Little Miss M

My blog followers have been seeing this little miss since before she was born! What a little doll she is becoming. It's always a pleasure to see her family and her big brother too. But this session was mostly about her. Second kids get overlooked sometimes when it comes to pictures (I am guilty of this too) and so mom and dad want to be sure they have some to show her of when she was a baby. I love this age too, so many smiles and so many new things happening in the world of a 9 month old!











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Nico Suave.

Really. You're probably going to die when you see the lips on this baby. :) I am going to save the words and let the pictures do the talking, because I am not technically "supposed" to be working this weekend. But I couldn't resist popping on to share this cutie.



I am seriously a sucker for newborn "curl-hawk"











Congrats, "V" family on your newest addition!
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It's that time of year!

Finally, right!?!?
I have had so many emails and inquiries about Christmas mini sessions this year, and I am very excited about them! It's my favorite time of year because I get to reconnect with so many of you. This year's mini sessions will be held on Saturday, Oct 9 from 3-7 pm at Curtis Hixon Park downtown and Saturday Oct 16th from 8-11:30 am on Davis Island. Mini sessions will be 20 minutes long and booked every half hour, first come, first dibs on time!
This year I have a couple of options.

Merry Package- $300
Includes session, online proofing of 7-10 proofs, 50 2 sided holiday cards*, 1 8x10 print and 4 5x7 prints.
*Holiday cards may be substituted for 2 medium resolution digital files to make your own cards or 5x7 prints.

Bright Package- $200
Includes session, online proofing of 7-10 proofs, 1 8x10 print and 4 5x7 prints OR 1 11x14 print. For people who just want a few new pictures, but don't need cards.

As always, you may also book a regular session during my holiday season. Please keep in mind that sessions need to be completed by Nov 14 to guarantee holiday delivery.
Book your holiday session or mini session by Saturday, Sept 18 and receive a free set of wallets.

My holiday cards can be viewed on my website under the "proofing" tab using the password christmas.

Please email or call today to book your session with Tampa's premiere family photographer!
courtneyvickersphotography@yahoo.com
813-352-4479
www.courtneyvickersphotography.com

*Payment due upon booking. Check or debit/credit through paypal accepted. FL state sales tax of 7% will be added to every transaction.

Godspeed, little man.

It's a big day! Grady set out for his first day of kindergarten today. We didn't have any tears (from him or I), and he even tried to help make a little boy at his table feel better about his mama leaving. My sweet guy. I keep looking at the schedule his teacher gave me to see what he might be up to right now. It's 9:10 am so it looks like he's in the middle of his reading block. Yeah. I'm THAT mom.
My friend shared a poem with me yesterday. I am going to repost it with some of the pics of Grady's first day. I am warning you up front. If you are pregnant, nursing, or recently sent a child to their first day of school, you may want to keep a box of tissues handy for this one. Remember how I said there were no tears. Well, that was before I went back and read this again.

He started school this very morning
And he seemed so very small
As I walked there beside him
In the Kindergarten hall

And as he took his place beside
the others in the class
I realized how all too soon
Those first few years can pass

Remembering I saw him as
he first learned how to walk
The words that we alone made out
When he began to talk



This little boy so much absorbed
In learning how to write
It seems as though he must have grown
To Boyhood overnight



My eyes were blurred but hastily
I brushed the tears away
Lest by some word or sign of mine
I mar his first big day

Oh how I longed to stay with him
And keep him by the hand
To lead him through the places
That he couldn't understand



And something closely kin to fear
Was mingled with my pride
I knew he would no longer be
A baby by my side

But he must have his chance to live
To work his problems out
The privilege to grow and learn
What life is all about



And I must share my little boy
With friends and work and play
he's not a baby anymore---
he's in Kindergarten today

3 posts in 3 days!

Love it when that happens! I have so much to share and I am trying to play catch up. So tonight, I am sharing sweet little man "J"! Talk about a gerber baby! He has the perfect big eyes and sweet little face, and he was so much fun. Historically, 1 year olds are hard to work with. Right around 1, lots of things are happening. They are getting more mobile, and they also realize that they can manipulate things in their environment based on their behavior. This usually means that they decide pictures are a no go, and I run. a lot. But not sweet little "J". He greeted me with the biggest ever smile and was so happy throughout the session, despite the insane heat. It was very hard to narrow these down for a sneak peek.





Isn't mama pretty?










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Rockabye, sweet baby James.

I am going to be brief tonight since I got a bit long winded with the news and updates last night. My little friend Eva is finally a big sister! If you're an avid blog reader you'll be sure to remember her. And her sweet little brother is JUST as adorable.













Hope you enjoy your sneak peek mommy! I had fun meeting your little man.

Busy busy busy

Oy. I feel like my sadly neglected blog is calling out to me. :) How in earth did it get to be August 9? That means there is only 2 weeks until school starts, and (brace yourself) a little over 4 months until Christmas! Ah, yes. Our local Cracker Barrel has had Christmas trees in the window now for a solid 3 weeks. So, while you may be thinking it's WAY to early to consider Christmas pictures, it's not. This year I will be offering one day of mini sessions, and also booking regular sessions for Christmas. I will be announcing the mini session date very soon. If you have not yet signed up for my email mailing list, make sure to do so. It's right over there on the lefthand side of the screen! Details will be released there first, so don't miss out.
Also, on other news. If you are a friend in CO, I will be coming out there for some mini sessions on Sunday, Sept 26. I will be sending out an email about that as well but if you are reading this and want to be included on that email please let me know! Just fill out the info on my contact page on my website.
Ok, enough catching up on the blah blah blah end! Here's a little sneak peek for the "H" family. I love working with them every year because "C" is the same age as my Grady and their little "L" is about a year older. And I'll flat out admit that I have a bit of a soft spot for families with 2 little boys. I've had a lot of them lately, it seems! So here they are.










Seriously. I love evening light.


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A natural.

I have been photographing this big eyed cutie for several years now, and he's only just several years old! It's such an amazing treat to get to watch all these kiddos grow up and change. "J" has always been a natural in front of the camera...



"J" has some big changes coming up in his life soon. This big guy's about to be a big brother. I can't even tell you how crazy excited I am to meet his little brother! I love this next shot, his little face looks like "oy! They're at it again!"







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I have been shooting at Curtis Hixon a whole lot lately,so much so that I have joked that I should just put up a sign for the studio on the side of the Art museum, so it was a refreshing change to get on the other side of the river this time!


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Vision schmision.

There are so many awesome things about my job that sometimes it seems perfect. But one of the tough things is balancing my vision for a session with what actually goes down. See, even if I have never met a family before, I try to get enough of an idea about them to sort of start dreaming up what we may do. Sometimes I hit it right on the noggin. Other times, especailly when I know the children well, it doesn't exactly happen like I think it will. A friend commented to me today "it sure is good your kids will let you take their picture!" My response "they don't always. I just have more time to make them."
So it is with this family. You saw a little sneak peek of Mr. Mason last week, and today I wanted to share some of his baby sister, Maddie. As I said, their mom is my dearest friend, and I hold these two as close to my heart as if they were my own flesh and blood. For Maddie's session recently, I had a vision. I saw bright colors, lots of shoes, her sitting patiently trying them on. And I got some of that.




But by about the 14th time she started to run away from my set up toward a nearby fountain, I realized that I was going to have to roll with it a bit. And I am soooo glad I did, because these are my 2 favorite of her. You'll notice, no bright colors. I favored black and white. No shoes, they were long forgotten. Just Maddie, being her usual gorgeous spunky little self.
I love the motion of the pearls in this one.




Editing these tonight was a good reminder that no matter what my plans may be, I might find unexpected surprises in the unscripted. And that, after all, is why I do what I do.

I'm baaaack!

Promised I'd be back with one more sneak peek tonight. This pretty little lady had a session the same day as the 2 cuties in the previous post, so it seems only fitting that they should have a sneak peek on the same day as well! I am going to keep it short and sweet tonight, but cutie patootie Miss B will speak for herself!









Water + kids...always fun.