The D Family {Family Photography}

Posted on October 12, 2009

Autumn is here! And in Germany along with that comes lots and lots and LOTS of rain. As I drove to this photoshoot I was so worried it would start downpouring, it looked like it might at ANY MINUTE but we got lucky and it didn’t drizzle on us even once! They were such good sports! They followed all my instructions without hesitation and had the best attitude even as I was instructing them to go stand in mud. They were GREAT!

Little brother was so affectionate! I LOVED IT!! Made me smile all throughout the shoot and even as I was editing their images I found myself smiling and sometimes laughing at how out of this world sweet this little man is. I love how no matter what I instructed him to do he would add in some additional love. Like in this picture for example, I just told him to sit on his Daddy’s lap, but he was bubbling up with excitement and love for his Daddy he had to reach around and give an impromptu hug. What a sweetie!!!

Beautiful foliage – check. Perfect stream – check. Sweet loving family – DOUBLE CHECK! The location is so gorgeous it almost looks FAKE! It’s just almost too beautiful to be true!  Being a photographer in Germany is like hitting the jackpot. Sure it’s overcast and rains a ton, but do you see this AMAZING LOCATION!!?? This was within walking distance from their house. ARE YOU KIDDING ME!?! I mean it’s STUNNING!! Just incredible!!!!

This family unit was so sweet, so loving, I am just really, really thankful they picked me to take their family images!

I’m not sure who liked this photo assignment more, the kids or the parents. I gave the children VERY important and specific instructions: “Run as FAST as you can to your parents and give them the BIGGEST TIGHTEST hug you can!” They grinned ear to ear and took the challenge on with COMPLETE abandon.

I love these! I just walked near him and was attempting to get some un posed photos of him playing and he looked up and rocked the silly face for me…then was sweet enough to show me his regular precious smiling face too.

Look at that beautiful little face!!! SWEETNESS!!!

And the crowd goes “AWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!” Could they be anymore precious??? The answer to that is a big resounding NOOOOOOOO! Cause it’s just impossible to get any more precious than this. IMPOSSIBLE!

And in closing I’m including this image and is possibly my favorite from the entire session. It encompasses all I love in photography – capturing real love, real life & real people all unposed and completely beautiful. This was towards the end of the photoshoot and we were walking back to the car and little sister was tired of walking and simply needed her Mommy, she scooped her up and kissed her and was making everything better and I was blessed enough to see their sweet interaction. How special is this??!! Being a parent you are presented with daily opportunities of comforting your babies, but because it’s such a regular daily occurrence it doesn’t seem all that photo worthy at the time, but it really is!! My hope is that about 10 years from now once this little angel is hitting her teenage years and is at a completely new stage in her life her Mommy will look back on this image and cherish it always.

Thank you D Family for the chance to hang out with you all and take some images of you. I had a wonderful time!!

The R Family {Family Photography}

Posted on September 29, 2009

I got to photograph this super fun family this weekend. We had the BEST TIME! Just walking around laughing and snapping pictures, can’t get much better than that!

Here are just a few of my favorites:

Check out these beautiful kids!

This wall is so gorgeous! Love the ivy climbing up the the wall and the lighting was sooooooo totally rad. My gosh it was like buttah. Oh and this couple…yeah don’t even get me started, they were dripping with hotness, for sure!

Bring it in tight!

Holy HOTNESS Batman!!

C to the UTE!  B to the EAUTIFUL! A to the DORABLE! Okay…you all get the idea, these kids are some kinda P to the ERFECT.

Check out the cool way the sunlight hit his watch! LOVE THAT!

And my favorite from the day…love everything about it. I LOVE, LOVE!!!!

Booked Up Fast!

Posted on September 9, 2009

A few weeks ago I posted this blog entry announcing I would be scheduling some autumn photoshoots and I’m excited to announce my schedule is completely filled. I am down right GIDDY to get back to work and look forward to meeting and getting to know all my clients. Thanks to all of you who have booked with me and are trusting me to capture your family images. I am so excited!!

Summertime

Posted on August 27, 2009

In Germany Summer doesn’t last all that long. So while at times it is miserable making it through the day with no a/c, I have to remind myself that in a matter of weeks it will be gray and dreary out, the rain will return and I’ll long for the sunshine! I remember seasons in life based on memories, music & scents. Yes really. Like I remember the Summer of my senior year I loved the cucumber melon lotion from Bath and Body Works, so that smell will take me back to the Summer of 2000 where I spent my days burning up in my light blue 1985 Toyota Tercel hatchback, singing Faith Hills, Breathe to the top of my lungs from my crackling radio. So I was trying to figure out what memories, music and scents will take me back to this Summer and I can sum it up with this:

Hot. Peanut butter and banana sandwiches. Bubbles. Park trips. Twirling (we do LOTS of twirling, which I love because of that little line in You’ve Got Mail where Meg Ryan’s character talks about a picture of her and her mother and explains that they were just twirling. Simple great little pass time). Brain Quest cards and workbook (they are awesome. Kate adores them and is learning so much). Victoria’s Secret “Ohh La la” lotion, (smells soooo good.) Flip Flops. Library trips. Giggles. Missing Daddy. Strawberries. Fans. Arrested Development (yes, I just now discovered it and it’s AWESOME!). Baby proofing. Calvin Harris music (so upbeat, so FUN!!!). Crayons and Markers. Skype dates with Daddy. Photos (well let’s face it, that’s what I do no matter what season). Snuggle sessions in the morning. The scent of sunscreen. Potty Training. Claire’s rough knees (they are getting callused from all her crawling). Candy Land. Pasta Salad. Late nights online for me (well I do that all the time really). Friends. Ice Cream.

And don’t forget…swinging.

I miss swinging like this. Up high in the air where you feel weightless, where you are young and under 35 lbs and have no cares in the world other than hoping your mom is going to give you another big push as soon as you swing backwards again. Where the most beautiful blue sky beacons you go go higher and higher and higher until you feel like you might be able to reach the clouds with your fingertips. When I was little I had my own swingset in my backyard and I spent endless time out there swinging. I spent the time talking and singing to myself, it was great. I am so looking forward to when we move and have a backyard with plenty of space to give our girls their own swing set where they can spend hours in the fresh air chatting it up with the squirrels, each other, Jesus, just whoever they want. It’s going to be incredible.

So here is to a wonderful Summer that isn’t over just yet. To swinging. Memories. Music. Scents. Vitamin D & pictures to document it all!

Booking Autumn Photoshoots

Posted on August 24, 2009

Autumn is my favorite season!!! I LOVE the crisp air, the gorgeous leaves changing colors and falling, the excitement of the holidays coming up, making warm comfort foods, it’s just the best time of year and my FAVORITE season to photograph! And I’m so excited to say I’ve opened my calendar to begin booking autumn photoshoots. This will be my last opportunity to photograph this beautiful country since we’ll be moving early next year, so I really want to have fun and produce some amazing images for the families stationed here. I have some available weekends in both October and November. If you are interested in booking a session with me please click on the contact link or email me directly at: annie@anniepenningtonphotography.

And since no post is complete without some pretty pictures enjoy these two photos from October of last year. Germany in the fall is just BREATHTAKING!!!

My Girls

Posted on August 10, 2009

I love my sweet little girls so much. As Claire is now getting older and mobile and able to get into big sisters stuff it really is so heartwarming to see her so patient and gentle with Claire. Sure I’m not ignorant enough to think there won’t be some little disagreements here and there, but I’m just so thankful for the great start they have. They are already wonderful playmates for each other. So thankful for them!

Best Friends

Posted on June 9, 2009

I have three siblings. I love them all so much. Some of my greatest memories of childhood were with my siblings. I love having that special bond with them. Knowing what makes them tick. Knowing what makes them laugh. Knowing endless inside jokes that only we understand. I love them so much! Which is why seeing my girls enjoying each other it brings me such great joy. Even though Claire is only 4 months old, their relationship is blossoming. Claire finds Kate completely fascinating and will turn her head to wherever she hears her big sissy. Love seeing them share a smile or a giggle. Love watching Kate eagerly share things with Claire and explain to her what characters are in a book, what colors her toys are. The first time our girls met I introduced Kate to Claire by saying, “Kate, meet your sissy, your new best friend” because friends may come and go, but sisters they are forever.   

First Post {My Family}

Posted on May 24, 2009

Hello and welcome to my new blogsite! I wanted the benefits of a blog and the benefits of a website so now I have all of that lumped into one. YAY!!! I wanted to highlight something especially special to me as the first official post here at my new blog and decided I wanted to show off my little family. My good friend Susanne of Dream Street Photography captured these for us. I LOVE THEM!!! Susanne did an amazing job capturing the REAL us – Kate running around, David sneaking smooches, us laughing and just being us – beautifully unrehearsed and natural. Thank you Susanne!! I’m forever thankful for these priceless family images of us

It’s hard to pick an ultimate favorite, but I think this just might be it. LOVE how Kate has her eyes shut as she accepts a kiss from Daddy, so sweet! And props to Susanne for this rock star pose. Love how we are separated, but still together…just cool stuff.

Sweet Kate! Love the hands on her hips…adds an extra bit of attitude to the shot don’t you think?

Now I ADORE this one cause it shows the real us…David and I just sitting back watching Kate run, run, run. Also love how it captures Claire in her most loved pass time – hand chewing.

These just make my heart swell with happiness. Love my family. Love the greenery. Sigh…I just love, love, love these images.

Cool outfit with totally rad shoes – Check. Ability to ignore the Germans staring at you making out in public – Check.  Totally in love with each other – double check!

And finally this one. Gosh I will cherish this image forever. For starters my sweet hubby is the one who talked us into stopping the car and capturing this, it was towards the end of the shoot and the kiddos really needed to get home, but at the last minute we stopped to take in this amazing backdrop. SOOO glad we listened to him. I loved this picture the second I saw it, but now that he’s left for his deployment I love it even more. I’ve got an amazing man, glad I have some images of not only us with our beautiful family, but also with just the two of us.

Thank you again Susanne!!!

I’m BACK!

Posted on April 1, 2009

Outdoor photos are my favorite to take. I just prefer the natural backdrop of nature, the warm lighting that only natural sunlight can give and when it’s not too out of control I love a soft breeze to blow my subjects hair around – all that just makes for the best portraiture! So with that said…it’s Spring!! It’s warming up outside and I’m taking photos outdoors again….I’m BACK!!!!!!! 

Update

Posted on March 11, 2009

I am so pleased to announce I got some great responses from my last post and I’m fully booked at the moment. So for now I won’t be scheduling any additional photoshoots. Thank you so much to all the people who contacted me and are trusting me to capture their family images, I’m so excited to get back to work!

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