot with some friends and do something silly. Florida seems to have some good photographers as I have been looking for one for my own wedding that is going to be out there. It is getting increasingly harder and harder to just pick one! Getting married in Palm Bay at the Palm Bay Hotel (www.palmbay-hotel.com). So nice and not even expensive!

  25. Fran posted the following on September 9, 2012 at 2:31 pm.

    These are so much fun!!!! I need my own little girl to do something fun like this when she hits a good age to really appreciate it! This adorable girl seems to be having so much fun! I have always wanted to have a photo shoot with some friends and do something silly. Florida seems to have some good photographers as I have been looking for one for my own wedding that is going to be out there. It is getting increasingly harder and harder to just pick one! Getting married in Palm Bay at the Palm Bay Hotel . So nice and not even expensive!

  26. Thomas Ashley Photograhy posted the following on February 22, 2013 at 6:33 pm.

    Great job with the Cyndi Lauper/ Madonna session

  27. admin posted the following on April 20, 2013 at 1:31 pm.

    Thank you very much!

fifty-two on friday ~ children (orlando child photographer)

05.06.2011 | Posted in misc.

my little two. adler and piper … a lazy saturday, just being …. the best be to be ….

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jump over to the crazy talented Stephanie Moore – Tuscon Children’s Photographer to see her image for “children” ….

  1. Gina Oh | Gina Maxine Photography posted the following on May 6, 2011 at 12:16 pm.

    ABSOLUTELY ADORABLE!!

  2. Sara T posted the following on May 6, 2011 at 2:16 pm.

    This is so fresh and clean! I adore these shots. Those freckles are TDF! Beautiful children.

  3. Jen posted the following on May 6, 2011 at 3:58 pm.

    Crazy adorable!

  4. kara jo posted the following on May 6, 2011 at 4:17 pm.

    they are so sweet. I love all of their freckles. yum!

  5. hope posted the following on May 6, 2011 at 7:17 pm.

    such beautiful kiddos!

  6. Jules posted the following on May 7, 2011 at 9:07 am.

    you already know how much I love this set! gorgeous!

  7. Amy C posted the following on May 7, 2011 at 10:35 am.

    Your kids are absolutely gorgeous! Love these images!!

  8. Shannon Harrison posted the following on May 7, 2011 at 4:13 pm.

    What beautiful kids. I’d fall all over myself to shoot those freckles. Swoon!!!

  9. kelsey {las vegas boudoir photographer} posted the following on May 8, 2011 at 5:23 pm.

    Oh I love their freckles!

  10. Stephanie Moore posted the following on May 10, 2011 at 8:07 am.

    Your kids are so beautiful. I love these shots of them together, such cute expressions!

  11. Gretchen posted the following on May 10, 2011 at 8:17 am.

    Sweethearts!~ Love the fresh natural feeling here Megan!

  12. breeze posted the following on May 10, 2011 at 2:59 pm.

    Beyond adorable!

  13. melanie pitcher posted the following on May 12, 2011 at 1:28 am.

    you have the cutest kids! I love these simple “just being” shots! Lazy saturdays are definitely worth remembering!

  14. wendy posted the following on May 13, 2011 at 11:53 pm.

    Oh my goodness. The freckles, the pink skin, the red hair. LOVE! You better do something fabulous with this series!

  15. Val Spring posted the following on May 14, 2011 at 3:17 am.

    Cute cute cute! Love their curly red hair and the freckles!

fifty two on friday ~ light (orlando senior photographer)

04.29.2011 | Posted in misc.

gorgeous girl, in an alley, with some amazing light filtering in behind her ….

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Skip along to the amazing Stephanie Moore|Tucson Newborn Photographer and see her image of light….

  1. JessicaN posted the following on April 29, 2011 at 9:05 am.

    This is gorgeous!! What a beautiful woman and amazing light.

  2. Jasmine posted the following on April 29, 2011 at 10:30 am.

    Love the light! Beautiful shot!

  3. Gretchen posted the following on April 29, 2011 at 11:24 am.

    Gorgeous! Oh my!

  4. Gail Pomare posted the following on April 29, 2011 at 12:18 pm.

    holy crapola… this is suuuuuuuuuuuuper gorgeous!

  5. Val Spring posted the following on April 29, 2011 at 12:24 pm.

    Seriously dreamy light! Stunning!

  6. kelsey {las vegas boudoir photographer} posted the following on April 29, 2011 at 12:55 pm.

    This is a gorgeous image! The light the girl stunning!

  7. Stephanie Moore posted the following on April 29, 2011 at 3:08 pm.

    This is one of my favorite images of yours, it is absolutely gorgeous!!!!

  8. Rebecca Mitchell {Big Bear Lake Photographer} posted the following on April 29, 2011 at 3:53 pm.

    Beautiful Megan!

  9. Sara T posted the following on April 30, 2011 at 3:01 pm.

    Amazing light and strikingly beautiful woman. Gorgeous.

  10. Jules posted the following on May 1, 2011 at 8:23 pm.

    my gosh … who looks like this … it seriously isn’t fair.
    gorgeous made even more gorgeous with your serious light skills!

  11. breeze posted the following on May 2, 2011 at 3:07 pm.

    Amazing light!

  12. Jolie Starrett posted the following on May 2, 2011 at 8:16 pm.

    Oh this is fabulous!

  13. Cloudy Day Photography posted the following on March 5, 2012 at 5:45 pm.

    So perfect! The glowing light really draws your focus to her face. Brilliantly done!

  14. Julie posted the following on October 22, 2012 at 1:23 pm.

    Such a beautiful young girl! Your blog is fantastic and you do a great job taking shots of young people in their prime. I would love to do this for my kids but we just haven’t had the time to get them done! I know it is important to capture these priceless moments but they do have a price and it’s a lot! Are these all out of Florida? I’m planning on visiting my parents soon down there in Palm Bay and I couldn’t be more excited. Planning on staying at the Palm Bay Hotel (www.palmbay-hotel.com). Cheap and a great buy!

fifty-two on friday ~ pastel {orlando child photographer}

04.22.2011 | Posted in children, Fifty-Two on Friday, misc.

ahhh.. this week, pastel … i had my idea, but before i knew it… it was thursday and my day was going to be crazy busy… on top of being totally bagged, throw in a killer headache … im lucky i got done. i wanted to showcase them a little differently, and i just did the fasted editing job in the history of ever… but, hey… i got it up, and up is good. (hmmm, im kinda sounding dr. seuss-ish)

I took my pip out to the woods with 11 donuts, i bought a dozen … but somewhere along the way … one disappeared, no one has admitted to it yet, but i have my suspicions, a certain freckled-faced 6 year old boy … anyway… we got there… she was hot, she was sticky, she was thirsty …. but she worked it, the way she always does… love my girl, loving on donuts…

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  2. aubry posted the following on April 22, 2011 at 10:38 am.

    this is just mean :) i’ve been on a diet for a trip coming up and these look amazing. i’m especially fond of pictures with food. love this post!

  3. Kelly mendoza posted the following on April 22, 2011 at 10:38 am.

    Perfection as always! Pip has so much personality and she is wicked cute!

  4. The Rancher's Wife Kate posted the following on April 22, 2011 at 10:58 am.

    what an awesome idea for pastel.

  5. wendy posted the following on April 22, 2011 at 11:13 am.

    Why do I always read your posts first thing in the morning? I always come away craving some sort of yummy treat. These are wonderful! So glad you’re feeling better this morning.

  6. Shannon Harrison posted the following on April 22, 2011 at 12:11 pm.

    Your girl is so so adorable. Donut heaven.

  7. Rachel May posted the following on April 22, 2011 at 12:21 pm.

    These are SO fun!! :)

  8. Rebecca Mitchell {Big Bear Lake Photographer} posted the following on April 22, 2011 at 1:23 pm.

    Fun! I love that one where she’s looking through the hole, and her freckles…nothing sweeter!

  9. Sara T posted the following on April 22, 2011 at 1:41 pm.

    I absolutely LOVE your perspective and the way you capture her emotion so perfectly! That one of her in the background looking at the stack is hilarious! These really are amazing!

  10. Stephanie Moore posted the following on April 22, 2011 at 2:52 pm.

    This series is so cute, that last one on the right is my absolute favorite, love her mouth!!!

  11. kara jo posted the following on April 22, 2011 at 11:22 pm.

    All I can say is yum!

  12. Amy C posted the following on April 23, 2011 at 7:42 am.

    Yum! Excuse me while I run to Krispy Kreme! Thanks for the calories ;) LOL! Cute images :)

  13. Val Spring posted the following on April 26, 2011 at 2:27 am.

    Awww, she is extremely cute! LOVE those freckles!

  14. kelsey {las vegas boudoir photographer} posted the following on April 26, 2011 at 6:48 pm.

    So cute! I am so craving a donut now!

  15. Melanie Pitcher posted the following on April 26, 2011 at 9:11 pm.

    oh how freaking fun! And you got your hands on some pink donuts this time!

  16. Mari S Thompson posted the following on April 27, 2011 at 1:08 am.

    She is so darn cute and those donuts look delish!

  17. Emily Sandoval posted the following on April 27, 2011 at 3:48 pm.

    Amazing Megan!!! LOVE this idea…I’ve been wanting to try it out with my DD, too bad she just won’t sit still for me, lol. Again, amazing! :)

  18. Jules posted the following on April 27, 2011 at 9:40 pm.

    get her here for some donuts … right now!

    I just adore your sessions with miss p. so full of life, color and love!

fifty two on friday ~ texture (orlando family photographer)

04.15.2011 | Posted in misc.

ok, its late … im tired, and this is just what it is … some jelly beans, in a old jar … with some texture thrown over it.  yep. that’s it … i’m not even going to try and pretend its anything but that … jellyblog

One of the most frequent questions i get asked is, what textures do i use. I always use the same one… every.single.time … its from Nichole Van’s worn set and you can get it HERE … my favorite is #9 …

There is more I could say about this… i could tell you i am a perfectionist and i could tell you that i bought some little jellybeans first … bc i thought they were cute, but after photographing them … i decided that they were too dark, and i could say that i knew it was ridiculous… that i wanted to get in the car and go buy different ones, bc after all … it was just some jellybeans, in a jar, with texture thrown over it… i could tell you that i did get in the car and run to the store, and spent another $10 on bigger jelly beans, that were lighter … i could tell you that because i now have 7 bags of opened jelly beans, that i have been eating them non-stop … and i could tell you, after all that… the buying of the little ones, the running out and buying more, the reshooting of bigger beans, and eating them till i want to puke… i could tell you … that in the end… its still just jelly beans, in a jar, with some texture thrown over them … i could tell you that… but i wont.

i think its time for you to jump over to see what miss Gina Oh – Central California Photographer has going on, because clearly … I have lost my mind and Im sure whatever she has for you will be insanely fabulous …. hurry, go now… click the link, you know you want to… click.

  1. Kelly Mendoza posted the following on April 15, 2011 at 12:13 am.

    You make me laugh. All the time. And I just ate some jellybeans :)

  2. JessicaN posted the following on April 15, 2011 at 7:26 am.

    Love the photos. Beautiful colors and I love the texture. Makes me want some candy.

  3. Jeni posted the following on April 15, 2011 at 8:44 am.

    You make even the most simplest of things magical and fun. I love this.

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  5. Jasmine posted the following on April 15, 2011 at 9:28 am.

    Love the bright colors! Too fun!

  6. Sara T posted the following on April 15, 2011 at 10:20 am.

    Love the colors…..so smart and well-chosen for sure. I hope you didn’t have too bad of a belly ache..your post makes me giggle.

  7. breeze posted the following on April 15, 2011 at 12:22 pm.

    Love the colors!!

  8. Stephanie Moore posted the following on April 15, 2011 at 1:35 pm.

    You are so crazy!!! Love this and you are making me want some jellybeans!

  9. kelsey {las vegas boudoir photographer} posted the following on April 15, 2011 at 2:19 pm.

    Fun! I so want jelly beans now!

  10. shannon posted the following on April 15, 2011 at 4:23 pm.

    lovin the colors Megan! dont feel bad about the jellybeans. i ate half a cheesecake this week!

  11. Rebecca Mitchell {Big Bear Lake Photographer} posted the following on April 15, 2011 at 4:25 pm.

    Lol! You crack me up, and I still love them!

  12. Gina Oh | Gina Maxine Photography posted the following on April 15, 2011 at 11:42 pm.

    totally made me laugh, woman… love this, love what you do with color, always!!

  13. Jolie Starrett posted the following on April 16, 2011 at 9:51 pm.

    How fun!!!

  14. kara jo posted the following on April 19, 2011 at 12:16 pm.

    love your honesty, still works perfectly though!

  15. wendy posted the following on April 21, 2011 at 7:37 pm.

    Love your jelly beans in a jar with some texture thrown over them. Do you have any left still???

fifty-two on friday ~ pink (orlando children’s photographer)

04.07.2011 | Posted in children, Fifty-Two on Friday

ok, i lied. i promised that this week i would have new images… i had it all planned out … it is actually an idea ive had spinning for quite sometime, my pip, some donuts…. in this case, pink frosted, sprinkled donuts. i went into Dunkin’ Donuts, ordered them… the guy was super nice, super helpful … said  they would be ready  Thursday morning…. well, i go in this morning and, ummm….. do you think they were there? NO!  Im not positive, but i think i flipped on the poor girl, i wasn’t happy.  They were trying to push every donut in the joint on me… lemon, strawberry, powered, chocolate frosted… and i was like NO, I need PINK! PINK! PINK! … they gave me a free coffee and bagel, ok… that softened me a tiny bit, but still …. grrrrr!  Im still going to shoot it, soon… with whatever sprinkled donuts they have at the time… so watch for it.

After my mini melt down, i just said forget it… bc i knew i had another shoot that was dripping in pink, which.. i’ll admit … happens to be one of my all time faves. a little girl, some candy bling, a few felted cupcakes … and her favorite book, pinkalicious.
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Pop on over to Gina Oh -Central California Photographer and see what she has posted for pink.

  1. Jenn posted the following on April 8, 2011 at 6:40 am.

    Gorgeous shots. I love your work and your processing. Would you consider giving some tips on your processing techiques?

  2. JessicaN posted the following on April 8, 2011 at 7:36 am.

    Beautiful. What a great idea for a shoot!

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  4. breeze posted the following on April 8, 2011 at 10:02 am.

    How perfect is this??? LOVE!

  5. jules posted the following on April 8, 2011 at 12:15 pm.

    old or new … still love them all! this was such a fun, creative session. love this little girl! adorable!

  6. Stephanie Moore posted the following on April 8, 2011 at 12:58 pm.

    This shoot is gorgeous, and that girl is to die for, beautiful!!!

  7. Val Spring posted the following on April 8, 2011 at 1:12 pm.

    What a perfect perfect set of pinkalicious images!!! Amazing!

  8. Gina posted the following on April 8, 2011 at 1:38 pm.

    did you know i took my kids to see “pinkilicious” the musical last saturday? it was so good!! this are adorable, as always. just perfect for this week’s theme…

  9. Gail Pomare posted the following on April 8, 2011 at 2:25 pm.

    im going to look forward to the new ones, but Im totally diggin on these.. she is STUNNING!!!

  10. shannon posted the following on April 8, 2011 at 2:51 pm.

    ah Pinkalicious! brilliant!

  11. kelsey {las vegas boudoir photographer} posted the following on April 9, 2011 at 9:13 am.

    These are precious! Loving the expressions you captured!

  12. Sara T posted the following on April 9, 2011 at 11:03 am.

    My girls all time favorite book. Darling little girl. Love the bright pink.

  13. Jolie posted the following on April 10, 2011 at 8:03 pm.

    This is so fun!!!!

  14. kara jo posted the following on April 10, 2011 at 8:03 pm.

    We love pinkalicious! One Elle’s favorite books. Love the cupcakes, what a cute idea:)

  15. melanie posted the following on April 12, 2011 at 7:19 am.

    I love the shoots that you put together! So adorable and cute and fun and yes, dripping in pink!

  16. aubry posted the following on April 12, 2011 at 9:48 am.

    totally pinkalicious, what a fun shoot. love the colors

  17. Gretchen posted the following on April 12, 2011 at 3:42 pm.

    Pinkalicious! Love it!

  18. wendy posted the following on April 12, 2011 at 3:43 pm.

    So perfect for the theme this week!!! As always. :)

  19. Jasmine posted the following on April 13, 2011 at 9:33 am.

    This is too cute! The felted cupcakes are adorable!

Hippie Pip… {Orlando Children’s Photographer}

04.04.2011 | Posted in children, personal

Have to tell you … that at this very moment …  as soon as I wrote the title of this post… the lyrics to “hippiechic” popped into my head… you know… “Got no flowers for your gun, no hippychick. Won’t make love to change your mind, no hippychick.  No hippychick, no hip hip hip hip hip…” you know… ok, i’m sure some of you don’t… 90′s club song.. listen HERE … ok, moving on.

I was cleaning off my computer today and came across these images of the pip. I took them back in September of 2010 … back when the thought of blogging sent me straight to the edge… I have so many shoots that i never blogged… thought it might be a good idea to pop some of them up every now and then.

I dont even know why I took these pictures, just something to do I suppose … I do remember asking her if she wanted to play a game with mommy… fashion model. she was the model, i was the photogrpaher… and of course, if you know my girl… she was all over it. I remember as i was getting her dress, looping the fabric through her belt loops.. she said…  ” this is gonna rock, i am so gonna rock this…” and of course, she did. she decided she wanted to be a moody model, full of attitude … we did get a few smiles in…  at one point,  i was talking to her and she threw back… ” listen, we are here to work … i’ll rock it, you take it…. ummm. ooohhhhK! When she saw me pulling these up on my screen together.. she pulled up a chair and said “I just love me” … hmmm, ain’t nothing wrong with a girl with some confidence.  Anyway, she didnt last long… and this is what we got ….

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And then she found the flowers… and the little shoot took on and entirely different purpose … she wanted to pick flowers for her teacher. she picked, i snapped … and snapped…. and snapped …
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i just have to put it out there and say, i do realize that some of these images are over sharpened .. they were already re-sized for facebook, and for whatever reason … i sharpened them again… a really big part of me is wanting to rip them down and fix it …. but, its late, im tired, and at the moment… i just dont care  …. so im just going to let it go … but, i just couldnt resist telling you that yeah, i know. and its ok.

I think ill go forget about with a bowl of frosted flakes and some pinterest pinning…

xo ~ m

  1. Jules posted the following on April 4, 2011 at 11:25 pm.

    miss pip is a total rock star! I love your girl … her attitude … her style … her!
    love these and I’m so glad you decided to blog them! :)

  2. Tamara posted the following on April 5, 2011 at 11:07 am.

    adorable. I have so many of mine that really haven’t been looked at. Love these and love the yarn in her hair!!

  3. Gina Oh | Gina Maxine Photography posted the following on April 6, 2011 at 2:42 am.

    these are so awesome, you totally rock, my friend…

  4. Jenn posted the following on April 8, 2011 at 6:41 am.

    She’s a cutey and I love the attitude! You are so lucky she loves being photographed. My son runs everytime he sees the camera.

fifty-two on friday ~ friendship {orlando family photographer}

03.31.2011 | Posted in children, Fifty-Two on Friday, personal

Ok.ok … I had to do it again, I pulled old images for this weeks post. I had no choice, it has been raining so much, almost everyday and it just happens to be my kids spring break… so if they weren’t bouncing off the walls, driving me … CRAZY … we snuck to the beach when the sun decided to grace us with its presence…

I pulled these images of Raygan and her BFF at the time .. they were taken almost two years ago, but I love them. They are not as close as they used to be, different schools, different activities, but they are still friends. I am so glad we decided to throw this together that afternoon… and reading now, my original post… it is so true, … “life is funny, it has a way of bringing people in and out of our lives…and I’ve learned you have to make the most of it while you have it..things change..and what is today..may not be tomorrow… These words were especially meaningful for me today…

(The original post)

This past weekend Raygan had her BFF come over for a little sleep over (you’ll recognize her as the little chic with the sassy look and petti that flashes in my header)…they had the best time..as always…hot tubin’…swimming..trampoline jumpin’…movie watching…always texting..and TPing a house full of boys down the road…long, long story..but somehow, and I have no clue how this happened…but.. I ended up down the road at 1am flinging toilet paper on trees…and then, running back, giggling right along side of them….fun. The next day..after a little going’s on…they jumped on the bikes down to the courts and pond to mess a little…when they came back..they told me all about an abandon house that they found…that was just perfect for picture taking…Me, being…ummm..me…jumped in the car to go check it out…and yep, there it was..an old abandon house..right in the middle of our neighborhood..which was so bizarre…it’s just tucked back in there…but wow…how glad am I that they found it….my wheels are already turning about what I can do back there…

As we were walking around…they were pointing out all the spots that were “just perfect”..and then they came up with the idea..that they needed a photoshoot…so, I thought..sure…why not. They ran home, jumped in the shower, threw up the hair…put on a little this-n-that for outfits…and we were off.

While we were shooting…they were either giving the moody look, which Raygan thought worked for the location..or laughing hysterically…

As I was shooting these. I knew I was going to love them…and I will say I do..love them to bits…not because I think they are over-the-top, technically perfect images..but for what they represent. Two young girls…a friendship…life is funny, it has a way of bringing people in and out of our lives…and I’ve learned you have to make the most of it while you have it..things change..and what is today..may not be tomorrow…I love these pictures because it keeps a memory for these two..I have no idea what path the future will take them down ..but I do know they will always have these images…just two best friends…loving life…during the summer of 2009..

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Next week I promise to have something new (thumb promise) yes, that was for you and you know who you are, i know you are smiling. Anyway, I have my idea and its happening.

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  1. Kelly Mendoza posted the following on March 31, 2011 at 10:47 pm.

    Raygan is such a beautiful young lady and my how she has grown over the past few years.

    I love your quote from the original post. I couldn’t agree with it more and it really touches me in the place where I am in my life right now. I do love a good thumb promise :)

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  3. shannon posted the following on April 1, 2011 at 10:54 am.

    these are so soft and pretty Megan. i just adore that first one. :) such stunning girls.

  4. aubry posted the following on April 1, 2011 at 2:13 pm.

    so lovely, your work is always amazing!

  5. kelsey {las vegas boudoir photographer} posted the following on April 1, 2011 at 3:24 pm.

    They are beautiful! Love their clothing!

  6. Jen posted the following on April 1, 2011 at 5:15 pm.

    Oh my, my…stunning! The girls must love these!!

  7. maureen wilson posted the following on April 1, 2011 at 6:29 pm.

    so so true. love this post megan!!

  8. Gail Pomare posted the following on April 1, 2011 at 7:50 pm.

    stunning, and so very true.

  9. Jules posted the following on April 1, 2011 at 8:08 pm.

    your original quote is perfect! I truly believe that people come into our lives right when we need them the most! I must need you right now! counting down the days until your sd visit!
    these two girls are so beautifully captured. gorgeous!

  10. Jolie Starrett posted the following on April 1, 2011 at 8:30 pm.

    Oh so pretty!

  11. launa posted the following on April 2, 2011 at 9:15 am.

    so sweet, love the one of them laughing together!

  12. Sara T posted the following on April 2, 2011 at 1:07 pm.

    These are wonderful images! I love every single one of them. Awesome styling.

  13. wendy posted the following on April 3, 2011 at 12:12 am.

    These are fantastic, Megan! I like the tones. Looks like they are sweet friends. :)

  14. Stephanie Moore posted the following on April 3, 2011 at 8:30 am.

    Oh girl these photos are gorgeous. They are such beautiful girls, what sweet friends! I love all the captures you got of them together but the ones alone are stunning!

  15. kara jo posted the following on April 3, 2011 at 9:54 am.

    so fun! You are right about remembering the friendships you have. I will always remember each and ever friendship I had while growin up.

  16. Gina Oh | Gina Maxine Photography posted the following on April 6, 2011 at 7:09 am.

    love this…

  17. Val Spring posted the following on April 6, 2011 at 6:38 pm.

    Stunning!

  18. Gretchen posted the following on April 7, 2011 at 7:57 pm.

    Cuties! I still remember how close I was with my friends growing up, it makes the deepest bonds! Beautiful images m!

  19. Rebecca Mitchell {Big Bear Lake Photographer} posted the following on April 15, 2011 at 4:09 pm.

    Awe, they look so pretty! To be that young again and have friends like that, so sweet!

fifty-two on friday ~ eyes {orlando child photographer}

03.24.2011 | Posted in children, Fifty-Two on Friday

this week the theme was eyes… and i knew instantly  that I wasn’t even going to try and shoot something new … I knew I was going to cheat this week, and pull older images.. yeah, yeah… i know… get over it. this little girl is a long time friend of Sayler’s and her mama is one of my very best friends. This child has the most beautiful eyes I have ever seen, almond shaped.. long lashes … and when she look at you, its as if you can see straight into her soul… I’ve shot her twice, at the ages of 9 and 10 … you can see the orignal blog posts HERE and HERE … but for the sake of this weeks theme … Im posting some of my favorites from each session…

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Now, go check out my fantastic friend Gina Oh Central Coast CA Photographer and see her amazing shot of  eyes …

  1. ang posted the following on March 25, 2011 at 9:26 am.

    wow, what a beautiful girl!

  2. shannon posted the following on March 25, 2011 at 9:50 am.

    yeah, id be posting this one too! beyond amazing eyes! love all these shots but that BW takes the cake for me. :)

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  4. Andrea posted the following on March 25, 2011 at 10:33 am.

    WOW!! I would’ve cheated too! I’ve noticed all your posts have beautiful eyes though. You have an “eye” for it (ok, cheesy).

  5. Jolie posted the following on March 25, 2011 at 10:49 am.

    What a beautiful girl!

  6. Tamara posted the following on March 25, 2011 at 11:07 am.

    beautiful! Love the ones with the green hat

  7. wendy posted the following on March 25, 2011 at 11:51 am.

    No wonder you pulled these for this week. Amazing. And I agree with Shannon. The black and white is just gorgeous.

  8. amy posted the following on March 25, 2011 at 12:45 pm.

    love the color, sharpness, clarity, everything, gorgeous!

  9. Stephanie Moore posted the following on March 25, 2011 at 12:54 pm.

    Oh my eyes, they are gorgeous! What a beautiful girl and she has the most amazing eyes!

  10. Kelly Mendoza posted the following on March 25, 2011 at 3:29 pm.

    So gorgeous! She really does have amazing eyes!!

  11. aubry posted the following on March 25, 2011 at 4:14 pm.

    yep, you’re right, they are beautiful.

  12. Sara T posted the following on March 25, 2011 at 9:52 pm.

    She is a stunner! Love the styling and gorgeous eyes!

  13. kelsey {las vegas boudoir photographer} posted the following on March 26, 2011 at 7:44 pm.

    Lovely!I adore her freckles! So pretty!

  14. Val Spring posted the following on March 26, 2011 at 11:32 pm.

    Ha, I remember voting for that b&w in Bloom!!! I fell in love instantly and wanted to vote over and over again!
    Love every single one if these!!! Stunning!

  15. Jules posted the following on March 27, 2011 at 11:30 am.

    you. kill. me.
    every single week! love these of this gorgeous girl! her styling is perfection with the wonderful pops of color!
    love it to pieces!

  16. Melanie Pitcher posted the following on March 27, 2011 at 3:02 pm.

    I’m glad you used these, they are so amazing, seriously, her eyes? AMAZING! your color is so great in all of these.

  17. Amy C posted the following on March 27, 2011 at 4:03 pm.

    Oh, WOW! Absolutely beautiful!!

  18. maureen wilson posted the following on March 28, 2011 at 12:16 pm.

    pass out gorgeous!!

  19. Gretchen posted the following on March 30, 2011 at 9:02 am.

    SHe is such a beauty! Love this Meagan!

  20. Jayme Franklin {San Francisco family photographer} posted the following on March 31, 2011 at 11:23 am.

    I love your BW! Her eyes are just magical!

  21. Rebecca Mitchell {Big Bear Lake Photographer} posted the following on March 31, 2011 at 7:42 pm.

    Wow, her eyes are just beautiful! I love all of these!

  22. breeze posted the following on April 2, 2011 at 4:16 pm.

    WOW! absolutely stunning!

  23. Jasmine posted the following on April 2, 2011 at 5:51 pm.

    Gorgeous eyes! Such long, beautiful eyelashes!

  24. Gina posted the following on April 5, 2011 at 2:37 am.

    you have no idea how much i love these…

fifty-two friday ~ game (orlando child photographer)

03.18.2011 | Posted in children, Fifty-Two on Friday, personal

This week’s theme was game. I had an idea … my two playing a game of Candy Land … Adler and Piper, all the little detail shots … i love that game. the colors. the candy. the little gingerbread men game pieces, just thought it would be kinda cute …. then, all of a sudden an entire different idea popped into my head.. my boy and his jar o’ marbles. About two years ago… all he wanted for Christmas was marbles .. that was the only thing on his list.. so of course, Santa filled his stocking full of them and he was full-blown obsessed for about 6 months. We still take them out occasionally and sort them by color, by size .. and of course… flick them around. I have been wanting to do this shoot with him … forever. so glad i remembered, because it was the perfect idea for this weeks theme.

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He does not enjoy our little photo play dates, but his time… he was pretty good… giving me “ideas” of shots to take … and he kept asking me if he was doing a good job.  I told him we could go to dinner together .. just the two of us.. anywhere he wanted… and are you ready… of all the places this kid could pick… he picks Denny’s . He wanted pancakes and bacon … a jr. grand slam he called it… and he got it … and, it was kids eat free night… big bonus!

My boy, his marbles … and some pancakes… all in all, a pretty good night.

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Now go check out the fan-freaking-tastic Gina Oh~ Central Coast CA Photographer and see what she has posted for game…. oh, and leave her some love.

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  2. JessicaN posted the following on March 18, 2011 at 8:36 am.

    Look at his little tongue sticking out. How super cute. These are all beautiful and very colorful.

  3. Jasmine posted the following on March 18, 2011 at 9:32 am.

    Love all the color! So fun. And his freckles are priceless! Great shots!

  4. Jolie Starrett posted the following on March 18, 2011 at 9:35 am.

    So cute! Love his freckles!

  5. Rebecca Mitchell {Big Bear Lake Photographer} posted the following on March 18, 2011 at 11:22 am.

    very sweet session! I love that close up of his handsome face, his freckles are adorable!

  6. Lori posted the following on March 18, 2011 at 11:37 am.

    Oh, I just love that last one where he’s sticking his tongue out in concentration! Such a REAL capture of childhood games!

  7. ang posted the following on March 18, 2011 at 11:46 am.

    megan, first of all he is absolutely beautiful! second i love that you documented his love of these marbles, which btw are really gorgeous – where did you get them if you don’t mind my asking? my 6 yr old would love this, he’s a big fan of “collecting” things :) great post!

  8. Tamara posted the following on March 18, 2011 at 11:56 am.

    So cute and fun!! Loved it

  9. Tina Parker posted the following on March 18, 2011 at 12:00 pm.

    I LOVE these Megan Cristello!!!!! He sure is looking more and more grown up, not so baby boy anymore =0/

  10. gina posted the following on March 18, 2011 at 1:21 pm.

    freaking perfection. every single photo. i especially love how you ended it with his prize.

  11. Hope posted the following on March 18, 2011 at 1:41 pm.

    Love the perspective, color, and the time shared. Sweet.

  12. kelsey {las vegas boudoir photographer} posted the following on March 18, 2011 at 5:48 pm.

    Fun! Love the colors and I adore his freckles!

  13. Jules posted the following on March 18, 2011 at 9:57 pm.

    you are a rock star! love sweet adler and his awesome marble collection! please bring it with you for your visit so you can do this with brooks. it’s so darn cute! love your attention to details … they totally make the story!

  14. wendy posted the following on March 18, 2011 at 10:19 pm.

    Oh, I love the styling you do for these posts. The colors are fabulous. LOVE those freckles! And who can resist a dinner of breakfast food, really?

  15. Val Spring posted the following on March 19, 2011 at 3:51 am.

    OMG Megan!!! Your son is absolutely adorable!!! LOVE his freckles! And every single shot here is amazing! Love your use of DoF, always!

  16. shannon posted the following on March 19, 2011 at 9:35 am.

    oh wow. nothing like a big ol jar of marbles and freckles. what a prescious collection!

  17. breeze posted the following on March 19, 2011 at 9:50 am.

    Everything is amazing! The colors, etc, just perfect! He is too sweet!

  18. Stephanie Moore posted the following on March 19, 2011 at 9:09 pm.

    So cute. When I was a kid I loved marbles, we would spend hours playing in our basement. Your color on these pics is perfect, great job!

  19. Stacey S posted the following on March 20, 2011 at 8:35 am.

    Love this – the details are so awesome – both in your photos and your story!

  20. Jennifer Foster posted the following on March 20, 2011 at 4:16 pm.

    love, love love all of these- so fabulous!

  21. Andrea posted the following on March 20, 2011 at 8:24 pm.

    This is great and his freckles are too precious. Loved every one of these pics!

  22. Melanie Pitcher posted the following on March 20, 2011 at 9:27 pm.

    his tongue sticking out in that last marble one is too cute! I love the little session you put together with him, these images are so fun to look at!

  23. Kimberly Klatt posted the following on March 21, 2011 at 8:22 am.

    I love that 2nd to last picture where he’s going to “flick” the marbles & you can see his little tongue to the side in concentration! So cute!

  24. kara jo posted the following on March 21, 2011 at 9:23 am.

    oh he is a doll, love the marble idea so cute!

  25. Jeni posted the following on March 21, 2011 at 10:14 am.

    These are amazing!!!

  26. Gretchen posted the following on March 21, 2011 at 2:30 pm.

    Oh I love these Megan! It was totally perfect for this week, I love all the colors and your procsessing!

  27. Treadmill Traci posted the following on March 24, 2011 at 12:30 pm.

    Great photos your son is adorable. And what great taste he has— Dennys baby!

  28. aubry posted the following on March 25, 2011 at 4:15 pm.

    gage was looking at these pictures with me and he likes this one the best. great colors and dof. perfect.