Miss B from new til now....

I met Brian & Sonya at a wedding I did in the fall of 2006. She was so pretty and so pregnant! I had never done a maternity session, so I got up the nerve to approach her about doing one for her. I asked her to be my maternity model, and she said she wasn't too sure....completely understandable. I am not sure I would bare my big belly for a stranger! I gave her my card, and told her to think about it, and call me later.
I was so happy when she called a week later to make an appointment! Her mom and her husband talked her into it.
So here is my first maternity session, 10/2006:

A month later Miss B was born and I did her newborn shoot. She was so cute! She came again at 6 months. Such a big change! She could now sit up, smile and she had such a personality!
Here is her one year session. She brought along her halloween costume, too! What a cute little lady (bug!)

When her mama called last week, I could hardly believe that she is TWO already! Her birthday is a month away, but they wanted the pictures early, to pass out at her party.
Can you believe how much she has grown? Now she talks and she will do anything for a gummy bear!

When it was time to go, she told her mama "No, I'm stayin' here!" LOL!
She was a lot of fun, and I am glad we had a good session. I hope you have a great birthday Miss B!
TTFN, Martha

Introducing a new print size!

I am offering a new size. It is a 5x30. It is a good way to get a lot of images on one picture, and because of it's unique size, it is a great conversation piece! The price of the 5x30 composite is 60.00.
Pumpkin patch:


Cabbage patch:
Birthday cake:
Basketball baby: Since this is a unique size you might want to consider ordering it with a custom frame and custom cut mat for 55.00 more.I have one that is matted and framed in my studio if you would like to see an example!
TTFN! Martha

Joe and Jill

This cute couple is getting married on Valentine's day. Isn't that romantic? Here are a few shots from their engagement session.

Your proofs are up and ready to look at!
TTFN! Martha

Email trouble

I have not been able to log into my email account today. It keeps telling me that there is an error.
Also, I will be out today until about 5:00.
Martha

Behind in my editing and my blogging!

We had a busy weekend with Soccer games, and Volleyball games, and just life in general! I am behind in my editing and my blogging, sorry!

Here are some sessions I had last week:

This is Baby C, I did his sister during her first year, now I am excited to photograph his first year, too. Here is his three month session:

Don't ya love the faux hawk?Grumpy face!

I love this outfit! Cute little puppy!

This is Baby G. I did his newborn shots and I can't believe that he is 8 months old already! Look at his hair! And those big blue eyes are so great!

I love babies in hats!

What a cutie! How could you say no to this face??

And one more baby from last week, Ms A. A looks a lot like my middle child, Olivia. So chubby and such big blue eyes! So I have a special place in my heart for Ms A! This was her 9 month shoot, and it took a bit to get her to smile, but once I got out the feather duster, she was giggling!

Awwwwwwwwww!See, aren't babies in hats the cutest??My little Fall set up. She loved the apples and kept trying to eat them!Leave a comment if you like the pictures! I love reading about what you think!
TTFN! Martha

New wedding albums

I am now offering new wedding albums. These can also be used for events, seniors or 'baby's first year' sessions. This is what they look like:
Cover:
Binding

Inside:
Pricing, click to see it larger. TTFN, Martha

Little Miss A is One!

I can't believe that a year has gone by already! Miss A came for the first time for her three month pictures. It was Christmas time and so we had to get out the Santa hat!



At her Six month session we were getting ready for Easter, so we got out the chicks for her to play with! Cute chicks!This is her nine month session, she is getting bigger!And now she is ONE! She is walking and trying to talk! I love watching babies grow! She was very busy this session and with the walking, she was hard to keep still!

TTFN! Martha

The new 'Gerber' baby!

I think that this baby is the cutest thing ever! Don't you think he should be the new Gerber baby?

His eyes are so pretty!

Go Cavs!And, my favorite of the day! What a little cutie!TTFN! Martha

How about a nice cup of.....

Toad??

Tee hee!

No electric!

We were without electricity Sunday, Monday, and we just got it on today. I just want to say that I love electric! *grin*

So those of you that are waiting for proofs, just be patient and I will be getting them up today and tomorrow.

I had to get a new laptop last week, too, as my old one died....boooooohoooooo! So I had to reinstall all of my editing programs, my fonts, and all of my other 'stuff' on my new one. What a pain in the butt!

So, now that we have electric, and now that I have a new laptop, things should go a little smoother!

TTFN! Martha

Oh baby baby!

Lots of babies this week! This is Baby B. He came this week for his 4 month old session. He is so cute, and he has so many faces! I can't wait to see him again at his 8 month session when he is sitting up and playing.I am loving the tongue! =PTrick or Treat!

I think that we need a cute caption for this one!

A wedding preview

Raphael and Regina looked beautiful and it was a lovely day for a wedding! I hope you had a wonderful honeymoon and that you got moved into your new place without any troubles!

Here is a peek at your photographs!

The happy couple!And finally, my favorite of the day.....

.

.

.

.

.

If I were you guys I would use the print credit to order this as a HUGE print!

TTFN! Martha

Nine month old

This is Mr C! I have been photographing him since he was two weeks old! I can't believe how much he has grown! He was teething, and so his tongue made an appearance in more than one photo! He also wasn't a big fan of the overalls, and he kept pulling at the top of them! I had to have his mom keep pulling down his hand!

Here is a peek for you to hold you over until I get his proofs ready!

See? The tongue and the pulling on the overalls!I love this one!Go Browns!I think that he was trying to throw it! It just kinda got stuck up there!

Happy in the tub!

TTFN! Martha

Ahhhhh....puppies!

These are my friend's puppies. They are 8 weeks old, and I think that they are mini yorkies. Their mom is only about 4 pounds. The female has been sold, but the male is still available!
This is the male. He is fluffier than the female.

Look how small they are!
TTFN! Martha

The P family

Here is a sneak peek for the P family! The proofs should be up in a few days!

TTFN! Martha

Christmas Portrait Time!

Can you believe that it is Christmas portrait time again? I can't either!
Every year I kill myself and ignore my family for the months of November and December because I am trying to take too many appointments. Well, this year is going to be different! I am only taking a limited number of appointments in November and then in December I will only be taking appointments for new babies, and maternity portraits. Any session that is done in December will not be guaranteed for Christmas.
I am hoping that this will help with my stress level and I am hoping that it will bring back the joy of the holiday for me.
So shoot me an email: stutzmans5@netzero.net, or give me a call 330.279.2121 to set up your holiday photo session!
TTFN! Martha

Engagement session

These two are getting married this fall and they have asked me to take their photos. I got to meet them this week while we did their engagement session. I am very excited about their wedding, because I love the fall! I hope that the trees are beautiful for them on their wedding day!

Here is a sneak peek at your session:

TTFN! Martha

One year old! x2

This is Mr G. This was his fourth visit to my studio in the past year and he was just as happy as he always is! It isn't even work to get grins out of him!

This is his three month session:Here he is at Six months!Loving the hair for his 9 month session!Now he is one! He looks great in green!Getting messy with the cake! I love this face!

My next session of the day was another one year old! I love one year olds that can't walk yet! That way they can't get away from me!
This is Mr C, and this was his first time here. He took a few minutes to warm up to me, but then I got a few smiles and grins out of him!

This is my new tub! Don't you just adore it?! I have been wanting this for about two years, so I finally broke down and bought it!I love this face! I think that the bucket was a little cold, plus, he heard that he was going to get some cake! Where was it??Ah, here it is!Finally, he was full, messy and happy! What a way to end a session!I hope that their mama's like their photos! Look for their proofs in the next week sometime!
TTFN! Martha

It's Olivia's Birthday!

My due date for baby #2 was fast approaching and I was scared to death! My oldest was just over one year old, so her horrible birth was still fresh in my mind! I certainly did not want to go through that again!

Often at night I would lay in bed and cry and beg God to let this baby come without any pain! I am sure God was laughing at me!

On the morning of September 3rd, at about 5:30am my water broke. I called my mom, because she was going to come and stay with Lauren, but I told her not to hurry because I wasn't having any labor pains yet. I decided to take a nice hot shower and the minute that my feet stepped on the bath mat to dry off, I had a huge contraction! Then about 3 minutes later I had another one! I called my mom, and told her to hurry!

She got to our house at about 8:00 and we took off for Orrville to the hospital. The pains were coming fast and furious! We got to the hospital just 9:00am, and I looked at Kurt and I told him that after all of this pain if they tell me that I am only 2 centimeters dialated that I am going to kick someone!

So they get me in a bed just after 9:00 and the nurse checks me. Right away she calls for the other nurses and they start rushing around with the warmer, new blankets, the dr's tools, and my husband said "What's going on?" And the nurse replied "Your wife is going to have a baby!" And then he says "yeah, but not right now right?" (remember that I was in labor for 44 hours with Lauren......FOURTY FOUR HOURS!!!) And she said "Yes! NOW!"

I started pushing at 9:30 and the chubbiest, darkest haired baby girl arrived on a beautiful, sunny, fall day at 10:25am. She weighed 9lb 3oz!

It was like a dream! It was so fast! It wasn't hard! Sure it hurt, but after Lauren's birth this seemed like a picnic! Right away I grabbed the phone and started calling people! The Dr was still stiching me up and I was calling everyone I could! "It's a GIRL!"..."She has HAIR!" (Lauren was bald, and at one she was still bald!"

We had agreed on Olivia for a name, but I still liked the name Maggie, so I had to look at her and say the names. Olivia just fit her. We chose Nicole for her middle name.

She was just the opposite of Lauren. Lauren had very little hair and what she had was white. Liv's was black and she had a ton of it! Lauren was very dark complected and Liv was white as a ghost! Lauren was so tiny and petite, and Liv was a chunck!

This is Olivia's three month picture, and it is one of my favorites! She didn't smile until she was three months old, and she hasn't stopped since!

Look at this face! She was so mad! But oh so cute! She is about 18 months old here.This was taken this Spring when she was 13½. Before braces and a haircut!


Here she is today. She is now 14, and an 8th grader!We love you Olivia!
TTFN! Martha

Out of Town

I was out of town at a Photography seminar all day yesterday, and I have an appointment coming this morning. If you need to get a hold of me, you can call me after noon today.

Just a note to say "Happy Birthday Olivia!" More on her story later today!

TTFN! Martha