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Baby S {Michigan newborn photographer}

I absolutely love newborn sessions, I do! Moms may think I'm just bouncing the baby to get them to sleep but honestly, I'm getting my newborn fix, shhhh. LOL Miss S is such a sweetie and so beautiful! I loved that when dad was holding her she decided to see if his neck would give her nourishment, cracked me up. Those are the moments I live for. Congratulations mom and dad, she's a keeper! xoxo K

birthdays, Easter and spring! {Michigan Child Photographer}

My family really kicks off celebration this time of year with many birthdays. My husband is first but for some reason I can't get him to participate in his own photo shoot, LOL So that means I'm lucky having 3 kids to bribe into birthday photo shoots. This is my middle child and she just turned 5. I can't begin to tell you how excited she was to turn 5! She burst into my room, early in the morning, and exclaimed "mommy!!! I'm 5!!!" I promised myself I wouldn't whine one time during her birthday about her getting older. I just wanted to celebrate her joy. Although there is a big part of me that truly did celebrate with her because the journey of watching my babies grow is amazing, a small part of me wishes time just went a little bit slower. Here are a couple of my favorites from her session.







Just wanted to add that Easter this year was absolutely wonderful. I love nothing more than spending time with family. Easter usually signifies the return of my grandparents from Florida, which makes it even more special for me and this year was no exception. My cousin hosted and she is a natural born chef, she has a way with food and rocked dinner. Hope everyone else had a great Easter too!

who said 2's are terrible?! {Michigan child photographer}

Seems like I've been seeing a lot of 2 year old boys lately and I don't believe that "terrible 2's" thing. Maybe that's because I have a 2 year old boy and love everything about him. I happen to love this age when baby/toddler/boy collide, it's awesome! This is Mr. H and he was a wonderful 2! I can't get over his adorable looks, check out his smile - I think he looks like some current famous heart throb but I can't think of who. Well regardless, he's a cutie and I loved spending time with him.

Just a boy and his dog {Michigan child photographer}

Sometimes I take a shot that I know I'm just going to love that is not your traditional *smile* shot and these 2 of Mr. D with his dog made me smile, BIG. He looks so cute hugging his doggie for security. Mr. D just turned 2 and I was lucky to have taken his pictures last year when he turned one. I noticed some changes, like he no longer has red in his hair and he's grown a bit ;) But he still has an adorable smile and a bright sparkle in his eyes.



I'm now booking sessions into June. Keep in mind that summer weekend sessions book fast! If you are interested in more information regarding a session, please email me at Info[@]KristaMuskovinPhotography.com. Have a great day!

one more of baby J {Michigan newborn photographer}

I couldn't resist one more of baby J.

more Baby J {Michigan newborn photographer}

Finally I was able to take baby J's newborn pictures! My house had a bad case of the flu so I had to stay away and here he is at 3 weeks old. I was afraid he was going to look like a big kid already, LOL but he still looks new. He made the best little baby sounds *squeak*, melted my heart. I don't think the feeling was mutual, he was so over me posing him after about 5 minutes ;) Thanks for putting up with me. It was so good to see your mama - I miss you mama J and am looking forward to our play date with all the kids. xoxo K

project 365 {Michigan child photographer}

Today I started the project 365 . Why you ask? ;) Well for years I was only interested in taking photos of things and places and had little interest in people photos. But once I fell in love with photographing people I stopped, pretty much completely, taking photos of anything but people. My goal with this project is to gain a balance and record a year of my life, one photograph at a time. I think it will be really cool to look back at all the photos at the end of the 365. :) I plan to share many here on my blog so keep checking back. So here is 365-Photo 1 :)

sunshine!!! {Michigan child photographer}

The weather was so nice today!! :) Spring makes me happy. Winter here seems so long and days like today where we get a peek at spring make me sing with joy, but not in public as I am tone deaf. I love taking pictures outdoors so today I found a willing subject (with just a small bribe) and captured a bit of sunshine.

I am booking sessions into May and only have a few openings left. Email me at info[at]KristaMuskovinPhotography.com to book your session.

Enjoy tomorrow - the weather is supposed to be nicer than today...yipppeeeeee!!! Yep, I'm happy ;)

boy curls

I've gotten a few *hints* recently that my boy needs a hair cut. He probably does but I LOVE his hair and if I cut it, he'll look older and I'm not ready for that. He's at such a funny stage right now, he picks up little tid bits from mommy and daddy and hearing them come out in toddler speak is funny like "I'm rockin' out!" and "you're killin' me mommy." His favorite thing is to announce anytime and anywhere..."I TOOTED!" and then he quietly adds "excuse me." Toots are funny in my house but that's a whole other post for another time. Until then some snaps of my long haired, Cheetos faced boy.

Baby J {Michigan newborn photographer}

Here he is! Baby J and he is a doll. Just a little snapshot from the hospital. He wasn't in the mood to have his picture taken so I made if fast. I so enjoyed holding him, he melted my heart. Yep, the thought of another one crossed my mind. Did I mention I love newborns?! Babies just grow and change so fast, too fast. We just signed up my baby for preschool for next year and it broke my heart. Enjoy him mama, he'll be big before you know it. xoxoK

YIPEEEEE - a baby! {Michigan pregnancy photographer}

My oldest BFF (not in age but number of years) had her baby! Newborns seriously make my heart happy, their little sounds, their smells, their little wrinkly feet, sigh...it all gives me baby fever (and makes my hubby run the other way *wink*). Oh yes, it's a BOY! And both mother and baby are doing well even though he arrived several weeks early... still weighing in at over 7 lbs! I can't hold myself back and I'm off to the hospital to visit. Hopefully I'll have some snapshots of his beautiful face for you tomorrow. Until then, here's a beautiful baby bump.

Giving is Awesome - More Awesomeness!!! {Michigan child photographer)

I haven't had my much anticipated sessions with my Giving is Awesome Recipient yet because we are waiting for nicer weather, something about not being able to fit a family of 11 in my studio...but I'm seriously excited and can't wait to meet this family!!!

Last week I had the opportunity to meet the creator of Giving is Awesome, Ms. Kristen Kalp, and let me tell you, she is AWESOME! I can't say enough good things about her so *awesome* just sums it up really. Well Kristen is still at it and YOU can help. Below is more information or just click here to vote!!!

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Giving is Awesome was founded in December of 2008. It was a simple premise: photographers give a portrait shoot and products to a family who deserves it, but can’t afford it. In the twelve weeks since then, over 530 photographers have donated over $550,000 worth of custom portraiture to families who couldn’t afford it. Artists in places as far flung as Australia, the Philippines, the United Kingdom, and Mexico joined in. Giving is Awesome is also featured in this month’s issue of Professional Photographer magazine, and we’re looking to continue to spread the word about giving. Lenovo and Microsoft are sponsoring the ‘Name Your Dream Assignment’ contest, which grants $50,000 to the photographer who wins to shoot whatever/wherever they would like.

What better way to spread the word than to load 12 photographers into a tour bus and hit up cities with Giving is Awesome shoots? The blog traffic generated by the tour would easily reach 50,000 photographers per day, thus multiplying the number of photographers who sign on for the 2009 version of Giving is Awesome. (The goal: 15,000 photographers for the 2009 edition.)

…but how would we decide who to shoot for those tour bus Giving is Awesome giveaways? Why, we would rely on our friends at ConKerr Cancer, an international charity, to provide our subjects: children currently living with cancer. We’d be bringing awareness of both utterly smashing organizations to light, spreading the photographic love, AND rockin’ a tour bus! Now we’re talkin’!

What if this project doesn’t cost $50,000? Easy! ConKerr Cancer receives the funds to purchase cameras for their chapter coordinators, less the expenses of the tour. This allows the impact of the tour to go much further than the people on the bus, or even the photographers associated with Giving is Awesome. It’s the ripple effect in its truest form, giving sparking giving sparking giving.

For more information about the organizations mentioned: http://www.givingisawesome.com & http://www.conkerrcancer.org

DIG IT? GO VOTE! Click that little 'pic' button in the upper left of the assignment details, when you get there. (You’ll have to register to do so, but I promise it’s worth it! Pretty please, vote?)

GO!! : VOTE!!!

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Incredible, huh?! Go vote!!! Thanks! xoxoK

bubbles {Michigan child photographer}

Mr. T was lovin' the bubbles during our session! He squealed, he chased, he popped! I can't get over how much fun bubbles are. I also can't get over how stinkin' adorable and sweet Mr. T is. I've been lucky to watch him grow - he just turned 2 and 2 is one of my favorite ages. It has nothing to do with my son being 2, LOL - it's just a fun age ;) I enjoyed our time together T, until next time, K

If you are seeing this mess...

I've decided to spruce things up and in the process, messed things up. Story of my life. :) Stay tuned...

The 2 year old Karate Chop!! {Michigan child photographer}

Oh the drama! So my oldest was born to be in movies, dramatic movies! Last week she lost her right front tooth. The combination of the opening that was left and the looseness of the left front tooth caused that left front tooth to sort of point sideways. Pretty interesting looking. Well she decided to bet me (thanks to Aunt Sarah) when the left front tooth would come out and she picked next Monday. I gave her the chance to change this date considering the tooth was so loose but she stuck to Monday. Last night she's wrestling with my baby boy (he's 2 and he's all boy) and he "karate chops" her in the mouth and out flies the tooth (which we can't find). Besides the tears and blood, the first thing out of her mouth "I lost the bet *WHAAAAA*" She looks like a little vampire. I couldn't help put to document this all for future harassment. :) Best mom ever!

Here's the before and after



Visit the blog often, normal weekly posting has resumed and new exciting things will be announced!

Two! {Michigan Custom Child Photographer}

First - it has been a while, my poor blog has been neglected! I've been busy trying to get back into a routine after our Christmas break. Funny how it takes longer to fix a routine than it does to break it!! I had a session yesterday with one of my favorite boys (if you visit my blog often, you'll recognize him). His mom loves pictures, not so sure little D does but he just turned two and we had to make sure to capture this time as we all know how fast time goes by! His chocolate eyes and adorable smile melt my heart - a lethal combination. :) Until next time D, hugs K.

sweet baby {Michigan newborn photographer}

I was putty in his hands. Seriously, he is so adorable and sweet. This little guy was 8 days old when we took his pictures. For the most part, he didn't mind. Hmmm, another one I could have taken home with me. He's a keeper for sure!

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year everyone! I am back from my unofficial holiday vacation. While I was sad to see another year go by so fast, I welcome 2009! As always, I have resolutions, one of which being a resolution to keep my resolutions, LOL. A big one for me is getting and staying organized. This is hard for me. Its funny, sort of, but my oldest daughter's organizational skills are very similar to my own. Everyday when she leaves her classroom, her backpack is half open with things failing out of it and half of her stuff is forgotten in her classroom. Makes me wonder if I can save myself...here's to an organized year - or something sorta organized will do :)

Here's a quick picture I snapped of my niece when she came for a playdate. I love her big beautiful eyes. Think her daddy ever tells her no?