I’ve been going to rug-rat related classes all over Naples and one of my all time favorites is the Kindermusik classes at the Philharmonic. Bonnie is the director of education at the Phil and I had the pleasure of doing her maternity session along with some portraits of her and her husband. Oh, and yep! There’s an awesome portrait of their kitty, too.

Bonnie is not only a beautiful woman, but she has the most perfect baby bump I’ve ever photographed! Talk about glow…Bonnie, you make pregnancy look GREAT and so eays! Congratulations to both of you….and thanks for another perfect day!

Tags: fine art family portraiture, fine art maternity photography by Astrid
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Getting married is certainly one of the best ways to have a perfect day!

Erica and Tanner tied the knot just 3 days ago here in beautiful Naples, Florida….and everything was picture perfect. What most captivated me about the images once I started to pull these teasers out was the emotion that quickly became visible in most of all the portraits we shot of them…..look for more in a few days!

Congratulations guys….definitely another perfect day!

Tags: Florida Weddings, Naples Florida weddings by Astrid
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I had the honor of photographing three-day old baby Hayden’s first set of portraits. What a little trooper! After a bottle and a diaper change, he was rip-roaring ready to go. Not one peep out of this little guy the entire shoot, too. Now, if only all my portraits were this easy. Check out his mom’s maternity session directly beneath his portraits.

Thanks Hayden and mom and dad! Welcome to this big beautiful world! What a perfect day…

Tags: fine art children's portraiture, fine art family portraiture, fine art maternity photography by Astrid
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I’ve been so neglectful to my blog! I won’t bore you with all the details, but needless to say a totally full, rather, over-spilling, heaping plate full of work, sick little ones and a sick mom (STILL sick) has prevented me from blogging updated work.

I’ve finally sat down (on a Sunday no less) to post Krystal’s maternity shoot at my favorite Naples beach! My maternity and portrait side of the business has taken off and I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE it! I’ve always been a true portraitist at heart and it’s what I love to do…

Krystal looks absolutely lovely! She already had her little one so a big CONGRATULATIONS to her and her beautiful family! Baby and the whole clan are settling into their new home today, and I will be out there in the next few days (weather and Ike permitting) to capture the wee one!

I don’t know how Krystal does it! She has three little boys and when I photographed their family portrait at their home, she was the vision of a perfect mom! But it surely helps to have awesome little boys that behave. And Devon, Jerimiah, and Grant were three awesome troopers! I’ll be blogging those images later this week.

KUDOS to you mom, you go! Congratulations on having such a fantabulous family and congratulations on the newest edition! I can’t wait to meet him…

Tags: fine art children's portraiture, fine art family portraiture, fine art maternity photography by Astrid
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