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Hey everyone, just a quick note that i've forgotten to post.  I've got a new Blogsite.  Please visit me at: www.photographybyelli.com

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I Love Family Portraits!

A few weeks ago I had the opportunity to meet a great family!  They were such a nice & loving family!  And their son  JP was such a pip!  He was having a great time playing around with branches and just wondering the grounds!  As mom and dad watched on you could truly feel the love the family had for each other.  It was just a great day overall!  I couldn't have asked for a better family to photograph!  Thanks guys!!!!!!

Here are some of my faves!

Family fun....

I had such a great time with the wonderful Cordero family today!  and their little boy "JP" is such a little ham!  We went to Lambert Castle to have some family shots done.  They day was gorgeous, a little warmer than we had expected but it was still wonderful.  And the Cherry Blossom trees were all in bloom!  They definantly added onto the gorgeous family!  Thank you so much for the opportunity to capture such a great time in your lives!

Still processing the pictures..... stay tuned!

Exciting....

It's official.  I have my photo sharing/ordering site ready to go!  And have all my vendors for prints, books & canvas' ready and waiting for my lovely customers!  After alot of research, I have picked nothing but the best for you guys!  You will be amazed at the quality of their work!

Thank you so much for giving me the opportunity to photograph your loved ones!  I hope you cherish these photos for years to come!  You guys are truly great!  Lots of Hugs from me!


Oh, and i'll be posting some new photos soon!

MIA!

I have been neglecting the blog. I need to get back into it! It's been so busy around here with planning a baby shower, chasing Sofia around, the snow storms and my doctor appointments (nerve recking!).

But Sofia and I did head over to the park after her swim lessons. It's been so nice out lately that we've been taking advantage! She did get the hang of the crawling through the maze and going down the slide herself. Head first and all! She wanted it no other way!
















Oh and did I mention my friend and I have been making cakes like crazy!!!! Here's one we made for my friends coworker who is expecting!





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Family

Baptism
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This week's theme is "Family." What is a better description to family than an infants Baptism? I've gone through so many photos but I kept coming back to this one of my nephew on his Baptismal Day. My brother in law and sister in law baptized their third child Iden Manuel on a gorgeous May day! My husband and sister in law were the Godparents and they couldn't have been happier. The church was filled with family and friends watching as this little man stepped his way into God's family as well! The day couldn't have had been more perfect.

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All Faces Forward

Sofia
Originally uploaded by elicadabal07

My first post ever for the Ihearfaces photo challenge. I figured new year new challenges. Might as well give it a go since i've been an onlooker for quiet some time now!

Little Moments....

Originally uploaded by elicadabal07

Caught this little moment while I was cleaning up after the Christmas shoot.

Part of our Christmas Card '09

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Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus. He exists as certainly as love and generosity and devotion exist, and you know that they abound and give to your life its highest beauty and joy. Alas! how dreary would be the world if there were no Santa Claus! It would be as dreary as if there were no Virginias. There would be no childlike faith then, no poetry, no romance to make tolerable this existence. We should have no enjoyment, except in sense and sight. The eternal light with which childhood fills the world would be extinguished.

-By Francis P. Church, first published in The New York Sun in 1897

My try at the Christmas Tree.....

After everyone went to bed I stayed up to take a picture of the tree at 2:30 in the morning!    I tried to get that star effect.  Didn't come out as well as I had hoped but none the less, it's still pretty good for my first time trying the 30 second shot!  And my tripod definantly didn't help.  I need a different one for my Nikon.

Where, oh where......?

I have taken a few Christmas photos but am unable to load them to my blog.  I am Apple-less.  I t has been over a week that I've had to send my macbook in for repair.  I feel nude without it.  I miss it oh so much!  Once it is back in my hands there will be many new photos, that is if I haven't lost any!  When, oh when will they call???

Cameron's Baptism

I had the pleasure to photograph this little angels baptism.  She is so cute and was such a doll!  This is my favorite picture of Cameron with her Aunt Trisha.

"Little Red Riding Hood"

My favorite pictures from Sofia's first "Walking" Halloween.  

She had a blast that day.  We walked in the parade, 

which she danced the whole way!  

Then "Trick or Treat-ing" put a big smile on her face.  

It is free candy!  Priceless memories!  Oh how i'll miss her this small!  :(

WooHooo!!!!!

Well since being on here last, I survived the weekend in the woods!  There were no lights, many strange noises, spiders and let's not talk about the torrential downpour!  But it was all in good fun!  I learned so much in just three days!  It's crazy! And I enjoyed it so much that i'll be doing this in March again!  


And now i'm so excited again!!!!!  Sunday, for the first time, I will be helping/shoot an engagement session! Wooohoooo!!!!!  I can't wait to learn some more!!!!!

It's Official.....

I will be going to Comfort Zone Camp.  I am so excited! This is an amazing opportunity, and I for one will not give this up for anything. I will be away from October 23-25, I don't know how i'll hold up away from my family but we'll soon find out.  I guess it's normal to be nervous the first time you leave everyone for a few days.  But with nerves and all I still can not wait!

Sofia's Eight month shoot

These are just two of the few that were done in

such a hurry that I didn't even

realize that I was cutting body parts off!

Just goes to show, you can't rush your work!

Even though they're not the greatest pics

in the world my little girl will still be able to see

how much she actually weighed in at, at Eight Months..

BTW that's her actual weight at 

eight months, 23 lbs.

Spring/Summer 2009

                   

                 

I believe these pictures were taken in the late spring or early summer.  Sofia just loves to be outside as much as possible.  She loves to pick flowers and chase the dog, "Canica" around.  And I just love watching them have fun with eachother.  

Hopefully I get more involved with this blog than I did  with my previous one.

I will definantly be posting more pictures up once I actually process them!  

I'm giving this blog a go.....again!

How to start this off??? I love writting, but this is going to be difficult!


I have loved photography for as long as I could remember.  Ever since the first time I held a camera I was hooked.  I'm not much for posing "for" the camera but making sure I catch all those special candid moments in my life!  This blog is going to be dedicated to my family, which is my life, my pursing of my photography career and just photography in general.  I love the way that you can capture a moment, make it stand still in time and look at it later on down the road and you know exactly what was being said, the music that was playing in the background, the emotion that was felt.  


My best photography subject lately has been my little girl.  When I became pregnant I knew instantly that she wasn't going to be so tiny forever, so I wanted to capture every minute possible.  So here come the camera!  I must have posed her in the oddest objects, so many wardrobe changes. And let me tell you, my little Sofia "Hates" putting on clothing.  So you can just imagine all the screaming every single time I would change her!  But when she gets older she will thank me for taking the time to take all the pictures.  Well at least I hope she does!  You will be seeing alot of her on here!

Well with all that being said I hope you enjoy my blog!  Let the pictures and learning begin!