caitlin elizabeth photography | williamsburg portrait photographer | sister session

things are starting to get a little crazy around here, but it's a good thing :)  last weekend was william and mary's young guarde celebration so hanging out in the 'burg was on the agenda.  

photographing a super sweet sister set was too!  and here's a little preview of the goodness to come:

(williamsburg minis: i haven't forgotten about you - you'll each get your own blogpost!!)

the warthans | family farm photographer

i was in a funk.  i found myself constantly looking at other photographer's work and thinking 'i can take pictures like that - why are THEY so busy and why am i just sitting on my butt?!'  but before i could feel sorry  for myself too long mama reminded me that i had two options: hush up or do something about it.

so i emailed jennifer of warthan farms photography.

the subject line: photo-staking, inspiration-seeking, small-business-owner-newbie (aka caitlin)

i was craving someone to talk with who knew what f-stops were and jennifer's work was awe-inspiring.  my email gushed about how much i loved her images and that i just wanted to meet her - whether that meant carrying her bags or doing her dishes, i craved the physical presence of someone whose photography i admired and whose lips i could lend an ear.

i showed up to her house with a mason jar of flowers and bread-and-butter pickles. a naked MK opened the door and her husband offered me a beer. 

i was smitten.

i can't thank jennifer enough for taking me under her wing that day; showing me photoshop tricks and assuring me that what i felt about photography/life/business was completely normal.  

but that night, in her farmhouse office, i fell in love. 

her family is like none other - they're real. they're inspiring. 

as i was driving down their dirt driveway, tail lights shining on the well-used tricycle in the front yard, i called will to say: i just want to be friends with her in real life.

and friends we are :) i had the HONOR of photographing jennifer and her beautiful family this weekend. 

i am IN LOVE with their love.  and their lives.  and their babies. so getting to photograph them was like a dream come true. 

welcome to the farm :)

meet jennifer and keith - aren't they precious?!

 we had a coca-cola and hershey's kisses picnic :)

sweet avery ruth - i just love this little cutie pie :)

this one might be my favorite as far as light goes :) and i love how a.r. is looking right at me - and the expression on shelby's face!

maggie is smiling!!!!

 LOVE:

daddy and avery ruth time:

i have a thing for gingers.

these folks are the real deal ya'll: 

i WISH i could remember the witty retort keith had when jennifer suggested they get in the kissing booth - he's funny ya'll!

again: inLOVE with their love

 have to get some with the big red barn!

maggie's glasses were so stylish!!

thanks for stoppin by ya'll - show them some love on their facebook photos

sister session [virginia portrait photographer]

i've been going to church with these gals for ages - we've grown up together. through christmas-play-line-memorization to singing church specials and dancing around as "Darrell the Barrel" we've done it all.

danielle, truly my go-to-partner-in-crime during sunday school/choir practice/VBS/youth group completely understands how spastic and off the wall i am (and for that, i cannot thank her enough)

becca just tends to look at me like i have four heads, but is a well-rounded beauty with a heart big enough for her HUGE family (there's lots of them ya'll).

but for now, i give you: those Lambert girls ;) just to give you a little background knowledge: it was COLD, dreary, and drizzling during this shoot, but these ladies are troopers and handled it like champs

i had to keep myself from making every single one of these black and white, there's something about these that makes my heart happy!

oh becca :) laughing at my antics (i'm ok with it)

purdy thang you

classic:

this is my 'i'm a cute cheerleader' laugh

WIN. thanks for thinking of this location danielle!

i. love. this.

becca wasn't too keen on being in the middle of the road, she was worried about cars coming up from behind them... no cars in sight darlin ;)

lord help the mister who comes between me and my sister <3 

ya'll come back now, ya hear?!