Maternity shoot | by Owen and Aidan

Life is continually flying by and I really want to document this pregnancy as much as I can, unlike my others. At first it seemed to go so slowly, but I am already 6 months this week! I thought it would be a cute idea to take the boys out shooting and have them take photos of me and my belly from their perspective. I armed them each with a camera and a 50mm lens and we were on our way!

I love Owen's stance here- he was really getting into it!




Owen's images:




Aidan's images:



I definitely want to do more of these as my belly continues to grow! We had so much fun!

btw- I am still shooting like crazy and frantically trying to catch up. We've had nothing but rotten weather and my schedule is crazy packed with make-up sessions. I think sometime in December life will slow down! I can't wait!

Ultrasound!

I broke down and decided to find out the gender of the baby at my ultrasound today. I actually don't think there was any way around it, as the technician was looking around I caught a glimpse of it. I know you're dying to know so without further ado...

It's a...
Yep, there's his parts! God has blessed me with two wonderful boys and now we welcome another!

The baby was being so cooperative and we got some awesome shots. I saw him kick, then felt it, he looked at us, he took a few breaths in and out and was so cooperative! The tech even said she was amazed at what good shots she was getting and said that doesn't normally happen. He is definitely my son! He's already cooperating for photos even in utero! :)


I've always loved baby feet shots, I can't wait to kiss this little foot!
Upside-down profile:

I can't wait to meet this little guy! We're all very excited! My mom is especially excited, she said now I'll have "The Three Musketeers!"

Elise | Mankato West High School Senior

Jack and Olivia

Becky | Shattuck-St. Mary's High School Senior

Makayla | New Prague High School Senior

There is no doubt that this blog has suffered over the busy summer. For the most part, I have felt like I just don't have time to do it anymore which is the truth. But I really do miss it because it allowed me to share what I just shot with you. I really want to start up again but being so far behind, there is no way I can get to each and every wedding and session but I am going to start by posting just 5 images from some recent sessions. Blogger allows the upload of 5 images at a time so this is a perfect way to start getting back on track without a huge time commitment.

2009 Holiday Card Templates!

I am so excited to announce my 2009 holiday templates! I've been waiting patiently and my favorite designer came through as always!

Cost:

Option 1: $25 design fee
-one 5x7 high-resolution file
-you are responsible for printing and envelopes

Option 2: $40/set of 25 cards
-25 5x7 double-sided holiday cards
-includes envelopes
-press printed on high- quality art linen paper

These are not your standard glossy photo cards similar to those you order from online sites. These are beautiful and rich with color and texture, designed to compliment your family photos.

To order holiday cards:

1. Choose a template from the following collection.
2. Print an order form and mail it back to me along with your payment.
3. You will receive a soft copy proof of your card via email.
4. Once approved, the cards will be ordered and shipped to your home!







*Photos must be taken by Olivia Wagner Photography. I will not sell templates or create a card for you with your personal photos or those of another photographer.

The "H" Family

I loved everything about this session! The family had me over at their home, the kids were so well behaved, and best of all, they were ready to have fun and up for anything!

Of course it's always easier to get these types of shots with older children, but I loved the connection that they had. After spending some time with them, they made it seem like having 5 children would be effortless!

(as usual, I hate what Blogger does to the color and quality!)











My boys and I survived the flu last week but I'm still not 100%. If there was a good time to get sick it was last week! We had no school all week and thankfully I didn't have a wedding this past weekend. I had my all day sessions scheduled for Saturday and I hear the flu is so bad that half of my sessions had to reschedule due to illness! I didn't leave the house all week but I hear the weather was cold and crappy so I didn't miss much.

Please know that I am behind schedule due to being out all week. Missing a day of work would have been hard enough but all week puts a huge burden on me over the course of the next two weeks. I had sessions scheduled that I had to cancel and now have to squeeze in this week on top of my already full workload. I ask for your patience (and mercy) as I try my hardest to get caught up! Thank you so much for understanding! I have the best clients ever!

Sick days

I just wanted to update my clients letting you know that I've been sick with the flu. My kids have it also so I'm taking a few days to rest and get better and try to be a mom. Thanks for understanding if I haven't gotten to your emails yet or if your gallery is due.

I hope to feel better soon!

The 5 minute session.

I get a lot of questions on how to take better photos of your kids. I am going to try to post some words of wisdom here as well as offering private lessons starting in November.

Photo tip #1: The 5 minute session. Usually when parents are taking pictures of their children, it is at a birthday party or holiday event where you get a one time shot to take a good photo. The photos above were taken of my boys in 5 minutes. We were going to grandma's and before we hopped in the truck, I told the boys that I wanted to take a couple of pictures of them and it would only take a couple minutes. Set aside time for a mini-photo session, 5 minutes is all you need!

Photo tip #2: Don't have them pose, have them do an activity. I simply told the boys to hug or try to give each other a piggy back ride. These were the results! Posing takes all of the fun out of it and then you end up with those cheesy, forced smiles. If you look at the time of the sequence of these photos they were shot from 2:30-2:35 pm. No lie. Sure, I could have pushed them and made them shoot for another half hour because I was getting such good shots, but know when to say when! I told them that later this week I want to do some more and knowing that it was fun and only took a few minutes, they will be much more willing to cooperate all of the other times I want to take photos.