anya wait | simply blog » madison wisconsin photographer http://www.anyawait.com/simplyblog newborn and family photography Fri, 11 Jun 2010 01:37:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 McFarland House Cafe Mini Sessions… http://www.anyawait.com/simplyblog/2010/06/10/mcfarland-house-cafe-mini-sessions/ http://www.anyawait.com/simplyblog/2010/06/10/mcfarland-house-cafe-mini-sessions/#comments Fri, 11 Jun 2010 01:37:30 +0000 Anya http://www.anyawait.com/simplyblog/?p=493 I have never done mini sessions before and was a little hesitant when my wonderful PR/marketing lady Ms. Jennifer Braun suggested it. Needless to say, I had the BEST time with 10 wonderful families! To top it off, since this was also a charity promotion, this means that 10 sessions (by yours truly) have now been donated to the Male Involvement Project of the Dane County Parent Council. I can’t WAIT to meet these wonderful families as well ;)

Since I took a zillion images and I have only so much room, here is a mini sample. If you click on the little hearts to the left, that will direct you to my Facebook Business Page where you can see more!



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the lovely Barker children….their parents own the McFarland House Cafe



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peace and much love ♥ anya

]]> http://www.anyawait.com/simplyblog/2010/06/10/mcfarland-house-cafe-mini-sessions/feed/ 1 little 9 day old sweetie … http://www.anyawait.com/simplyblog/2010/06/07/little-9-day-old-sweetie/ http://www.anyawait.com/simplyblog/2010/06/07/little-9-day-old-sweetie/#comments Tue, 08 Jun 2010 00:07:45 +0000 Anya http://www.anyawait.com/simplyblog/?p=488 I had the pleasure of photographing this little sweetie two weeks ago and this is the first chance I have had to blog some images from her session! We had a lot of fun hanging out together as you can tell ;)
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…but then she saw my sleep inducing ways … ok, maybe mama’s milk had a ‘little’ to do with it …



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I wonder what she is thinking…. (?)



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peace and much baby love, ♥ anya

]]> http://www.anyawait.com/simplyblog/2010/06/07/little-9-day-old-sweetie/feed/ 0 sweet little 5 day old baby girl … http://www.anyawait.com/simplyblog/2010/05/25/sweet-little-5-day-old-baby-girl/ http://www.anyawait.com/simplyblog/2010/05/25/sweet-little-5-day-old-baby-girl/#comments Tue, 25 May 2010 12:44:34 +0000 Anya http://www.anyawait.com/simplyblog/?p=475 I have been waiting to photograph little baby Juniper for quite awhile now. She was a teeny tiny 5 days old here…
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Big brother’s Arlo and Oakley enjoying their new baby sister…
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cuddly baby…
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peace and much baby love, ♥ anya

]]> http://www.anyawait.com/simplyblog/2010/05/25/sweet-little-5-day-old-baby-girl/feed/ 2 beautiful mama … http://www.anyawait.com/simplyblog/2010/05/25/beautiful-mama-2/ http://www.anyawait.com/simplyblog/2010/05/25/beautiful-mama-2/#comments Tue, 25 May 2010 12:37:07 +0000 Anya http://www.anyawait.com/simplyblog/?p=472 Beautiful mama I had the pleasure of photographing a week ago. I am always excited when I get to include a doggie in my session ;)
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peace and much love ♥ anya

]]> http://www.anyawait.com/simplyblog/2010/05/25/beautiful-mama-2/feed/ 0 to all the mother’s out there… http://www.anyawait.com/simplyblog/2010/05/09/to-all-the-mothers-out-there/ http://www.anyawait.com/simplyblog/2010/05/09/to-all-the-mothers-out-there/#comments Sun, 09 May 2010 16:42:47 +0000 Anya http://www.anyawait.com/simplyblog/?p=456 Happy Mother’s Day! A tribute to all of you who have forever chosen to wear your heart outside your body :) Thank you so much for allowing me to be a part of your lives. I am forever grateful.

Happy Mother's Day Set One

Mothers hold their children’s hands for a short while,
but their hearts forever – unknown
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peace and much love ♥ anya

]]> http://www.anyawait.com/simplyblog/2010/05/09/to-all-the-mothers-out-there/feed/ 1 a couple ‘o my wee peeps … http://www.anyawait.com/simplyblog/2010/04/25/a-couple-o-my-wee-peeps/ http://www.anyawait.com/simplyblog/2010/04/25/a-couple-o-my-wee-peeps/#comments Sun, 25 Apr 2010 15:50:42 +0000 Anya http://www.anyawait.com/simplyblog/?p=448 We had the pleasure of having dinner with some wonderful Wisconsin doc’s this past week… Their home was a kid paradise…with none other than a pony and a beautiful horse! Annika was insistent that she be able to hop on the pony. Mommy was insistent (of course) that she get some pictures. Mommy was also thrilled to discover that young child on pony = no running away from photos. YAY!

This pose was all Annika’s idea …

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all this crazy dude would let me get of him…little nut! :)
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peace, and much (pony) love ♥ anya

]]> http://www.anyawait.com/simplyblog/2010/04/25/a-couple-o-my-wee-peeps/feed/ 1 splish splash…Jaxon turns ONE! http://www.anyawait.com/simplyblog/2010/03/03/splish-splash-jaxon-turns-one/ http://www.anyawait.com/simplyblog/2010/03/03/splish-splash-jaxon-turns-one/#comments Thu, 04 Mar 2010 01:54:23 +0000 Anya http://www.anyawait.com/simplyblog/?p=382 this cute little bub gave me a great big hug the minute I walked in the door! I think he knew we were going to eat cake and splash in the bathtub… because THAT is the kind of fun Anya likes to have at one year old baby sessions. ;)

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cake + tired Jaxon = MESS!!!

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more catching up coming soon!
peace and much love ♥ anya

]]> http://www.anyawait.com/simplyblog/2010/03/03/splish-splash-jaxon-turns-one/feed/ 0 ella and family http://www.anyawait.com/simplyblog/2009/04/30/ella-and-family/ http://www.anyawait.com/simplyblog/2009/04/30/ella-and-family/#comments Thu, 30 Apr 2009 18:53:51 +0000 Anya http://www.anyawait.com/simplyblog/?p=344 A few more of baby ella and her awesome family. I have been dying to do an image of a daddy with a tattoo and his baby. This daddy has a rockin’ tattoo and loves his little baby girl to pieces :) I have to give a HUGE shout out to my AWESOME dad’s who have bravely bared their chests for me to photograph them with their wee loves. There is honestly nothing that melts any mama’s heart more than seeing her man loving their baby. :)

And just for fun, I will let everyone in on my super top secret photo editing music collection…..

Today’s (LOUD) selections were:

Girlfriend in a Coma — Smiths
Shoplifters of the World — Smiths (I know, both these songs are kinda weird to edit baby images to, eh? LOL!)
Tupelo Honey — Van Morrison
Talkin’ about a Revolution — Tracy Chapman
Shimmer — Fuel
Strangelove — Depeche Mode
Shake the Disease — Depeche Mode (saw them live at the Forum in LA circa 1985 or ‘86, I can’t remember!)
Where the Streets Have no Name — U2
Bad — U2 (Saw live in 1988….my bff Heather and I got Bono butt view….don’t know why they played in the round)
Gin and Juice — Snoop Dog (shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!! Don’t tell anyone…..it’s a mood piece……lol!)
Love My Way — Psychadelic Furs
Solsbury Hill — Peter Gabriel
You Should be Dancing — Bee Gee’s
Falls on Me — Fuel
Glycerine — Bush (Who I actually got to see live at Woodstock ‘99)
Superman — REM
Living for the City — Stevie Wonder
Mountains O’ Things — Tracy Chapman
Superstition — Stevie Wonder

…and it’s official….my kids think I am either totally nuts or high…..



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peace and love ♥ anya

]]> http://www.anyawait.com/simplyblog/2009/04/30/ella-and-family/feed/ 0 meet kate and her daddy http://www.anyawait.com/simplyblog/2009/04/30/meet-kate/ http://www.anyawait.com/simplyblog/2009/04/30/meet-kate/#comments Thu, 30 Apr 2009 13:30:13 +0000 Anya http://www.anyawait.com/simplyblog/?p=340 And her awesome daddy! Who allowed me to post this ;) Soooo excited about that because there is so much I just LOVE about this image. Kate and her family travelled all the way from Rockford, Illinois to spend the morning with me.



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She loved having her arms like this. Just chillin’ :) (does saying that make me sound like I graduated in 1990?)



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A little baby in a basket fun



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And I just had to do this image in color. Yummy up close macro with creamy dreamy baby skin!



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peace and much love ♥ anya

]]> http://www.anyawait.com/simplyblog/2009/04/30/meet-kate/feed/ 0 meet Eden…and her big sister Evelyn http://www.anyawait.com/simplyblog/2009/03/30/meet-edenand-her-big-sister-evelyn/ http://www.anyawait.com/simplyblog/2009/03/30/meet-edenand-her-big-sister-evelyn/#comments Mon, 30 Mar 2009 14:30:43 +0000 Anya http://www.anyawait.com/simplyblog/?p=314 It is going to be one crazy newborn fiesta this week as I have 3 (yes, 3!) more newbies to photograph this week and one that I think is still in mama’s belly waiting to arrive ;)

This big sister could not WAIT to be photographed with her little baby sister. To top it off, she showed me some acrobatics on my beanbag that I am hoping (cross my fingers) my Annika and Rowan never figure out. Otherwise we will probably spend a lot more time than we already do at the “Doctor Store”….as Annika refers to the Emergency Room. LOL!



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Daddy’s little girl….



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Peace and Love ♥ Anya

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