Studio Updates and Baby Maysa

I had the opportunity to photograph the newest addition to Katie and Jeremiah's home...little Maysa, who was born in November and is just one of the cutest little girls I have ever seen. She has these adorable little petite features (except for her lungs, which are NOT petite!), and has the happiest little squeal. She was very tolerant of our clothing changes and loved her special cow blanket. I wanted to share one of my favorites from the day.


It was a bit of a whirlwind week at the studio. I had a wonderful maternity shoot with Liza, who has recently relocated to Missoula from Alaska and is the new owner of the Canyon Salon. I met baby McCaul, who decided to nap through a good chunk of the shoot which made for some absolutely beautiful portraits with daddy (as soon as I get permission to post, I'll share him with you!), and today I finished up a shoot for the cover of the United Way of Missoula County annual report. I was hired this past summer to create images for this year's "Live United" campaign. We did a group shot of about 40 people who gathered in the lobby of the old Florence Hotel, and we shot the image from the balcony above. Ed Doyle assisted me and even jumped around and made funny noises to get the kids' attention (which only proves that he is my friend, as this is sooooo not characteristic of my studio mate! THANKS ED!!!). Once I get initial edits done on those, I'll post them, too.

Busy weeks ahead, as Bye Bye Birdie opens at the Missoula Children's Theater on Friday, March 13th. If you haven't purchased tickets, get them quick. They are selling like hot dogs and apple pie! I'll be shooting the performance photos for that show, as well as Jack and the Beanstalk, the last after-school camp of the season for MCT. In April, I'll be traveling home to Boston with Thomas in tow to visit my parents for a couple weeks. My father finishes his radiation treatments on Friday, March 13th (HOORAY!!!). If you recall from my earlier post about Thomas's birth on a Friday the 13th, I consider that day to be very lucky in my life, so it's only fitting that Dad should end on such a good note!

I've been asked to do a couple photo shoots for families while I'm back in the Boston area, so if you know anyone who might be interested in scheduling a shoot, have them give me a call at (406) 240-6050 and we'll see if we can work something out. I'm going to limit the number of shoots I do so I can spent time with my parents, see some of my oldest and best friends, and sit by the ocean. I don't CARE if it snowed a foot this past week. I'll bring blankets and a parka if I have to. I miss the water.

Wedding season is also fast approaching, and my phone has been ringing frequently with inquiries about wedding packages and availability. We're starting to book up for our dates this summer, so if you are a bride interested in booking your photographer... call quick!

I have been burning the midnight oil (and the 1 a.m. and 2 a.m. oil) for the past week, so I'm going to take a much-needed nap and sign off here. I've been remiss about posting updates due to the crazy schedule, but I'll work on it, I promise!