By carrie hilgert, on January 20th, 2013%
The Peters family was a new family I met this year and I’m so glad I did. They were a bit nervous, not having really done photos before. And I think that is just perfect because then it’s like a fresh clean slate for me as a photographer. I always want people to relax and have fun. Everyone who knows my work knows I’m not about stiff, formal stuff and you can only get those relaxed smiles by being relaxed. You can’t fake that. When you come to a shoot, you have to throw all your expectations out the window and see what the time together brings. It’s a wonderful thing when we’re all on the same page. And Polly and Aric were more than willing to let me do my thing. They were just so cute, here are a few of my favorite shots from our time together.
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By carrie hilgert, on January 20th, 2013%
Can I just say that I am so so so excited to be shooting this family’s wedding this summer?! It’s like a dream come true. Brooke and Chauncey came to me a couple years ago for the first time and I have been in love with them ever since. We just connected right away. I’m certain that if we lived closer, we’d be hanging out, listening to awesome music and drinking coffee and stuff. I had just a terrific fall season of family sessions, and this was one of my favorites. Excuse me while I post way too many photos now…
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By carrie hilgert, on January 20th, 2013%
Whenever I sit down to update my blog, I am usually doing a whole batch of sessions. It’s then that I feel like a broken record, but I can’t help it! The Caylor family is yet another totally awesome group of people I am a better person for knowing. I love when clients become friends and I love it when we’ve worked together almost the entire time I’ve been doing this and the shoot becomes just a huge playtime for Carrie. And then I end up with SO many usable images, but that’s another story entirely. Here’s a look at the Caylor’s 2012 photo session.
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By carrie hilgert, on January 20th, 2013%
The Stanley’s are one of the jewels that I know I will hear from every time they need photos of their growing family. And I’m so thankful for that. They are fun, quirky, positive and just a joy to shoot. Always willing to do something crazy and fun. This year the girls had SO many ideas. I love that. I let them direct, I take their suggested shots and in between I get some real gold because everyone was having fun. Here’s a peek at their photos.
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By carrie hilgert, on January 20th, 2013%
Katie is one of the most unique people I’ve ever met. And I’ve met quite a few somehow thanks to the universe sending them my way. She’s an actress. And she’s golden through and through. She’s just one of those people that you know has good things coming her way. You look at a person’s life and you see how they react and come through things and you know: this is someone special.
I was honored to have her in front of my lens.
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By carrie hilgert, on October 27th, 2012%
I was really looking forward to Lisa and Pete’s shoot. I really loved what we had captured the previous year and was looking forward to seeing how much those two cuties of theirs had grown. Sometimes kids just don’t feel well and that was the case this year. That’s ok, I had my magic suitcase of tricks. And I had my humiliating monkey sounds…(which didn’t work  It took some doing, but I cracked them eventually and by the end of the shoot, we were all cracking up. They gave me just the window I needed to capture the cuteness and loveliness of this awesome family.
Here are some of my favorites:
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