It is hard to stretch outside of your comfort zone. I have countless examples of times when I was too scared to do something because it was new and different and I didn’t know how things were going to turn out. Well, I have had that approach to children photography these last few years. I have never advertised myself as a children’s photographer because I never did it before, I didn’t know how to do it, and I just didn’t know if it was going to work out for me. I am here to say, sometimes (maybe even the majority of times) it is best to stretch outside that comfort zone, learn something new and do something different.  If I did not do that this last week, this post would never have existed.

One of my great friends Natalie and her then fiance, Jeremy was one of the very first couples that I ever did an engagement session for. Now several years later, they just had their first child. A darling little boy that knows how to steal hearts away within a matter of seconds. He is absolutely adorable! I am so glad Natalie found a time that worked out for us to have a session featuring her 3 month old boy.  We took an hour and rented a studio in downtown SLC (Ashley is the owner of  LaBuervenich Photography, you have to go check out her site here! Not only does she have a darling studio, but she is extremely talented at what she does).

Look at what good things can come when you try something new (and I have about 100 more darling images on my computer).

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A little valentines loves for Natalie’s little boy! I love these.

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I love meeting new people and new photographers in the Salt Lake Valley. Maggie is a great wedding and portrait photographer out of Salt Lake City that I have meet this last month. (Check out her site HERE) We got together to take a few portraits of each other on a foggy Saturday morning, and I mean a REALLY foggy morning. We set things up and started taking pictures. Let me tell you, it is really good for every photographer to be in front of the camera every now and again instead of behind it. Practice what you preach.

I also realized that I have never taken pictures of a photographer before, and I think I was all the more nervous for it. I became so self aware of how I was moving about the studio, but Maggie was so easy to work with. She is spectacular. I do not think you can go wrong with one beautiful girl and a yellow couch for winning picture.

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I  just celebrated my one year anniversary with the hubby and we chatted about how much we learned about each other in our first year of marriage. Well,  I can only imagine what that same conversation will be like after 30 years of marriage! Delanie and Robert tied the knot and now 30 years later and they still swoon and laugh. It just makes my heart sing.

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