a look back at summer's flowers

Flowers may be a cliche subject matter, but I can't resist.
They have an allure that draws me in and practically forces me to photograph them. 
I love their delicacy most. They come and go so quickly.
Perhaps that is why I like to capture them with my camera-- a chance to keep them forever.

Here are a few of my favorite flower photographs from this summer.

green and stump

Baby Miriam

This is the reason why I haven't been photographing other people's families much the past few months. I gave birth to this darling girl in June which means she just turned four months old. We braved the chilly air and took these photos today, and I am in love! In love with these pics on the walk by the side of our house. In love with the little hand knit bonnet Miriam's wearing. And mostly in love with the baby herself!

Dudley Family

Katie Dudley is a fantastic photographer and friend of mine. We recently met up at this little spot in Big Cottonwood canyon with our families and did a little photo swap. I photographed her family and she photographed mine! Here a few of the shots I took of Katie and her boys. Are they all gorgeous or what?

Hollingshead Family

Wow, I have been neglecting this blog! That's what happens when you have a new baby I guess. Now that she's four months old I'm finally starting to get my act together again with some new posts.

I photographed the handsome Hollingshead family back in August. I actually went to college with Natalie and Todd. They were print journalism majors, whereas I studied broadcasting, but we had some overlapping classes. Unlike me, they are actually using their journalism degrees. And have two adorable kids!

email glitch!

Hey Everyone,

Just wanted to post a quick note to say that I just discovered that my redbeanphoto gmail account has not been forwarding my emails to my personal account where I always check it. For some reason all emails sent to redbeanphoto after June 12 have not made it into my normal inbox. So my sincere apologies if you have emailed me during that time and haven't received a response. I have quite a few emails to go through and will be in touch as soon as I can. Thanks for understanding!!!

Katrina

White Family

It had been awhile since I'd done a family shoot, so I had a lot of fun shooting the Whites. They are so cute and picked great colors for Spring. We took these at Memory Grove Park here in Salt Lake City. It was my first time shooting there, and I will definitely go back.