Day: October 1, 2009
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Welcome to the World!
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Tampa Newborn Photography Published on Boundary Stone Baby
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Tampa Newborn Photos – Meet Slayton and Her Big Sis, Marler!
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Tampa Newborn Photos – Meet Liam and His Big Brother Christian
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The Junior Editor of UC Tampa Magazine – Newborn Photos
Little Miss Marlowe (or Mili-peed as her parents lovingly call her) may be destined for a future as a writer. Her daddy is the editor in chief of UC Tampa Magazine. And with a name like Marlowe,...
Tampa Children Photos – Oh, How They Grow…
Don't you just wish sometimes that time stood still? As we all know, it does not- though I do wish that I could bottle up and put it under my pillow for safe keeping. It seems like just the other...
Baby Photos of Diesel
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Tampa Infant Photographer Captures Baby Stokes!
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Newborn Photos of Baby Chase!
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Newborn Photos for Baby Beau and Family
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Tampa Children Photographer Captures Joyful Ava!
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Newborn Photos of Tristan – Welcome to the World!
There is something so incredible about photographing newborns...their "freshness", their innocence, their flaky skin. I wonder how many full moons we have had recently because I have had so many...
The Baby Whisperer Brings More Newborn Photos
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Meet Gates! (Tampa Newborn/Baby Photography)
Isn't that such a great name? I love unique names. Gates is named after her grandmother, so her name has alot of meaning, too! Here are just a few of my faves!I truly love the tender...
Kinzie and Trimble have a baby brother….Graham! (Tampa Newborn Photography)
I am always so thrilled to have a portrait session with the H. family. Our last shoot, just 2 weeks ago, was in the hospital at Graham's birth! And he has already changed since then. He...
Sleepy Ciara…(newborn photography, Tampa)
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Portrait Critique from “How to Take Better Pictures of Your Kids” class!
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Reminder- Class at Baby Bungalow- “How to Take Better Pictures of Your Kids”
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Want to Take Better Pictures of Your Kids??!!
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Shy little Sophie…
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Ooohhhh Olivia!
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Me and Math…not a good combo!
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Sofia…all grown up!
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Beautiful Ava!
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Caitlin and her Mommy and Daddy…
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Valen-tease!
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