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Come along on a journey through time, and watch Nico grow before your eyes! It certainly feels like it was overnight that Nico grew from baby to yearling to toddler and onwards to preschooler:
Nico at six months (more portraits here):

Nico at one year (more portraits here):

Nico at 18 months (more portraits here):

Photographing babies as they […]

Here she is, walking, running, climbing, exploring. Isabelle is now one year old. She has no trouble at all keeping up with her big sister Natalie. And big sister is appreciating more every day, I think, how fun it is to have Isabelle in the family. We had a lovely morning romping around the gardens […]

Actually, Wolfie is six and a half months, and big brother Andrew is almost six and a half years old. I will not lie. Raising an infant is hard. Some days it’s REALLY hard. Sleep deprivation is a way of life, which is why my professional portrait commissions are far fewer these last few months. […]

Here they are…
Best Pregnancy Portrait ~ Janet
“Our family has chosen to make our donation to the Saint Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital.  We are delighted to be able to help further the strides already made toward the treatment and eventual cure  for the diseases that inflict so many beautiful young children.  It is our sincere hope […]

Thank you to everyone who has participated in the Best of 2009 portrait contest. I appreciate your feedback and thoughtful comments. Just a reminder that the contest ends at the end of Valentine’s Day, this Sunday February 14th. Just as a reminder, anyone can vote anywhere in the world, once for each category for a […]

Brothers

Family Tree

Fiona & Family

Julian & Family

Kai & Family

Katelyn & Family

Milo and parents

Sisters

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I think my first portraits of each new year should always include newborn babies; a fresh start in so many ways! Here is baby Ashley at two weeks old; you can see her “on the inside” portraits here. Big sister Nicole is just in love, enchanted, enthralled with her new baby sister. At age four […]

I always wonder when a newborn becomes “just” an infant? Is there an official age, or a developmental milestone? Or is just when you get tired of calculating how many weeks old s/he is? Whatever that magical formula is, Wolfie is leaving his newborn stage behind for sure. He’s teething (yes - already), just getting […]

OK, you will not believe how much these twin brothers have grown! Check out their full baby session here; they were so little!

Here are Jennifer and Horst’s big boys, now two years old! I am so glad that we documented their first two years - time goes by way too quickly. Thank you and big […]

Natalie and Aaron are growing their family this winter! Big sister Nicole, age four, and big brother-to-be Tyler, age two, are giddy with anticipation. Santa might be bringing them more than just toys this Christmas! And now that we’ve completed these pregnancy portraits, the whole family can breathe a sigh of relief and get down […]

How did this happen? Six years have flown by in the blink of an eye. Andrew is six years old, and still the love of my life. He remains enamored with trains, trucks, and cars and has added Legos to his favorite toys. He still hates shirts with tags, pants with zippers and snaps, and […]

Welcome back, Isabelle! This is one of a handful of sessions I’m shooting this Fall, before increasing my schedule in early 2010.
What a difference there is from months four to nine. Here are her images from our first session - she has grown so much! Isabelle is so much more aware of her environment. She’s […]

Through the fog of sleep deprivation, an entire month has managed to slip by! Wolfie is now one month old, and I have made an attempt to document some of my favorite bits along the way. Here is a little collection of my favorites.
six days old:

one day old; big brother Andrew insisted on this pose:

one […]

We are thrilled to announce the birth of our son, Phineas Wolfe Tacker! Born on 9/9/09, he weighed in at 8 lbs, 8 oz., 21 inches long. We had an amazing, intense, wonderful natural birth and are adjusting to life with two sons! Big brother Andrew is so thrilled that Wolfie is finally here, and […]

Holding a new life in your hands is breathtaking, no matter how often it happens. It gives me a glimpse of why midwives and obstetricians heed their calling. Madison Faith is three weeks old. She’s a tiny little thing, but with an immensely strong presence. She is the very center of the universe to her […]

Maria and Jim came to me via the Sanderling Waldorf School, and I’m so glad they did! Their children are each so loving and charming, but so different from each other at the same time. Here is Ava, age five and a half, Quinn, age three, and baby Fiona, almost ten months old. They are […]

Here is Drake, just a week before his first birthday, and big sister Karis, age three! Drake showed me his shy side for this session, quite the change from our first session together when Drake was six months old. I really enjoyed seeing a different side of his personality! Karis was her happy, bubbly self, […]

The changes that a year brings once again completely astonish me! Here is Miss Madeline just past the one year mark. Compare with her newborn images, and her second session late last year when she was five months old. I think she put all of her energy into growing her beautiful hair! She is developing […]

So fun to follow a family over the course of a year! Here is the latest installment in the story of Ryder and Kai. You can see their first session here, and their second one here. Kai has gone through such dramatic changes as he reaches the end of his second year. He is still […]

One fabulous reason to give back - the opportunity to meet some genuinely nice families! Martha and Mark won this family beach session at a fundraiser at The Children’s School. We met one morning at Fletcher Cove to play with their three children - Tommy, age seven, Ashley, soon to turn five, and Katelyn, nearly […]