First of the Year!

If you are a follower of my blog you already know I love to photograph children, especially newborns. Nothing is better than being inspired and having a client embrace your ideas. And most importantly, portraits that are merely beautiful become extraordinary when there is a story captured.

Shauna and Gary Boudreau are the proud parents of 2 week old Nate. Today they visited my studio for some family photos. At first glance this wouldn't seem unique. And in most ways it is not. However, on Saturday Gary will return to Afghanistan for three more months after a brief return to meet his new son. How hard it must be to leave a beautiful wife and the tiny little round precious child who even at this age reminds us he intends to be the center of the universe!

Hopefully, in some small way, having these pictures of Nate and the lovely family portraits taken today will make it a little easier to bear. Safe journey!

Merry Christmas to All!!

April and Christie (hope this is the correct spelling :o) were two excited little girls! And there is nothing better than little girls who are happy to dress up and ham it up for the camera. These lovely little sisters spent more than an hour posing, smiling , and cooperating in the studio on Sunday. Theses are only two of the many wonderful photos from the session.

I'd like to take this opportunity to wish all my friends, family, returning clients and new patrons a very merry Christmas! Hope to see you in the New Year!

Give the Gift of a Family Portrait

This was mom's Christmas present! Knowing it was a gift received in last year's Flynn family's Yankee Swap, I commented that she had waited an entire year for this special gift (implying it was a good idea to smile!). But little did I know that this was the first family session with all four! Shelly has been waiting 8 years for another family portrait. Thanks to Heidi and Dave they have this fabulous photo to keep for perhaps another eight.

Do you know a family who needs a little prodding to take the step toward capturing a professional image to be proud of? Give a gift certificate from Gallery Arseneau this Christmas. The possibilities are endless...