Elise McCann Photography

Updated!

2012-01-14T20:50:00.001-08:00

The blog has been updated with recent posts/photos!
Enjoy! I had a great time going back though the photos I took last year and posting them. :)

fresh look

2012-01-13T23:10:00.000-08:00

The blog has a brand new look! Yay!
It took a while for me to figure out how I wanted the blog to look.. I tried out several new styles and was upset that I couldn't get any of them to look how I wanted them to..
Finally, I discovered it was best to just edit the current layout.. I got on a roll and finished quickly. :)

Hope everyone likes it! Now to start adding recent images/posts.. :)

Newborn C, 2 weeks new! lots of pics..!

2011-10-07T20:32:00.000-07:00

Newborn C.. His birth was much awaited by me, and I'm assuming many other people.. lol. From the moment his mama told me she was pregnant, I was begging to take his newborn photos.. Newborn C's mama and I met while working at LaRosa's after high school. We soon became great friends and were always together.. We had some great times! When I bought my first digital camera, this mama(A) was my most often used subject. I'm sure I made her sick of having her photo taking.. :-D
At the time of this shoot, my camera ended up being at service and photographer H was so generous and lent me her camera. (Thank you!!!)
We had a lot of fun, though C did NOT like some of my blankets, if they even came near him he would start to fuss.., but fun we had none-the-less. He was so smiley.
His big cousin T even jumped in a few photos in between getting shots of C. :)

The blanket/quilt seen in the next few photos was C's daddy's quilt when he was a baby! His mom made it for him. <3

Newborn R! 4 days new!

2011-08-07T20:22:00.000-07:00

Introducing newborn R! She was 4 days new at the time of our shoot and it was a perfect day for her! She was still perfectly sleepy and slept great for the whole session. This was my shortest newborn session to date at only 2 hours, including a feeding break for little miss R!
Little miss R is toddler W's baby sister. (See previous posts.)

Baby J June/July 2011 - large share!

2011-07-14T18:55:00.000-07:00

I love taking Baby J's photos, he's so fun and smiley. We set out to get some 6 month photos and on another day we just saw a perfect spot and I had to try it out with him.
Lucky me even got to get in a shot! Sure, I didn't shoot it (Thanks J's mama, S!) but it's still cute.. right?? :) :)

Baby J and his mama, S, sharing that special nursing bond.. <3

Baby J and I. :) (Courtesy of his mama)

Newborn T! Columbus!

2011-07-05T18:39:00.000-07:00

Every now and then I head up to Columbus to do a shoot. This time, I met a friend's friends. I was nervous when I got there, since I had not met them before and baby T was a little older than I usually shoot for a newborn. But newborn T did great! I really enjoyed meeting his mommy and we had a lot in common! :)

Newborn A!

2011-06-01T19:33:00.000-07:00

I offered to shoot fellow photographer H's newborn shoot if she wanted and she gladly accepted. I was very excited to shoot newborn A! I have lots of fun at shoots with both H and I there. Photography is just different when done with a friend and fellow photographer vs on your own. :)

Newborn A was great to work with and slept very well! We almost lost the light there for a little bit, but we managed to finish before it was completely gone.

Photo project.. school - image heavy..

2011-05-14T19:54:00.000-07:00

So I had my final photo project for a photography class. I decided to run around and take photos of lots of little kids.
Here are some of the photos that made the final cut in terms of photo quality.

Toddler W (Almost 2 yrs old here, I believe?). I've photographed this little guy several times! Always fun! He's great to work with and always puts a smile on my face. :)

A and K. I was just playing around when I caught these photos and I loved them so much that I asked their mommy if I could use them for my project!

Toddler K. I met this little girl for the project! Her mommy replied to my want of subjects to photograph. It just so happened, though, that I had known her mommy in high school! It was fun to meet up with them. :)

And 4 yr old T... Ahh. I've know this little girl since she was born.. Though I don't get to see her as often as I wish I could, she is such a bright adorable little girl.. These photos were also sort of just for fun and I ended up liking a few so much that I had to use them. Her aunt A is one of my best friends, though I also don't get to see her as often as I wish I could anymore either.. :(

A and K! Easter pics

2011-04-15T20:16:00.000-07:00

I took photos of A and K in their beautiful Easter dresses. K loved\s to have her photo taken and was very excited to partake in the shoot, while A eventually got tired of looking pretty just like any baby, but her eyes and facial expressions still amaze me.. :)

Newborn J! 9 days new!

2010-12-10T21:58:00.000-08:00

I had a great session with a friend! I photographed her newborn baby J! He was so sweet and fun to work with. And of course, I loved that fact that he had enough hair to make a mohawk.. <3

Newborn L!

2010-09-18T17:36:00.000-07:00

So, I set out to have a photo shoot with another photographer or two, to see how other people operate and to share some of my knowledge. We offered a free shoot for this.
I ended up connecting with a great person, a fellow photographer.
(As I sit her writing this, it is currently January 2012(!!) and that photographer, we'll call her H, is becoming a good friend. :) )
We had a lot of fun shooting together and I'm looking forward to the day when we can jointly shoot again.

A! 3 years! - Cincinnati / Northern KY

2010-09-15T20:42:00.000-07:00

A and I meet again! This time, she is no longer a toddler! It's been amazing to see her grow and flourish as much as I've been able to. Little A is still as sassy and feisty as ever! She didn't allow me to get a super close up of her eyes like at 2 years, but believe me, they are still as amazing as ever. :)

1 year old W! - Cincinnati

2010-08-27T21:48:00.000-07:00

I photographed this little guy when he was born and again at 6 months! We meet once again! This guy did great and had so much fun walking on the path. :)

4 year old G! - Columbus

2010-08-27T16:49:00.000-07:00

G's daddy is a firefighter, so G was very excited about getting to have his photo taken on an old fire engine that is no longer in use for fires. The sun wasn't quite cooperating with me, but we got some good photos! Thanks G! You're one of the sweetest almost-4 year olds I've ever met!

Just a few. 1 yr old B! Columbus

2010-08-26T21:20:00.000-07:00

Took a few photos of beautiful toddler B while we were up in Columbus. It was a last minute thing before we headed home.. Fun times! :)

H Family! Columbus!

2010-08-13T10:04:00.000-07:00

Had a session with the H family! The boys all did a great job. Our session took place at a park and the older boys were eager to play, whether it was the creek, the woods, or the playground, but they held out for us and listened very well! And then of course had fun on the playground while I finished up a few photos of their youngest brother.
Enjoy your preview!

Senior S! Session two.. :)

2010-07-19T23:39:00.000-07:00

Yet again, miss S braved the heat and outdoors for me. We even discovered a beautiful park we didn't know existed! Though, as hard as we tried, we couldn't find that mysterious gazebo.. Hmmmm.

Senior S! First session!

2010-06-27T20:24:00.000-07:00

Had a fun time shooting round one of S's senior photos! She even braved the tall grass and crickets for me! Enjoy your preview!

Baby B! All grown up!

2010-06-24T19:24:00.000-07:00

I visited baby B to take her newborn photos at a month old. Now about 9 months later, we meet again! I spent half the day with baby B and her family. We had lots of fun, despite B's not feeling well. She's such a good baby and she even let me rock her to sleep after our first set of photos.. :-D

9 months ago...

And now.. :)

I love this face.. :) (below)

2 Year Old S!

2010-06-10T20:17:00.000-07:00

This young man kept me on my toes! He's very charming and made me work for my shots. :-)
Here's a preview for charming S's family! I think we got some great stuff. :)

4 yr old C!

2010-05-12T11:10:00.000-07:00

C and I had a photo session to celebrate his 4th birthday! It was way past his birthday, but better late than never, right? He and I had some fun and he let me get some great photos. :)

Baby W and Baby C! (huge post)

2010-02-01T16:59:00.001-08:00

I had the chance to photograph two 6 month olds this weekend! They're not twins, their mommies are friends. We had a good time and the boys behaved very well! They tried to keep their smiles under wraps, but we got some cute stuff anyway. (Right after the shoot was over and baby W was all dressed, his daddy got some huuuuge smiles out of him.. lol)

Baby C

Baby W
And this little guy, baby W. I had the honor of photographing him while he was inside his mommy and again when he was a newborn. It was great to see the progress her's made as he's grown from a tiny little baby to a curious 6 month old!

And last but not least, baby C and baby W together! It was funny when we put them together. They were fascinated by each other and baby C kept accidentally knocking baby W over when he tried to reach out to baby W.

How to contact me..

2010-01-13T23:14:00.000-08:00

I can be contacted at:

elisemccannphotography@gmail.com

The H Family!

2009-11-19T09:14:00.000-08:00

Anyone remember Toddler A? We went for photos again, but this time she was joined by her mom, dad, and brother. Toddler A and Preschooler C together make a fiesty pair. They love to run, laugh and have lots of fun! They thought I was funny, and we especially had fun with them scaring me, but even when they laughed at me, they tried to look away, hehe..

Newborn L!

2009-11-06T23:12:00.001-08:00

When I heard how much he weighed, some how I was expecting something slightly chunkier. But newborn L was tiny, a perfect tiny, but smaller than expected. He was pretty unhappy about what we set out to do (pose him and take photos..) but we held out and got some good stuff! Boy, he made me work for them though!

And he very much loved the cocoon and was pretty sad when we took him out.. hehe..

Handsome toddler S!

2009-11-01T17:49:00.000-08:00

Toddler S and family joined me for a photo shoot in the park! We had lots of fun. Toddler R hhad to tag along for the shoot and toddler S enjoyed coming up and saying "HI!" to her.. hehe. :)

Miss S trying out my new background!

2009-10-18T13:42:00.000-07:00

We took a trip to JoAnn's and I saw this fabric and fell in love! Luckily there was a 50% off coupon right in store!
Miss S was kind enough to let me test it out on her!

Toddler A, 2 years!

2009-10-17T08:04:00.000-07:00

I took photos of a friends two year old! She's bright, energetic and sparkly! She's very fun to be around, makes you smile. I had a lot of fun and here are a few of my favorites from the shoot.

Look at these eyes... amazing!

Newborn B!

2009-10-17T07:54:00.000-07:00

This is my second newborn! We had hoped to take pictures when she was younger than a week, but she arrived while I was out of town, on her own time. She wouldn't wait. :)
These were taken when she was 3-4 weeks old! She slept like a champ, despite 6 noisy toddlers and kids around. Newborn B did perfectly!

This on is my favorite of newborn B.. And I love the hat set made by a fellow photographer.