Author: Becky Hales

Children, Family

she finally smiled…

Becky Hales

As the mother of an extremely shy little girl, I fully understand that not every kid is going to warm up to me in 1-2 hours.  I always try my hardest, singing, dancing, and yes, bribing at times, but some kids just don’t crack.  And there’s nothing that mom, dad or I can do.  That’s just the way it is.

Well, you never would have guessed it but the gorgeous, smiling little beauty below once was uncrackable! She was completely immune to my singing, and dancing and promise of candy.  But, to my surprise during this session she was a little supermodel 🙂  I was in shock as she posed, laughed and smiled like an old pro!

I adore this little girl and her little family.  And I couldn’t be more excited to photograph them again in the fall.

 

 

xoxo~Becky

Children

a little ray of sunshine…

Becky Hales

Ok, so I have to start off by saying that this little girl kills me!  And I mean that in the nicest of ways:-)  But she really does kill me!  I just don’t know how you can get so much cuteness into such a little package!

She has the most incredible smile, and such a happy personality, she reminds me of a little ray of sunshine!  Seriously, spend an afternoon with her and you’ll feel like all is right in the world.

Your day will feel a little brighter after looking at her photos:-)

Enjoy

 

xoxo~Becky

Personal

preschool…

Becky Hales

I made her heart shaped waffles and we sat at the table talking over breakfast.  I sipped my coffee from the mug she painted for me, in honor of her special day.

 

Today was her first day of preschool.  Her first day as a school girl, and the beginning of a life of summer breaks and christmas vacations.

 

Even though she shed some tears today, I am BEYOND proud of her.  She has grown into such an amazing, smart little lady, and I couldn’t be more happy that she’s mine!

 

Good job baby, I love you too much!

xoxo~Becky

Newborn, Uncategorized

sweet charlotte

Becky Hales

She was so tiny and sweet, just as you would expect any little girl to be, but there was something a little extra sweet about little Charlotte.  Maybe it was her porcelain skin, or pouty rose-tinted lips, or the fact that she loved to be snuggled.  I’m not exactly sure, but I do know that I enjoyed every moment with her.

I saw her just the other day and she already seemed so big.  I tell all my newborn clients to enjoy each and every moment, even the tedious ones, because they really are only that small for such a short time.  I feel lucky that I get to freeze time for them, so they can always remember what 7 days old looked like.

 

The blanky that Miss Charlotte is snuggled on was made by her great-grandma, which I’m sure makes this set of photographs that much more special for her family.

 

xoxo~Becky

Newborn

little man C

Becky Hales

Before I get started talking about the unbelievable cuteness that your about to view, I want to give everyone a few quick Becky Hales Photography updates:

1) Summer is packed.  And when I say ‘packed’ I mean PACKED!  I have a select few dates left in July (weekdays), and August is almost full too.  Please email me ASAP if you want to schedule a summer shoot before the kids go back to school.

2) My travel schedule for the next few months is as follows,

*Seattle- August 6-20 (I only have 1 session available)

*Phoenix/Scottsdale- late September (dates are not yet set in stone)

3) I have had a few people inquire about when to schedule Senior Portraits for 2012 seniors, and the answer is NOW!  The sooner the better 🙂

4) The next Redlands Mini-Session event will take place in September!  If you are interested and not already on the Mini-Session email list, shoot me an email (beckyhalesphotography@live.com) with your info and once the date is secured you’ll be the first to know.

 

OK, enough with all that businessy stuff, and onto the cuteness…

 

Meet my little friend C.  He’s an absolute DOLL, and and when you see his parents you know where he gets it.  I was pleasantly surprised when he slept through his entire session, because did I mention that he’s one month old!  Most babies at this age have a harder time staying asleep during the different transitions of a photoshoot.  But, not this little guy.  He slept so peacefully 🙂

 

 

xoxo~Becky

Children, Family

and baby makes 3…

Becky Hales

Meet the incredibly cute S family.  They welcomed their sweet baby girl into the world just 3 months ago, and she’s such a delightful little thing.  I photographed her when she was still in her Mama’s belly, so it was a treat to get to see her now.  During the shoot I couldn’t decide who she resembled more, Mom or Dad, but through the editing process I noticed she truly is an even combination of them both, and of course, ridiculously cute too!

Doesn’t this Daddy-Daughter photo just melt your heart!  I love that I get to capture tender moments like this for families.

xoxo~Becky

Maternity

baby bump

Becky Hales

Meet yet another one of my beautiful Maternity Clients!  This gorgeous couple was expecting their fist little boy, which they welcomed into the world a little over a month ago.  And let me tell you, he’s adorable 🙂  He’ll be gracing the blog within the next week.  But, back to momma…She was absolutely radiant on the afternoon of her session, and willing to rock it out for the camera.  They were game for all of my ideas and after 2 locations and an outfit change they kept up the energy until the very last click!

 

The image below has to be my favorite shot of the whole session 🙂

 

Keep checking back to see their sweet little boy posted soon!

 

xoxo~Becky

Newborn

Baby Broden

Becky Hales

There is nothing more precious and nothing more perfect than the gift a of a sweet new baby, and Broden is that gift to his family.  He was just 1 month old at his session, and let me tell you, he was such a calm and relaxed little man.  This worked in my favor, because he decided not to sleep a wink while I was there!

I’m excited to see little Broden again later this month.

xoxo~Becky