These were taken at the hospital. Yes I wasn’t felling all that great afterwards, but I had to get some of our son at the hospital so my camera came with my hospital bag.

I love this one with my husbands hand on Brayden.

And some of the photos I’ve taken while we’ve been at home.

With babies, I love to capture some of the natural things they do…like crying when they are hungry.

Here are a few ideas to toss around:

1. the inside of  a mall – choose an early morning time before the mall is packed

2. maybe your family likes to go ice skating – lets go to the local rink and follow up with some hot cocoa

3. Brave the elements and go play in the snow. A family snowball fight can make for great photos.

4. Do a home photoshoot. This is a great time to get some shots of kids and babies in their rooms. Maybe even break the rules and let the kids jump on the bed. Think of  a family activity that you like and let me shoot you in action. This could be family game night. Lets get out your favorite game and I’ll catch the action and candid expressions.

Hope that helps get the ideas flowing.

We hiked to this waterfall…so worth it. If I remember correctly it was icelands 3rd highest

Kids feeding the ducks at the big lake in Reykjavik

There is not a lot of graffiti in Reykjavik, but lots of cool murals.

Cows in Iceland are not for meat…the majority are dairy.

Another waterfall we hiked to.

This is a lagoon full of icebergs. They break off form teh glacier and float around and melt. Now remember that they say only 10% of icebergs are above the water. This lagoon is deep!

• people don’t mind leaving their babies outside of stores to sleep in the stroller
• there is hardly any crime and its all minor stuff
• there is a volcano that when it erupts will be much more powerful than the one in 2010
• there are more sheep than people
• the sheep graze in the highlands in the summer and then are herded down for winter
• most of the country lives in Reykjavik

• the Icelandic horse is truly pure bred..no other horses are allowed to enter Iceland and if an Icelandic horse leaves Iceland it can’t come back.

Enjoy the sights of Iceland!

This is from a very volcanic area of Iceland. In fact this is volcanic rock. WE had great lighting here all day long!

Nature Baths in Mytvan

The big church in Reykjavik

On this day we had gray weather all day, but the clouds parted just in time for sunset! Our hotel was on this lake.

This was a waterfall that you could walk behind

Same waterfall, but from up front.

One of our activities was hiking on a glacier

I love road shots!

A volcanic Crater in Mytvan

Each little village on the east side seems to sit right under a waterfall

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Tips for a wonderful session:
Urban sessions are designed to be fun and unique. Think bright colored walls, alleyways, busy streets, and brick buildings. So come with a great and fun attitude. Little girls in tutus are fantastic! Props are great too. Kids with giant lollipops or carrying balloons make for wonderful shots. Winter hats on the little ones are extremely cute. Think of things you like to do or make you unique. Bringing a prop that displays this is always a great idea. Basically think out of the box a little bit. If you need some help, shoot me an email and I’l try and get those creative juices flowing.

Also, make sure to coordinate your family’s clothes, but not so they are all matching. Simply make sure the colors are complimentary.

They live in Elizabeth, Colorado. Which is quite a quaint and cute area. Min had two parks in mind that she really liked for two different reasons. One for an awesome tree, which I have to admit was pretty cool, and the other for the pond. Since we started shooting at a little after 6pm, we ended up with some great light to work with.

Enjoy the photos!

Min wanted a shot with her car as well…

The light here was amazing. I was getting kinda of bummed, cause the sun kept going behind the clouds. Then we got this!

He is the newest addition to our life! As you probably know, I love to ski. My husband and I really love the town of Breckenridge, so when we got a boy dog the first name that popped into my head was “Breck”. We found this cute and adorable 1 year old lab at the Boulder Humane Society! His name at the shelter was Sampson. Dave really, liked that name. I kinda liked it to, but felt that we should give him our own name. So it was decided that his name should be Breck Sampson Schanker.

In April, Dave and I decided to take a Friday off and travel to Breckenridge for a long weekend with Breck. We found a pet friendly condo, skied for a few days, and spent our evenings walking Breck on Main Street. Of course the trip would not be complete without Breck’s First Photoshoot!