You may remember this family; I just captured a family session with them two months ago when Mom was expecting baby number three here. Well, Olivia made her appearance since then and of course I HAD to get newborn images of her. She is just as adorable as her brothers and is settling into her family’s hearts quite nicely…and mine too!

It was so sweet to see how gently the boys treated her – for now, that is! Most little sisters soon learn to hold their own around their big brothers!

Carter still has a little of that “are we actually keeping her?” look about him:

And this one pretty much says it all – life as parents of a new baby!

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This is Rachael, who just turned nine this weekend and received a beautiful smocked dress lovingly made by her very proud grandmother – with a matching dress for her American Girl doll Molly. Aren’t they beautiful (both the girl AND the dresses!) ?

And a fun Storyboard:

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I think all of you know that great images of my Granddolls are what really makes me happy, and I think you know that they happen to be two of the most difficult children on the face of the planet to photograph! Their mother and I  are both pretty handy with a camera, so you would think that between the two of us we would have a boatload of great images, right? WRONG! It seriously is so, so hard to get eye contact with these two. I suppose its because they have beeen photographed literally from their first breath, and they know exactly how to foil us. Thankfully, as they get older it is starting to get a little easier…and at my last visit I got this:

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This little sweetheart has been in front of my camera almost yearly since she was a tot, and it’s always such fun to see her grow and change. The camera just loves her, and so do I! Just look at what we got this year:

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This is Alex, whom I’ve been photographing forever. He is a typical little boy, on the run and loves to climb & play. The day of our session was a little nippy, but Alex was having a good time exploring the park and was just delightfully fresh-faced & rosy-cheeked…I just could eat him up!

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truly amazing…I gasped out loud at some of these! I always thought “lucky” was getting that perfect smile as a children’s photographer!

I’m a little behind on posting sessions on the blog, but this one just melts my heart. I’ve been photographing Ethan since he was three and I can’t believe how fast he’s growing! His mom brings him to me every year and gets a Storybook, so it’s really fun for her to have a collection of albums that captures his look and personality over the years as he grows. This year he just blew me away with how confident he is, and his new big-boy-non-fake smile is just dazzling!

Get all of your entries for the "giving is awesome" program in tonight…tomorrow they are all getting forwarded to my panel of 3 fellow photographers in other states who will pick the winner! The winner will be announced on my blog tomorrow by 4:30. Good luck everyone!

You know someone. You know someone who's experienced a
tragedy, is struggling to stay afloat, is raising kids while holding down more
than one job, or is volunteering selflessly despite extenuating personal
circumstances. You know someone who can't afford custom photography, but who
would cherish it this holiday season. You know someone who deserves a
year-round reminder of their family's spirit, love, and beauty.

You know someone. I guarantee it.

I want to know who they are, and I want to give them the
chance to experience complimentary custom photography – $750 worth, to
be exact. Whether it's canvas or albums, prints for Grandma, or a slideshow to
watch over and over, it's in your power to give them the artwork
they deserve this holiday season.

Oh, and the best part? The person who nominates the
winner receives a $250 session credit. What better reason to show some love
could there possibly be, people?

The rules:

* You cannot nominate yourself, and the person nominated must
sincerely be incapable of purchasing my services. (Being unable to make
mortgage payments for a two-million-dollar-vacation-home in Paris does
not qualify as sincere financial need.)

* The nominee must live within a 30 mile radius of my home in Salem, SC OR McDonald, PA. Tell me who
you know, what they're experiencing, and why they deserve my artwork. Please
include a way to contact both your nominee and yourself as well.

* You must e-mail me the full story here: jnafziger@charter.net

The winner will be announced on Christmas Eve — get
nominating! I can't wait to read all of your entries! Photographers all over the country are doing this, so if the person you are thinking of isn't local to me, you can search the site for someone near them : Giving Is Awesome

Open your heart to someone this holiday season — and thanks
for giving me the opportunity to open mine.

With love,

Pam

I really wanted to get a picture of me & Genevieve last weekend since I have a good one of me & Gavin, and I want to hang them together. Unfortunately it rained all day on Saturday, and we left pretty early on Sunday so we only had about 20 minutes. Usually when I bring out the camera it’s all pouts and faces and tongues sticking out. But lo and behold, I don’t know WHAT is happening to Genna but she actually kind of hammed it up for the camera!!! I hope it’s not a phase.