"Can I see that?"

Friday I met up with little Miss "R", her Mom and little sister at the Riverwalk in Conway. We had planned on meeting at 4pm....but traffic left us meeting at just after 5pm! It was pretty overcast and by that point the sun was well below the tree line. We still managed to capture some great shots of "R"...chasing her most of the time, lol.

Every time I would snap a picture, "R" would say "Can I see that"....sometimes, she would say it BEFORE I took the picture, ha ha ha. She was probably one of the fastest children I've photographed in a looooong time! She had amazing hair that came down well past her waist....and boy, when I was able to get her to look my way -- well, you'll see!

Fun at the Riverwalk....

This afternoon I met with Mr. R and his Mom, little brother and grandma (gah, can't remember what they call her...sorry). R has to be one of the cutest little boys I've photographed in a long time. At the ripe 'ole age of 5 he already has an agent and has been in commercials! He was so full of spunk...I promptly gave him the nickname "Monkey boy", ha ha.

I have only begun to flip through the images taken...but let me tell you, I have already found SO MANY that I adore. I am posting a LOT of previews...I just can't pick a favorite, ha ha.

Thank you guys for choosing Natalie Kimball Photography!
A shot of R in his late grandpa's hat...(he was named after him!)R's little brother spotting an airplane up in the sky....how could I resist?!A beautiful moment captured...with texture added....It was cold the entire session...but by this time, the sun had set and R was freezing, lol....but that didn't stop him from wanting to go back to the playground!

Birthdays and Memories...

Today we celebrated my son's 11th birthday. His actual birthday is on Valentines day but his grandparents are flying out tomorrow to India for 3 weeks -- so we all got together today.

Before anyone brings it up....I only got ONE picture of him today. He's at that age of running and hiding whenever I point the camera at him...sighs. No matter how much I beg, plead, scream, cry and bribe...he won't have anything to do with it, lol.

The shaggy boy himself...I threaten daily to cut that mop off in his sleep, lol. His lips aren't that orange -- he'd just downed a bottle of orange fanta, ROFL!
and his sister on the carousel (hubby to her left and uncle "chooch" to her right...So since I had my camera with me...I snapped a few shots at the Pavilion Nostalgia Park. My favorite ride as a child was the old carousel. I'm SO HAPPY that they kept it here in Myrtle Beach.

Here are a few pictures of the beautiful horses (they couldn't run away from me, lol)~

2 pageants in one day...

Early yesterday morning Sydney and I went to SJHS to watch the talent portion of my niece's high school pageant. Casey is a junior this year and Sarah is a freshman. They did SO WELL! Both of them almost made me cry...and my mother (who was with us) was sobbing, ha ha ha.
Auditoriums can be THE hardest venues for pictures! Sarah, I am so sorry to say that the ones of you are too dark :(. I must say, that your "Hero's" presentation ROCKED!!! I am so proud of you!
Here is a shot of Casey singing - love the backdrop that you guys made! Both of you are SO BEAUTIFUL!
Once we left...Sydney and I had to locate a top for her pageant in the afternoon. We then headed to Ms. Nancy's for hair and makeup and to pick up her AWESOME valentine's wear! 2.5 hours later we were busting butt down Hwy 31 to make it to the pageant on time! It started at 6pm and we walked in the door at 5:58...YIKES!
Sydney was cool as a cucumber...and I'm all over the place, ROFL! She's all business when it comes to these things...and just goes out there like it's no big deal, ha ha ha. She didn't receive a crown this time...however, she did win photogenic! We head to Hartsville next weekend for another one.
This was Sydney's age group (the little girl to her right won)....
almost all of the pageant contestants...Ms. Lyndsie was crowned Queen Sweetheart and Ms. Savanna was a visiting Queen.
Ms. Savanna....

14 day old....

This morning I finally got to meet little "T". We were scheduled for a session last week -- but I had the flu. What a total cutie pie he is! Of course, as all my newborn sessions go, he did not sleep a wink, ha ha. I did manage to capture of few of him "faking it" :).
Here are a few previews from our time together~

Fun meeting with another Photographer!

While shooting yesterdays session -- by chance -- I met Mrs. Karen Pillow from GA. She was there shooting some pictures of her adorable son M. It was so cool to meet and talk with her! I snapped a couple of images of them and promised to share, ha ha.

Karen, it was so awesome meeting you -- and you made me blush when you told me I was on your "favorites" list!! I will be keeping an eye on your site/blog! Keep up the great work~

To visit Karen's website (she has some beautiful work) click on the following link: Picture Lily Photography.

More portfolio building for Miss S!

Yesterday afternoon I met with Miss S. again for additional portfolio building. This time we chose the beach - at Anderson Park. Gosh, I had almost forgotten how cool the columns were at the park there. We started around 4pm and let me tell you, the fog rolled in SO quickly! By the end of the session we could barely see the ocean! Here are a few previews from our time together~