June 8, 2011

Life's little joys..

The lovely Haq family got in touch with me a couple of months ago wanting to schedule a family shoot highlighting their recent wedding anniversary as well as the birth of their baby boy, Ayaan. Mrs Haq had mentioned that she was not able to get any professional pictures of their new bundle of joy and that at 6 months she really wanted to capture the happiness that their little baby brought to their family. I was of course thrilled to take on the job and started my planning.

We went to a local farm on a bright saturday morning and got right into the swing of things. It was such a treat to meet the Haq's in person. The couple were so calm and relaxed in their business casual attire and baby Ayaan was full of smiles to start off his shoot. All three of them wore relaxed khaki's with white shirts. Mrs Haq adorned her outfit with a bright purple jacket and accessorized with blue. It was just the right pop of color to add to the muted palette. On top of that she brought along blue helium balloons to add a touch of whimsy to the pictures. I absolutely loved it and against the bright green foliage of a Virginia summer it was color galore.

My favorite spot from this shoot was an old wood plank flatbed trailer sitting in front of a red barn. I liked the lines of the wood planks in succession to one another and the organic feel to the whole setting. I got some fun shots of Baby Ayaan with his stuffed toys hanging out on the flatbed. He was very intrigued by the wood grain. I tell you babies have an eye for these things as well. After all they are known to be little explorers of the mind.

I also took advantage of a small field with yellow wild flowers scattered everywhere. Baby Ayaan loved the flowers and wanted to grab at them to eat them. He was adorable in all his glory and I couldn't get enough of his smiles and happy demeanor. The couple was absolutely loving the curiosity and excitement manifesting from within their little baby, the glue that made them family.

Thank you Haq family for allowing me to be a part of your family on this very special weekend where it was all about enjoying life's little joys.

Heres a sneak peek from their shoot.

Warmest Regards,
Khadija















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