Bones to Share

Baby Quinn

2011-02-18T11:17:00.000-08:00

Meet sweet little baby Quinn. Quinn was only four days old at her photoshoot (she came a little later than expected!). She was so alert and happy the whole time! I was totally in love with her long locks and feet--they seemed to be everywhere!

This one is my favorite:

New Year, Very New Things

2010-12-30T12:51:00.000-08:00

Hello to my five blog readers! (Sorry I am so terrible at blogging. It takes ten minutes, ya know?! Please be my fan on Facebook if you'd like to be better updated.)

Just wanted to share a little bit of my life with you, and changes to come. This is my family:

photo by amanda fales photography

We will have a new member due April first. Our April Fool's baby is incredibly appropriate if you know us at all. :O) It's a girl, and we are getting more excited each day to meet her. And by excited, I mean throw-up nervous. At least for me, anyway.

So, that said, I'm not sure how this is going to play out with the photography, what with my existing little family, new baby and my "real" job. Obviously, I won't be available much this spring to capture your family. But please contact me anyway, and we will see what we can work out. And if you can wait until summer for your child or family session, even better. We will figure it out together!

Thank you to everyone for all your support over the years. It's been a blast for me. I hope the new year treats you well!

Abby and the Fam

2010-11-13T06:33:00.000-08:00

Such a sweet little family! Hung out with Abby and her parents the other afternoon for some family fun!

Abby and her dad love to play music together. They even wrote her mom a song.

Abby is only 5! She looks so grown up in these photos.

Family Fun!

2010-10-24T17:11:00.000-07:00

My oh my... I met up with this incredibly lovely family the other weekend at their home. What a super sweet group! This is my favorite shot of the day, one of my favorite photos ever. Kinda sums up the whole family... loving, fun, carefree.

Thank you for inviting me to spend the afternoon with you!

Katelyn

2010-09-30T18:50:00.000-07:00

Meet Katelyn!

She's a senior at Shelbyville. She is crazy for show choir and her number one sweetie, Eli.

Loved this shoot! Seniors are so much fun!

Jess, Maddie, Andrew & Charlie!

2010-09-21T17:14:00.000-07:00

Fun, Fun, Fun cute little family! And you can't tell from any of these particular pictures, but there was a new little one born just THIS WEEK!!! Congrats, Rachel!

Danny

2010-09-13T17:02:00.000-07:00

It's my pleasure to introduce you to my friend Danny. I have known Danny for several years, and I didn't really give him a choice in the matter of who (m?) would be taking his senior pictures. We were trying to balance classic with Danny-style. :O) It was a fun morning kicked off with Qdoba for breakfast, and I think we got some great stuff. These are all of my favorites... Yeah, so what if there are a lot of favorites?! Tell me which you like best!

Crystal

2010-08-19T16:54:00.000-07:00

Meet Crystal.

She is a super awesome senior and I am very glad that she chose me for her senior pictures. She is smart, independent and determined. And, obviously, adorable. See for yourself!

Cameron

2010-08-12T16:55:00.000-07:00

First senior of 2011! Cam is ruling the halls at Greensburg. Watch out, ladies!

This might be one of my favorites, ever:

Loving him in black & white!

The Many Faces of Carson

2010-08-12T16:24:00.000-07:00

This little dude is no stranger to the blog. He has gotten so big since our last shoot!

I hate it when they turn into real boys...

Saved my favorite two for last:

Jessica & Billy

2010-08-12T16:12:00.000-07:00

Such a fun engagement session! We were all over the place, perhaps tresspassing (whoops!), and just sweaty messes by the end. But I loved the results, so it was all totally worth it.

Excited for the wedding in a couple weeks!

LOVE the next two, for sure.

Huck

2010-08-12T16:00:00.000-07:00

Huck just celebrated his first birthday. This guy was all over the place! Such a good little walker. And such a cute little booty-- he was running away from me most of the shoot so I got to see a lot of it! Too cute.

I may have mentioned it before, but I LOVE baby teeth. They are so hilarious!

Love.

Slacktastic!

2010-08-10T18:34:00.001-07:00

Hello, my handful of blog readers. I've been super, super busy, so sorry to keep you waiting. I know you live for my photo updates. I have about a zillion things to show you! Soon, I swear. :O)

Alison & Matt

2010-07-27T18:28:00.000-07:00

I please to present the Fabulous Mr. and Mrs. Fox!

Alison and Matt are so stinkin' cute (you may remember them from the fall).... See for yourself.

This is Ali giving me 'tude. Hilarious.

Jake the Snake & Killa Cam

2010-07-19T17:22:00.000-07:00

I LOVE shooting kiddies. They have all the control.

Always an adventure. Trickery and bribery only go so far....

Meet Jake. He just turned two.

We were both sweaty messes halfway through our playdate.

And Cam, just a teeny tiny! He's three months old.

This might be my favorite--stick in one hand and Thomas in the other.

I think he may have been fed up with me chasing him around at this point.

Leave me a comment so I know you're out there!

Katie & Robert

2010-07-12T16:53:00.000-07:00

Katie and Robert got married on the hottest day EVER! You wouldn't have known it though. They are so adorable together and totally in love. A little heat wasn't going to ruin their day!

Favorite:

Leni & Sadie

2010-07-05T16:33:00.000-07:00

Hi friends,

Meet Leni and Sadie, 9-month-old twins (and I thought it was a challenge to shoot 9-month-old singles!)

They did so awesome, only one tiny meltdown, but it was at the end of the shoot anyway. I think their mom and I beat them to it--it was waaaaaay hot!

Anyway, enjoy double the cuteness:

Leni:

Sadie:

Teeth!!

Ainsley (almost 8 months)

2010-06-23T18:16:00.000-07:00

Oh Ainsley.... I don't know if I have the words for this darling girl. She rocked out her shoot. I can't stop looking at these pictures. Marcus calls her the Gerber baby. Anyway, on with the show!

Not gonna lie, when Mom pulled out this red blanket, I wasn't totally sure about it.

Until I saw this, and I LOVE it:

Thank you for playing with me! I hope we can play again in the future!

Annie & Quinn

2010-06-20T08:15:00.000-07:00

Little Annie is a dear friend of mine, an old college roommate. I had the pleasure of celebrating her wedding weekend in the beautiful Napa Valley. We had such a blast.

(And no, that's not actually Penelope Cruz in the first picture....)

This is quite possibly my favorite photo of all time:

I love you both! Best wishes! Can't wait to come out again and see your new home!

Little Lucas

2010-06-18T10:44:00.000-07:00

Introducing Lucas Benjamin Barker Jacob Riley Charlie Holder.

(6 weeks)

Kidnapping is still illegal, right?

Gracie & DeVito

2010-06-12T08:39:00.000-07:00

It makes me feel better to know I'm not the only one who is completely in love with their dogs...

Gracie is a wild woman and DeVito is a giant lover. They complement each other perfectly, and at the end of the day, they cuddle up like best friends should.

DeVito

Gracie

Gavin!

2010-05-26T15:35:00.000-07:00

Meet Gavin.

Gavin is the sweetest little 6-month-old. He was having a good time lounging in the grass with his parents.

Gavin is extra special.... He has a rare disease called SMA. For more information, check out his blog:

http://give4gav.blogspot.com/

I think this one is my favorite. Big smiles!

Tuckered out!

Sherrie & Brad

2010-05-26T15:08:00.000-07:00

Hi blog friends,

Met up with Sherrie and Brad at IMA the other weekend. We beat out the rain and had lots of fun running around the grounds! Obviously I fell in love with their baby Cooper. :O)

Easy like Sunday Morning

2010-05-16T10:48:00.000-07:00

Favorite Family

2010-05-07T09:34:00.000-07:00

These kiddies may look familiar... They are regulars to the blog. Brady and Cooper celebrated their 5th and 1st birthdays, so we marked the milestones with some photos. Now you can meet their parents! Their mom may kill me for one of these, but I think they are quite a handsome couple, so oh well.

Ian... Finally

2010-04-28T15:34:00.000-07:00

Ian's dad was going to surprise Ian's mom with photos for Mother's Day. Dad couldn't choose which photos to print (too many cute ones!), so the cat is out of the bag (rat is out of the sack?). Mom has seen her photos, so now you can, too! Meet this handsome 2-year-old.

I think this one is my favorite:

Hello?

2010-04-06T15:58:00.000-07:00

Is anyone out there? Just curious...

Brady made me an Easter Egg over the weekend because "Erin gets crazy excited when she sees me."

It had an "R" on it for Erin. :O)

Bettie is 90 years young!

2010-03-28T15:54:00.000-07:00

Had the pleasure of attending Bettie's 90th birthday bash.

She is one lucky lady! Family was in from all over the country to celebrate her big day.

Don't worry--they didn't make her blow out all 90 candles.

Monster

2010-03-11T11:57:00.000-08:00

It's been a year already since Millie came home. She is now a 55 pound monster!

More to love.

Jackson & Camden

2010-02-01T19:26:00.000-08:00

Introducing Camden. This guy is just a couple weeks old now.

He was so alert the majority of the time, like he knew it was his photo shoot!

And big brother Jackson. He just celebrated his second birthday!

Poppa Joe.

This is my favorite shot from the day. Ash, you are such a beautiful mommy.

Snow Baby!

2010-01-16T11:33:00.000-08:00

Took Baby Tooper (That's what his friend Amelia calls him and I love that!) out for some pix in the new buggy....

Was waiting for the perfect combination of snow and sun--just happened to fall exactly on his nine months!

He was dancing in the buggy for the 4.5 minutes we were outside. So cute.

See the glimmer of a tooth?! I think this one is my favorite.

Triplets!

2010-01-09T17:10:00.000-08:00

(Okay, not really.)

These are three of my favorite girls on the planet. They are so sweet and dangerously smart.

We met at their grandparents' turnip farm for some interesting shots!

This is Peyton. She's kinda new.

Kendall. Love.

Big sis Hailey. Thank Heaven for Hailey!

Gracias

2009-12-29T07:08:00.000-08:00

Just wanted to thank everyone for your support over the years (Five in February!!)...

I really appreciate you, whether you are letting me take your pictures, referring me to your friends or checking up on the blog (leave comments--they are fun for me!). It's so nice to know that I have good people behind me--gives me a little bit of faith in myself!

Cheers to you in the new year!

a couple fall couples...

2009-12-15T14:56:00.000-08:00

I can never pick which ones I like best:

Your Baby Here!!

2009-12-10T15:11:00.000-08:00

I had been ogling this baby buggy and a dear friend gifted me with it.

How much fun is this going to be?!

Lilly & Sophie

2009-11-24T17:09:00.000-08:00

Here are some favorites after hanging out with these two adorable sisters.

If I was smarter, I would know how to make these pictures bigger on here so you can see how RIDICULOUS Sophie's eyes are:

Mr. Will

2009-11-21T09:30:00.000-08:00

This was a particularly challenging shoot because I am more or less terrified of newborns, regardless of how charming and delicious Will is! His dad told me he was made of rubber and not to worry, but I'm not so sure... Anyway, welcome Will to the world! (They are mostly black and white because I know his mommy likes that.)

Amber & Nate

2009-11-21T08:48:00.000-08:00

Loved Amber's details...

Made for an extra beautiful sun-shiny November day!

Congrats you two!

Amber

2009-11-15T08:44:00.000-08:00

I finally started sorting through Amber's wedding, but I am not getting very far because I just keep looking at this picture. I love it... Can't put my finger on it. Thought I'd share!

E, A & M

2009-11-04T18:45:00.000-08:00

These kids are hilarious. I was chasing them all over, and even got pinned by EJ.

Luckily they still had enough juice to go trick-or-treating after our shoot!

Callie Jean

2009-11-02T16:39:00.000-08:00

Too many favorites...

It is so fun to see giant personalities come out of these tiny bodies.

(She did that pose all on her own!)

Brady & Cooper

2009-10-21T05:45:00.001-07:00

Cutest boys in the whole world.

Okay, I may be slightly biased.

But I stand by my position!

Carson (10 mo.)

2009-10-18T18:04:00.000-07:00

Babies in jeans... love it.

Check out his teeth--they are my favorite!

Alison and Matt

2009-10-13T15:36:00.000-07:00

I can't wait for this wedding next summer! These two were so much fun to shoot, and so natural with each other... You'll see. I had too many favorites to post!

(Do you see the hidden message?)

Gretchen

2009-10-05T17:36:00.001-07:00

Met up with Gretchen for some senior portrait fun!

The first one is my favorite, and it was the last photo we shot.

Nicki & Scott

2009-09-03T19:03:00.000-07:00

Nicki and Scott were married August 22. It started out rainy, and ended up gorgeous (much like Nicki). I went to school with Scott; it was good to see him and the SAEs again. Too bad I missed the dance party at the end of the night!

STELLA!

2009-08-24T17:15:00.000-07:00

Hung out with Stella and her whole fam (including her little cousin Mackinze). Eat 'em up.

Day Dreamin'

Dogs per demand

2009-08-13T17:22:00.000-07:00

Yes, I am one of those people who are totally in love with his/her dogs. And every other dog for that matter. What are you going to do?

Below are Millie and Cricket spooning during a nap. You can't make this up. A whole hour they slept like that, despite my constant giggling.

Here are Sam (by brother's dog) and Millie being good for approx. 2 seconds.

Jami & Scott

2009-08-09T12:44:00.000-07:00

August 1 - Jami & Scotty tied the knot at New Hope Christian Church. Adorable couple, wonderful families, incredible attention to detail. Loved it.

Just a test

2009-08-05T15:25:00.000-07:00

Trying to make this thing look a little better! A work in progress...

Karina & Russell

2009-08-02T15:13:00.000-07:00

Karina & Russell got married on an oddly cool July 18 (much like my own wedding almost 3 years ago to the date!) at Common Ground Christian Church in Indianapolis. After a light reception at the church, we headed downtown for some fun photos. Then it was to Stone Creek for a private dinner.

Micka & Teddy

2009-07-07T17:39:00.001-07:00

Micka & Teddy were married in Shelbyville on June 27. The church was filled to the brim with family and friends. The good news is that I still get a little choked up at weddings! It was a beautiful day, and you could feel the love. Here are a few of my favorites from the day.

Julie & Adam

2009-06-23T18:11:00.000-07:00

Julie and Adam got married on a steamy June 20th in the small town of New Point. Highlight: Tractor-pulled hayride for the bridal party down gravel roads! Adam's brother drove.

The Beans

2009-06-22T14:56:00.000-07:00

I met an old friend and her whole family downtown for a surprise shoot for her mom's birthday. It was a lot of fun (for me at least) and they were such good sports! They went to lunch and the Zoo afterwards. Fun day!

Momma and Poppa Bean

The Girls

and the Boys.

Jennifer & Brian

2009-05-25T12:51:00.000-07:00

The rain cleared out just in time for Jen & Brian's outdoor wedding. Wouldn't have mattered anyway; these two are meant to be, rain or shine.

Making sure no one objected!

Brooklyn

2009-05-20T14:50:00.001-07:00

This kid should be a model. Just don't tell her that.

Cooper Alan Schmidt

2009-05-18T11:39:00.001-07:00

We took a whole photo the other day. Cooper was NOT having it! Precious anyway.

Karina & Russell

2009-04-26T15:04:00.000-07:00

Gorgeous day, gorgeous couple. They look so good in black and white!

Love of my life...

2009-04-20T08:48:00.001-07:00

...I just wish he was still this cute! Stole these from the mother-in-law over Easter weekend.

(He's the little one)

Sisters!

2009-04-12T15:04:00.000-07:00

Tested out the new camera on my two favorite subjects!

Sisters being cute:

Sisters being for real:

Rest in Peace

2009-03-31T16:02:00.000-07:00

I am posting these photos in memory of my favorite bridge. I drove by it the other day, and the short cobblestone wall is broken off. Tragic.

...and Brette is gorgeous.

Delaney

2009-03-20T14:42:00.001-07:00

Delaney let us steal her room while we were in Florida. She LOVED playing with her cousin Marcus!

Angel & Chino

2009-03-18T18:10:00.000-07:00

Angel & Chino let me take them out on the COLDEST day ever! You can see the flurries in the first photo. They did good work anyway!

Introducing Millie

2009-03-18T13:58:00.000-07:00

Millie joined the family on Sunday. Cutest pup ever.

For your viewing pleasure

2009-03-18T13:14:00.000-07:00

Hi guys,

I always have photos I want to share with you, so here is my new outlet. Check in often or never! Whatever makes you happy.

Love,
ERIN