Switching Over!

All - I have finally decided to join the world of designed and hosted blogs and will no longer be posting here. To see my new blog, please visit www.katiethackerphotography.com/blog. I have a very busy week this week, so there should be LOTS of sneak peaks coming!

Thanks everyone!
Katie

Woah eyes!

I could not believe the gorgeous eyes on this family that I worked with this evening, and I just fell in love with all the personalities, too. With four siblings and one cousin, I got a work out tonight capturing moments with each child, and then making a few attempts at some group shots, too (which will require a lot more editing, so no previews of those tonight!)

A preview of each child:

Horse Vaulting!

A few weeks ago (I know, I'm very slow to post these!) I got the chance to go photograph a horse vaulting practice for two sisters. I had barely heard of the sport, but watching the practice made me realize that this is a beautiful, but very difficult, sport! The last time I personally went horseback riding was on a trail at a campground - and I was sore just from balancing myself for that ride.

Basically, the girls train to do gymnastics on the back of a horse, and the horses can get pretty fast. Part of the training was doing skills on a trampoline while teammates bounced around! Talk about stable muscle control!!!

A few sneaks from the session:

Sweet senior with beautiful eyes!

This senior goes to Blacksburg High School so we had to do her shoot in the morning since she has to go to school at night now (no fun!). Regardless we still had a great time, even if we both ended up covered in wet grass from the morning dew. We played on the town playground and out in the grass, and it made for a really sweet set of images for her family before she heads of to be in the world of "grown ups" at college : )

Click on any of the images below to see them in full size.

Runner Up Lilia!

I've known Miss Lilia for awhile, so I knew that when her mom came to me to schedule her for her session after the Little Ones contest, I was going to be in for a high-energy treat. Little did I know that our first session would be canceled because of an all-out downpour, and then our rescheduled session would still be soaking wet! Lilia was a super brave girl, though, and showed me all kinds of energy! I had some fun with the edits on a few of these - in a playful mood tonight after an afternoon splashing around in the rain. Here are a few sneaks from the session:

Contest Winner Adelyn!

After a rain delay, and another near-rain delay today, I got a chance to play with my contest winner Adelyn! Apparently some of her funny expresions were brand new just for me. Adelyn has an amazing big sister who is 12 years older than her, and I had such a great time with the entire family. A few sneaks below. Leave a comment and share the love for cute little Adelyn!

Baby Anna Grace!

I had the opportunity to photograph 6-day-old Anna Grace today and it was such a loving experience. She was so tiny - just about 5.5 lbs - after an unexpected early delivery. Mom and Dad were wonderful; I loved seeing them so in love with their new baby girl, and what a beautiful girl she was. She slept like an angel for most of our time together, and when she was awake, she make the cutest faces. Anna lives about an hour away, but the drive was beautiful (and an hour of peace needed on my behalf, I must admit!). I hope I get the chance to go back out and capture more of Anna's milestones.