Maternity/Family Session

So these models... have since had their 2nd baby boy born to them.  These kids (even the newborn that will be posted shortly) are some of the most expressive children I have ever met....and SO much fun to photograph! I loved it.  I was going to combine this post with both the maternity and newborn session, but it was going to be way too long.  So stay tuned for Part 2.  
This session was taken right outside of the Edwards home, most of it in their front yard.  Talk about a picturesque place to live!  

Enjoy!

-gretchen shaw

There were about 15 more hilarious/amazing expressions this child made on his bicycle.  I wish I could share them all.

models....all of them.

I asked Isaac to "show me his eyes." The picture on the left was his first reaction.

First Comes Love...

My husband and I just recently moved into our first home together.  It's been a crazy and exciting time. And as a result I've had little time to update this thing.  So to make up for lost time, this is going to be long post...but don't worry...the long part is mostly made up of photos.

There have been a lot of great things that have come out of moving into our new home and new neighborhood, and one of those great things is that we live 2 blocks away from these people. -->

 I first met Rebecca and Michael Rhodes in college and their wedding was my very first wedding to photograph.  And man was I nervous.  I brought a little D40 with a borrowed flash to capture the big day and made my first attempt at editing when I got back home.  It was a little scary.  But they trusted me and who knows where I would be in my photography career without these people.  

We have since become great friends, and I had the joy of not only capturing some great moments on camera, but sharing in the celebration of their marriage, their move back to Memphis, and most recently the birth of their first child.  I can't put into words how great it has been and how exciting it is to be part of the new little Rhodes' life.

Ok, enough writing, right!  Let's get to the photos...

Rebecca was also my first maternity shoot...and I LOVED it!  That session was done in Downtown Memphis, and then little Isaiah was photographed just a few weeks later.

Enjoy!

~gretchen shaw

and here's isaiah...