Joyce Smith Photography Blog

paper dolls

I most definitely relive my paper doll-playing past when I create clothing combination inspiration pages. And, while I generally consider myself immune to the baby fever that afflicts all of my friends, seeing all of these cute sister combinations combined with photographing the newborn I will meet tomorrow morning might just give me a case of it! I love the colors in the Gymboree Palm Springs line and there are many adorable combinations here for sisters-only shots. Anyone want to buy some of these for a session? ;) I love the Lilly-esque patterns; interestingly, though I have a strong dislike for "fauxberry," as I call fake Burberry plaid, I don't seem to have a problem with Lilly-inspired Gymbo. ha ha! Go figure! Sadly, I have three of these items in a 4T and may be going back for more. They say admitting you have a problem is the first step. ;)

Hope everyone is having a great Memorial Day weekend!

lens-inspired silliness

There is nothing like a fisheye lens to inspire a bit of silliness. Case in point: they were separated at birth, no?

I have always loved that frame from Shrek 2. LOL! Okay, enough silliness . . . back to work! :)

head on over . . .

to the brand new blog!!!   Update your bookmarks to

http://www.joycesmithblog.com

and don't come back here unless you are waxing nostalgic about Typepad days gone by.  LOL!  The WordSmith blog will still be over here, at

http://www.joycesmithphotography.typepad.com/wordsmith . 

And yes, I fully realize that I am way overdue for a new WordSmith release.  Soon, I swear!! 

See you on the other side! :)

but wait, there's more!

Welcome to the new blog! I'm so excited to have a blog with super-sized images as well as a much more interactive comment system--hint, hint! :)

The old blog will be archived HERE. Another thing you'll find at the new blog is a new "about" page and a list of resources for clients shopping for their sessions. Also, look under My Sites for the usual links as well as a surprise for my photographer readers--the Q&As all in one place.

To kick things off, here's a calvacade of too-big-for-Typepad landscape images from recent sessions. Have a great weekend, everyone!

I love this look . . .

and this one's pretty priceless too. LOL

The adorable brothers:

and the littlest G. with mama's stylin' shoes.

Fabulous crib bedding alert!

and my personal favorite from this session:

I just got a large print of this delivered and will be sending it out to the C. family--it's gorgeous!

Love this one . . .

One from this past weekend:

and finally, one of my own tribe, taken with that wacky tilt-shift lens I talked about on the old blog. And yes, Her Royal Highness requires her retinue to ride the merry go round with her. ;) A retinue of one in addition to her personal paparazzo, that is.

almost . . .

The hits keep coming. ha ha  A tiny peek at the new blog . . . almost there! Whatever am I going to do with myself when all these projects are finished?  Why, find more, of course. :)

oh yes, I escaped the rain again

I'm starting to think I have super powers. ; )  I told the mom at today's session that I had been watching the weather all day and she had as well.  Luckily for me, the weather improved and I was able photograph this *adorable* little guy.  Although, I have been known to photograph with dads holding an umbrella over me (well, over the camera! that is the priority). But there was no need for that today and the light at the end of our session was spectacular (see the first shot below).

How fun are these shots?  Here's a sneak peek of little R. for the M. family.  It was lovely meeting you this afternoon!

I love this pensive glance. Or maybe it's bemusement at my antics.

And look . . . the world is topsy-turvy for a moment.

Finally, some Mother's Day wishes for all the moms out there.  Have a beautiful day tomorrow! :)

rainy day

Just one that I am loving today . . .

It's live! It lives! Both of those things. :)

The new site is LIVE at last. Doing the dance of joy here! Hurray!!

Check it out at www.joycesmithphoto.com. You'll find some things familiar but also loads of new stuff--new additions to the portfolio from recent sessions, a special "featured" section which I will change out every month with my favorite sessions, a fantastic new contact page, and more. Did I mention I was excited? :)

once again

Once again I managed to escape the rain!  I had a session this morning and the overcast sky actually made for some beautiful portraits of little F., but when I got to my car at the end of the session I noticed some drizzle.  I have definitely been lucky lately. 

Here are a few sneak peeks for the C. family--isn't F.'s hair the best?  Loved it!

Here he is oh-so-proud of himself after crawling across his room.

And here's the big smile he got as soon as his mom scooped him up.

Sitting with dad for a moment.

Then, a photo in an unexpected place . . . but look how well this blue goes with his eyes! Click to see this larger.

It was lovely meeting all of you this morning!  F. was not a huge fan of the grass and I told mom that this brought me right back to when my little one was around the same age.  Here's a snapshot (don't hold it to JSP standards!  LOL) of her that I used to call "At One with Nature."  At 3 1/2 she is still more of a King of Prussia girl than a nature girl. :)

and again I say . . . beyond reproach!

I got the prettiest package ever today . . . introducing our new fine art album.  Details to come . . . .

Click to see it larger.

And the best part--matted pages.  Swoon.  More soon!