Sneak Peek of my New Nephew Blake!!

Welcome to the world lil Blakey Boy & congraties to my little sister Ashley on this precious bundle.  This was my first newborn session & everything I read on it taking typically from 2-4 hours was right on!  The baby is the boss & all in their timing!  He is so alert (even though you can't tell from the ones I'm posting) & really wasn't up for having his lil butt uncovered, in fact he didnt want to be uncovered at all......  but we still got some good ones.  Enjoy the few pictures that I got done today. 

I love love love Baby toes! 

Thanks for having me over & feeding me a brownie (Sue) They were fabulous & Hope you guys had a good Family Thanksgiving!  I would love that recipe :) 

Usher Family......Proofs are Ready!!!!!

This was an overall great shoot, edit & process.  It was a lot of fun just viewing the pictures over and over again....which all of my sessions have been, but I learned a ton from this session & it got me brainstorming a lot on what steps I want to take next!  I like what I'm doing, it's fun, relaxing & Just feels right!
Ushers, Enjoy your proofs..... theres not a lot I can say about the photos, they speak for themselves!  I wasn't aware of how many overall great shots until I got into viewing & you are a very photogenic family!! Comment away :) Thanks again for allowing me to capture that Sunday with you guys!

Packages are posted under Pricing & I will also be designing Christmas Cards for those of you that are interested.  I'll be offering an overall discount for those that place an order for prints + Christmas Cards!!! Just contact me directly for details.

Thanks for following!  Make it a great week! 

See Family - Your Proofs are ready!

See Fam - Your Proofs are ready!!!!

Each of these 4 kiddos were cute as ever.......Lil N is a such a ham, as you will see, we got tons of shots of him, he smiled on cue everytime, the one below is amazing of his eyes, the sun hit his face just right, isnt he adoable?!?!?!  The other kiddos were great too & as fast as Lil Missy M was, we got some great ones of her too! 

Thanks again Nate & Kristi for letting me share this photo session with you....hope you enjoy the gallery, you have a beautiful family!  Feel free to pass along & share! Here are two more photos that I absolutely adore from this session!

For everyone that has already gotten their pictures taken, super sorry for the delay, but package pricing will be uploaded very soon.   I will also have Christmas Card designs uploaded, there will be a lot of different design ideas available.  Thanks for your patience, belief and support!! 

I am very excited to do my very first newborn session with my new nephew, Blake (I have loads of ideas!!!!!!)  Also am going to do my very first Maternity shoot with the Kayce & Justin Scott in January.....I already have so many ideas for that as well. Thanks for helping me get in practice with something new, Promise - I'll make it worth your while :)

I will start "Winter Wonderland" Photos as soon as the snow starts falling (which I'm assuming will be soon).  If anyone is interested, just let me know.  I have brainstormed & will be working on a studio at the house for now.....then we'll see where that leads me!  

If all of you followers have any other ideas, just send me a message.  I'm definetly open to suggestions & love new ideas!! Thanks again, friends!~

Sneak Peek - Usher Family!! & a lil extra of my Buddy, Baby Boy J!

What a Fun Shoot I had today with the Usher Family of 5 - so glad Rick (Dad of the fam) made it even though he had a ton going on.  After you see the results from the session, I think you will believe it was worth your time!  We met in Downtown Wave (probably my most fav place to do sessions....for now anyway!)  We got started immediately because we were watching the clock...but just because we were on a time schedule meant nothing about the shots I captured, because they speak for themselves.

It took the boys just a bit to warm up to me, but once they did, they had a blast & were asking for more pictures.  They wanted to climb or jump up on something, anything......so we got a few of those shots too!  I just love boys.....what they say about boys is true & I'm finding that they are fun to photograph too!!!

Miss Hunter had no problem at all warming up to me- in fact, she was posing the fam for me & my camera loved her as much as she loved it!!!! Thanks Hunter - your pictures show how absolutely beautiful & photogenic you are!!!  You will see from the pictures just how much she & her mom look alike, they look more like sisters than mother and daughter!

Thanks for letting me be a lil part of a memory made today!  You will have a lifetime to cherish these photos of your wonderful family!

I also got to watch Sophia Girls lil buddy - Baby Boy J today while his Mommy & Daddy went for a Harley Ride for their Anniversary - Happy 1 Year, you two lovebirds!!  Even though Sophia didnt wake up to hang out with him...Q, Xander & I did & he is a seriously such a cutie...just look!!!!  I had to take the one really up close - just look at those BIG Brown Eyes.  I dont know how mommy, daddy, or well....anyone will ever say 'No' to this lil sweetheart!  As cute as he is, hes a very good boy too!  Thanks for sharing him with us today.  I am already looking forward to taking his 1 year pics & capturing him dive into some birthday cake & making a huge mess!!

Thanks for following & have a fabulous week! 

Murray Proofs Are Ready!

Murray Proofs are ready - this is gonna be a quick post cuz I know that Miss Abby is just anticipating her proofs!!! Below are a few of my favorites from the session.  Everything about this fam is Beautiful & look at Gracie Girls Baby Blues!  She was a super quick mover& I am absolutely amazed I got such great shots of her!

The last photo of her and daddy leaving the Train (but not really wanting to) just makes me laugh. I also love the one of her and her Mama on the bench.  Not everyone gets to see that smile of Abby's, I fortunately have & it is WONDERFUL, along with her laughter!  Thanks again for all of your support, love, and Encouragement. I could have never dreamed of better friends to share our life with.  I Love you guys and am thankful every day for our friendship and wherever it may be that our lives are taking us!  Tim - Congraties on your first listing as a big time Realtor in Mason City!! You're gonna be soooo awesome!

Murrays....ENJOY the pics of your wonderful family!

Sneak Peek - See Family!

What I love most about photography and a new experience is the experience gained with each individual session!  I met with The See family this afternoon in downtown Wave! It was a larger family session than I have done yet, with the parents, 4 kiddos + a dog, but it was great experience!! 

Lil Miss Kenzie, the baby of the family was go, go, go & had me on my toes (& I thought Gracie Girl was quick last Sunday!)  The picture of her below was worth the whole session, covering her lil eye wondering why I kept chasing her around with the camera.  Isn't she a cutie?!?!  plus I like a lil challenge and Idef got it!

The other 3 kiddos were great & Sam the dog wasn't too bad either :)!  Almost every picture I took of them turned out great - they did just what I asked! Next time though......I'm bringing Candy - bribery always works!  We got some great family ones, even though getting 6 people + a dog to look is definetly harder than it would seem.  I am very excited to get these proofs back to them, I hope they are as pleased as I am with the session!

Nate - Thanks for being a trooper....you were pretty patient considering taking pics isn't your fave and in several locations, I hope you feel it was worth it!  Here's just a peek to many more that will be on the way in the next week or two.  Kristi, thanks for setting up the session & letting me be part of capturing your cuties!  I appreciate it!

Listed below are two pictures I got of my kiddos today too - am still learning a lot about my camera and did a few different settings.  I really like how they turned out & I'm pretty sure they will make the wall!

I am still taking appointments for outside pictures while we have some "fall" weather left, then it will be onto fun winter wonderland pictures- which i'm soooooo excited for!  I have a lot running through this brain & what I'm going to start offering! Studio is in the works also!  + any suggestions as to the kind of things that you prefer with a photographer, please let me know.....I'm def open to any suggestions or ideas! 

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Soooo excited for next weeks sessions: Usher & Retterath Families! + my very soon to be born nephew (fingers crossed) Blake's Newborn Photo Shoot!!!!! Pretty Excited to meet this lil guy & Ash.......Good Luck! - believe me, once you meet him - it'll all be worth it!!

Sneak Peek - Murray Family!

I had a great weekend away in Des Moines with the girls.  Originally I had just planned to meet up with Jennifer to do the Race for the Cure 5K and staying an extra night at Embassy Suites...ended up doing that + meeting up with Mallory & Jaime (who just happened to be in town bridesmaid dress shopping) & Jens sister-in-law, Abby also joined us! It was great catching up and talking about old times.....but most of all just being together again.  Oh, how I've missed them all!

Perfect end to my weekend was getting together for a Shoot with The Murrays!  I know them so well, so honestly was a tad bit nervous....but as soon as we found a location and got moving - it was as great as I would have imagined.  I already knew Gracie Girl was always on the move....but no idea that I had to be that fast - she is a climber & a seriously fast runner......she had me running at full speed way more than once.  We got some amazing pictures....

Who you see in these pictures is exactly who this family is - SMILES, LAUGTER & JOY always!  Tim & Abby are truly one of the most amazing couples I've ever met & Gracie is just full of spunk, which I love, love, love!!!!  You will see from these photos how fun this was for me...I just got started, but could barely stop because we captured so many great ones.  So here are a few of my favorites....so far :) Enjoy, Murrays! Comment away :) Thanks again for allowing me to share this with you guys!

Prices are up now on my website http://mikalawilsonphotography.zenfolio.com/ just now working on package prices which will be a significant savings over buying ala carte!  I'm still taking appointments....for those of you that already booked with me - Each Referral earns you a free 8x10 or equivalent pricing for any print of your choice!  

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