Natalie Beck Photography

  I did Kim and Jim's wedding a couple of years ago and it was absolutely fabulous!  I was so happy that they wanted to do family pictures!  We have been trying to do them for months now.  And we were finally able to find and time and a marvelous space to do them.  I really wanted to do an old red barn, but when I went to check it out there was a No Trespassing sign... So I thought it would be best not to go there.  And then I remembered this one from a Senior Photo session!  I love how every dotes on the little one!  I love the look on his face in the first image.  You can tell he's like mmmm... they are kissing me again???  I will tolerate it this time...  We were trying so hard to get the little one to smile... but he was more interested in the airplane and car sounds.  At fist he was on mom's other hip, but wouldn't stop staring at the flower in his sister's hair.

 Finally!  I haven't blogged since the week after Thanksgiving, that was 3 weeks ago!  It's not like I haven't been doing anything... I photographed the Bromley East Charter School play and I do a poster for them too and that's what I've been working on.  And there were a few other things in there, along with holiday shopping, swim meets and a Jiu Jitsu belt test too.  I feel a little twitchy right now.  In fact, I just ordered pizza because I knew I had to eat something soon and didn't see an end in sight.  I am trying really hard not to be hypnotized by the order bar tracker that tells me which stage my order is in.  Crazy that they have that.  Anyway... here are some of the images of 'Let's Make a Scene', it was a fabulous play with lots of kiddos!  It was amazing that this play took place in the cafeteria!  It was so AMAZING!  And I'm not saying that because one of my kids was in it.  It was truly amazing!  I

  I couldn't think of a better way to start the Thanksgiving days!  Susan's grown kids came home to have Thanksgiving with her and I could feel the festive excitement just being around them.  It just added to my own excitement.  And what a perfect day it was, it was in the 50's and very pleasant weather.  And the light was so fantastic!  Luckily, I brought Makaela with me just in case I needed someone to shade them.  Instead, I ended up shooting toward the sun and she shaded my lens the entire time.  I was so glad she was there!   Squish!   I love the light here!  But it was so hard to deal with!  I could have done all of the family pictures with sun flare, but my experience is not that many people don't like sun flare.  They would rather see their faces.  Mmmmmm.....  Aren't they just adorable???  Susan's son and his husband came all the way from England for Thanksgiving!  They seemed awfully awake and on it for the time change, I

I am going to try something different, but still photography driven of course!  I will be selling Scrabble Tiles necklaces at The Adams County Divas Toy Drive.  I usually photograph these events, so this time I will be photographing from behind the table while trying to sell my new necklaces!  I am very excited, these necklaces are so much fun and some of them even have my images on them!  I would love to see you there!  There will be several holiday gift ideas there!

 I have known Brandi for years, our daughter's were in dance together when they were little little.  We didn't really "know" each other, but we saw each other.  I remember when Andrew was born, partially because my son Aidan was born around the same time.  I have done their family pictures for the last 4 years and they have this wonderful tradition of photographing themselves from the back to show how much they've grown.  I love doing the photo and until this year it didn't change too much.  But now, Riley is quickly gaining on Brandi and Gavin is quickly gaining on Riley.  For the first 2 years, they were the perfect stepping stairs and now they are starting to even out.  I can't wait for year 10!  It will be amazing, provided Riley and Gavin are around for pictures at all!  Poor Riley!  She is definitely at that age where she is realizing she is a young woman and not just a kid.  But her brother's still think