Sam's Maternity Session

Sam has reached nine months and should be giving her husband the news any time that her water broke. I remember the panic that those words sent me into as a young soon to be father. Getting everything together, making calls, driving as careful as I could, trying to be patient while being so excited. What a great time in our lives is the birth of a child, especially that first one! I tell people it's like winning the grand prize. I can't wait to see the baby and create it's first portrait! What a tremendous blessing it is for all of us.

Zach & my 56 Bel Air

There is just something special to a boy about cars. We name them give them a gender, buff and polish them, treat them like one of the family and hold them in a special place in our heart for the rest of our lives. Kinda weird huh? Well that's the way that we are created for some reason. Well that brings me to Zach. I'm sure if you ask him he didn't really care about whether he had his portrait made with the car or not but as he grows older he will find that connection with some type of car that he will cherish for the rest of his life.

Angelic Face

This is exactly why you should hire a professional portrait artist for your children's portraits. When the crying starts the challenge begins! At chain picture studios the "photographer" can have as much of a melt down as the child when things go down hill. At Shutterly Perfect Portraiture you receive an hour of our attention per session. This coupled with the years of
experience that Scott has with children (including three of his own) blends together to ease through the frightened or fearful moments of your child. Scott's professional demeanor enables
your session to get back to the smiles which are a part of your child's normal day and at the end of the day that's what it is all about isn't it?

Yes She's Five now....We get it !?!

Can you guess how old she is? ..... given the clue, she's five, of course this opens up a whole new world, especially being a big sister and all. We just need to be clear on the fact that shes five, you know she can do things herself now, she doesn't need your help any more, after all that's for her little sister right? Don't you wish they never grew up? One day she Will be holding up both hands telling you shes TEN ( The glory in that of course is that it's double digits, then comes Thirteen which is way cool because now she's a teen and knows everything. Afterwards it's fifteen with the drivers permit and sweet sixteen comes way to soon and she's getting her drivers licence. That's about the time they can't figure out that you were a teen once and actually know something about it. Well it all happens way to fast for any of us parents. All we can do is have portraits created of them at each stage of their lives before the moment leaves us and is gone forever. One day your are holding them in your arms and they are helpless and the next your are letting them go and you are helpless. The bible says "children are a blessing from the Lord". This is one of the great truths that God shares with us in his word. What a blessing to know that we can personally be changed by his grace and at the same time trust him with the outcome of the lives of the souls he has entrusted to us, our children. And yes as I write this I think of my own children and what a blessing they are to me. Typing and holding back tears all at the same time. I guess it's all part of the job.