Expecting parents, Tony + Meghan Falcon, are looking forward to meeting their daughter, Lucy, in early April 2014. We captured Meghan's GORGEOUS baby bump at LOVE BOAT Ice Cream which made for a colorful and fun back drop for maternity portraits. Here's a peek at a few of our favorites:
The Giesecke family has someone turning one this week... Happy Birthday to Garrett!!!
It was a delight to work with this little muchkin. All smiles and as curious as can be.
I must say I've been wanting to try to create a hot air balloon prop for a session for quite some time. It seemed simple enough and I already purchased an extra large red balloon on clearance at JC Penny around Christmas time. I collected the rest of my supplies at JoAnn Fabrics which included a basket for the anchor piece, a small basket for the upper section to hold the balloon, 4 wooden dowels, and green chevron fabric.
The star of my session was one year old Garrett. Adorable as can be! The creation was not baby proof and I will need to do some maintenance if I plan on using it again. It did hold up long enough to capture these cute shots. Maybe I'll do newborn next time!
Thanks for stopping by!!
Love,
Molly
Spent this past weekend photographing a wonderful couple, Chris and Gina Fisher, that welcomed their first baby, Caleb John, on February 5th at 7:45 pm. Coming in at 9 lbs, 10 oz and 20 inches long, Caleb was a JOY to photograph and as CUTE as can be. The Fisher's have a gorgeous home with amazing taste! Caleb's nursery was way cool! We had some FUN with props including a giant spoon that matched Gina's kitchen decor. Can't wait to share these images!! Enjoy a peek at our time together:
Check out Chris and Gina's maternity session by a dear friend, Zee Anna Photography, here.
Enjoyed capturing Ryan and Clay's gorgeous little girl while they were visiting Fort Myers a few weeks ago. They are loving their new role as parents to Abigail, who just turned 3 months this week! All smiles and giggles with long lashes and stunning blue eyes!
Here is a sneak peek at our session:
I was lucky enough to photograph my dear friends, Jessica and Jeremy, on their recent trip to Fort Myers to visit Jessica's mom and dad for Christmas. My camera captured Wright fitting into his role as a big brother and I was delighted to meet Ronan for the first time. Jessica's parents made me feel right at home, reminding me that our friendship has lasted the span of 15 + years. It's an annual tradition for us to meet up for the holidays and an occasional other celebration like weddings, babies, or running a marathon!!! I will forever remember Jessica cheering me on at mile 23 in Tampa during the Gasparilla Marathon in 2009. Miles later, cities apart (The Gilberts lived in Chicago and now Washington D.C.), it's like time has frozen and we reconnect like we're still walking the halls of FMHS.
Why I loved this session... I photographed Jessica as a mom, wife, and daughter. I also captured the beauty of Jessica's mom, Ronnie with her husband and family. I know this meant so much to the family.
Love the Parker/Gilberts!
Rather than the usual blog post I write for sessions, I thought it would be fun to feature a write up from a client about their experience. This is not just any client... this blog post is written by my talented best friend, Athena Ponushis, who happens to be a writer (Florida Weekly) and will be getting married in April (so excited)! We got together last fall for her engagement photos on Lover's Key with her fiance, Scott. I asked Athena to share a few details about her actual engagement and she sent these kind words:
Drum roll please... Tristin Thomson Silvashy is here !! All BOY at 10lbs, 9oz, and 22 inches. The Silvashy family welcomed him into the world on December 22nd, 2013. We met up just before the Florida State Seminoles won the National Championship and I captured a few adorable shots of Tristin and Sam in their FSU shirts. Tristin's dad is a rugby player and also happens to be a personal trainer so we photographed him with Ron's ball and weight. Here's a peek... Congratulations Rhiannon and Ron!
And a few favs from just before Tristin's arrival in November...
Always a joy to photograph this little one! Kristin and I collaborated on a lifestyle Mommy and Me session in late December featuring Addy as the star. We captured all of her favorite things... A tea party, cooking in her little kitchen, reading with mom, and of course wearing Kristin's high heels! Too cute!
Excited to share a fun family photo session on Sanibel Island from this past November. Kimberly and her family were visiting for Thanksgiving and we captured some beautiful images at the beach during their stay. Here's a sneak peek!
Sanibel Photo Session
Sanibel Photo Session
One of the best things about doing portrait photography is truely the people you get to capture. The laughter, the smiles, the love and relationships within a family. Bona, our dear friend, was down visiting for Thanksgiving and arranged a photo shoot for her and her sister, Sujin, and their mom, Rosa. Bona's mom had been wanting photos for quite some time so they were really excited to have us behind the camera. We fit the photos into their busy schedule before Rosa rushed off to her restaurant, Origami, and Sujin to NAMI.
We got what we were looking for with every session: emotion, laughter, fun, FASHION, and most of a snapshot in time of who these ladies have become and just how special they are to each other. I think we nailed it!
I featured a sneak peek to this session a few weeks back after I entered one of the photos in a Rock the Shot Family portrait contest. Turns out we won second place! Pretty cool!!! Here are highlights from the entire LeSage family Sanibel bike session- enjoy!
It's beginning to look alot like Christmas... Here's a few of our fav pics from a recent session with Riley (almost one 1!), Cole, and Ella at South Seas Resort on Captiva, FL. We grabbed a few fun shots in the Scoops and Slices candy store at the resort then headed to the beach for a beautiful sunset!
It's almost Thanksgiving so I thought I'd share a family I'm thankful for working with...
The Romine family came to us as a referral from another client, Tessa LeSage (thank you!!!). They were looking for a local photographer to work with, as they have been traveling to the other coast for the past few years to get their family photos taken. Could I be the lucky local photographer to fulfill their "artsy fartsy" style? It turns out I was and Jonathan, Megan, and Ava were so easy to work with and had a fun color scheme amongst the beauty of Koreshan State Park. Sharing highlights from their session this week!
Have a great holiday and thank you for all of our clients for your love this past year!
Excited to share our family photos taken by our friend, Rob of Old Sparky Productions!
Setting: Downtown Fort Myers
Clothing: Skirts from Shellybee Originals and everything else was collected from staples in our closets except the Boston Terrier tee I picked up from Old Navy.
We are in love with these images and can't thank Rob enough!!
Congratulations to Bethany and David on their upcoming wedding in November! We were introduced through a common friend (Sarah Martin) and were thrilled to photograph them in Downtown Fort Myers during the 4th of July weekend. Matt and I spend a lot of time in the Fort Myers River District as a family with our daughter Lillian. We appreciate and revel in the architecture, art, culture, and commerce as a unique urban backdrop for sessions. Bethany knew she wanted to start at the yacht basin and work our way to the gorgeous banyan tree near the court house and we stopped at various DTFM favorites along the way including the Whitehurst Federal Building (Sidney and Berne Davis Art Center).
Here are the highlights from our session… Enjoy!
Meet the Quinn family. They are one super funny, super happy, and super awesome family. How do I know this? I have the photos to prove it!
Colleen, your family is amazing!! Thank you for inviting us to take part in all the smiles and giggles last weekend! Enjoy your images and we can't wait to work with you again...
Meet Rachel, a high school senior from Bishop Verot. We are friends with her step mom, Betsy, and had the opportunity to capture her senior portraits at Lakes Park last weekend. Here's a sneak peek at a few of our favorites. Love, love, love the yellow flowers!!
Sneak peek from Banner, Melia, & Bria's recent sibling photo session at Koreshan State Park. Oh my goodness, these children are beautiful!!! No words to describe, just take a look...
Lisa or "Blooming Mommy" and I met while attending college years ago and ended up taking our child birth class together back in 2010 before her Bella and my Lil were born. Now three years later, Lisa and her husband Junior have a family of four with little brother Isaiah added to the mix! Over the last several years we've kept in touch and I was so excited when she asked me to take her family photos. We had to reschedule a few times because of the rain and our busy lives but we finally picked an early Sunday morning to meet up at Lakes Park before Junior headed to a Bucs game (a fav family past time). Enjoy a sneak peek at a few of my fav images from the session! Did I mention that they are one the sweetest familes ever...
