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How do I love thee...

Let me count the ways.  

I love thee for thy bookcases in thy living room.

I love thee for thy grandparents who were warm and loving and kind.

I love thee for thy clothing choices.  And for thy rocking heels.  (thou dost make me say pow!)

I love thee for thy serious looks.

And I love thee for thy dancing like no one is watching.

I love thee for thy family images that show how much thou dost lovest each other.

 

And I LOOOOOOOVE thee for thy archway.   

Oh, how I love EVERYTHING about thee.  Except, that thou went and moved to New York when thou is one of my most favorite clients ever.  

And the cute face of the day award goes to....

...THIS precious little ladybug.

 

And the cute honorable mention will be going to her thighs/tights/shoes combination.  LOVE LOVE.  

Sometimes....

Sometimes...they just have one little boy and he LOVES the camera.  Sometimes, you'd never know they were pregnant unless they turned to the side.

Sometimes, they love sitting on their mama's lap.  Sometimes, they look like they'd rather be nowhere else on earth.

 

Sometimes, you get the exact shot you were hoping for.

Sometimes, you get a BUNCH of them.  (Sometimes, it's REALLY hard not to be slightly jealous because you yourself look like a beached whale when pregnant.  And then sometimes you realize that she probably didn't eat a pint of ice cream every single day of her pregnancy.)

 

Sometimes, their eyes sparkle like diamonds.

Sometimes, you want to eat them.

    

Sometimes, it's just a walk in the park.  

 

Memory Lane.

I can barely remember what my life was like before I had my children.  It seems in so many ways, that they have always been with me, and every day gets more and more difficult to think back to the days when I slept for 8 hours at a time without someone calling for me.  And I had a clean car.  

I think this is one of the biggest reasons that I love maternity sessions so much....especially with first time parents.  It's a glimpse back in time, and it makes me nostalgic for those days in the past, when life was so simple and my house was so clean.  But it also reminds me how eternally grateful I am for the days I now get to live.

These beautiful people started with me in the city.  With their dog who looks like he has flippers for feet!

 The sun began to set.....and we drove to the country.  (Ok, it's not really the country.  It's the parking lot of Home Depot, but who's counting?!?)  And my absolutely gorg client wearing a NON-MATERNITY dress from Anthro.  

 I left the session feeling all warm and cozy inside.  I also left wanting these three things: her dress from Anthropologie, a dog with flippers and another baby.  I'll think I'll settle for the dress.  

These images were made into storyboards using the Magic Blog It boards by MCP Actions.  Love her.
   

Can you really SNEAK back onto your own blog??

I know.  I know.  I have been promising a new blog by the fabulous folks at ITDR for what...a year now?!?!?  The problem is....I have discovered something during this blog-building process.  I am the MOST DIFFICULT CLIENT EVER.  I seriously cannot make up my mind about anything important.  I make a decision and say "YES!  THAT'S IT!" and then totally change my mind the next week.  Suffice to say, my beautiful custom blog is still sitting over in draft land.  While you, my faithful readers, have just resigned yourselves to the fact that I don't blog anymore.  Haven't you?  I can completely understand if you have.  

But guess what?  Even though things have been quiet over on the blog front, they have NOT been quiet here at the loft.  Not counting being my children's mother, my husband's wife, and getting ready for The Secret Workshop in Minneapolis in May, I've been shooting like an absolute madwoman.  At this point, I have about fifty gibatrillion photo sessions to share with you.  I'm pretty sure I promised some of them to you...ummm...last year.  Actually, I know I did.  That wedding I said I was going to post?  Yes, you see that couple has now celebrated their first wedding anniversary.  The maternity I was going to post?  Baby's actually WALKING NOW.  

So, I know it's been a long time.  But I miss you.  I miss your comments and your questions.  And I want to share with you this amazing journey I've been on here....beginning anew in Austin, TX...and the hundreds of clients that I've shot over the past year.   So I'm just going to start sharing.  Now, I might not share in order.  In fact, I KNOW that I won't.  So anyone out there trying to check my time stamps on my photos....you are in for a ride.  :)  

I'm going to start with some of the most special sessions first.  Well, ALL of my sessions are special, but some of them....really have that ability to remind me WHY I do what I do.....and why I am the luckiest person alive to get to do what I do for a living.  

First, a newborn shoot here at the loft in Austin.  I love shooting here because the light and airy feel just fits with glowing new parents.  This is Tyan (of tiny bird photography...and quite seriously one of the most kind and humble people I have met in my entire life...truly, the goodness just pours out of her) and her gorgeous husband and her beautiful, beautiful son.  

THIS.  IS.  WHY.  I.  AM.  A.  PHOTOGRAPHER.   

Because life can change in the blink of an eye.  Her son was here.  And then he almost, ALMOST wasn't.  Can you SEE how loved he is?  Can you FEEL it when you look at how they look at him?  

I can.

 

:: A brief quiz - A speaking engagement - A new blog ::

Cheryl Muhr has:

a. Dropped off the face of the earth
b. Quit photography
c. Quit blogging
d. None of the above

If you guessed d, DING DING DING DING!!!

Since moving to Austin, my life has been in a whirlwind....a whirlwind of shooting and playing and raising my babies and shooting and getting bit by a crazy, rabid Texan spider and going to Marfa and meeting wonderful people and shooting the most amazing clients ever with the cutest bellies and babies and families and...and...and at times I think that my heart may just burst from how much joy it all brings me.  And while my heart is full, my days are even fuller, perhaps too full to do everything that I wish to do in a day.  Most nights I am rolling into bed falling asleep while on the phone with one of my girlfriends....although as of late I've been accidentally falling asleep before I can even call them back because the day has simply worn me out.  I'm like a pair of my favorite socks whose heels are *thisclose* to being holey. 

My new blog is coming...and with it, all of the posts that I would have been posting here if I knew this blog was going to be staying here....and let's be honest, it would help also if there was a way to magic an extra 4 or 5 hours in every day to blog.  But, I just can't shake the feeling of missing sharing with you all...I love reading your comments and getting emails about my posts, so my blog will be back soon.  I really cannot wait to share what all I've done since being here in Austin with you.

I am so, so, SO excited for the rest of my summer.  I'm also SUPER honored to have been asked back to speak at a WONDERFUL photography conference in July for non-photographers and beginner photographers and scrapbookers alike, The Creative Photography Retreat.  This wonderful weekend, full of amazing speakers and information and fun, not to mention they always have the most amazing door prizes.  You'll find all of the information here:  Creative Photography Retreat   I'll be selling my personal photoshop proofing actions in the bookstore at the event as well, so if you've always wondered how I edit, you'll be able to purchase the actions that I use myself!  I hope to see you all there!!

And of course, I cannot post without some images....this time, a beautiful senior.  Seriously, who looks like a supermodel when they graduate from high school?