KY lifestyle child and family photographer

Well…I’m just going to say that I know…I’ve gone overboard…I am in love with this entire session. Forgive me for posting a million photos. I absolutely couldn’t stop myself.

I was on the phone with someone just yesterday and we were talking about senior sessions. I said that I love senior sessions and that I can usually put them at ease because I’m on their level. I giggled and said “I’m not sure what that says about my maturity.” After all…I am ancient now…I turned 30 this summer.

Yes…I say it a lot…I LOVE my clients. I know. But I do. E was so easy to get along with and we truly did hit it off immediately. I so enjoyed driving around Harrodsburg looking at locations with her family. They put so much thought into it, but at the same time gave me complete artistic freedom. Even better when E didn’t cringe when I said that I wanted to shoot at the old warehouse. She actually liked the idea as much as I did! She wanted something different. I think we accomplished that…

The part she was most excited about. She was actually braver than I was. I was scared of snakes. I’m terrified of snakes. Reason number one why I need to start carrying rain boots with me. Preferably cute polka dotted ones.

The location I was most excited about…

Woops…messed up the sizing. I’m pretty sure you all are paying attention to how gorgeous she looks anyhow…

Love her laugh It still makes me happy

And this is why I love her….

Peace and much love,

Cilla

Another mini that I loved. Another mini that makes it impossible to narrow down the images! Yikes! Did I say 10 images?

I love that this business has been built mostly on word of mouth. I love this because I love my clients…which means I will probably love their friends and family. That’s the case with the M family. I knew instantly that I would love them. That grew even more when I read about how much they love each other and who they are as a family and that Dad is the entertainer. So, you can imagine how happy I was when I met them. One of the biggest reasons I love what I do is that I get to watch families interact and be themselves. I loved watching Miss S priss and spin in her beautiful dress and beautify Daddy with her very own hat. I loved watching her love on Momma and talk about how she was going to be a good big sister. I loved watching her race Daddy and him showing that he is truly the entertainer in the family. I just loved it all. Every bit of it. All of this in a mini session…

Peace and much love,

Cilla

Third times a charm. After having mini sessions rescheduled twice due to rain, we knew we had to get it this time. I have to admit, I was a little nervous when I saw the dark clouds creeping in on us. Luckily, we got by with just a few sprinkles, while the rest of Lexington was getting a good soaking. This was definitely worth the way. What a stunning family and one happy little boy. I have to say that one of my favorite things about him is his love of leaves. OH and his crawl! It was a bear crawl. I’m convinced he learned that from going to football practices with his Daddy.

Now…how STUNNING are they!?!

Peace and much love,

Cilla

I’m going to tell a little story on myself. Hanging out on my couch to do a little relaxing before my session that’s set to start at 6:30. At 5:40 I decide to look up directions to my session that’s in Lancaster. Look up the address and realize it’s not in Lancaster, but Lexington…an hour away…during a busy time of day. Oh me! Oh my! Jump up from my comfy place. Slip on my shoes. Grab my camera bag. And head out the door, praying I didn’t forget something. Of course, traffic is worse than usual. Get there about 20 minutes late…maybe 30..oh heck…let’s pretend just 5. While kicking myself in the butt and apologizing as much as I possibly could. What was I thinking!?! Thank goodness I have the sweetest clients ever.

Even when sessions start like that, as soon as the camera goes in front of my face, I am at ease. Having such a stressful start could easily cause the whole session to be thrown off. The C’s and I hit it off quickly (which made a HUGE difference) and the fact that I was late didn’t even matter. We got tons of adorable images. Of course, how could we not? Just look how happy and smitten they are with Mr Blue Eyes…

Thank you all for being oh so patient! I have to say that I think it was worth the wait

Peace and much love,

Cilla

After Macy’s birth, I quickly realized that it was one of the most rewarding “sessions” I had ever done. Okay…maybe it’s because I had a new beautiful baby sister in the end, but I don’t think that was the only thing that made me feel that way. There was just something almost…magical…about being present during something so miraculous. Being the one to capture every moment. Erica often tells me how precious it all was to her. She talks about how everything was a blur and she was so out of it that she doesn’t remember everything. She says that she and Myca sit and watch the slideshow with tears. Myca has to walk away because she just can’t take it (yes…she is as emotional as we are, but she truly gets it and knows that they are tears of joy. she’s our old soul.).

It’s an added bonus that  I also love the emotion and drama you can see in hospital pictures. I love using the available light. The graininess in the photos. The truly unposed pictures. Capturing each and every emotion.

You would think, with all of that, the decision to make this big change would be easy, but in true “cilla” fashion, it wasn’t. I’m pretty sure I was trying to talk myself out of it. What if this happens…what if that happens….I can’t get this collection just right…what if no one wants to do it…what if…what if…what if. Then finally I gave up the “what if” and realized this was what my heart wanted to do and there was just no stopping it. So, as I made the announcement a few years ago that I would be doing weddings, I am now making the announcement that I will now be offering Birth Photography and a Day in the Life sessions (side note…I have been meaning to offer this since I first started…even did a sample one…but decided to wait), but will no longer be doing weddings after this year (okay…okay…I have one next year and possibly another…but that’s it! lol). My biggest fear is that I would be in the middle of a wedding and find out that a client was going into labor. Can you imagine? If I do a wedding, I can only take births that are far apart from the wedding date. Or I would be a total stress ball.

You can view a birth slideshow below. If you are viewing this through email and cannot see the video below, you can go to www.priscillabphotography.com/blog/ to see it.

Thank you so much for all your support always!

Peace and so much love,

Cilla