Wait and Irl

Oh, Boy! Oh Boy!

These little tykes are quite the pair!

Once again I have a set of twins from birth and on:-)

2009 was the year for duplicates at Stella Studios,

and I loved every bit of it!

Every little boy has his fav toy,

and that was no exception for these two!

Thomas the Train was their toy of choice...

& of course they had to be photographed with the little steam engine:-)

Sometimes we just aren't feeling photo time....

But hang'n with mom and Thomas always makes these times better:-)

Until the cake comes out...

And then the sugar sets in

and things are just a tad better than they were:-)

I love these times!

Thanks Marcia for bringing the boys in through out their first year.

It has been a fun and rewarding experience

and I look forward to the years to come!

~Sally~

Ben turns 1

Ben has turned one year old...Crazy how fast time flies!

I first met Emily (Ben's Mom) when she brought his older brother

Grant in for his pics, and then shortly after Ben arrived,

and I've been fortunate enough to now get the opportunity

to capture both these little guys growing up:-)

Ben started off this session looking at me

like I was some crazy lady with a camera

But that didn't stop me from capturing some fabulous photos!

I mean check out those baby blues:-)

Oh the army crawl...

I had know idea a child could move so fast using only his arms!!!

In the end Ben warmed up to me and my crazy camera

and I was able to capture some really great images of him!

Hope you had a great birthday!

~Sally~

Happy Birthday Hailey!

Hailey came in today for her 5th birthday!

Would you have guessed she was a little shy...

A touch of music and Miss Hailey

was my little model for an hour:-)

Oh my gosh!

I love, LOVED this hat:-)

Hailey was dressed to a 'T'

From her daisy headband...

to the daisies on her jeans,

this gal was walking sunshine:-)

Perfect for a day like today!

Of course mom had to jump in for a few!

I enjoyed working with Hailey,

and I hope to get the chance to meet her little brother soon!

Happy Birthday sweetie...

I hope your day was filled with loads of fun & tons of presents:-)

~Sally~

Charlie and her boys...Reese & Otto

Happy Birthday Boys!

It's always a bittersweet moment when the babies

I've been photographing since newbie come in for their 1 year birthday.

The fact that I get the opportunity to watch them

grow through my lens is such and amazing experience:-)

Reece and Otto are so adorable!

They have two totally different personalities

I love watching twins and how they differ from one and other,

yet are also so much alike

The boys had a slight meltdown pre cake diving...

Oh Otto...I'd feel the same way after a sugar high!

Kim is such an amazing mom, and she has the cutest boys..

and not to mention the sweetest little girl!

Meet Charlie (love her name)

I've been photographing Charlie since she was a babe:-)

It's these photo shoots that remind me why I'm a photographer.

When I get the chance to build relationships

that last for years, it means the world to me!

Thank you Kim,

for allowing me to be a part of your children's lives...

and to document life's little moments:-)

~Sally~

Lil' Miss Katie

This is Katie...

Katie could be in an ad for goldfish crackers!

Oh so delicious!

ALL GONE!

Lil Miss Katie...go, go, go

This tiny chica was on the move,

quite the little busy body I must say...

If only we could all retain the energy we used to have as children:-)

~Richelle~

Casey and Lance

Casey and Lance are getting married

this coming Saturday March 27th!

It's been a whirlwind planning and preparing for the big day,

but who says you need a year to plan a wedding...

Casey did it in three months!

They hadn't intended on doing engagement photos,

but Sally talked her into it, and I'm so glad she did...

Sally did an amazing job with these pics...

She's in the wedding this weekend

and I know she'll be dying to pick up the camera!

(don't even think about chica...I've got this covered, you enjoy the day)

~Richelle~

Bike Rack

I saw this photo when I was going though Piper's senior photos.

Sally had taken it while she was doing his location shots.

I love her random finds!

~Richelle~

Photos With Truman!

On March 1st & 2nd Sally and I got the

opportunity to give to a great cause.

For a small donation children of all ages paid a visit to our studio

and spent some time with Columbia's most popular feline,

Truman the Tiger!

Tia Odom made all the arrangements for the photo shoot

and put the word out to excited fans.

She was so amazing at organizing this little event

and we have to say she did a wonderful job!

Donations went to Rainbow House an organization

that focuses on keeping children safe and

supporting families in crisis through prevention, assessment,

and intervening in child abuse and neglect.

Here are some of our fav photos from those two days!

This is Lil' Miss Madison. . .

Sally and I photograph her and her sister Giada

(who is not present due to tiger fright)

Madison was so excited to spend time with Truman,

she had even drawn him a portrait. . .

Super Cute Maddy!

Of course we had to get our photo with Truman!

Sally took the pic of this little man. . .

I love how he and Truman are having a jam fest!

This is Eli, my sugar bean. . .or so I've come to call him these days:-)

I'm not so sure he knows what to think of Truman.

At least his encounter didn't end in tears,

as mine had when I was first introduced to

Truman at the tender age of 4!

By the end of the day, I think Truman was tired. . .

He did an amazing job and so did everyone that came and had there pics taken!

Tia and her husband Barry raised close to $800 for Rainbow House

by doing photos with Truman.

Congratulations, you guys rock!!!

~Richelle~