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Archive for 'Portrait'

May 5, 2012

There’s nothing I love more than playing dress up, especially with an adorable baby girl.  Girl’s are so much fun with all their frilly dresses, tutu’s, and hair bows. This sweet little girl was wonderful for her entire photo shoot. I can’t believe she’s already 3 months old! She was so tough too – did a wonderful job holding herself up for long periods of time! Hope you enjoy this precious lil’ one as much as I do!

I just thought this one was precious! Posin' like a true model in her Thunder gear.

THIS is the one she immediately makes me think of a baby doll. One because she's adorable, and two, because I can remember sneaking into my sister's room when I was little, sitting by her bed playing with her talking Cricket doll. (If you don't remember those dolls - they'd sit up on their own, even had their own lil' chair with their name on the back. They also had a cassette tape player in their back that would make them talk to you.)

I just love this face.

There is something so precious about every lil’ movement a baby makes. It’s quite ridiculous, but seriously – you say, “Oh look, they moved an arm.” “Oh, so cute – what they’re doing with their hand.” Makes you want to capture every single thing. So cute.

Lil' flapper baby.

Ha. This shot makes me think she's gasping, saying "oh dear."

 

 

 

 

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April 25, 2012

I adore this girl. That’s all there is to it. Some of the most hilarious things come out of her mouth every time I see her. My favorite of today was when I asked her about her Queenly duties and her first response was “you said doody – hahaha.” BAHAHA! Oh my. Just when I was thinking she was way too mature for her age she surprises me with this. That comment stuck with me all day. I love it. Currently Miss Alyssa is serving as Oklahoma’s Jr. Miss State Model and Glamour. She’s just a natural at posing for pictures. One minute she’s goofy and silly and the next she reels it back in to look way beyond her years. One thing I’m afraid she’ll never grow out of is her fear of bugs…this girl is certainly not an outdoorsy girl. Ha. From the tiniest ants, to the slightest buzzing, this girl is OUT. But she does enjoy the floral part of nature though. She kept wanting to pick up any flower petal, smell each flower, and try to incorporate flowers into her pictures. So I just had to include some of those on her blog post. Hope you enjoy this adorable beauty.

I think she looks like a mini-Farrah Fawcett

The whole shoot she was just dying to throw some petals in the air!

Poor girl. It was so windy, it made for a really chilly shoot. Half the time you can see her goosebumps in the pictures. But she was a good sport about it all. The rest of the pictures we took the very next day (when it was much warmer!).

Love her hair! Her mama did a great job!

Just for kicks. The girl loves her peace signs.

 

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April 16, 2012

I had the pleasure of kicking off Joe’s senior pictures at Moore’s football stadium and baseball field. Apparently he’s quite the athlete and someone must think he’s pretty great because we got special key access to the stadium, just for us. Pretty big stuff. At least I was impressed! Joe has also received numerous offers from several universities to play baseball. He has yet to make a decision – but with so many choices I can see how that can be difficult. After seeing Joe hold the football, I realized there was one thing he and I shared in common – we’re both south-paws! Whoot, whoot! (Had to add a lil’ shout out for that). I felt pretty bad for the poor guy because the day before the shoot he had a baseball game and injured his hand. We were about 30 minutes into the shoot before he mentioned anything! They postponed seeing a doctor just so they wouldn’t have to cancel the shoot. That’s dedication! (I did check in after the shoot and after his doctor’s visit they declared that his hand wasn’t broken. Thank goodness!) I love all these senior guys I’ve been photographing lately – they’ve all been consistently polite, handsome, and go along with all my suggestions! Makes my job so easy! (And side note- Joe is currently single….just tryin’ to help those ladies out). Ha. Hope you enjoy Joe’s senior pics!

I love this smile....it's like he's trying really hard not to smile, but just can't help it.

Great smile.

He's looks pretty intense here. So hardcore.

This is his model shot! For sure!

His brothers got to join in for a few shots!

Love this.

 

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  • Billy Haddox says:

    Hayley you were a Godsend for us and such a pleasure to work with! I love what you done with these shots of the boys and your comments here really made me smile! This was perfect!

  • Stephanie Knowles says:

    These pictures are fabulous!!! Great job!

April 14, 2012

This guy was TALL! Seriously. I felt like a little kid standing next to him. Oddly enough he doesn’t play basketball either – I asked. (And apparently he gets that question a lot). He does however play football and baseball. He’s actually accepted a scholarship to a university in Kansas to play baseball there after he graduates. Brett was a super polite guy, with a great head on his shoulders. He was easy to work with and willing to go along with any of my suggestions. He even laughed at some of my jokes…even if he secretly thought I was ridiculous. Ha. AND he’s a good-looking guy to boot. (And yes young ladies out there – he IS single. Ha. But not currently looking.) Hope you enjoy the glimpse of his senior pics!

SUPER tall!

I think he kind of looks like Paul Walker...anybody else think that??

Rockin' the cowboy boots. I love it!

Seriously gorgeous blue eyes. And I loved his lil' forehead wrinkles.

Love this shot. Just chillin'.

 

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December 22, 2011

This lil’ precious ball of fur is my God-Puppy. My bestie, Kristin, and her hubby, Justin, added this adorable addition to their family just last week. Quite the perfect Christmas gift if you ask me. And of course, I absolutely adore puppies so she let me come over and snap a few pictures of her sweet baby. Because it IS like a baby, raising a puppy is a big step for newlyweds…good training for them and the “real” deal. Ha! PS – I totally dig this puppy portraiture thing. Let me know if anyone else wants their dog photographed!

She snuggled up to this lil' guy comfortably. So sweet!

So poised. Such a lady.

I could barely get a picture of her outside...she kept chasing me so much! I'd run away to get in front of her to snap a shot and sure enough she'd be right on my heels.

 

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December 3, 2011

This shoot felt surreal to me because I’ve known Robert since he was a baby! We lived in the same neighborhood for a while and I was even his baby sitter a few times. Him being a senior seems to be a tough cookie to swallow. It makes me feel old. But he’s turned into such a nice guy, intelligent, AND good looking to boot. (Sorry ladies, I’m told he is currently attached). I know whatever college/career he chooses – he will do great things with his life. We took some great shots of him too…good family genes, huh?

I just love this one.

Quite the model, right?!

 

 

  • Cheryl Soult says:

    Thank you so much for your sweet words and your wonderful pictures of my baby boy! I can’t believe how time has flown since the day you used to come get Rachel to ride the school bus!

November 10, 2011

I loved working with Michael! He was definitely a man of few words, I like to call him SAS – the Strong And Silent type. Hahaha. As you can see from his pictures, I only got his reserved smile and very serious face…I kept trying to sneak a pic of a huge full-teethy grin…but he was being too strong the whole time. (I’m almost positive he even laughed with his mouth closed- I didn’t know that was even possible!) He went along with everything I said, and never once complained…well, unless you count the disgruntled face gesture he made when I told him this photo would totally be his “boy band” shot. HA! He later busted out his “The Who” shirt, so I then recognized why he scoffed at my silly comment. I smile when I think of some of his sense of humor coming starting to show. For instance, I was struggling to decide what I wanted him to do with his hands for a shot, so I posed with one hand on my head, and my other on my hip that I popped out, totally workin’ the sass and gave my best blue-steel face. I was completely joking as I know I looked super girly and feminine but later when I told him to switch it up – he mimicked me! It was stinkin’ hilarious! I love being pleasantly surprised by people. Michael was awesome and was a good sport by going along with all my crazy commentary.