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Cold Hands, Warm Hearts

January 20, 2012 Posted in Children, Family

It couldn’t have been any colder the day I had my session with the T Family back in December.   The weekend before, we were rained out, so we rescheduled the photo shoot for the following weekend only to find that the weather was FUH – REEZ – ING!!!  The tricky thing was that this session was one that Mom wanted to use the images for Christmas gifts and cards.   Unfortunately, we could not delay it any longer.   We had to do it that day or the prints and cards would not arrive in time for Christmas.     I was amazed at this family’s stamina.  Despite the cold, we managed to get a ton of smiles from the kids.   Dad kept the kids entertained with tickle games and lots of spinning.    In between locations, Mom kept the kids bundled up in a big fuzzy blanket to keep warm.    Everyone had cold hands that day, but from these photos, you can totally tell just how warm everyone’s hearts were! 

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Erin - January 20, 2012 - 8:35 pm

What a beautiful family!!! (Wanna come shoot some prety snow shoots here this weekend? The windchill right now is -2.) :) Erin

Relationships

January 12, 2012 Posted in My Kids, self portrait x12

A few months ago, I was contacted by Houston photographer Christina Anglum with a challenge. I love to be inspired, and with this particular challenge, not only was I going to be inspired but also come away with images that I should have been taking all along <—– with me in them!  The idea is to take a self portrait capturing our relationships with our kids, significant other, family, pet, best friend, or ourselves. As photographers, we are always behind the camera and very rarely step in front of it. Easy enough right? Well, back up the truck, I found it to be quite difficult. The difficulty didn’t lie so much in taking the photos, but looking at the photos without a critical photographer’s eye. The room where I took the photos only has one window, so I was having to jack up my ISO, which in turn results in a grainy look in the pictures. Also, despite losing 40 pounds over the last year and a half, I found myself looking at the photos and picking myself apart. My leg looks thick in this photo, I still have a double chin, blah blah blah, pick, pick, pick. I took one quick glance over all the photos and closed the folder and walked away. I hated them, more like, I hated the way I looked in them. However, a few days later, I took a look again with a fresh eye and a new mind set. As I reviewed the images a second time, this article by Deb Schwedhelm came to mind. Years from now, my kids are not going to look back at these photos and say “Holy Cow, Momma’s legs look fat” or “Look how chubby Momma’s chin is.” They will soley remember the feelings they had that day and I hope, they remember just how much their Momma loved them back then! And to me, that’s the big picture! That’s what photos are all about. As a photographer, I not only want to capture what a person looks like at a paricular time in their life, but I also want to capture the feelings of love and caring that we as humans have for the people in our lives.  And I am truly, 100 %, completely, head over heels in love with this girl!

These photos are growing on me. I’m embracing the grain and the double chin! LOL!
Want to see who else is in this little adventure with me? Check out the list below:

1 Robyn Oakenfold

2 Janine Coveney

3 Amelia Hambrook

4 Kristy Milton

5 Ali Bloom

6 Andrea Hallett

7 Kirsty Lamour

8 Christina Anglum

9 Kylie Dunlop

10 Myra Kushon

11 Jessica Engert

12 Stephanie Platt

13 Megan Fogel

14.  Myra Kushon

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Kristy Milton - January 15, 2012 - 9:53 pm

so fun!! you can see the pure excitement on her face,
she is loving every minute of story time!!

Jessica - January 15, 2012 - 10:47 pm

I love snuggle time! These are so sweet!

Christina - January 15, 2012 - 11:27 pm

Awwww!! These are so great! I love how happy you 2 look. :)

Andrea - January 15, 2012 - 11:34 pm

Beautiful images, sweet and snuggly :)

Megan - January 16, 2012 - 12:30 am

Oh My Goodness. .. These are sooooo sweet! I Absolutely love them!

Kirsty-Abu Dhabi - January 16, 2012 - 4:17 am

Lovely! Snuggly reading time is so precious – it’s wonderful that you captured some memories of it

Kylie - January 17, 2012 - 4:15 am

I love these pics!!! Looks like you had such a lovely time reading stories. Embrace away I say! Kx

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Remembering 2011

January 4, 2012 Posted in Baby, Children, Family, Newborn, Senior

To my amazing clients,

2011 has come to a close. As I look over the last year, I feel so blessed to have had such wonderful clients. I started making this end of the year video a few days ago, and as I muddled over the photos I was going to use, my heart swells with pride. These photos are my babies…. in a strange sense of the word, I’ve nurtured them, taking special care to bring out each photos best qualities through editing. Each photo immediately takes me back to the day of the session. All the smiles, giggles, playful games I played with the kids puts an instant smile on my face. And then with the newborn sessions, being peed & poo’d on, and the spit up & burps…. ok, so those moments aren’t so great, but they sure are funny when they happen. Being witness to each family’s dynamic, how they love each other, how they comfort each other, and how they make each other laugh, I feel blessed to be there for that. It comes down to one thing, love is universal. We all understand it, we can all see it in life, and I hope in some small measure you are able to see it in my photos. God bless each and everyone of you! You have enriched my life more than you know. Take care & see you in 2012!

Truly,
Rae Pulver
Rae of Light Photography

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nadine - January 4, 2012 - 6:01 pm

i love the black and white one! (the one with the dad and mom in different sections of the house)

A Sweet Toddler, a Wagon, and a Deer

December 31, 2011 Posted in Maternity

… walk into a bar….. sounds like the start of a funny joke, but it turns out to be the makings of a great maternity session.    I adore this family!   I’ve had 4 wonderful opportunities this year to photograph them and I couldn’t help but fall in love with them.   It all started back in March when I meet this little guy during one of my Charity Model Search sessions.   Then fast forward to this Fall and I got to photograph the entire family in one of the best sessions I’ve ever had.    Just a few weeks ago, I was able to capture some wonderfully tender moments during her maternity session.   I adore this snuggly moment with Momma and son.    And lastly, we finished up our last session together just a few days ago with a newborn session <—– a little sneak peek coming soon!    It was cold, the ground was muddy, and the wind was blowing, but you couldn’t tell. 

We ended our session that day over at the barn. We drove up and I instantly got excited to see deer running around. In the back of my mind, I was hoping and praying that I could get some sort of photo with the deer in it. We walked up and the deer scattered.
I was totally bummed. Oh well, maybe I’ll get a wide shot with the deer in the background. We posed a few shots here and there and then I had this beautiful Momma-to-be sitting in the hay for the last photos of the day. Out of the corner of my eye, I saw it! Yep! One brave lil’ deer came over to check us out. It was a little timid at first, but got braver and braver.   A few quiet moments passed and with a couple of scratches behind the ears, CLICK, bingo! Got it! How sweet is this? We tried and tried to get her toddler son to kiss her belly, but who would have thought that I could capture a deer kissing her belly instead.

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