When you get a gorgeous evening, great location and A-mazing children seriously the session comes together like magic. Love these little ones so much and their eyes, wow need I say more?! I could look at them all day long. I had such a hard time deciding on just blog preview images alone so I know Mom & Dad have their work cut out for them with the gallery! Can’t wait to show you guys and thanks for an awesome evening!
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The winner of the first Fan Friday contest is Kristen K. Congrats! Please send me an email to samara@shportraits.com to redeem your prize!
Don’t forget Fan Fridays will continue now and each Friday for the next 3 weeks so enter again everyone and tell your friends too. The prizes will be different each week and one week it will be huge (promise!) !!
Its Fan Friday! Today i will be giving away a gift certificate woth $50 that you can use or give to a friend! Just comment on this blog post saying why you would like a session with SH Portraits. Yup - it really is THAT easy! Tomorrow I will use a random number generator to choose the winner.
Of course I have to include a picture with the blog post so I am posting one of my kiddos, from two years ago (well almost). Hard to believe he was this tiny - I love his wrinkly little feet here.
I would love to win a session because I haven’t yet gotten my 5 month old’s portraits done. Poor, neglected second child! When her sister was her age, she had already had 2 portrait sessions! Your work is beautiful and would love to have the chance to work with you!
Busy single mom snapping away precious photographs of her children while frequently wondering if she’ll ever manage to be in some photos with those delightful children would be elated beyond words to have the brilliant Samara photograph her family……
We’d love to have a family portrait done! Thanks!
I would LOVE another session with Samara, because she is awesome, and her portraits are beautiful, what a talent we have right here in Buffalo!!
Your work is stunning! I love the sibling portraits. Would love for you to capture my two beauties. : )
Would love to have a session for my son when he turns 2! Don’t want to neglect him with the twins coming 
would love to have you photography myself and almost 3 year old twins. i love to take their photos but rarely get myself with them too!
Beyond adoring the work that you do- it is pure beauty- I am in deserate need of a photograph of me with my little girl (now 3 months) and my son. I am always the “photographer” and would love a picture of me with my little ones without posing and having my head cut off by the person manning the camera.
I love the portraits that you took of my daughter as a newborn two years ago, I’d love to have more!
I would love to win because my kids are growing so fast and are ready for more pictures! Your photos are SO beautiful!
I love, love, love Samara’s newborn shots. Priceless. Maybe we could try some toddler sessions next.
I would love to win a session because Samara’s pictures are just magic! And she has a wonderful way with kids. My toddler was not cooperating taking pictures with her sister and Samara noticed that my toddler liked a tree and pointed it out. We put her sister by the tree and VOILA! A gorgeous sibling shot! I never would have thought to do that.
Getting a great pic of a 2 year old is tough, but you seem to always have it! Awesome photography!!!
I wanted to share this blog that I came across through a friend with everyone. I love how creative this Mom is and the thought and love that she has put into each of these images. It goes to show that you don’t need a big ol’ expensive camera to capture creative images of your children. But of course when you want those really awesome portraits give me a call! 
PS I am currently booking OCTOBER sessions so please call soon for your fall portrait needs!!
Go check out “Milas Daydreams” here - http://milasdaydreams.blogspot.com/?spref=fb
Ok so I chose authentic for this blog post because that is the first thing that comes to mind with these two gorgeous littles. Authentic smiles, interaction with each other, their dirndls. I love everything about these images - the girls and their family. So. Much. Thanks for a great evening with your family!
Ahhhh to be two again. The energy, the curiosity - where do they get it from?! This little one was so sweet yesterday evening. Great light, great locaation, gorgeous little girl and we have gorgeous portraits too. Love when that happens!
This litlte man is to die for! The hair, the cheeks, lips - oh my everything about him is just perfect. Great session, great time with Mom, Grandma and his Auntie too. Can’t wait for you guys to see your entire gallery soon!
I love my clients, I love my fans and I love photographing everyone! My schedule is INSANE the next few weeks before I take some time off to have a baby - but please do call anyway. I am pretty much working everyday of the week to get everyone in!
Since I love you all SO much - starting next Friday and every Friday through August 20th I am going to have “Fan Fridays” here on the blog.
Here’s the deal. I will post an image on those days from the past, of my kids, of your kids, of anything. Tell me why you love the image and why you would love a gift certificate with SH Portraits. I’ll then use a number generator to determine a winner the following day. The gift certificate amounts will change each week from $50 up to an entire session fee. So you will always want to check in and post each week.
It’s gonna be fun folks!
So fun to finally get together with these two guys and their Mom last night. As a Mom of *almost* 4 boys myself I have a real soft spot for boys lately - high energy, and lots of fun. In my case also totally addicted to Mom which I must say I totally enjoy on most days. These two guys are fun, cool, and you can tell that they are great friends too. Thanks for a nice laid back session!
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Another little man that I met when he was just a few days old. I can’t believe how fast the past 6 or so months have gone. I just LOVE this age - full of personality, reaching new milestones. You can see just how amazing they are growing up to be and this A-dorable little man is no different. I can not get over his amazing blue eyes and the dimples. Oh my - love!
Virginia McAuliffe posted the following on August 1, 2010 at 9:55 pm.
Samara you are incredible. These pictures are absolutely stunning and you’re right…we WILL have a hard time deciding from them all! I wouldn’t even be able to pick from these four! Thanks a MILLION. You were so wonderful with the kids (ages 3 and 1!). I can’t wait to work with you again already!