Andrea Shirey Charlottesville Children's and Baby Photographer http://www.andreashirey.com/blog Maternity, Newborn, Child, Family and Wedding Photographer Serving Charlottesville VA, Washington DC Area and Northern Virginia Tue, 07 Sep 2010 23:08:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en a shoot in a field… http://www.andreashirey.com/blog/?p=413 http://www.andreashirey.com/blog/?p=413#comments Tue, 07 Sep 2010 23:08:02 +0000 admin http://www.andreashirey.com/blog/?p=413  Really enjoyed working with this fun family of 5!  Got so many great shots, I’m not sure which ones to share!  Look at these three beautiful children:

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 Love this one!

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 He loved playing with his toys

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and in the water…

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 What a fun swing.  Thinking about getting one of these for my family!

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 Another favorite of mine.  I LOVE hammock shots!

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 So sweet.

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 Then we headed over to the feild where the light was warm and golden.  What a beautiful family.

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 Playing in the field.

 

 

 

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 A boy and his dog.  Love thes next two shots.

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 Beautiful and so natural…

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Had such a fun time! 

]]> http://www.andreashirey.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=413 8 beautiful faces! http://www.andreashirey.com/blog/?p=412 http://www.andreashirey.com/blog/?p=412#comments Tue, 07 Sep 2010 12:21:56 +0000 admin http://www.andreashirey.com/blog/?p=412 This was my second time working with this AMAZING family!  Photographing large families can be tough, but I just love it!  I love capturing the dynamics between everyone–so much fun!!  We were able to shoot at a beautiful location!

 

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A little fun!

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Six gorgeous children:

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We played in the river…

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And hung out in a great field…

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LOVE this shot of mom and dad.  Look at that sun shining down on them!

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And we finished up with climbing trees!  Needless to say, we were all very tired and sweaty by the end of the shoot!

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]]> http://www.andreashirey.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=412 good times http://www.andreashirey.com/blog/?p=411 http://www.andreashirey.com/blog/?p=411#comments Tue, 07 Sep 2010 05:29:48 +0000 admin http://www.andreashirey.com/blog/?p=411 Whew!  I am soooo behind!!  A new post is loooong overdue!  Things have been extremely busy for me, and I have neglected my blog a bit.  And now the catch up begins…

I so loved working with this sweet family.  They were SUCH troopers–the heat on this day was a beast!!  But you’d never be able to tell by the photos!  Take a look:

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A sweet moment…

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Gorgeous!!

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Love this fun shot!

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And another sweet moment between father and daughter.

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I even got to capture a few of their pups!  aren’t they cuties?

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I will be back soon with more to share.  Hope everyone is enjoying the cooler weather!  I sure am!

]]> http://www.andreashirey.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=411 double my delight!! http://www.andreashirey.com/blog/?p=410 http://www.andreashirey.com/blog/?p=410#comments Tue, 31 Aug 2010 21:00:21 +0000 admin http://www.andreashirey.com/blog/?p=410 Had so much fun working with these super cute twins!!  I’ve worked with them since before they could walk…love seeing them grow up!  The couldn’t be more stunning…

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Look at their beautiful eyes!

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Had a lot of help from daddy to get such great smiles–he’s pretty funny!!

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Love these soulful moments…

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Telling secrets.

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Catching up…will have more to share soon.  It’s been a very BUSY August! 

Sidenote:  Only two session spots left for 2010.  Call me soon if you want one!

]]> http://www.andreashirey.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=410 laura and thomas part 2 http://www.andreashirey.com/blog/?p=409 http://www.andreashirey.com/blog/?p=409#comments Mon, 30 Aug 2010 04:25:25 +0000 admin http://www.andreashirey.com/blog/?p=409  A few more of this gorgeous couple!  Enjoy!

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]]> http://www.andreashirey.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=409 thomas and laura got married: part 1 http://www.andreashirey.com/blog/?p=408 http://www.andreashirey.com/blog/?p=408#comments Fri, 27 Aug 2010 16:14:18 +0000 admin http://www.andreashirey.com/blog/?p=408 Yes they did!  And it was an absolutely BEAUTIFUL affair!  I was so lucky to be asked to document their special day!  A HUGE thank you to my second shooter Abbie Rufener.  You can see some of her fabulous shots from the day HERE.

First things first, the details….

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Make up!

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Garter!

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What a beautiful bride!

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Loooooove this shot!  Sooooo stunning and soft!

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Amazing veil.

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So happy we go to shoot some in the amazing hotel lobby–and no, they didn’t redeorate to match the wedding colors–we just got lucky!!

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And now for the very handsome groom.

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The boys and the girls…

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The rings.

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Having some fun on the party bus!!!

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I promise to be back with part two soon!!  So many I want to share, going to have to make some tough choices!

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]]> http://www.andreashirey.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=407 town and country senior shoot http://www.andreashirey.com/blog/?p=406 http://www.andreashirey.com/blog/?p=406#comments Mon, 23 Aug 2010 19:17:20 +0000 admin http://www.andreashirey.com/blog/?p=406  Senior shoots are always fun!  I get to be a little more crazy, daring and fun with my work.  We jumped around to sooo many different places with this shoot.  She was such a trooper… changing clothes on the fly, bouncing around from location to location in the sizziling summer heat!  And as you will see, it was worth it!  We started downtown and found some great spots.  This first shot is one of my favorites! 

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 So cute and fun!

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 Then we headed to the meadow for some more natural shots.  Love these…to me it’s what’s youth is all about–simplicity, beauty, naturalness and innocence.  So pretty.

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 These are so much fun.  Love the colorfulness!  More of my faves.

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]]> http://www.andreashirey.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=406 little baby boy http://www.andreashirey.com/blog/?p=405 http://www.andreashirey.com/blog/?p=405#comments Thu, 19 Aug 2010 17:50:09 +0000 admin http://www.andreashirey.com/blog/?p=405 Got to work with this sweet little guy the other day!  He honestly didn’t make a peep for the whole session!  He is so precious!

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Beautiful mom and handsome daddy!  It was actually lightly raining–you can kinda see it in the background.  They were such troopers!

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Beautiful mom…

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Love how he’s holding on to dad’s strong hand.  Hard to imagine that one day his hands will be just as big! 

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His dad had a few great ideas!  We used an old family hatbox as a prop…

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And this little guy’s late grandfather’s hat.  So cool!  I just love it when the people I work with come up with such fun ideas!

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