Children's Portraits - Katie (aka Katarina) turns 3!

Katie has been coming for portraits since she was 6 months old! And she is always such a display of fun, beauty, personality, and an array of emotions. This shoot was similar! She starts out very shy - hardly can look at me, and at some point, she breaks out and talks a blue streak and entertains to beat the band!

She is the subject of a special section on my newest website, the Watch Me Grow section.

Slideshow here....

Children's Portraits - Eyelash shots!

I love taking children's photos - babies, toddlers, and kids of all ages. In the last year or so, I have found myself getting this shot of almost every child I photograph!

Initially it started because we always have toys to interest kids, so they are ALWAYS looking down. Rather than spend more time trying to coerce them into looking at the camera, I have started to enjoy this time - maybe a pause in the action, when they are happy and engaged, and I start focusing on those eyelashes! Maybe this will become the Beaton Photography Signature Shot? Here are a few recent "eyelash" shots!

Mason's First Christmas!

Mason was almost 3 months when we took these portraits of Baby's First Christmas. His older brother Donovan is now 2 1/2 and has been charming the camera for most of those years! Looks like his little brother Mason is going to continue in his footsteps! And the EYELASHES! Amazing!

Their full slideshow can be viewed here.....

and a few photographers favorites:

Josie is 2 and ADORABLE!

I was able to photograph Josie twice this month - for family portraits AND at preschool photos. What a beautiful little two year old. Sometimes rambunctious - but aren't most two year olds rambunctious? And don't we all love that? I tend to say that two year olds aren't able to stay in the studio where us adults all want them in photos, so at some point during the shoot, I take my flash and just follow the two year old around my house, hoping for some amazing shots on THEIR terms!

Her full slideshow here....

Little Kids with BIG personality - here comes KATIE!

Over the years, I have a lot of favorite subjects, and first in line are my own two children, Heather & Tyler. But little Katie has been coming to have her portraits done 3 or 4 times a year for the last three years, and she is next in line as my favorite subject! Personality to last all day.... opinions, faces, expressions, and just pure beauty!

And what has always been interesting about Katie's little personality is that she starts out very very shy.... and moves in slowly.... but when she decides that she's willing to enjoy being a little model - she does it BIG! with the BIGGEST personality. Someday I'm going to do a Mood or Expressions calendar.... with each mood and Katie's little face demonstrating that mood!

some images of Miss Katie in the past years at this link.....

and her ALMOST 3 slideshow here.....

and my personal favorites below: