Kidography by Dania, Photographing the tiny humans, and those who love them.

Feb 04 2011

PHOTO-A-DAY ~ day 4

It’s not very often I get to see either of my girls sleep these days. I held on dear to those moments when McKenna was still a “baby” and would let me rock her each evening and I was able to watch as her eyelids flutter and she slipped into sleep. I was happy I happened to have my camera in the car when she passed out on the way home from our morning playdate. I think there is no better sign of a wonderful morning.

I just love the pout and bubbles her mouth forms while she sleeps. It takes all my strength to not smack a big ol’ smooch on them right then and there.

Feb 03 2011

PHOTO-A-DAY ~ day 3

My in-laws are some of the most wonderful people I could have ever been blessed with knowing. They have the most amazing story about how they met. The quick version of it — the Mrs. is from Ireland and the Mr. from Hungary…and there was a chance encounter at age 19. The rest is history. My mother-in-law still has much of her five brothers and sisters (and their children) in Ireland and though we don’t see them often, they treat our girls like they are part of the family they see daily. And that includes wonderful goodies straight from Ireland. I am madly in love with the hats they sent over this year and I think my girl is rockin’ it with pride.

Please excuse the crusty nose. This winter has not been kind to my poor girl’s immune system.

Feb 02 2011

PHOTO-A-DAY ~ day 2

Happy snow day all!! There is something about sitting around in your pjs all day, snacking and watching movie after movie that is just magical…

Grandpa -

The pictures say a million words!!!! Beautiful.

Feb 01 2011

PHOTO-A-DAY ~ day 1

I’m proud to say that I am actually quite good at keeping up with my personal photographs (and blog), but taking a photo every day for the entire month of February may challenge me in new, yet exciting, ways. It will force me to take a closer look at our every day life and routines and help me better appreciate all those moments I may too often overlook.

I’m very excited to share our life with all of you and hope you enjoy following it right along with us!

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John leaves very early each morning for work (like, 5am early) and as such, doesn’t get the chance to personally say good morning and wish the girls a good day. So what’s the next best thing? A note! It’s a tradition he started with me nearly 8 years ago and one of these days, I’ll photograph the boxes upon boxes filled with good morning notes I so carefully stashed away.

Jan 31 2011

SWEET PEA

Meet 4 month young Katilyn. I haven’t done an all black and white blog post yet…but for some reason, when browsing through these for the millionth time, they were the ones that stood out amongst all others. Kaitlyn greeted me at the door with those adorable cheeks you just can’t resist pinching and a smile that warmed my heart immediately! And as you can see from this snuggle session, her mother wholeheartedly agrees.

Jan 26 2011

SMILE BABY

There are many many things I love about photography. One of the most important for me is the cameras ability to capture not just an image, but a corresponding emotion. I feel that pictures do for me what music often does. Ever hear a song that brings you immediately back to a very specific moment in time? So much so that you could close your eyes and you are back in the same room, with the same people, same smells and same emotions? I LOVE that feeling. Looking back at images of my girls often have a similar effect on me. And while these images were only taken a few days ago, I still giggled out loud because I can remember exactly how she sounded, how she smelled (it was right after a diaper change luckily) and how she made me feel…which is simply amazing and blessed to be her mom. And I can rest assured that while I know she’ll grow…the sound of her voice and laughter will change and she won’t be quite as amused by my chasing her around screaming dinosaur noises, I can look back at these and have those moments back as often as I wish.

Jan 24 2011

RELIVING 2010 – PART II

I’ll warn you, it’s a long one! There were so many wonderful children. So many wonderful families and so many wonderful moments. I had a terrible time choosing the ones to include in this post! So if you’re lovie isn’t here, it doesn’t mean I don’t adore them or the images we created together, but if I want people to continue reading my bloggity blog, I can’t overwhelm too much, right?! I also realized while going through that I am a bit behind on some more recent sessions, so keep an eye out for those as well this week!

Hope everyone is staying warm and cozy on this crazy cold wintery day!!

Jan 18 2011

THANKS FOR THE MEMORIES

2010 was a FANTASTIC year. I got to meet so many wonderful, wonderful families and feel blessed to have been trusted to capture their love for one another on camera. Creating this blog post has been so much fun looking back at all the wonderful images and reliving the sessions all over again! I had such a hard time narrowing my favorite images down that I’ll break it into two (or more) posts so as to not overwhelm you with the serious cuteness.

Jan 12 2011

BLISS

I’ll admit I was a tad reluctant to take on an engagement session since I don’t typically shoot big people (unless there is a tiny human involved) and have little to no interest in the wedding scene. For one, I cherish my nights and weekends. Secondly, I adore the tiny humans and like to focus all my efforts solely on them. Not sure what that says about me, but I like to think it means I’m just a big kid at heart who loves to run around, make silly noises and faces and giggle like I’m 5 again. But after being told there would in fact be an adorable little boy named Jackson involved, I couldn’t say no, so I happily agreed. Looking back, I laugh that I was at all reluctant. I had a BLAST. I couldn’t have asked for a better couple to work with and they made my job so incredibly easy by having truly wonderful personalities and being ridiculously gorgeous. I love all my sessions, but I grinned ear to ear while editing these images and couldn’t wait to show them to Emilie and Chris. Congratulations guys!!

Jan 04 2011

OH SWEET NAKIES!

There is something about a baby on a bed, baring only her diaper and grinning from ear to ear that makes my heart super happy. Cora was ready for me from the moment I walked in the door and charmed it up throughout the entire session. It was one of those sessions that kept a perma-smile on my face the whole ride home and had me racing to my computer to download the images…ok, and peek at them…and maybe edit one or two (or five). Her cuteness was overwhelming. See for yourself…

Dec 23 2010

HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

A HUGE thanks to all of my wonderful clients of 2010. With itty bitty 5 week old Declan, I wrapped up my last session for the year on Sunday (blog post to follow!). I have LOVED meeting your wonderful, wonderful children and feel incredibly blessed to have been trusted to capture some of your most treasured moments. Recently, I was also excited to tap into another passion of mine {design!} by using some of your favorite images and creating lovely holiday cards for you to share with friends and families…and while it was a CRAZY few weeks rushing images and orders, it all came together splendidly and I smiled all the while reviewing them again for this post. So now that I’m pretty sure (I hope!) they have all been sent out and I’m not ruining any surprises, I’m excited to share some of them.

Wishing you and yours a very, very happy holiday season and a fabulous New Year!!

Thea -

They are all great Dania!

Dec 14 2010

SNIPS AND SNAILS

And puppy dog tails! That’s what little boys are made of. We had a wonderful November morning at the gorgeous, gorgeous Emma Willard. Mom and Dad were married here years ago and hadn’t been back since so we had fun reliving some fun memories with Nicholas in tow this time! We found a beautiful spot where the fresh yellow and orange leaves had just fallen and it was a perfect way to kick off the session. I could have stayed there all day walking around taking advantage of all the perfect spots on this stunning campus!

Dec 13 2010

LITTLE LOVE FOR FALL

Finally! The busy season is come to an end. Holiday orders have been packaged and delivered and I finally get to sit down and breath a sigh of relief! And then realize how backed up I am on blogging. Like REALLY backed up. So I guess there is no rest for the weary (yet). Looking back through these images actually make me giggle a little at how we complained about the chill in the air that day. I’d guess it was about 50 degrees and yet we couldn’t wait to get into our cars and crank the heat. And yet this week, when my car displayed the freezing temp at 16 degrees, how I wished and wished for 50 degrees again!

I’ve known these two since Elizabeth was 18 months old and Finley was yet to be a bean pod in mommy’s belly. They have the spunkiest personalities and crack me up every time. You know a good session when you leave with a little belly ache from laughing so hard. Finley’s faces are just too much to take. God I love these girls!!

Karen Glaser -

you are so talented!

Nov 18 2010

FIRST TIME MOMMA LOVE

There is nothing sweeter to watch than a first time momma with her brand new bundle of joy. The love that pours from that mom could bring even the toughest of us to tears. There are many, many reasons I love my job. Being able to share and capture those first few snuggles of pure unconditional love just makes my heart super happy.

Nov 08 2010

MY FAVORITES

I’ll start this post by saying that these are some of my favorite people in the whole world. Molly and Kennedy met when Kennedy, being her wild self, slammed her chair repeatedly into shy little Molly when they were just 20 months old. Despite my wild childs ways, Molly and Kennedy became quick friends (as did Rachel and I) and years later, we couldn’t image our life without them. Kennedy adores Molly and treats her much like a sister (fights included). And adding Cooper to the mix just six months ago makes our playdates all the more fun…though I somewhat fear my girls fighting over which one gets his attention in the later years.

I could go on and on about how wonderful this family is, but I think the pictures speak for themselves…