caitlin elizabeth photography | adrienne ~ william and mary senior | williamsburg portrait photographer

adrienne.

i don't even know where to begin this post.

i guess i should start with a gargantuan THANK YOU. 

thank you for waking up at the crack of dawn to sit in dewy grass and discuss the finer things of our existence: being happy.  

thank you for reminding me why i love this so much.  

thank you for being as beautiful and awe-inspiring inside as you are out. 

you're so full of life and energy - really a force to be reckoned with.  

your infectious laughter and self-less nature are over-whelming.  

and your abilities to understand and relate go unmatched.

not to mention the fact that you're drop. dead. gorgeous.

so thank you.

for frolicking with me.

and for reminding me why.

~

i was PUMPED when adrienne contacted me after i advertised for my william and mary mini sessions. but i was even MORE thrilled when she said 'but i don't want a mini session - i want the full on caitlin elizabeth photography experience' - this is my kind of woman ;)  mini sessions are great, but full portrait sessions give us a little more time to get comfortable and to really explore you as a subject.  it's amazing the variety of images that i get out of a full portrait session as opposed to a mini session!

i just had to start off this post with a black and white - because to me black and whites make you truly focus on the subject. 

you aren't distracted by the green of the background or the poppin' color of her accessories, 

instead you have to look at her.  

it simplifies the complicated.  

and draws your attention where it's truly warranted:

mama was in the room while i formatted these for the blog post - she kept saying: she's just so pretty. 

and she's right - you are absolutely breath-taking!

and adorable. 

I DIE. seriously. those eyes!!

no w&m session is complete without a few posed photos with the man who made UVA possible: 

and then she let her hair down ;) LAWD have mercy!

and i will end with this - because it really encompasses adrienne: 

beauty in its truest and simplest form... 

no fussy posing or unnatural embellishments. 

just pure, unadulterated gorgeousness radiating from her very existence.

[hark!]

caitlin elizabeth photography | alexis - william and mary senior | williamsburg portrait photographer

alexis is FUN.

that seems like a super over-used adjective, but it's completely true :)

her laughter is contagious and you just can't help but smile when she's around.  i had a BLAST frolicking around w&m's campus with her!  

she's actually a grad student - we graduated together last year (she was my PRC go-to-gal and i was her RA) and she's now graduating with her MASTERS!

congratulations beautiful :) now go rock the world's socks off!

bomb. shell.

alexis poses so naturally, and she LOVES being in front of the camera (lucky for me!)

happy graduation :)

mother's day mini sessions | caitlin elizabeth photography | hampton roads family photographer

you read correctly :) ROUND 2 of caitlin elizabeth photography minisessions is coming your way! this time in honor of MOTHER'S DAY i'm offering MOTHER'S DAY MINI SESSIONS 

(not ON mother's day, silly, FOR mother's day ;)

mamas: this is the perfect opportunity to give yourself the gift of PICTURES - of you, of your children, of you & your children, of you and YOUR mama (you get my drift... the possibilities are endless!)

daddys: have you been wondering what in the world to get those lovely mamas in your life? well, why not round up those children and get a picture taken of them?  or what about pictures of you and your darlin?

kids: my mama always wanted pictures of us and we ALWAYS went to stuffy studios... looking back i WISH we could've given mama some sweet, simple photographs taken on this SUH-WEET couch ;) 

(couples and individual portrait slots are also available, but limited - contact caitlin quickly to get your preferred time slot booked)

what you get:

- that green couch ;)

- up to 25 minutes of quality time with me and my camera

- a cd with up to 10 high resolution, edited images including print release 

(you can print your images, but no editing/altering is allowed! i will also provide you a cd with images for internet sharing!)

- time/date reserved upon payment

- location disclosed upon receipt of payment

- once payment is made no refund is available, but the full amount can be put toward 

your next session with caitlin elizabeth photography

for more information or specific questions of what you want your mini session to entail (or to BOOK YOUR SESSION DATE/TIME), contact caitlin directly: caitlin@caitlinelizabethphotography.com

creason clan [mini session]

i just can't get enough of this family - thankfully i'm related to them, so i get to see them lots :)  katie is one of my favoritest people ever (she makes choir practice much more entertaining than it would be otherwise... ps - we're going to ROCK our duet in the christmas cantata!!), jp is super cool (he let me play the aladdin video game on his old school play station thing when i was 7 and made really realistic car noises when he pretended to shift gears - best cousin ever) and conner, well, he's just the happiest, cutest child i have EVER met. i love him. i might be slightly biased, but seriously, he's precious.  yeah, you're right, i'm not biased... he IS the cutest/happiest child i've ever met.

and i will lead off with an image that might possibly be a personal favorite - i'm kindof proud of this one:

in all fairness, it might be impossible to take a bad picture of him. THOSE EYES!!! can't get enough. he's going to be a heartbreaker. 

and i'm going to follow that up with this, because it proves that katie is also STUNNING

such a sweet family :)

you can see where conner gets those baby blues:

so much happiness abounded during this shoot - its what makes me love what i do!!

<3 

 thanks ya'll!!!