'pictures for natalie' round 3 ~albuquerque photographer

three down, two more to go...and it's been a blast let me tell you.
WONDERFUL, WONDERFUL, WONDERFUL families have come out in support of natalie's family.
what is another word for grateful that i can use?
indebted, obliged, pleased, thankful, gratified....i am all these things.

and now i introduce to you the next round of beautiful people.


the baca's. they have FOUR BOYS. that's one more boy than me which means oh my heck. but tanya and norman are loving life and are the perfect parents to raise four young men into really cool adults.

i find it very intimidating to photograph other photographers-- and this was my first time doing so. MARIA HAYS used to have a photography business here in albuquerque, and recently moved to kansas. her work is reeeeeally lovely and i felt the pressure to deliver for her. after just a few minutes hangin with her adorable kiddos, i knew we had gold...

then it was AMY GREBE's turn. amy is also a local photographer (and friend) and i wanted soooo badly to knock her pics out of the ballpark for her. amy's style is a lot like mine. she is one of the BEST at beautiful closeups of children. i need to get my kids to her one day soon. her kids are SUPER GORGEOUS, but for now i am showcasing the electric vibes between she and her hubbs...

the ellini's. WAY SUPER CUTE BOYS who were as sweet as pie and giggly and fun. mom veronica is my next door neighbor's sister. they come from such a great family, laurence and i feel so lucky to know them all.

and lastly, my sweet sweet sweet oh-my-LORD-i-love-these-kids next door neighbors. ben and ari. i love summers especially because we are guaranteed to see their cute lil heads peeking over our back wall to which we can begin conversing with the amazing duo you see below. they are SO KIND and SO LOVING and SO BEAUTIFUL. to know them is

to love them i assure you.

much love,

bri