Crush on Baby Crowns

Where the Wild Things Are meets Miss Emily. 
I love this crown and imagine it to be a part of sweet dreams and magical fairy tale stories. As they try to make sense of a new world, what do seven day olds dream of?

The delightful hostess and big sister. 

The dream weaver and big brother.

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Crush on Catching Up

So much has been happening around Skye Snyder Photography, Skosh, and our family and home that the blog and has been on the back burner. Let's do a quick catch up with some sneak peaks, contest winners, and some musical delights.


1) A behind the scenes video made by Sarah Rodriguez. You may remember her form this blog. Sarah captured the morning at the June Minis and made some seriously cute friends by pulling out a stash of bubbles from her car. I have half eaten cheerios and banana peels in my backseat. (The omitted advice from How to Win Friends and Influence People). I don't need Emily Post's Etiquette to know that a super big THANK YOU is in order to Miss Rodriguez for her assistance and talent!

Check out Sarah's characters page, Sarahsneak, on YouTube. Want to see skye snyder photography + videography = skosh? Visit our Vimeo page

2) We held a drawing for $25 skosh buck$ for those who commented on where they would go for a one-year Finding Yourself Retreat. Since, asking this question, I've been daydreaming of where and what I would do. Now, I've got visions of my family traveling to slower paced places while riding on the backs of dolphins. I think there is a book for that too...Island of the Blue Dolphin? 3 out of 3 mentioned books that I've never read. I've discussed my childhood introduction to my lifelong love affair with National Geographic before. Once again, I must mention the yellow papered dream maker. When I was a child, Africa and her people seemed just the right place for a photojournalist. With my Disc camera in hand, I held onto that dream job with my 8 year old hands. I've never made it to Africa....not yet.

I like Olga's idea. I'll add the eastern/southern hemisphere into my year long travels. $25 for Olga and for the random drawing.....drum roll...shake shake shake ........Crystal. Your name was chosen! Thanks for playing everyone! And let's do another. What is the thing that the names are sitting on and what do I use it for(besides a holder for my drawings)? Answer on our Facebook Wall or here in the comments. If you answer in both places your name will be entered twice. $25 skosh buck$ up for grabs. Will be chosen on Wednesday. Good Luck.

 (Remember, the buck$ are tallied on our Facebook page under the Notes tab on the left hand side bar)

 Because I think these songs are lovely and it would be a shame to not share:

BEBEL GILBERTO

BUSTER BLUE

Another BIG THANK YOU to everyone for being so patient as we get back on track here at Skye Snyder Photography and Skosh. :) And THANKS for kickin' around our pages and playing in our games. Emily Post would like that too. 

Crush on video shorts, newborns, & new parents

Adding to the Carsman love story. Scroll through the blog for a visual tour of their sessions throughout the years...starting with a couple from the latest session in Lake Tahoe, Nevada with their six month precious little owlet and we can't forget handsome Higgins, the love dog.

This one was a surprise for our wonderful clients, Courtney and Evan. Thank you for continuously trusting me to capture your life and love.

Why have I added the moving picture films to our services? 
We've always used video in our wedding photography but not in our family portraiture until 2011. 
Why did I not weave photographs and video together before?
It was a money issue. It's expensive for families to hire a videographer and photographer for a portrait session. Most people are familiar with photographs and home videos but wouldn't see the value in combining these media to create a visual diary. Clients didn't really want to hire a videographer if they were looking for  family portraits. 
Why are you doing it now? People strike it rich this year? 
Quite the contrary. Is goes without saying, everyone has had to adjust to the economy. My way was to do it all myself and provide our clients with an enhanced product. I know what I want before I film it which lessens the challenge in being both the video and photo gal. I was having a hard time convincing clients of the true nature of portaiture. To me, it's not about fancy clothes and coiffing, but how you live your life day to day. Your home. Your fun and games. Your connection with one another.  Filming has given me the freedom to do the true journalistic lifestyle imagery. I think they like it. Convincing isn't hard anymore. And I thank them for trusting me to do this.
Why bother?
Before I owned a smart phone, I used to record my babies cooing and making the most magical baby sounds. Unfortunately, the device I used was limited, offered no sharing abilities, and then it broke. All the sounds were gone.  Those were audio photographs to me.  Now with the iphone, my chickadees, who are now five and six, record themselves singing into the memo app.  I download their performances into my itunes account, and use in my own photo slideshows or video shorts. 
I wanted our new parents to have this little piece of our lost delights. Watching my clients' videos transports me back to those most indescribable days as a new mother.


I have yet to make a film that doesn't conjure some tears of joy.


This one is a surprise for Courtney and Evan. Thank you for continuously trusting me to capture your life and love.
{the engagement}

{the wedding}

{the pregnancy}

{ caleb }

For more skosh video shorts visit the following links:

newborn girl + mom + dad video
fashion photography shoot video
engagement session video
one week old newborn shoot

Crush on Newborns and Daydreams

If you love newborn photography and surf the internet oooing and aahhing over pouty little lips and pure preciousness, you've probably heard of Mila's Daydreams.  Adele Enersen is the mom behind the famous blog that is soon to be released as a photo book by Balzer & Bray. My clients loved the whimsical daydreams as much as me and wanted to recreate such a scene for their new little love, Caleb. 
We brainstormed some ideas that were fitting to their lives in beautiful Lake Tahoe, Nevada. We decided on camping. Caleb slumbering in his mountain dream...

Many artists are turning the visual photography plane and having fun with the scenes and playfulness it creates. Here are a couple of links inspired by the flat surface and maybe Mila herself. If you know of any more, please leave a comment with a link.

Jan Von Holleben
PhotoJojo 

Crush on Mini-Accordion Brag Books

Just three days after her parents' maternity session, Little Miss Olivia, a.k.a. OMG,  or officially Olivia Mackenzie Gonzales decided to arrive a few weeks early. The lanugo baby fluff is still there on her wee arms.

mom + dad three days before O's arrival

mom + dad + omg (in a mini accordion photo book) = pure visual delight. a dessert for the eyes. "an amuse-yeux"...

Today, I surprised Mama, and Auntie, and Great Auntie, and Gramma Mimi with this sweetest little brag book.

The mini folded brag book is wallet sized and comes three to an order.

Front and back covers are designed with the session images with fourteen total panels inside.

These brag books aren't for doting Grandmas and new parents only. They are perfect for anyone in need of a handy, portable portfolio. Models, caterers, designers, artists....and photographers. The first custom order of three mini-books is $65. Each additional order is $45 for three.