Long Overdue - Kansas City Newborn Portraits

This baby girl was all of 17 days late! Good for Anne for hanging in there all that time.
 Ten days old when I photographed her, this baby made my job easy! I believe my fastest newborn session to date - just over and hour. Isn't she just beautiful? Such great skin, too - oh, I love this baby!

Congratulations to Brady and Anne on the birth of your third daughter - I am so happy you chose me to photograph this special time in your lives.

Another Fun Family Session - Kansas City Photographer

Brenda thought it was time for new portraits, and after some convincing, her husband, Dave, agreed to take part as well! They also brought their two darling dogs, and we conducted the session both in my studio and in a pretty little park nearby. Add to that an assist from my sister, and it was a very enjoyable session.

Thank you, Brenda, for seeing the value of professional portraits, and for choosing Center Stage!

By the way - you may notice a new settee! You all know I'm obsessed with them. I'm still on the lookout for a small sofa - doesn't have to be old-fashioned ... but I need a small, dark sofa in good condition for family portraits in the studio. If you spot one out and about, let me know!

Special Family Portrait Session - Kansas City Photographer

All of my portrait sessions are special to me, but sometimes I am asked to photograph a family during a particularly emotional time in their lives and this session was one of them.  Last Wednesday I photographed Chuck and Katie and their daughter, Saturday the little girl danced in her yearly dance recital and that evening, Chuck left for a year+ in Afghanistan. What an honor for me! Wishing Chuck safety during his tour, and hoping the time goes quickly for Katie and their daughter.

Thank you so much, Katie. Enjoy the preview.

Outdoor Portrait Preview - Kansas City Family Portraits

And, Kesha, your preview of your outdoor portraits! Gallery coming by the end of the weekend.

Beautiful Family in the Studio - Kansas City Family Portraits

When Kesha saw her friend Anne's Center Stage portraits, she knew it was time for portraits of her own family. I love that! Referrals are such a compliment to my work. We started with a session in the studio last week (which I'm previewing today) and ended with an outdoor session (preview coming soon). I've so enjoyed working with your family, Kesha - thank you so much for choosing me to create beautiful images of your family. Enjoy!

Stunning New Location - Kansas City Photographer

I recently happened upon on this beautiful new location for portraits and was so  happy to try it out with this pretty little 18-month-old who I get to photograph about every six months. Lindsey - thank you so much for making that long drive so many times to come to me for portraits - I hope you know how much that means to me!

Gallery coming soon!

Little Man About Town - Kansas City Photograher

I've photographed this little guy many times and each time we try to think of a different place for his session - this time we went to the West Bottoms (my outdoor studio of late!) and had fun chasing him around the amazing urban environment. Happy birthday tomorrow, cutie pie!

Christina and Jason - gallery coming soon! Thank you for always choosing me to document your little boy's life - it means a lot.

Gwen (again!) - Kansas City Photographer

This session was to have been conducted with studio lighting outdoors, but the rain the day before made that a dangerous proposition. So Gwen and I went to the West Bottoms and had some fun! Isn't she amazing? I could photograph her every single day! (and may get to next week if we can find a dry day for outdoor studio lighting - or OCF as photographers like to call it...)