O'Fallon IL St. Louis Photographer Speed of Life Photography

Two {O’Fallon IL Photographer}

speedofl — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 18:22:41 +0000

Ah, the two year old. My son recently turned two and this little guy is just about to. It is an age of boundless energy, intense curiosity, and absolutely no interest in participating in anything that was not originally his idea. Which makes it a fabulous age for my style of photography. We ran all over this park during our session. We looked at fish in a pond, chased a frog, ran around the playground, climbed on benches…phew. I’ve been photographing this sweet guy since he was born and feel truly grateful that I get to spend time with him and his wonderful family. Happy Birthday B! Two is going to be an exciting and fantastic age for you!

Ha! I got a few smiles out of him even if he had plans for otherwise.

I absolutely love his expression here.

Love, love, love this one.

P. Family – thanks so much for sharing B with me again. I look forward to showing you the rest!

Gorgeous {O’Fallon IL Photographer}

speedofl — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 18:48:16 +0000

A couple of weeks ago Buckingham Studio and Speed of Life Photography held a totally fun event – Rock Your Profile Pic. It was such a blast. The evening was filled with laughter, hair spray, wine, lipstick, and my studio strobes flashing. Look at all of these gorgeous ladies!

I just had to do a separate image for my sister-in-law. She decided to go big with her hair and makeup. I know that Shawn and Sarah at Buckingham Studio had a blast giving her the works and I had a fabulous time photographing her. I had to add some extra, over the top processing to her image. Maybe for our next event we will have to do all crazy hair and makeup.

Rock Your Profile Pic {O’Fallon IL Photographer}

speedofl — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 18:38:10 +0000

I am super excited to be putting on this fun girls’ night out event with Buckingham Studio! Bring your friends for a fun night of pampering and photos. The talented staff at Buckingham Studio will freshen up your hair and/or make-up and then I’ll photograph you for a new profile picture. You will get an image file that you can use for Facebook. We’ll have food and drink and best of all it is all free!

So here’s the deal: First, don’t show up expecting Buckingham Studio to do color, cut, style, and a whole new face make-over. Get dressed…do your hair…do your make-up. Need a little shine spray? A quick straighten? A little oomph? Yep – they’ll do that. Really don’t want someone messing up your hair after you spent all day fixing it? Fine, skip that part. It’s all good. Wear something you look great in. We are mostly going to do head shots, so put on some jewelry, wear your favorite color, look cute. Then, grab your friends and bring them along. Have a few drinks, some snacks, get all polished up, take a few photos, hang out, talk, laugh…it’ll be fun! Then in a couple of weeks your profile pic options will be ready. Easy.

When and where is this fabulous event you ask?

Monday July 12th, 6:30-9pm at Buckingham Studio,

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Adorable {O’Fallon IL Photographer}

speedofl — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 18:40:39 +0000

I just love this little guy! He is about as cute as they come. He really did not want to participate in our session though. He had a lot of plans to take care of and a lady with a giant camera in his face was not really part of those plans. But – ha! – I got lots of good ones anyway.

B. Family – I know you have been anxiously awaiting these. I look forward to showing you the rest!

Splash! {O’Fallon IL Photographer}

speedofl — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 15:25:48 +0000

This was such a fun session – Miss J. is just beautiful and she had tons of outfits and ideas for her portraits. She played a little golf, hung out with her puppy, rode her bike, jumped in the pool, and looked fabulous the entire time.

K Family – I hope you enjoy your preview!

Salute to Scott – O’Fallon, IL

speedofl — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 02:09:29 +0000

Hey Scott AFB Military Families! Salute to Scott is this weekend in O’Fallon. It is a great family picnic event with pony rides, a rock climbing wall, food, and it is all free to military families and those directly associated with the base. Come check out the O’Fallon Business Expo at the same time. Lots of great O’Fallon Area businesses will be there – including me…stop by and say hello!

The Greatest Compliment {O’Fallon IL Photographer}

speedofl — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 18:49:55 +0000

I always swell with pride when my clients exclaim “This was so much fun!” at the end of their session. Beautiful, natural, and genuine portraits are definitely my style and my goal for every family. But, more than that I truly want the experience of having those portraits made to be a fond family memory.

This family gave me just that compliment at the end of our session. It really was a good time. I loved getting to know them and watching them together. They are just lovely people and all adore each other.

N. Family – thank you so much for a lovely evening and for the wonderful compliment!

What a blast! {O’Fallon IL Photographer}

speedofl — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 18:11:50 +0000

I have so been looking forward to this session! They bought this session at an auction and I was so excited when I found out they won. They are just one of those really great and fun families that clearly enjoy spending time together. Mom worked very hard preparing the clothes for her beautiful family and she did an awesome job. The weather was just gorgeous for our session and the kids were too fun.

H. Family I hope you enjoy! I can’t wait to show you the rest!

I love a good “pile on mom and dad shot”!

*love this one!*

CHEEEZZZ {O’Fallon IL Photographer}

speedofl — Fri, 28 May 2010 18:57:30 +0000

It occurred to me recently that I have not shared images of my own children in far too long. The reason for that is actually that I have not taken any pictures of my kids (other than iPhone snaps) in quite a long time. So sad.

Henry, who is almost 2, loves to make a camera out of his Legos and then walks around holding it up to his face and yelling “Cheeeeezzzz!”. I have no idea where he got the “cheese” business because I don’t think I have ever suggested that my kids say “cheese” when I point a camera at them. The other day, he saw my camera and insisted that I photograph him (by yelling Cheeeezzz).

Helen, who is almost 7, is far less cooperative when a camera is involved. She frequently wants me to photograph her, but then she makes all flavors of goofy faces or runs away from me. This must be her way of torturing me. But, every once in a while I can get a glimpse of her genuine laugh when my camera is in hand. It probably helps that she was in the middle of making fun of me.