Norah’s 1st Dance Recital Portraits

dance recital pictures, dance portraits,

My children attend daycare in Fort Wayne.  Their daycare provide several opportunities for kids to participate in extracurricular activities.  What makes these extracurricular activities different than usual is that the kids participate in them while they are at daycare.  It is great for the working parent that want their children to be involved in fun activities, but struggles with wanting to spend as much time as possible with the kiddos.

Norah has been involved in Kinder Dance through Carepointe Academy for the past several years.  The only downfall to her participating at daycare is that I don’t get to watch and I had no idea how much she enjoyed participating.  This year we will be attending Norah’s 1st Dance Recital:)  She brought her costume home and I couldn’t believe how excited she was about the recital!  Of course we had to get pictures…  So without further a do here are the portraits from Norah’s first dance recital portrait session.

dance portraits, dance recital pictures, dance pictures, Columbia City Photographer,

A big thanks to KinderDance and Carepointe Academy for offering this at our daycare!  I love to watch how excited she is when she comes home and shows me her moves.

Not Your Average Business Portraits

Business portraits, candid business portraits, head shots, Columbia City Photographer, Business group pictures, Ft. Wayne Photographer, Portraits, Business Head shots

I had the privileged of photographing my brother-in-law and his colleagues at Wilcox & Associates.  Wilcox & Associates is a Sandler Training Franchise located in Fort Wayne, Indiana. They are committed to Sales Training, Management Training, Sales Consulting, Hiring Consulting, Pre-employment Testing and Sales Force Evaluations.  They are a group of forward thinking professionals dedicated to growing the bottom line of your business (who doesn’t want/need that?)  You may not be the right fit for them and equally, they may not be the right fit for you. What their team does is challenging, out of the box and thought provoking. What they do takes resources, specifically: time, effort, energy and investment of dollars. The only way to figure it out is to have a dialogue.  Check out Wilcox & Associates facebook page and help them get to their goal of 1,000 likes!

Our goal was to have Wilcox & Associates business portraits represent the work hard, play hard, out of the box thinking that they are known for.  We had a blast and the pictures are just proof.  The group business shots are some of my favorites and the individual head shots turned out great too.  Thank You Wilcox & Associates for the opportunity!  View their entire business professional portrait session here.

business group portraits, business team picture, business pictures, business portraits, Columbia City Photographer, Ft. Wayne Photograher

“I had never seen Carrie’s photography work before our company photo session.  She was recommended by someone that I trust.  I can say that upon seeing the finished work I will DEFINITELY be using her again.  Carrie has a great personality that she used effectively to get the shots she needed to make us look good.  I’m impressed with the quality and the artistry of the shots.  If you are thinking of using her, I highly recommend her!” – Jim Wilcox, Owner Wilcox & Associates

My Favorite Senior Portraits

outdoor senior portraits, senior pictures, natural light senior pictures, Columbia City Photographer, Ft. Wayne Photographer, Unique senior portraits

What a way to kick off the 2015 senior portrait season!  This was my favorite senior portrait session I have ever done.  Sam’s unique, edgy style made for unique, edgy and beautiful pictures.  This session was packed with tons of variety from batman pictures, to outdoor portraits, pictures with her truck, and we finished up in the barn!  Sam was open minded and so easy to work with; she made my job easy!  It was sooo hard to pick my favorites so be sure to check out the entire senior portrait session.  Below are some of my favorite portraits from Sam’s session.

senior pictures, natural light senior portraits, Columbia City Photographer, Fort Wayne Photographer, senior pictures with car, senior pictures with barn, barn senior portraits

Contact Sheets Photography today to book your senior portraits.

Check Out These Baby Blues

6 month boy pictures, Columbia City Photographer, natural light children portraits, children pictures, Fort Wayne Photographer, mother and son pictures, mother and baby pictures

I can’t think of a better way to start off Mother’s Day weekend with anything other than a mother/son photo shoot.  6 month old Elliot must have known how much this portrait session meant to his mom, because he was a perfect angel!  Elliot’s eyes will make anyone melt; these baby blues are the highlight of his 6 month baby pictures.  Well his eyes and his love for soft blankies.  Other than visiting my mom and spending time with my kiddos, this baby boys picture session was the best part of my weekend.  What a beautiful display of a mothers love for her child!  Check out Elliot’s entire 6 month portrait session here.

6 month portraits, boy pictures, natural light pictures, mother and son portraits, mother and baby pictures, Columbia City Photographer, Ft. Wayne Photographer,

 

Spring Family Portraits

natural light, portraits, family pictures, extended family portraits, Sheets Photography, Columbia City Photographer, Ft. Wayne Photographer

Spring has sprung…take a look for yourself!  This was my first outdoor family session of the year and it turned out beautifully.  This family is near and dear to me.  My husband coached the Sieger’s middle daughter in volleyball when she was maybe 12!  She has since graduated high school, college, and is married.   I have had the privilege of taking their family pictures at least 3 times, their daughters senior portraits and almost a wedding if it hadn’t been on the same day as my sisters!    It is always a joy to work with the Siegers and they hold a special place in my heart.

We couldn’t have asked for a better day for family portraits!  When I shoot an extended family portrait I always try to get each family break down as well as the individual children portraits.  Bottom line…any picture that the family wants I will get during the session.  Contact me today to schedule your next family portrait session!

family pictures, outdoor family portraits, Columbia City Photographer, Fort Wayne Photographer, extended family pictures,

View entire outdoor family portrait session here.