This little guy’s nursery was the winner of my nursery contest, and due to the sickies that have been making the rounds around my house, we had to reschedule our session from a few weeks ago. Well, yesterday was the big day!  When mom and I had initially chatted, it was mentioned that she wanted to capture in pictures just how happy her little guy is!

Well, little P did not make my job hard. He was the most happy, easygoing baby ever! I only had to resort to funny squacking noises at the very end because he pretty much smiled the entire time with very little craziness from me. At 6 months old, he is such a happy little guy! And I got some really great snuggles at the end, too. Mom and Dad, it was great meeting you both! You have a gorgeous family!

So here is the nursery:

And here is the darling little guy who lives here:

I love Mother’s Day because it’s the one day I feel like I can just relax and enjoy without the normal guilt of all the things I “should” be doing instead.  I made a little extra effort today to do something I keep reminding myself to do (and yet not doing regularly) and that is, taking pictures of me with my kids.  Much of the time I don’t do it because I don’t like my hair or my weight or don’t have makeup on or…you get the idea. There is always a reason for me to not jump in front of the lens. Being the photographer of the family, it’s very easy to get into the routine of never having your picture taken. I feel safe behind the lens, and exposed in front of it.

But as my kids have gotten older I am realizing that what they will cherish the most as time goes on are the pictures of them with their mom, not just the pictures of them that I took.

So today I decided to get in front of the lens and capture my kids and I and how I felt on this mother’s day. My husband doesn’t usually get to use my big camera, but I gave him a little quick instruction, and he really did great! I love these!

Oh man, the sickies have hit our house in a major way this past week. And now it’s my turn. I hate being sick because once I’m better then I have twice as much to do to catch up! We have a busy mother’s day weekend (not to mention the clients I had to reschedule) so I need my health back ASAP!

Ok, on to these amazing products! I am long overdue to start sharing pictures of some of the awesome stuff I offer, so here goes.

First up are Gallery Mounts!  They are one of the favorite items that I offer! Lots of clients are in love with canvas (and rightly so, because they are beautiful) but another option that I love that is a bit less expensive is a Gallery Mount. These pieces come with an actual print mounted on a substrate that is about 1″ thick, and they standout from the wall just like a canvas would.  They look like a really heavy piece of art, but the best part is that when you go to pick them up they are actually light as a feather! This is a really tailored and modern way to display your images either alone with other framed prints, or in a wall gallery together!

In this example it is just sitting on a bookshelf but these look awesome mounted on the wall!!  This is a 16×20 and it honestly could have been quite a bit bigger!

If you would like more information about a portrait session with Vibrant Life Photography and how you can create your own wall gallery with these gorgeous prints, shoot me an email! laura@vibrantlifephotography.com

Stay tuned for images of my gorgeous custom image boxes (that come with the full digital collections)! They are amazing and one of my favorite products! So far I’ve not managed to hold onto one long enough to take proper photos of it, but I now have my very own studio sample I can photograph to my hearts content. I will share that as soon as I get time (and get better!)