Audrey Woulard...the BLOG

...because I now have a NEW blog!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

http://www.audreywoulardblog.com

Do not come back here!  Don't post here because I won't see it!  See you over at the new blog!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

ok...just in case you're drawing a blank...here is an image I posted of her a few months back..

Well.. she is also a new big sister now...

..and she is completely SMITTEN with her baby brother...

..and who wouldn't be!?

Until Next Time...

~A

This is one of my favorite families.... I was so happy to come back for their yearly portraits...only to find out they've had a new addition! So while I was photographing this little cutie...

Well her big brother and sister had other ideas about what to do with their time while I was there. Sitting and taking pictures was NOT high on the priority list at the moment. So I captured some images of the newest sibling...and then while she was nursing, I went to see what big brother and sister thought would be much more interesting than spending time with me!! I mean c'mon!?

So I went for a chilly walk down the street to find them...

Yep... that is much more interesting. If I were their ages..I would rather fish with Dad too!

Until Next Time...

~A

Until Next Time-

~A

The mom purchased a big canvas print of this image. When it arrived, I LOVED it...so I ordered one for the loft as well!

Until next time...

~A

...but I will do it for the dolls too!

This little 13 month old traveled all the way from FL with her mom for a session. She loved this little doll, but I thought it would only be right if they had matching hairdo's! (...I have a thing for those little pig tails...)

Note to clients...

I'm back from vacation, but my team isn't back until 2/3 (..which was my original return date..). Because the voicemail is full, I will begin to return voicemails, and all the emails to add all appointment requests to the schedule. I ask that you all bear with me!

Until Next Time,

~A

I posted this little cutie about 8 months (give or take a month..) ago...

Well Lil' Mr. Cute Pucker Lips has exciting news!

He is now a big brother..and he is clearly thrilled about his baby brother...

For you people who want to keep up with the latest fashion trends.... grey is the new hot color...

I will be posting some of my Nov/Dec sessions that I didn't get a chance to do during the Holiday rush....

Until Next Time..

~A

Greetings from my favorite place in Miami Florida. This is the time of year where I head off for R&R with my best friend (...my hubby!) in the world.

Last week, we played our favorite game I have dubbed " the iphone wars". This is when we snap random pictures with our iphone without warning...and show them to each other to see who can out do who.

...of course....the entire time I've been away..I have poked my husband in the arm and yelled out "oh..oh...look at that good light!" more than I care to admit. So now...he knows how to spot good light..so winning the iphone wars hasn't been easy. (Im no landscape/object photographer!)

Well...being the competitive person that I am... today.. I won. haha!

I will be back shortly..and will post some pictures from my sessions this past November, and December.

Until Next Time,

~A

Here is a session I had with a little 4 yr old about a week before Thanksgiving... (our November weather was unusually warm...and today..we are making up for it with freezing rain...)

Can you tell we had fun?

Until Next Time..

~A

One of the best things about my job is watching family interactions.  It feels good when a familes let their guard down with me..and just be themselves.  I don't care what is going on at the time...the connection is where it is at. 

A client I was working with this week prompted me to blog about families and connection (..not the client I am about to post..)

The mom of this family called me to book a session.  They live in California..but will be moving to Chicago in a few years...so they really wanted family pictures in Chicago.

One thing I struggle with..is how to get families to connect...to just be free with each other as a family.  Sometimes it works..sometimes it doesn't.  In comes the client I am showcasing today....they taught me a lot (and I am sure she will be shocked to see me write that!)..but what they taught me is that...feeling and connection just can't be directed with families.  We can direct them just so much.. but the feeling...well that is something that we as photographers can't dictate or create. (unless we are magician's!!)

When we began the session...this family just connected in such a way that I just became speechless... (..and those that have met me know THAT isn't easy to do with me...) ..I literally kept saying...

"You all are such a beautiful family!"

(..I am not even sure how many times I said it...but it was more than enough for them to get the point!)

They laughed.  They played.  They hugged.  They simply all forgot I was there.  They allowed me to see how much they loved each other.  They didn't even care how cold it was outside.

Photog's.. have you ever seen a family when you were out that you said to yourself.. "wow I would love to photograph them!"

Well this was that family for me...I sort of felt like the paparazzi...like it wasn't my session...like I was spying....

Gotta love the "I love Daddy tackle hugs.."

..as 2007 comes to a close... my goal is to post at least once until the end of the year!

Until Next Time..

~A