These are Tracy's children. This was my second shoot with them and i can't beleive how they have grown! She really wanted to incorporate who they are so we did a lot of different shots. Some with a guitar, some with sports equipment and some of her younger daughter drawing. About halfway through our session we decided to get brave and try to get their 7 month old puppy in a few. He listened quite well and i'm thrilled with the final product! The kids were so patient and well behaved. They have a lot of personality and it shows! Thanks for allowing me to capture these for you Tracy!

Sunday, May 2nd, we had our very first bridal show booth at the Tuttle Mall in Columbus. It was a blast! We met a lot of wonderful couples and networked with other vendors. The booth was amazing thanks to My husband and father. They did a great job making it look warm and inviting.

My wonderful friend Nicole Atterholt from Days Gone Design was there with us. She designs wedding invitations, Album layouts and so much more! Her website is www.daysgonedesign.com Please check her out if you need business brochures, invitations or anything at all graphically designed!

We made some very yummy photo cookies. i think that people were somewhat afraid to take them. They turned out really nice and were delicious

Kylee and her cousin, Ashley, came in for our new senior BFF shoot this week! We had such a great time. A little rain wasn't going to stop these ladies!

What is a BFF Session............. It is our newest offering this year! Come in for your senior session and bring a friend (or 10). We'll have a great time and you will have pictures with your best friends that will last a lifetime! Don't forget to ask about this fun add on session!

Erika and Shon

Well, the weather didn't cooperate this weekend. Per the weather man, it is supposed to warm up this week. We're hoping for a trip to the Columbus Zoo and we will try again for outdoor pics of the 2 little ones.

Elijah was interested enough in the oversized crayons to sit down and let me take a few pictures of him. I may have to bribe him with a giant sucker for the outdoor pictures. He's growing so fast and seems to understand almost everything we say but he's still not talking too much. I guess that comes from having 4 sisters, 3 of which will give him whatever he wants.

I am so looking forward to the nicer weather. I have several families waiting for leaves on the trees.

So this month we have been crazy busy. I made a personal goal for myself to get some great prints of my own kids (which i don't do often enough). We took a walk last weekend with all five kids and the puppy to see what we could find. I tried to get a group shot of all of the kids but Elijah wasn't having any of that. He was in no mood to pose. So i gave up on that idea and decided to just focus on the big girls. This is Maya. She is our oldest and will be 10 in July. Maya is very into clothes and music. She is a girly girl, loves having her picture taken and we had a ball. I found this really awesome alley here in town and the light was perfect.

This is Emileigh. She is 9 and i love her serious look. Emileigh is our easy going child. She doesn't want to play any sports but is the first to take up any art project. She isn't much into posing for me but was willing to let me get a few good ones. This one is my favorite of her.

And here is Addison. She is 6 (almost 7 if you ask her). She can't take a serious picture if she wants to. She is very outgoing and just loves everyone. The goal for these photographs was to have similar backgrounds so that we could get three gigantic canvases to hang on our wall. This weekend i will take the 2 little ones out and try some shots in the same location so that we can get all 5 in canvas. I just love our children. They all have different personalites and funny, quirky, unique views. I always wanted a big family and i am definitely blessed. Stay tuned for more of our little ones!

Erika

We're back! It has taken me almost a week to get over the time changes from Las Vegas and over the weekend. I feel like we have lost 1/2 a day not just 4 hours. WPPI (wedding and portrait photographers institute) was a lot of work and a lot of fun. We took some super inspirational classes. My absolute favorites were Daniel Doke, Dawn Shields, and JB and DeEtte Sallee. Thanks so much to all of the speakers for sharing their wealth of information with everyone there!

And now on to the fun stuff! I would like to introduce, Canon, our studio mascot! She is 1/2 Shepherd and 1/2 Great Dane. And the lovely Cati is with her. Congratultions to Jenni Lynn for correctly guessing what our new mascot would be!

What is our mascot going to be?????? guess correctly through the Erika's Expressions Facebook fan page and win a free sitting and a $100 print credit!!!! Winner and mascot will be announced Saturday March 13th!!! One guess per person please!