HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY [Monica Brown, Pensacola Photographer]

I had the pleasure of photographing this beautiful mommy and her handsome boys yesterday.

I kindly asked dad to step out of the frame for this one.

LOVE it.

so sweet.

[M], you have 3 heartbreakers on your hands.

Boys that love and respect their moms grow up to be such wonderful men.

I am fortunate enough to have married one.

Happy Mother's Day to all of the moms that work so hard to make it look so easy.

Have the most wonderful day!

delightfully,

Monica

BEACHY KEEN FUN [Monica Brown, Pensacola Photographer]

Spring is here, and I can feel summer coming.

The beach is the perfect location for a session for kids to just be themselves. No cramped quarters. Barely even fences. Just wide openness. And if you are military, it is a wonderful way to remember your time here. What else says [Pensacola] like the beach? Well, maybe the Blues, but it is kinda hard to catch them in a photo!

So I met this beautiful family one Saturday morning, and off we went to play :)

First, I like to get to know the kiddos a little better. So we just goof around a bit.

I think this sequence is so cute! Their expressions crack me up!

And these eyes....aren't they beautiful?

I strive to capture kids just being kids. If they happen to look my way, great!

I am so excited when I capture [that look]. I just love how [T] is glancing over adoring her children. Yep, you made them :) Great job!

This was their favorite family photo. All 5 faces looking my way with genuine smiles. Hey people, we have FUN at a session!!

They got the most amazing 16x20 standout of this image! I wish I had taken a photo of it before she took it home...maybe I'll see if I can take a pic once it adorns their walls...hmmmmm...

So who knew parking lots photos could be so cool? These 2 images above are some of my favorites. The kids are just TOO STINKIN' CUTE!!!

I had so much fun with the [A] family. It was a complete joy working [and playing] with them! Even little [T] told her mom on way the from the parking lot to the beach area, "This is the most fun I've EVER had!" Thanks for the compliment girl! If I had to guess, I think dad even had a little fun...

delightfully,

Monica

MY CUP RUNNETH OVER [Monica Brown, Pensacola Photographer]

I posted a note on facebook about this beautiful field I happened across last week.

I couldn't get it out of my head. So Saturday afternoon by the light of the setting sun I took my favorite images to date of my family.

This image simply melts me.

I am so fortunate that my kids LOVE each other. They always want to be together. They hug often for no reason at all.

I will treasure this image for the rest of my life.

delightfully,

Monica

THE NEWNESS OF SPRING (part 2) [Monica Brown, Pensacola Newborn Photographer]

The definition of family.

So glad he is a part of mine.

delightfully,

Monica

THE NEWNESS OF SPRING (part 1) [Monica Brown, Pensacola Newborn Photographer]

Isn't it just fitting that this little joy was born on the first day of spring?

this photo already looks [old]. I saw him yesterday and he already has TWICE the amount of hair!

this image gives me the warm fuzzies.

pure happiness.

deep down :)

I am going to pay for staying up "late" to blog, but how could I not? I already had to wait 4 whole days to download the images since we left directly from this session to go on vacation. It was driving me bonkers! I kept flipping through them on the back of my camera in anticipation of getting to see them LARGE on my screen.

It is going to take some serious restraint to not post every image.

part 2 coming soon :)

delightfully,

Monica

MEMORIES OF A LIFETIME [Monica Brown, Fort Walton Beach Photographer]

Happy 80th Birthday Great Grandpa!!!

What a wonderful day.

Again, I cannot stress enough how thankful I am to live near family. We had the pleasure of celebrating Jake's grandpa's 80th birthday with him today. Everyone together. Around one table. It was great. As soon as I got the camera out, Reagan wanted me to take her photo. Jaw dropped! I love how warm and fuzzy this photo makes me feel. Nothing posed. Nothing moved out of the shot. Just how it is. Happiness. And cake, of course :)

What a blustery winter day it was. Early rain. Windy and overcast. Just like January should be in Florida. I caught a quick snapshot of the kids in the wagon that Grandpa was pulling around the house. Around and around. No time to frame. Sorry Grandpa. You got cut out! And check out Reagan's skirt. Compliments of Great Grandma. She is amazing with a needle and thread!! This is one of the simpler things she makes. I will have to post her other masterpieces.

Great Grandparents with ALL of the grandkids and the two great-grandkids (my two). Jake is the oldest at 36 and the youngest is little John Ryan at 3! Just a couple of months older than Reagan. Great grandkid #3 will be here in just a few weeks....can't wait!!

I just love the movement in this photo.

Of course, none of the kids are still. And thanks, Jo Ann, for dancing behind me to make the smiles so big and believable!

I L.O.V.E. how Great Grandma is smiling down at Great Grandpa.

So happy. So happy.

Here they are with just their "kids." All grown up. Looks like a little one snuck in there too.

And here is everyone (except me - I'm taking the photo!) What a beautiful family. Congratulations you two on making such a wonderful family!

I love a good close-up, but this is the same image below, just not cropped, and it is my favorite. I love how Great Grandpa is sitting in the swing. The center of the family. And the branch curves over above - supporting him, and covering his family and their home. I love how the winter Sun is barely breaking through the clouds in the background above the roofline. I think this will be my favorite family photo of us always.

We found a tripod, so here we all are. The last shot of the day. Very last. We didn't even know we were taking it until Jake ran back toward us after pressing the shutter again. Everyone get back in!!!! We all ran back, somehow got still, and smiled happily. With just a box on a stick, I am surprised my kids are looking in the right direction!

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okay, so NOTE TO MY FAMILY. Do not print these!!!! They are LOW resolution and will NOT print! Email me and I will send prints to your mailbox :)

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So here is hoping that everyone reading this has as wonderful a family as I do. And that you can see them frequently enough to have a good relationship with them. Because really it is people that make our lives wonderful.

delightfully,

Monica

A BEAUTIFUL FAMILY [Monica Brown, Pensacola Photographer]

Wow. I have been meaning to blog this session for quite a while. But since I have been spending so much time with my FAMILY, I have not taken the time.

So here is THIS BEAUTIFUL FAMILY.

full of love...as it should be.

parents that KISS are AWESOME.

Laughter is pretty cool too...

I love to SEE a mother's love

And my FAVORITE photo of the day. Aren't they just so cute???

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delightfully,

Monica

THE BOYS [Monica Brown, Pensacola Photographer]

Oh my goodness. It was SO HARD to choose which images from this session to post! I think I narrowed it down to maybe 20 or so! I just love the photographs from this downtown session with the [R] boys. It was a family/senior shoot. All the boys names start with [A]...so Oldest [A] graduates from high school this year so we got some solo shots for his senior pics. LOVE THEM. Can't wait to add them to the website. The "looks" are great. Of course, we took some family shots too.

I just have to post this one again...because it was my FAVORITE of the day.

And this is my favorite of the boys. If you look closely, you will see Littlest [A]'s buddy...over to the right...there.

I love being able to capture kids (and young men) just as they are. I am so pleased when clients take my advice and come to the session just as they are.

My favorite shot of oldest [A]. The colors in this photo just make me smile.

TOTALLY love the dynamic with these boys! I think it is so sweet how Oldest [A] has his big hand all over Littlest [A]'s head and is leaning on Middle [A]'s shoulder. These are the shots I treasure most.

The prize at the end of the session.

The only taker was Littlest [A] (imagine that!). He had a blast!

[C] and [B], your boys are so handsome and polite. I had a wonderful time!

delightfully,

Monica