There’s this “rule of 7″ in my family that went for a full 49 years before it got broken. But starting with my mom’s oldest sister, my aunts, mom and most of my female cousins on my mom’s side are separated by 7 years, including my sister and me. It’s kind of a neat thing if you ask me.

Speaking of years, I’m really proud of my sister Stephanie for a lot of reasons. We have a lot of stories between us, ranging from leaving her at a Cracker Barrel once in Ohio (she tells that one every chance she gets) to her having the fattest steer at the Jr. National Hereford Expo in Montana one year. Then there was the time that she didn’t get accepted to the theater department at U of I, so we drove around campus for half a day talking to the admissions office and the art department trying to get her into one of the programs at Illinois. I think I told the admissions lady something along the lines of “She WILL go to school here eventually, whether it’s this year or down the road.” I guess we did something right because within a couple weeks she was accepted to the art department and she’s been there ever since.

Mostly though, I think she deserves the most credit for graduating in 4 years while raising my nephew for 3 of those years. Steph jokes that Nevan (now two and a half) is also graduating from college so he got to be a part of the photo shoot. And if Aunt Holly has anything to say about it, Nevan WILL go to Illinois someday.

The “safe” headshot in case Mom doesn’t like the other more artsy ones. Haha…

Special thanks for Scott and Barb at Memory Lane Photography for letting me borrow the cap and gown for a few hours!

Five kids. Chickens. Tantrums. Ice cream bribes. Kittens. Maze. Willow trees. River. That pretty sums up my trip to rural St. Joe on Saturday to hang out with this awesome family. It’s fun to do pictures of so many kids in a family at once as you really get to see each of their personalities. I could tell you something unique about each one of these kids now. And they knew about me too, which was cool. And means that someone actually reads my blog!

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We had a BUSY weekend, and fun for the most part even though it rained pretty much all day Monday. Saturday evening, the tables were turned and Aaron and I posed for VWC Photography for a Mr. & Mrs. session. We spent some time at a mural near downtown, Memorial Stadium (where we got kicked out… oops!), outside of Assembly Hall and finally at the Hallene Gateway & fountain. Oh man, we took so many cool shots, and even came up with a bunch of stuff I hadn’t even pictured, so I am so anxious to see the photos! I now know how many of my clients feel as they wait for their photos from me!

Oh, and Thursday night, I made these cute cherry-limeade cupcakes for my co-workers. I got the recipe from my friends Jen & Adam download lilo stitch

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Sunday morning, we got up and drove to Springfield to do an afternoon engagement session with my mom, Paula, and her fiance, Joe. We started out at Joe’s house and then dodged the rain at Washington Park. The photos following those are of Joe’s daughter, Izzy, and my nephew Nevan.

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Oh my word… I don’t think he could get any cuter.

I love baby feet. There I said it. So you’ll notice lots of feet pictures of the two newborns I’ve photographed this month. And then mix in the bokeh The very best Off album download watch scary movie 3 in divx watch 4th tenor the in divx harry potter and the chamber of secrets download free of their faces and/or cute little bodies in the background, and I just can’t stand how much I love these images! I photographed her beautiful mother while she was still pregnant as well as her dad, and big brother and sister back in March. Here are 3 of my favorites of Baby Ruby.

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Any other newborns out there or babies on the way? My summer calendar is filling up fast, but I still have a couple openings in June and a few in July!

I get the chance to photograph these two beautiful girls about once a year. They are going to be big sisters! And then our photo sessions will become even more crazy… I can’t even imagine! I spent the weekend visiting their parents (Mommy was a college roommate) and we played at the park, went to church and visited the Jewel Box in St. Louis. The Jewel Box is like a big greenhouse that is used for small weddings. It’s great for portrait sessions because it’s indoors (it was kinda rainy and VERY windy that day), it’s warm, it has amazing diffused light (it’s all glass!) and there are plants galore to use as backdrops. Perfect! Here are some of my favorites…

How cute are their matching dresses?

I love this one!

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I tried all weekend for this shot and she finally looked up at me!

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I did a shoot of these brothers the week before Christmas, and finally got to use the new UI Business building as a location. This place is super sweet for portraits when it’s nasty outside because one wall is 3 complete stories of windows. A photographer’s dream!!

Here’s the shot they picked:
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Jody works at the new Institute of Genomic Biology on the UI campus. I like the way this woman thinks! She contacted me about getting her headshot done before the end of the year because she likes the way her hair is right now.

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Her husband Brian also works there, and he jogged over from Mumford Hall to meet us as well.

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I’ve known Scott probably since he was about 4 years old. We were in the same 4-H club, his sister Tara (hi Tara!) is a really good friend of mine, and his grandma was my kindergarten teacher. Oh man, as I’m typing those things, I’m realizing that list goes on and on because we also showed cattle together and I have some great stories about Sid his dad. LOL… oh, memories. I don’t know Ashley quite as well, but it seems like she and Scott have been dating FOREVER, so I have hung out with her a few times.

My friend Shelley tagged along for the shoot as she wanted a behind-the-scenes look at a portrait session with Holly Birch Photography. Thanks for coming along Shelley! I hope you learned a couple things.

It’s so cool to see people you know falling in love and taking the plunge. I know I have a VERY anxious Ashley waiting to see these, so here they are, in probably the longest set of favorites I’ve posted yet.

This pose was Shelley’s idea:
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I had them do “serious” a few times and they rocked it! I have a feeling Ashley uses her sexy pose every once in a while. Or when she’s mad at Scott.

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This was a new pose that I tried. I think it turned out alright!

Then we had Ashley pull Scott, to which Ashley said “This is more like it!”

I love shots of grooms looking at their beautiful brides.

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Swings!! Are you serious? Yes, please!!

Then there was the covered bridge, which we took full advantage of. How can you pass up those red walls? Really, you can’t.


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This is Ashley working my lens. Oh my goodness.

Thanks you guys for a great session even though it was kinda cold, there weren’t many leaves, and we saw some snow flurries!

You might know that song line from the movie “White Christmas,” or not if you’re not a dork like me!

I’ve known these two ladies for a LONG time. I went to jr. high and high school with Ann and she’s been one of my closest friends since we met in 7th grade. She now has a master’s degree and is teaching college English (hey, Dave, if you’re reading this, she still needs to email you!!). Ann aspires to someday be a famous author. She has some GREAT ideas, one of which I’ve been pushing her to write for at least 2 years (*hint, hint* Ann!!).

Mary is a few years younger than Ann but is equally amazing. This girl is an avid runner and is really into a healthy lifestyle. They’re both fashionistas, dating way back to when I was still wearing corduroy and flannel (I’m serious!) and they were hard-core GAP followers. Now I shop at the GAP while they’ve graduated to, oh, I don’t know Banana Republic and AnnTaylor or something. Ann also has an adorable dog named Audrey and two kittens, Josh & Ella. It would’ve been fun to have Audrey at the shoot, but then the kittens would have felt left out.

Without further ado, I give you the photos:
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Ann (doesn’t she look sassy here?)

I of course brought my favorite chair again!


Serious shot in case she ever needs a photo for her book dust jacket.


Together for Mom (Hi Kathy!)

This one’s not the greatest shot, but I love it anyway.
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These photos are courtesy of my good friend Allyson from Sweet Pea Photography. I decided it was high time I had some good headshots done and a few shots with my beloved Nikon D200 and Shootsac. I also want you beautiful brides out there to know a little bit more about who I am!

I have to say that it was really weird being on the other side of the lens. Allyson had to keep reminding me to “real” smile instead of fake smile. Sadly, I think I like my fake or half-smile better. And I realized that my posing eye works better when I’m holding a camera. I was still pretty good at scoping out good spots at least.

I’ve just ordered a bunch of these from my lab to hand out at Thanksgiving to some of my family. I mean, really, I don’t think I’ve had a professional picture taken since my senior year of college. It felt kind of like ordering senior pictures again (I even got some wallets!), but I know my grandmas, mom and boyfriend will at least appreciate the gesture.

I like this one more and more all the time

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Now I know what my clients see!

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I don’t normally shoot in RAW, but Allyson shot these that way, and I had LOADS of fun playing with Adobe Camera Raw. If I play with it a bit more, I think I could possibly become a convert. At least part-time.
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Do you like any of them? Which poses do you like especially? Which one should becoming my avatar on www.hollybirchphotography.com?