the birth of audrey | austin birth photographer lyndsay stradtner

July 3, 2009 – 3:27 pm

I know I’ve said it all before, each birth is so amazing, each one is so different.  And it is true.  I am so thankful to have been invited to share in this birth experience.  I think I’ve mentioned this before, but most of my birth clients are either 2nd, 3rd or 4th+ time moms.  I think it’s because first time moms have a fear of the unknown, not knowing what to expect, how they will react, would make anyone anxious about having it photographically documented.  But what 2nd+ time moms know, and this is the reason they make up a large amount of my clientele, is that you will forget.  You think you won’t, but you will.  The memories will fade as time passes.  And that is heartbreaking.  And unfair.  When I think back to when Ty was born, it quickly becomes apparent that most of my memories of that day are based on snapshots that were taken.  Those simple snapshots evolved into being what I remember of that day.  12 years is a long time and I soooooo wish I could go back and have it documented.  I would do anything to have that chance.

Today, I am so proud of, and excited for this family that hired me to photograph their first born.  Because they get it.  They will never experience that heartbreak of forgetting the little details of their day, like so many of us have.  I’m so proud of this slideshow, looking at the images I see something new each time.  There is a depth to them, the emotions, the shadows, the expressions, the love hanging out in the backgroud out of focus, the looks of love and support between mom and dad, that get me.  The little wrinkles and the pout and just all the details that made me fall in love it this entire birth experience.

Click here to view The Birth of Audrey

Thank you M Family for allowing me to capture your birth experience AND for letting me share it.

If you are pregnant and interested in having your birth birth photographed, please visit The Birth Experience website or contact me directly at lstradtner@mac.com.  I recently opened up several additional spots in 2009 and have quite a few left in 2010.

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  1. BeckO   -  

    Nothing short of AMAZING, Lyndsay. So beautiful. T - what an amazing experience it looks like you had. :) And Audrey is just gorgeous!

  2. Lori   -  

    Omgosh Lyndsay - I think I’ve watched all your birth slideshows, and this one, like all the other is amazing, but this one definitely takes the cake for me! Absolutely amazing. You are so good!

    I’m dying to know, did you have them move the bed so you could get right behind it when the baby crowned???

    If you were anywhere near me I’d pay you whatever you would want to be there for my next (when and if, haha)!

    Congrats to the new family. Audrey is gorgeous!

  3. admin   -  

    thank you so much becky & lori!

    lori - they always raise the back of the bed a bit to help mom be more upright when it’s time to push. I position myself near her shoulder closest to the window and there is just enough room to lean between the bed and the wall for those shots. i love them because it’s mom’s perspective, which is what she will remember =)

  4. MrsMillerTime   -  

    Love them. Love them. Love them. Thanks for capturing our special day!!!

  5. Carrie Davis   -  

    I cry EVERY time I watch these. I wish I lived in Austin, I’d hire you to do this for my second in a heart beat.

  6. Cindy   -  

    These are amazing. I sooo wish I knew you 3 years ago!

  7. mandie   -  

    absolutely amazing.

  8. Jessica   -  

    Absolutely breathtaking! I cry every time I watch one of the slideshows you put together. You are truly gifted….

a little friday funny | austin baby, er uhm, toddler photographer

July 3, 2009 – 10:59 am

I thought we’d kick this long weekend off right with a little friday funny…..

Little dude got into my basket of props, hats and blankets I use for sessions when I neglected to put it away after work this week.  It landed by the front door and never made it past the foyer.  Later on, after a few minutes of quiet, I went looking for him.  He even managed to get one of the baby hats on his head, he loves hats, but he stretched it out with his big old head.  In the second shot he’s pulling on the tassel….resulting in the 3rd shot which totally cracks me up.  Funny baby toddler.  He’s doing awesome in his toddler bed, so far, no issues ((knock on wood)).  He loves it that he can get up and come find me when his nap is over with, in fact, as soon as he sees me he lets out a loud “HA!!”

I have so much to blog about, so many sessions to share, and lots going on at our house.  I’ve been running the kids around every which direction.  Every other spare moment I’ve had my nose in my laptop and proofing away like a mad woman in an attempt to catch up.  I’ll be back so share lots very soon.

Crazy weekend ahead filled with fun, bbq’s, fireworks, birthdays (mine, yikes!) and even the much anticipated birth of Teagan’s new best friend any moment.  Cannot wait!!!

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  1. Lori   -  

    Those eyes are killing me. He’s so cute!

new product | austin photographer lyndsay stradtner

July 2, 2009 – 1:11 pm

Over the course of the next month I will be adding new products and specialty items available to Life in Motion Photography clients.  I am really excited about the items I’ve gathered so far and thought I’d come share just this one today.  I was over checking out Kim’s blog not too long ago and saw these cute custom wall letters.  Thanks Kim for letting me share your idea with my clients!  The possibilities are endless, I can edit the colors, fonts, text, etc.  I love first names, but using your last name or spelling out “family” or “love” or “brothers”…..there are just so many options!

I ordered these as samples this morning and will share photos of them when they come in.  Each image/letter is a 5×10 print mounted to styrene and sprayed for durability.  No frame necessary.  You can lean them on a shelf or even velcroe them to the wall.

Clients, if you’d like to purchase a set of custom letter prints from a previous session, feel free to contact me at lstradtner@mac.com for details and pricing!

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  1. Super Kimagery   -  

    Lyndsay, I love what you’ve done with the letters! Thanks for the link back! =)

  2. jamie   -  

    These are GREAT! You ALWAYS have the cutest ideas. I CAN NOT wait to see what else you have going on….

  3. Kristy   -  

    These are awesome! Thanks for sharing the idea and her link too!!

  4. Mindy U   -  

    Fabulous, love the idea!

  5. Becky   -  

    What a great idea! Can’t wait to see the finished products.

  6. noelle otts   -  

    Lyndsay, this is such a great idea! i love it!

  7. Lori   -  

    Great idea! Love these. Can’t wait to see them.

  8. kim weiss   -  

    How fabulously awesome! Hope you don’t mind if I try some myself! What fun little bonuses for clients!

the last time | austin family photographer

June 30, 2009 – 9:34 pm

Tonight, for the last time, I put my baby to sleep in his crib.  I know it seems silly, but this makes me so sad.  It’s the end of an era for our family.  No more cribs, our baby is getting bigger, and today he reached out and fell over the edge, hitting the floor hard.  Thankfully, he is fine.  I wasn’t in the room when it happened, but only steps away and ran to him when I heard the thud.  We both cried.  It scared all of us, and we had to make some quick decisions tonight that involve removing the crib and replacing it with a toddler bed.  My heart isn’t ready for the crib to be gone forever.  Maybe it’s because I’m so attached to this crib.  We bought a new crib for Taryn before she was born, and before she ever slept a single night in it, Hurricane Katrina ate it, along with everything else in our home.  When it came time to rebuild, the crib was so, so important to me.  I fretted over it, but when it came time to replace it, I just couldn’t make myself do it for some reason.  I was so unexpectedly emotional about it.  Until one day my mom called me and said “get over it and order it already”…and I did.  It turns out the original model we bought Taryn was being discontinued, but I found one, and only one, all the way in Baton Rouge.  I bought it over the phone and made Jason drive all the way up there to get it, even though we had 8 million other things going on with rebuilding the house.  I had to have that crib.  It had to be the same.  And that crib eventually turned into Teagan’s crib.  The first time I put him in it, he was tiny, barely 7 lbs, fresh out of NICU and I stood there and watched him breathing for I don’t even know how long.  It’s well loved with teeth marks in the side of it from both Taryn and Teagan.  There have been so many moments I’ve looked over the edge and marveled at the miracle laying in it.  So many moments that I never want to forget, here is just one.  It’s where they slept, and grew and dreamed.

And God bless my husband, who puts up with me when I get anxious and nostalgic about the little things.  And for giving me a big hug after I left Teagan’s room with tears in my eyes tonight.  And for putting the new toddler bed together at 11:30 pm.  And for being thoughtful enough to call it a “little boy bed” instead of a “big boy bed”, only for my sake.  And for bringing me a piece of cheesecake.  A good man, that one is.

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  1. Kelly Kuntz   -  

    You always remind me to document the little things, the daily things. It seems so soon, I’m curious to see how naps, and sleeping goes now that he can get out so easily. Its tough when they tell you they’re ready when you aren’t.

  2. Staci   -  

    Your post brought me to tears Lyndsay! My baby is only a few months younger than your baby, and although we don’t know if we’re done or not (2 is oh-so-nice, but we’ve always wanted 3), I am much more nostalgic with this little guy than with his brother. Everything is new and exciting for big brother, but for baby brother…it’s “hold on, WAIT, don’t grow up” — so I understand where you are coming from. What a good hubby you got for understanding and being there! Good luck with the transition. I’ll be watching to see how it goes!

  3. sundot   -  

    Your writing is as beautiful as your pictures…(this brought tears to my eyes). Yes, you have a wonderful husband and I bet he loves you even more for being so nostalgic about the little things.

  4. jessica w   -  

    Thanks for the tears first thing in the morning! I can’t quite put my finger on it, but there is something about Teagan that reminds me so much of my own baby boy. Maybe it’s the way you always put into words exactly how I feel about that sweet little boy of mine.

  5. Rachel   -  

    this post got me. im all teary sitting here, feeling for you and understanding. for me, my “baby” will move out of MY bed soon and into his crib all night long. its hard to make those final transitions and let their babyhood slip behind you. awesome husband you have - so sweet!

  6. RhondaD   -  

    ((Hugs)). Thank you for pointing out the things you do. I adore everything about your work and you make my photograph my own more often. Great man you’ve got there too.

  7. Katie   -  

    What a sweet post. We’ll be close to moving our little one into a big bed soon, and it makes me nostaligic too. You brought tears to my eyes this morning…so sweet…

  8. stacey   -  

    I know just how you feel! At each stage of our babies growing up I felt so sad….”we’re out of the bonnet stage”…”we’re done with the binky stage”…”we’re done with the diaper stage” (okay that was a good one!)…”we don’t have a baby anymore”….but we now have two gorgeous big girls and so many great memories! Our crib was broken when movers moved us into our new house-it can be repaired, but it was still hard for me. I’m planning on grandbabies sleeping in it someday in the far-off future-lol!

  9. melissa   -  

    oh, the emotions! i bawled like a baby when we finally took down my crib that had been used for 8 years by all 3 kids. feeling your pain.

  10. Amanda   -  

    HUGS!!!! We had to do the same thing a while back, and for some reason this time around I cried. Harder than ever. We’re trying for another little one, but something this time around made it harder! :( KUDOS to a great husband! You’ve got a special one!

  11. Erin   -  

    Ohhh..we’ll be experiencing this all too soon as our youngest is our last one as well. She is a little older than Teagan (if I remember correctly), but hasn’t tried to escape yet..she seems pretty content in her own little world where big brother can’t get her without mommy noticing! Kudos to Jason for calling it a “little boy bed”…makes it last a little longer, doesn’t it?

  12. Cindy   -  

    oh how i love this post. i am going through the same thing. hugs to you.

  13. Bren   -  

    Oh, you made me cry! My little guy is 17 months. I know that time is coming faster than I’m ready! I have two amazing step-kids, ages 8 & 6. Three is a good number for us, too. But that doesn’t help the lump in my throat at the thought of my baby growing up. :(
    I was linked to your blog when you did the gorgeous first shot of Teagan in the tie. It’s fun watching our guys grow and change at similar paces. Then every once in a while there’s a post like this that reminds me that no matter how hard I’m trying not to miss a single moment, they’re flying right by. I’m afraid I’m going to blink again and have a teenager!

    How’d he do his first night in his new rail-less crib?

  14. Lisa   -  

    Oh, Lyndsay! I can SO understand. I actually think it’s great that you got so attached to Teagan’s crib. I have a hard time being sentimental with much of anything since the storm and I was the ultimate “save everything packrat.” I still save things, but just can’t seem to allow myself to get THAT emotionally attached anymore.

    Can’t wait to hear how he likes his litte boy bed!! :)

  15. jodie   -  

    oh man. i know i’ll feel the same way… minus the hurricane I guess! :) Great post… made me get all weepy! And thanks for the reminder to photograph them IN the bed more… I forget that!

  16. Beatrice Killam   -  

    Oh boy…almost got a bit teary reading that entry. I’m dealing with my own feelings of sadness and anxiety and nostalgia over the little things. My baby girl (my last baby…sniff…) is rapidly approaching her first birthday and I can’t believe how fast it’s gone by. So much faster than with my son. And I do get a lot of anxiety when I realize just how quickly time passes and there is nothing I can do to stop it. Oh why must they grow up so very fast?

  17. Jeannine   -  

    hi, FYI, you do not need to jump into moving him to a toddler bed….my daughter fell out of hers at 19 months, and never did it again. She is 2.5 now and still happily in the crib….I say keep them in there the longer the better….But best of luck with the toddler bed. Keep us posted.

  18. Tina R   -  

    Well you sure know how to make a mommy cry! I don’t want to think about my little one moving out of the crib. This first year has flown by too fast, (faster than his sister’s 1st year!) and he may well be the baby of our family. I’ll be thinking about you tomorrow! I’m so glad you have all these memories of Taryn & Teagan’s crib…love all the pics!

  19. kim weiss   -  

    ::sniffle:: it’s always those seemingly little changes that seem so huge! and i totally get the crib thing. heck, my youngest son was still sleeping in his crib until a few months ago and he’s FOUR & A HALF! And I still cried seeing that bed in place of the crib and him climbing in it. Love that the crib and his time in it was so well documented!

  20. Sarah Wheeler   -  

    from one sentimental girl to another, i am sniffling right along with you. they grow up too fast, sigh…

  21. Krysta   -  

    Aww… your post made me all misty-eyed! My little man is nearing the age of toddler bed, and I’m not sure how I’ll handle it when the time comes. I do know though, that my Mister will be as fantastic with me as yours was with you. Three cheers for FANTASTIC husbands!

10 on Tuesday | Austin Photographer Lyndsay Stradtner

June 30, 2009 – 6:13 am

1. A few weeks before my Mom’s last visit, Taryn freaked out one night and insisted we take all the photos of her in her room down.  She said “all the Taryn’s were staring” at her while she was trying to sleep.  Part of me laughed, the other part just knows that this will come up in therapy some day filed under “it’s all my mothers fault”.  So after we talked to her a bit, we decided to take all the photos in her room down.  The day before my moms visit, she came and asked if Gee was going to be staying in her room.  When I said yes, she asked if I would put her pictures back up so the room would be pretty again and normal.  I did and she never mentioned it again, until Sunday.  I went into her room that morning before leaving for work and noticed one photo above her bed was flipped around backwards on the wall.  When I asked her about it, she said “the grouchy Taryn was staring at me”.  LOL….girl, I can relate, I sometimes feel like the real live grouchy Taryn is always staring at me too!  :P  Poor kid.

2.  This little piggie went to the market…..

I’m pretty sure the last few 10 on Tuesdays have featured Teagan’s feet in some way shape or form.  I just can’t help myself.  Especially when it includes his beloved blankie.  The kid goes nowhere without the blankie.  He’s obsessed.

3.  I got a few comments and emails regarding one of the shots posted in MC’s birth sneak peek asking how I shot it.  I absolutely LOVE this shot so I thought I’d come back and share the straight out of camera capture and my edit side by side.

You can see they are very similar but if you look close you’ll see the differences.  First, when I took this shot, because the light was bright on the baby and the rest of the room was fairly dim and lit pretty much only by overhead ambient lighting, I metered off the baby.  That resulted in the area all around the baby to appear even darker than it actually was.  As far as my edit, I bumped the contrast and clarity in ACR.  Adding a bit of contrast makes those toesies stand out just a bit more.  Once open in PS, I warmed it up just a bit, burned a few lighter areas directly behind and to the right of the warmer.  I then cloned out the blue suction bulb near the top of the babies head.  I rarely clone anything when it comes to birth photos, they are what they are and I want them to remain real.  I think this may be the first birth photo I’ve ever cloned anything out of a shot actually (other than a piece of fuzz here and there on dad’s shirt, etc.).  But in this case, the bulb had to go.  I then sharpened, played with a few crops as seen in the sneak peek and voile!

4.  Yesterday I was changing Teagan’s diaper and when I put him down off the changing table he threw his arms up and said “All Done!” and ran off.  Ha!  I say that all the time as I put him down, he cracks me up.

5.  Ty started day camp this week.  He’s super excited about it.  Of course I miss him like crazy, so does Teagan, who spent the morning walking around saying “I wan bah bah”.  But I am slightly grateful that I will be seeing a little less of this all week….

Eh, who am I kidding, he’ll make up for it at dinner each night.

6.  Seriously, does anyone else hoard toys you don’t want your children to have on top of your refrigerator?  Or are we the only freaks who do that?  It’s out of control!

7.  Tina of My Lil Crations posted these last night and I ran straight over and bought them.  Love them and will find a way to use them in my house.

8.  Who has the new G3 iphone?  Do ya love it, do ya love it?  I’m getting one soon.  It’s a must.  Anyone care to share their favorite apps?

9.  I absolutely adore Craig Ferguson.  Seriously, I crack up every.single.night.  Jase and I both have to catch outselves sometimes to be sure we don’t laugh too loud and wake up the kids.

10.  Must go proof, I am sooooo far behind.  Off to work with me…..Happy Tuesday!

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  1. Aseel   -  

    I love your blog, and your work!

    We totally hoard toys on top of our fridge too :)

  2. Erin   -  

    Love #2…I too am obsessed with DD’s feet. Count the piggies, kiss the piggies, tickle the piggies, etc. She thinks it’s hilarious! Funny thing is, now she attacks MY feet when I’m sitting in the chair…I have to hold my legs up until she loses interest, lol.

  3. Lisa   -  

    Well, not on top of the fridge but waaaaay up high in the closet!! Somehow, someone always spots them, though. LOL! Don’t have the new iPhone but I am seriously drooling over one. I so wish I hadn’t just gotten a new phone in March!! UGH!

  4. Stacey   -  

    Yes, we too hoard toys ontop of the fridge. I get so use to the fact that they are there I usually don’t do something about it until we have company come over.

  5. Kim   -  

    I’m laughing right now because I just glanced over to our fridge and sure enough, there’s a couple of toys up there!! LOL! Your posts are always so entertaining. And thanks for the sharing how you captured the baby in the warmer. That image takes my breath away!

  6. Courtney   -  

    My husband and I just ordered two 3G iPhones. I have an iTouch and can’t get enough of it. The apps are amazing. Seriously amazing. To be honest, half of the apps on my phone are games that I have installed to keep my husband occupied on long trips/doctors waiting rooms/a lazy saturday. I’m actually quite excited for him to get his own so I can actually use mine. The video quality is incredible. We actually just hooked my iTouch up to our TV tonight and watched Dexter. You would never know it was coming out of an iPod. As far as my favorite apps, I like foodle (for grocery lists), and I have several that are specific for law school (black’s law dictionary, flash cards for my classes). I am getting a photo radar/speed trap app (trapster) the second my iPhone hits my hot little hands, so much cheaper than another speeding ticket. So anyways, I’m super excited. My phone should be here tomorrow or Thursday. YAY!

  7. brooke   -  

    Awesome pic! How do you meter? Is it in the camera, external?

  8. sonja   -  

    #6 No, you are not the only ones…at our house it’s called Toy Jail.

    Thanks for sharing..the open fridge slayed me!

tommy | austin newborn photographer

June 28, 2009 – 6:07 pm

After my first session early this morning I stopped by MC’s to take some official newborn photos of their new little guy and beautiful family.  At only 4 days old, he was a dream, soooooo sleepy and let me do whatever I wanted.  He put his feet like this all on his own, isn’t he fabulous?!?!

I know his momma will be taking tons of beautiful photos of him in the days to come, but I was so happy to capture some of them together (don’t worry, we have some of Jack too!).  Check out those wrinkles, I’m a sucker for wrinkled little babies….

Thanks for having me over my friends, I couldn’t be more thrilled for you.

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  1. Shannon S   -  

    He’s perfect and so sweet!

  2. MrsMillerTime   -  

    He’s so perfect.

  3. Jenny S   -  

    SO beautiful. :)

  4. BeckO   -  

    I love these!! Can’t wait to see more. And the wrinkly picture - adorable. He looks just like his daddy in that one. Not that I think J is wrinkly.. I’m just talking about the facial features. ;)

  5. shannon   -  

    these are fantastic! i love that first one!!

  6. M.C.   -  

    I love them. LOVE them. Thank you so much, Lyndsay.

  7. ashley   -  

    tommy is so cute! love them!!

  8. Susan Berman   -  

    What a beautiful little boy and such a dream!! Great work!

  9. Brandy   -  

    they look so loving together.

  10. Alli   -  

    Gorgeous. He is just perfect!

  11. melissa   -  

    love the little feet and toes…perfect!

  12. Cristina B.   -  

    Beautiful pictures!!! MC, you and your hubby make some cute kiddos!!

  13. Nicole   -  

    What a perfect little angel. Gorgeous work.

  14. becky   -  

    beautiful! love the family cuddle.

  15. Jessica Wright   -  

    He is so precious, I love the one of the 3 of them!

  16. Margaret   -  

    These pictures are amazing! Chris wants to know the chances of the photographer traveling to NYC for pictures of our newborn. Tommy is absolutely adorable!

  17. Chris U   -  

    From whence he come, we know in certitude. As he sleeps, with his guardians and protectors against harm, a blessed safe and peaceful bliss he now enjoys.

    Thank you for the pictures Lyndsay. Truly the Austen Urbans are blessed.

  18. Ruth Hudsonh   -  

    Words can’t describe what an absolutely beautiful and precious little one you have been blessed with. The first picture is gorgeous.

bet you can’t guess who this is?! | austin family photographer

June 28, 2009 – 5:45 pm

It’s the beautiful Maddie-Rose!  Her birth experience is one of the most viewed slideshows I’ve ever posted at over 7,700 hits.  (I knew it was a lot Noelle but had no idea is was that many until I checked when I got home!)  Can you even believe how big she is??  Just shy of 3 months, I can’t get over it!  We also got some great shots of the rest of the family.

Noelle & Brad, I know when Cash is grown and you guys think back to this time in your lives, his trains will stand out in your mind.  I just had to post this shot of him in your sneak peek, he’s so cute the way he loves them so much!  Thank you for having me over to photograph your beautiful family this morning, you made me feel right at home in the beautiful space you live and love in.  I can’t wait to show you more!

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  1. meredith tichenor   -  

    Love this sweet family! Such beautiful photos.

  2. M.C.   -  

    That smile and those eyes- she’s a doll!

  3. Kim   -  

    I’m amazed and SO not surprised you got 7,700 hits!! You are talented and deserve all your success! =)

the happy baby | austin newborn photographer

June 27, 2009 – 12:16 pm

Little miss audrey had her official newborn session this morning and goodness was I in heaven.  She was very attentive to my camera even just moments after birth so I had high hopes for our session this morning.  She didn’t disappoint, miss audrey was workin’ it for the camera (notice the arm up by her ear striking a pose)…I think she gets it from her beautiful mommy.

love love love these curlie toes….

I absolutely love photographing newborns outside, it just feels so natural and they are almost always at ease and go straight to sleep in the fresh air.  Probably helps that outside in Austin right now = a sauna.

Miller family, I hope you like your sneak peek, we got a lot of great shots today!  I know I will be amazed the next time I see you guys at 3 months at how much she’s changed!  Enjoy every second =)

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  1. MrsMillerTime   -  

    Look. At. That. Face!!!

    I’m 100% biased, but that is the most beautiful baby, ever. :)

  2. Kelsey   -  

    What a cutie! She looks like a freshly hatched birdie in that first photo!

  3. BeckO   -  

    Aww - T, she IS beautiful!!! :) Congrats. And job well done, L.

  4. mc   -  

    love the third one!!

  5. Amy (aj_wed)   -  

    Awwwwww!!! Wow- she looks like a doll in the first picture. She has the most beautiful eyes! Good job Mrs Miller (and Lyndsay)!!

  6. Shannon S   -  

    Cutie patootie! T, she totally looks like you in the first one.

  7. Kelly   -  

    T, she is gorgeous!! You made one beautiful baby. :-)

  8. ashley   -  

    sooooo stinkin beautiful!! those eyes!!!

  9. Juli   -  

    Beautiful baby and photos! :)

happy place | austin child photographer

June 26, 2009 – 4:49 pm

when someone says “find a happy place”….from now on, this is where my mind will go.  hanging out with little t makes me happy.  her smile, her dimples, her cuteness, her laughter, its all contagious and she keeps me smiling.

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  1. crista   -  

    how gorgeous is she? I see trouble in your future.

  2. MrsMillerTime   -  

    Oh my…she looks like such a big girl in the 1st picture!!

  3. admin   -  

    sigh….i know….can’t believe she’s almost FOUR?!?!

  4. Keri Doolittle   -  

    She is simply adorable!

  5. Gee Gee   -  

    That’s my Sweet T!! I love these pictures. She was havin fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuun!

  6. Sarah Wheeler   -  

    oh my goodness, how cute! i also wanted to thank you for sharing your photobooth template. i used it for my blog post today :)

looking at my calendar | austin photographer

June 26, 2009 – 6:40 am

I was looking at my calendar first thing this morning and realized that I only have a few session spaces left in October and November, right before the holidays.  Crazy, it’s not even July and I feel very blessed.  If you are thinking that you’d like to do a session before Christmas, now would be the time to book!!  I have several openings in July and August, getting closer to the holidays it looks something like this…..

September - 2 spots available
October - 1 spot available
November - 2 spots available
December - Closed with the exception of births, newborns and Watch Me Grow baby planners.

Also, births are booking into 2010 but I decided to open up several more spots in 2009, so if you are interested in booking a birth please contact me at lstradtner@mac.com.

life in motion photography |  the birth experience

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