Category Archives: Babies & Toddlers

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Sneak Peek { Great Expectations } | Artistic Estero Maternity Portraits

September 24, 2009 – 7:03 pm

I first met this wonderful family for portraits on the beach in Naples last year. Not only was Xander one of the most adorable one year old’s I’ve ever photographed but dang, that little dude could FLY! To this day the image of Xander’s Daddy tossing him way up in the sky remains one of my all time favorites.

Needless to say, when Mom called me this year to let me know they were expecting baby number two and wondered if I’d be able to add them to the schedule for maternity and newborn portraits I think I hesitated for about .02 seconds before I said YES!! Now I happen to know that Mom has been waiting patiently for this sneak peek so first allow me to apologize, I would’ve had it on the blog sooner but gosh, I was really having a hard time deciding which images to share! Seriously, they are such dream clients to work with; beautiful, playful, loving and open to any of the crazy ideas that pop in to my head.

Alright, on to the portraits – Clearly Xander is just so eager to meet the newest member of the family that he can barely contain his excitement. <grin>

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Seriously – how cute is he? He even stops to give the babe a kiss before going to ride his trike. Of course once we had Xander entertained it was time to give Mommy her turn in the spotlight to showcase what a beautiful woman she is, which, let’s face it, is sometimes easy to forget when you’re 7 months pregnant and chasing after a very busy two year old.

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*whew* Okay, that was a lotta sneak peeking. Hang in there Mom, the best is yet to come!

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Sneak Peek { Judson & Paisley } | Fort Myers Baby and Toddler Portraits

September 18, 2009 – 2:09 pm

ifexpressions photography family portrait session, fort myers florida, on location photographer, naples beach photographer, naples newborn photography, sibling portraits, sanibel beach portraitsI know, I know, how unfair of me to post and only share one! I’m sorry but I just started editing this session and the instant I saw this portrait of sweet Paisley I simply had to come to the blog and share it with you all. I’ve been photographing this little lady since she was just a few days old and yes, she has always been a truly beautiful child, inside and out but doesn’t this image just knock your socks off?! She reminds me of a movie star… Shirley Temple maybe? No, Paisley has those big beautiful blue eyes. I can’t put my finger on it yet but she definitely has those classic 1950′s style good looks. Wonder if Mom is considering getting this little one into child modeling? She’s a natural!

Okay, back to editing I go! I promise to come back and share more from my session with Paisley (and her baby brother!!) very soon!

..:: UPDATED BELOW ::..

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As promised, I’m back to share some of Paisley’s adorable baby brother, Judson, after all this was his JOY session. Being a lifeXpressions JOY baby means that I get to visit every few months to document all of those exciting things going on during his first year. (Hint: If you give a little click right here you’ll see just how much Judson’s grown since his newborn session.) Judson is such a HAPPY baby which is evident in the photographs I captured during our session. I think the only challenge in photographing him is keeping him off the photographer’s lap! haha Such a little sweetie! Enjoy your sneak peek Mom, it’s just the beginning! :)

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Sneak Peek { Prayers for a Very Special Family } | Lifestyle Portraits in Naples

September 4, 2009 – 9:03 pm

Lifestyle portraits, yes, I think that would be an appropriate term for this session. I have been photographing this wonderful family since before baby number one {Austin, 3 yrs old} was born. Almost exactly one year later I was called to help them celebrate the arrival of number two {Mason, 2 years old}. Then, our session last fall, marked my fifth time working with this family and I have to admit, they just get cuter every year! Needless to say, when Mom called me announcing the impending arrival of baby #3 I was beyond thrilled!

I knew the session would be a challenge given the ages of the boys and the lack of duct tape in my camera bag. Luckily this Mom & Dad are two of the most wonderfully patient, calm, take-it-as-it-comes type of parents I have ever met. They don’t need, or necessarily want, some unattainable “perfect” family portrait. You know the kind where everyone sits like little angels and smiles for the camera on cue. That’s fiction! Life with two toddlers (soon to be three) is messy! They’re loud, they don’t stay in one place for more than a millisecond, and <gasp> dare I say it, they’re sometimes whiny. But oh gosh are they ever cute and if you take a deep breath, let them be who they are and let me capture that for you – you might just find yourself with a true portrait of a family in love. I’d like to dedicate the first two shots I’m sharing to wonderfully patient Mommy and those of you who email me thinking I just walk in the room and everything magically comes to order and the scene practically sets itself. Trust me, it ain’t always easy – but it sure is funny! ;)

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Mom and Dad seem to understand that with love, laughter and occasionally suffering through The Doodlebops together, they can survive all things.

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It was just one week after our session together this family was dealt one of life’s most difficult hands. Their unborn child has been diagnosed with hypoplastic left heart syndrome, a very rare type of congenital heart disease which will require several surgeries throughout his young life, the first of which he will undergo at just one week old. Now that you’ve learned a little about this very special family, please take a moment to stop by their blog to offer your prayers and support as they make their way through this very difficult time.

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Sneak Peek { Andre } | Estero Newborn Photographer

July 24, 2009 – 1:32 pm

Just yesterday I shared a sneak peek from a maternity session and mentioned I’d be heading out to photograph their new little boy later in the day. Well, I did, and oh my stars is he not the cutest little guy ever? Seriously! I have so many favorite images from this session I just had to come right back to the blog and share a few with you all.

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Featured Session { Sophia Turns One } | Naples Baby Portraits, Just One Year Program

June 23, 2009 – 3:42 pm

Summer is full speed ahead in the land of lifeXpressions which is making it more of a challenge to post regular sneak peeks to the blog but I thought sharing a featured session might make up for it just a little bit. :)

Allow me to introduce to you Sophia, the most recent graduate of our Just One Year program. It’s always such a joy for me, personally, to get to know these families over the course of the year and document these special moments for them. Thank you for a wonderful year Sophia, looking forward to enjoying many more with you and your family!

For those without high speed connections, I’ll give a little sample below…

{Sophia, just days old}

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{Sophia, 6 months old}

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{Sophia, 1 year old}

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Sneak Peek { Lila Claire } | Naples Baby Photographer

May 20, 2009 – 11:36 am

Happy birthday to you, happy birthday to you, happy birthday dear Lila….happy birthday to you!

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lifexpressions photography naples baby portraits on location photography capturing your baby's milestones and memoriesYou’ve come a long way baby – and I am so very honored your Mommy picked me to capture these moments for you!

Naples newborn portraits by lifexpressions photography. Terrilyn ONeil creates artistic photographs of your newborn that you will cherish for a lifetime.

Images series above captured during Lila Claire’s Newborn Session (June 2008)

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Sneak Peek { Kevin & Riley } | Naples Beach Sibling Photographer

May 5, 2009 – 1:27 pm

Oh gosh, I don’t even know where to start. I’ve been photographing this family since 2005, little Kevin wasn’t quite a year old for our first session together. Through the years Mom and I have developed a friendship and often joke about Kevin growing up to marry my little Olivia, with their matching blonde hair, big baby blues, and sweet disposition we feel quite certain it would be a winning combination, of course only time will tell. ;)

This year our goal was to capture some amazing brother and sister moments on the beach. You know, at least one of those photographs that like you might see on a Hallmark card, something they could look back on years from now that would be a sweet reminder of their annual trips to Naples. You know where this is going don’t you?

Kids are unpredictable at best and I don’t think any of us expected sweet little Riley to give a such a swift yank to Kevin’s hair mid-giggle. Of course having watched my own daughter blindside her brothers a time or two I’m fairly certain it’s just the nature of siblings. No worries, Kevin was a good sport, I think his pride was hurt more than anything and Mom was quick to console. (Side note: See Mom’s lovely white dress, she wasn’t part of the session but she knows me well enough by now to know that I’ll shoot whatever moves me and always dresses to match the children ‘just in case’. Smart lady!)

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I positioned Kevin next to this big tree to get a few individual shots and guess who decided to walk right up and plop herself down beside him? Riley of course! There was no way she was going to let big brother steal the spotlight. *giggle* I absolutely adore the look they’re giving each other in this shot.

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When we’d all but given up hope on getting the shot – it took less than 10 seconds to get this.

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Feeling rather accomplished, we decided to release them from their modeling contract…at least until our next session together.

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