Tiffany, Doug and Gavin

These are my friends, Tiffany and Doug, and their adorable son, Gavin.

I've known Tiff for about a gajillion years, because she's my little sister's best friend and the two of them were damn near inseparable in high school. She might as well be my little sister, too. Tiffany grew up and met this great guy, Doug, and they fell in love and got married and had a little boy. And then they asked me to take pictures of their family. (See? You thought they were normal right up 'til that last part, didn't you?)

I admit, it was hard to concentrate on making images when I really just wanted to hold Gavin and give him smoochies.

This one is probably my favorite of the lot. Tiff is so beautiful, and you can practically see the love and grace and positive energy she pours out to Gavin. Gorgeous.

Superbaby!

Daddy's hands make this shot.

A lot of men have trouble bonding with their babies, or expressing emotion.
Doug is not one of those men.
This child will never, ever wonder if his father adores him.

Happy family.

These were some fun shots we took inside after the family shots outside.
I found the fabric the day before, looking for suitable backgrounds for babies.
As we were setting this up and starting to make images, Doug's mom frantically combed through a nearby closet until she found a small photograph of Doug on a bear skin rug when he was a baby. Hilarious. In hindsight, I should have borrowed it to scan and post here in comparison. Dang...next time!

I have more, but these are my favorites and I wanted to get a sneak peek up for Tiff and Doug. You guys were awesome first clients, and made my job easy. Thank you!

(And yes, these are all in color, too - I just like the b/w treatment for tonight. Simply the mood I'm in.)