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05.02.13

Lulu’s 2nd Birthday At Sweethaus!

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Back in March, we had a little get together at Sweethaus for Lulu’s 2nd birthday. It was a total blast. She’s obsessed with Winnie the Pooh lately, so they made her a little Pooh cake with little bees stuck in some “hunny.” They also had cupcake decorating set up, as well as paper-cupcake decorating with markers, stamps, and other fun stuff. The best part: I didn’t have to do anything but say “she likes Pooh.” They did everything for us…which was awesome, because we have a newborn and are not currently organized enough to pull off such a fun little affair on our own!

All photos captured using a Hasselblad and Kodak Portra 400 film.

Happy Birthday, Lulu!!:)

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by catthrasher

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andrea - 05/02/2013 - 4:17 pm

These photos are too cute. LOVE!

Vivienne - 05/02/2013 - 10:30 pm

The one of Vivi hugging Lulu is my favorite!
Lulu has a lot of “boy friends” already!!

04.13.13

Girls + Matching Dresses | Fab 5 4.6.13 | Spring Portraits

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“Nowhere is there a subject so versatile, so artless, so beguiling, so ever-changing and so dependable as the child. Children are…the photographer’s inexhaustible subject.” – Life Library of Photography, Photographing Children

These girls are two of my favorite Fab 5 clients! Their mother finds the most amazing dresses for them. Thank you for being such wonderful subjects, ladies!

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by catthrasher

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04.12.13

One Little Family | Fab 5 4.6.13 | Spring Portraits

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What I like best about this Fab 5 session is that I didn’t have to tell the parents exactly how to hold their child. All I said was “get super close,” and they both just wrapped themselves around him, held his hand, and leaned their heads in to touch his: each move a beautifully symbolic representation of love and support. Sitting in my studio, one Saturday morning in Charlottesville, we photographed them as they were, as they felt about each other, right then.

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by catthrasher

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04.10.13

Happy Baby + Happy Brother | Fab 5 04.06.13 | Spring Portraits

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“No professional on a dream assignment to some exotic end of the earth could hope to find subjects more mysterious and alive and expressive than these proto-people who are right at hand everywhere.” -Life Library of Photography, Photographing Children

Get ready for a cute-attack! I’m amazed at the happiness exuded by this infant and her older brother. I had such a hard time narrowing their pictures down to the 10 best because they were so adorable!

(This is the third in a series of my favorites from last weekend’s Fab 5!)

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by catthrasher

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04.09.13

A Fun Family! | Fab 5 04.06.13 | Spring Portraits

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“By definition the portrait should tell something more about the subject than that he was young at the time. On canvas and on film, for five centuries and through countless changes of style and emphasis, the proper portrait of a child has made him instantly recognizable as the young person he was.” – Life Library of Photography, Photographing Children

One of my favorite sessions from last Saturday’s Fab 5!

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by catthrasher

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Ashley Cristman - 04/09/2013 - 9:55 am

Thank you so much for helping us freezing this moment in our lives. Super fun, quick and easy. Hope to see you again in the near future!