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Collin’s Portrait at the Studio – RI Children Photography

Posted on January 19, 2012 by Melissa Lacouture

What a beautiful little boy, Collin, is! Blue eyes, brown hair and the most adorable smile. He is also a “Mama’s boy”. I sort of hate the term, but that’s the only way to put it. There’s nothing wrong with loving your Mom a lot! Collin took a little bit to warm up (despite my wonderful rendition of “Elmo’s Song”). Even when he was comfortable Mom still had to be very close by. I think it’s adorable. It may also mean that Mommy is doing a pretty good job making her baby feel safe and secure. That’s what Mommy’s do!

He was having a great time playing with my reflector. Actually he couldn’t have picked a better place to stand!

Mommy had a secret to making Collin laugh…

So adorable!

All the kids love to look outside the window at my studio. Especially if they like trucks. There is a garage across the street.

Mackenzie’s First Year Portrait – RI Baby Photographer

Posted on January 11, 2012 by Melissa Lacouture

A year ago Mackenzie was born in the middle of a huge snow storm. Now she gets to celebrate her first birthday in the warmest January I can remember! Mom and Dad are having a big birthday party this Saturday to celebrate. We did two outfit changes AND a cake smash. Mackenzie was much more interested in touching the cake than eating it. As a matter of fact she got a chill when she took her first taste of frosting. A literal sugar rush. After that she wasn’t really into eating it as much as playing with it. Eating, playing, it was still all really cute!

2011 Rewind :: Preschoolers and Big Kids – RI Portrait Photography

Posted on December 30, 2011 by Melissa Lacouture

My final rewind post and my final post of 2011! What an amazing, amazing year! I can’t wait for 2012 – to meet new familes and to see everyone again. 2012 is going to be a big year for new siblings! Four of my families are expecting a new baby this year!! I can’t wait to meet the little ladies and gents!

This last batch of photos includes some of my favorites kids and photos. Older kids can be a little intimidating because if they don’t like you… well you know it! They have hit a point of self awareness. Now all of a sudden they have opinions on what they want to do for the pictures and how they want to look. I love it when they can have some fun with me – when they say “Take a picture of this!” and do something pretty ridiculous. In this post is a family I’ve done pictures for around 6 times now! They love pictures, my kind of family! I love my sassy rockstar with her tinsel star backdrop. The one’s in her roller skates are awesome! A lot of these kids’ parents were my friends in high school. My daughter also makes an appearance in this one. She is sitting on ledge in front of the roll up grate. Speaking of my little girl this post features her best friend from birth, her best friend from Gymboree and her best friend for school. She is a lucky girl to have so many buddies. Putting these posts together has made me feel lucky as well. Thanks for letting me photograph what you love the most – your families! Happy New Year!

Holiday Mini Shoots at the studio 2011

Posted on December 22, 2011 by Melissa Lacouture

What fun I had this holiday season taking pictures of all these cute kids! I posted some pictures on my Facebook page. Now I have some going up here, but I still haven’t covered everyone! I think I did pictures for almost all of my past clients and met so many new families on top of that. It was a pleasure and an honor to take your babies’ photos. As a Mommy of two I know how fast they change and sometimes you just want to freeze them at a certain age. Years from now I hope the pictures I took will bring you back to this particular time in their life. I’ve been getting a lot of holiday cards from clients that used my photo on their card. I have to say it makes me feel good!

So here are some of the many holiday pics taken over the past month or so. Enjoy!

Happy Holidays!!

Tristan and Addison’s Portrait Shoot in Pawtucket – RI Family Photography

Posted on December 5, 2011 by Melissa Lacouture

Sometimes after I do a portrait I get a little jealous. I see these great pictures of someone else’s family and I wish it was my family in them! You might also get a little jealous if you continue to look at this blog post. My studio is in an old mill building which means the outside is just as cool as the inside. When I saw Tristan’s sweater I knew Mom and Dad would be down for something a little cooler so we ventured out. Not cooler in temperature because it was like 60 degrees out. I mean cooler in attitude. We really lucked out with the weather, wardrobe choice and a really fun backdrop. Everything came together perfectly.

I’m crazy for this picture…

And this one…

When Mom first emailed me she told me that her husband was in Afghanistan! We couldn’t set a date until she knew exactly when he was coming home. This is a really sweet family and I’m so happy that everyone is safe here at home and able to spend the holidays together. I hope these pictures make the homecoming just that much sweeter.