Archive for the ‘Photography’ Category

Yesterday started my Fall Photo Sessions! I was so excited yesterday because I realized my fall is FULL of so many fun things. Seniors, Families, Babies…I love it. Not to mention my own personal stuff like wedding showers, bachelorette party, and football games! If you are still interested in booking for the fall let me know, because my fall is filling up quickly! Yesterday I was able to meet Megan to kick off the cool weather.  It was a nice change in pace from the heat and I think everyone appreciates that!

If you have ever been on a shoot with me you know how excited I get when I find things I like!  I really loved this door and I really loved her outfit.  So, it turns our I really love this picture of her!

It’s only fitting I leave you with one that gives off a fall feel.  Check back soon for more of Megan!

Shawn walked in the door and annouced, “there is this special event coming up this year!”  I thought for a millisecond and replied, “your 30th birthday?!”  Then when my head got out of a fog I realized he is only 28 and I am getting married in December.  Getting married is the most special of events!

It’s August.  What does that mean?  That means school started for teachers, and on Tuesday I’m back to being “Miss Stasiak” again!  (As someone mentioned, this is my last year of being Miss Stasiak!) I just couldn’t be more excited about everything in my life right now.  A new bunch of kids to meet and love, a growing photography business, and an awesome wedding to plan (not in any particular order!!!).  So August for me means busy!  Seriously,  I feel as though I  could not be busier!!!

Which brings me to this point:

I want to stay creative with teaching, photography…and wedding planning!  What this all means for me is I need to take a deep breath and just limit how many shoots I do in the fall.  I don’t really know a number in my head, but I’m hoping it comes to me!  I do have a few dates on the calendar but I am not booked up.  I want to keep shooting seniors especially, because I have loved all of my high school seniors this year!  Families, if you are thinking about booking in the fall for Christmas cards (yes, seriously Christmas is way closer than we think!) then let’s put a date on the calendar.  Really, let’s plan on a date.

I’m in love with how my senior rep cards have been turning out!  It feels funny sending out “Katie Stasiak” cards when I’ll soon be “Katie McCaw” but I have so many new ideas for Katie McCaw!

Sweet Macy was a sleepy little thing and slept during her whole photo shoot.  Which is awesome, because I love sleepy little babies and the way they look when they are asleep….especially in black and white images.  Black and white really makes you look at every little detail of the photo.  Babies have a lot of detail.

The weather was nice on the day of her photo shoot so we were lucky enough to go outside.

My heart melts for this.

Here is Macy with her big sister Mia.  I’m sure these girls will grow up to be best friends one day.  This picture kind of makes me want a sister!

I love black and white but I also love color!

I adore Mia in this photograph.  What a great big sister!

C.u.t.e.

This is such an amazing family.  I am really happy for them! :)   Again, Mia in this picture…LOVE.

She looks like a real doll in this picture.  Doesn’t she?!  One of my favorites!


This girl had me at “Sugarland Concert”.   Let me explain.  I always add my clients as Facebook friends so I can get to know them a little bit before I show up with my camera and start shooting them.  It makes it easier on both of us and I just like to meet new people so it is fun!  Alyssa is a big Sugarland fan and wrote on Facebook page how she was at the concert.  I was so jealous I wasn’t there (the video I linked is my favorite song they sing.)  Anyway, the more Alyssa and I started talking, the more we realized we had a lot more in common!  Like both being big fans of vacations in Michigan, the love of photography, and she goes to the same High School I graduated from.  I love this girl.

Her mom had the awesome idea of bringing balloons to the shoot.  The first one is one of my favorites!

I  love it…

We found this great spot where the light was amazing.  Of course, I got really excited!

Be happy you were not in my house when I edited the following pictures in black and white.  They seriously blew me away.

This girl is gorgous.

One of my favorites!!!

Thank you Alyssa for an amazing shoot!  You were such a trooper on the second hottest day of the year!  It might have felt like we were in an oven but you made the oven a lot of fun! ;)

Have an amazing senior year!

Ice Cream, Old St. Charles, Balloons…and over 100 degree weather!  More to come soon!

Here is the sweetest little thing ever!

This session made me so excited to come home and edit because, well just look at her!  I am so lucky to be getting all of these amazing people to photograph lately.  Beautiful from head to toe!  Emma’s parents were both so sweet and laid back during her session.  I think Emma gets her personality from both of them because she was willing to sit in feathers and in a bucket with little to no complaints.  Oh and check out her facial expressions in these pictures.  We were all getting a kick out of her modeling skills during the entire thing.  Emma has so much personality already.

I love a baby in a huge bow!  Really, I love all bows and I love all babies!

Look at those baby blues!

For sure one of my favorites!!!

All smiles in this one! :) :) :)

When Emma’s mom was little she had her picture taken in a sailor outfit.  I love that she put Emma in one as well.

Does this one look familiar?  Well, if not, go to the top of my blog.  Yes, I finally had time to update my blog header!  Emma makes an appearance with this one!

The next few just make me melt!

Love, love, love this little girl!

Meet Megan, another Lafayette Senior! Megan is a sweet girl and she was so relaxed during the shoot.  She wanted everything very natural and laid back…and that pretty much describes exactly who Megan is!  I’ll start with a favorite, because, I tend to do that!

Megan loves to sing and is part of choir at school.  She’s also a cheerleader for basketball and football!

Megan is thinking about going into pharmacy when she graduates!

I love, love, love this one!  Megan was so awesome to get on the ground to get the shot.  Isn’t she so pretty?!

Yes, she is.

Megan is a big fan of black and white images.  I think black and white fits her personality, very classic and simplistic!

Megan has a ton of natural beauty and as I was editing the pictures, I couldn’t help but notice her eyes in every picture!   It was awesome meeting you Megan!  I’ll have to go up to a Lafayette football game to watch you cheer!


A quick preview for Megan!

Great to meet you today, Megan!  More to come soon.

You already met Taylor about a week ago!  I was so excited when she asked me if she could have a photo session with just her.  We wanted to do something a little different this time and after seeing the photos I think you will agree that we accomplished that!  Taylor is so gorgeous…I kept telling her how pretty she was, well…because, look at her.  She is also the sweetest girl you can image. We had a lot of fun on our shoot, which makes taking the photographs so easy!  It’s always my goal to get to know the person before I start shooting them.  I really believe that if you can’t break through that outer layer, the photographs just won’t be real.   Well, Taylor is so easy to talk to that the we immediately started to have a good time.   She really trusted my ideas and we were able to get some really creative shots.

I think this one just captures her perrrrfectly.  She’s such a natural.

This is Taylor, but not to be mistaken with Taylor Swift.  I know they look so much alike!  I’m not a major Taylor Swift fan, but I am listening to her as I upload this.

(Yes, I’m serious! Ha!)

In love with this one.  She’s just so darn pretty!

Another favorite!  Have I said before how much I love it when girls are so natural and come without a ton of makeup on?! Well I love it.

Fun, fun, fun!

I try to stay consistent with my image style and the next two do not fit into that category.  However, I think they are so fun and I have to post!  I can’t decide which I like better, but I’m leaning toward the first one.

Taylor, have a wonderful senior year!!!

Look who is back!

July 13, 2010

Taylor went out for her own Senior Session with me today down in the city.  We had so much fun together.  When I got home I uploaded all of the pictures and of course I had to edit a few!  As always, more to come soon!