52 fridays 51 | 52 family

so this is the beginning of the end of this project...51 weeks. that's just bananas to me!! this week's theme is family. in my heart, i'd planned to get some family images at christmas time. no such luck... but i did want to share a few family session images. in photographing a few families this year, i've learned this...the kids especially if they are toddlers or younger, often end of being the stars of the show!! like this:

or this:

or here at a large family session...a moment stolen of the youngest being a total ham!

and this little one who ALWAYS steals the show. just one more from this favorite session

but it's not always the toddlers... sometimes the babies in the family just don't grow out it...ha!

it's been a great year and i've loved photographing families this year! hoping for even more opportunities in 2012! happy new year! to see more family images visit my lovely friend, laurie here.

miss broken arrow 2012

so excited to share these images of miss broken arrow, dani delso. she is such a lovely lady and absolutely photogenic with those gorgeous blue eyes. just like the shoot with miss broken arrow outstanding teen, i teamed with elizabeth hughes and tasheika cole. loved shooting miss dani - just stunning!

miss broken arrow outstanding teen 2012

so excited to have teamed with tulsa area premier makeup artist elizabeth hughes and her company, amaranth collection. additionally, we added stylist from tyson barber salon (tasheika cole and taneisha hunt) for a full on glam squad. coupled with this absolutely stunning and poised teen - a fantastic shoot. and what a trooper, it was chilly outside and you'd never know! i'm pretty sure my parents would have just locked me away if i'd been this gorgeous at her age...yeah...didn't have to worry about that ;)

thanks danielle!! can't wait to finish going through these...more to come!

52 fridays 50 | 52 toys

yay!!! it's christmas week and this week's theme is appropriately "toys". we have wrapped lots of new toys around here...but as far right now, this is a favorite "toy" at the tolivers...my kids love anything "i" although they totally replace the "i" with "my"... "myPad" and "myPhone"... hope everyone has a wonderful holiday filled with warmth, love, and lots of toys for the kiddos! merry christmas!

now head over to see what laurie pulled off during this busy week!

52 fridays 49 | 52 cold

our theme this week is cold...and it's so relevant because it's been so cold lately. i'm not a cold weather kinda girl. it's just not my thing. based on that, there was not voluntary shooting in the cold this week...but...big BUT...i did capture the cold aisle at my favorite store in the world...you guessed it...target. yeah...i know...lacking in creativity...but at least i shot for the assignment, right?

now go check out laurie's cold post here. happy friday

our project ten | december edition

the day before thanksgiving, we got on the road to travel to dallas so the girls could spend time with my husband's family in dallas. it is always nice to spend time with everyone...they have a much bigger family than i do here...

we convinced my husband to get a quick snapshot of me and the girls...so yeah...nala is completely out of focus, but usable nonetheless.. now go check out andrea's ten

52 fridays 48 | 52 whimsy

i absolutely loved shooting this girl. it wasn't until i got home to process them that i noticed some whimsical qualities to these...

i'm not sure if it's her fierce stare, porcelain skin, or gorgeous waves...but yeah..definitely something whimsical about her on camera. just dreamy! now go check out "whimsy" by my good friend jayme franklin | sb area natural light digital and film photographer. happy friday!

52 fridays 47 | 52 strangers

when i went to the amanda holloway workshop...we got to see her do some "model bombing" in action. model bombing is a method of approaching people that you'd like to gift a session to in exchange for them modeling with the ultimate goal of building your portfolio. i chuckled to myself because it wasn't a brand new concept to me. in august, i did my own little model bombing at target and found this awesome little model. i did a session for her and her friend in september this year...she is gorgeous. ...now a part of my growing portfolio...so glad i had the courage to approach this lovely stranger.

so excited to see what laurie has this week! visit her site here!