wee baby rory

My dear friend Karen just had her second baby girl, and I was delighted when I finally got to meet her!!! She made her appearance on Christmas Eve at home (planned), but about two minutes before the midwives arrived! Well done Karen & Todd, way to go on the DIY!

Without further ado....here she is at the ripe old age of 5 days old -



Oh the humanity!!!



with daddy, the baby whisperer...




angel baby....


I don't know how she does it, but Karen just looks absolutely beautiful after having her babies. So happy and literally glowing, even prettier than on her wedding day!


Hello! I'm Rory. You will now love me to bits.

Giving is Awesome!!!

I know this holiday season is coming up fast and furious for ya'll, but I just wanted to let everyone know about a project I am participating in started by Kristen Kalp from Essential Imagery. It's called Giving is Awesome. The basic gist is to nominate someone who TOTALLY deserves some beautiful custom portraiture of their family, but just can't swing it financially. And, whoever nominates the winner gets a little somethin'-somethin' for themselves, too! Read on for more details....

(and just because posts are boring without pictures, here's a picture of Lee....)



Here's the deal:
You know someone. You know someone who's experienced a tragedy, is struggling to stay afloat, is raising kids while holding down more than one job, or is volunteering selflessly despite extenuating personal circumstances. You know someone who can't afford custom photography, but who would cherish it this holiday season. You know someone who deserves a year-round reminder of their family's spirit, love, and beauty.

You know someone. I guarantee it.

I want to know who they are, and I want to give them the chance to experience complimentary custom photography -- $1000 worth, to be exact. Whether it's canvas or albums, prints for Grandma, or a slideshow to watch over and over, it's in your power to give them the artwork they deserve this holiday season.

Oh, and the best part? The person who nominates the winner receives a $250 credit towards a portrait sitting of their own. What better reason to show some love could there possibly be, people?

The rules:

* You cannot nominate yourself, and the person nominated must sincerely be incapable of purchasing my services. (Being unable to make mortgage payments for a two-million-dollar-vacation-home on the Cape does not qualify as sincere financial need.)

* The nominee must reside in Massachusetts. Tell me who you know, what they're experiencing, and why they deserve my artwork. Please include a way to contact both your nominee and yourself as well.

* You must e-mail me the full story : nancy@nancygould.com.

The winner will be announced on Christmas Eve -- get nominating! I can't wait to read all of your entries!

Open your heart to someone this holiday season -- and thanks for giving me the opportunity to open mine.

Cheers!
Nancy

charlie and his new little sister courtney

that's right, more adorable children coming your way! I got to see baby Courtney when she was just 7 days old!! She looked just perfect, and her big brother Charlie was an absolute doll. Here she is!







little hands...

and little toes...




Kristine looking pretty awesome considering she probably only slept a total of 4 hours in the last 7 days!



and this is

my 

absolute

favorite.

Congratulations to your growing family!!!  She's beautiful!!

jordan + jayna

Here are a few more pictures from another great portrait session. Jayna was one of my first subjects, I photographed her when she was just a few months old when I was in school at New England School of Photography in 2002. Now she's in second grade - yikes!

Here's Jordan being adorable as we waited for Jayna to get home from school....

Jordan's signature dance move....this totally cracks me up, but I think you need video to do it justice.

Jen thought it would be fun to recreate a picture we did with her and Jayna...here's the one from last month....

And here's the one from 2004!

I love this little series, nothing like sisters...

It was a pleasure, as always!!! Thanks guys!

liam + cate

I am determined to catch up before Thanksgiving, so here's another post for you! I got to spend a lovely fall afternoon with friends of ours who live right down the road. It really doesn't seem like that long ago when we went to Liam's baby shower in Boston, but, clearly some time has passed!

They were having a tea party when I got there, adorable.

Liam was making faces for Cate's benefit.....

and then launched himself off of the stone wall - check out Cate's face!


I love this series...

Did I mention he can fly?

fall family pictures....

Hello everyone!  Cannot believe it's November....

Without further ado, here are some recent family pics from some of my favorite 2004 clients!!  I shot some portraits of little Maggie two years ago, and now that she's a big sister, we need equal coverage!  Here's the little man...adorable...

As you can see from above, Maggie liked to be on the run during this session.  She liked being on dad's shoulders.....

So we seized that opportunity to grab a quick family portrait!

Congratulations!  It was so nice seeing you guys again!

little miss brooke

I love when I get news that former wedding clients of mine are expecting!  Val and AJ were clients of mine from 2006, when we had our initial meeting I was pregnant with Lee, and when she came to pick up her final album I had just had Jonah!  She has always been super sweet, and even given me baby presents for the kids, so of course I couldn't wait to meet Brooke.  She was soundly sleeping in Grandpa's arms when I arrived....

Her room is adorable - think she has enough stuffed animals?







This picture just cracks me up - hello dahling!

Love the baby bums!







Daddy love....

family's in town!

So, i'm a little backed up on blogging, but I'm making progress! Last week I did a family portrait for MaryJane who had her sister's family visiting from Colorado. When everyone is spread out like that, it's nice to get a picture of everyone together when you can! "Gramps" was nice enough to add my name to the driveway when I got there...



The newest edition to the clan spending some q-t with grandma.






Here are how the tuckered out cousins arrived...


They totally rallied and we got this great shot of all 11 of them!


We wanted to get a shot of the new big sister holding her little brother, but she kept wanting to flop down on the grass instead. That's ok, we can work with that!

sleeping kate

So, a few weeks ago I photographed wee baby Kate when she was just 8 days old. I designed some birth announcements for her, which I think turned out pretty darn cute - have a look.


We had an amazing little shoot, but I was a little bit sad that I didn't get any sleeping baby shots. Since they live right around the corner, I brought my camera along when I dropped off the announcements. This time one of her big brothers, Jack, was there. He was very proud of his Red Sox shirt, and told me Big Papi was his favorite player.


Ok, so she wasn't TECHNICALLY sleeping....but I think the picture is sweet just the same.

welcome baby brendan!

So after meeting super-handsome Sammy last year, I was thrilled to meet his younger brother Brendan! The proud parents are 2004 wedding clients, and it was great to see them (or at least Meghan and her mom!) again.



So, most photographers have a hard time getting anything except "sleeping baby" shots with such tiny babies, but not so with Brendan. At 13 days old (and with a full belly), he was wide awake and perfectly content. I love this shot.


And how perky and happy does Meghan look? I definitely don't remember looking that fantastic when Jonah was 2 weeks old...




Big brother Sammy even got in the action, this was right before/after a little kiss. Brendan almost looks like he's smiling!


Being a big brother is HARD....


OK, so....a disclaimer here. I realize that this is not the super-sweet baby calendar type picture, but I love it for a very specific reason. When you bring your little baby home from the hospital, they cross their eyes A LOT the first few weeks. They are still learning how to control their little eye muscles. Now, you would think as a mom that you would remember this, but you forget! In fact, I totally forgot how much Lee and Jonah used to do it until I saw Brendan doing it. So, I just love that this captures a moment in time which goes by faster than you can believe.





Now HERE'S the super-sweet calendar picture....


Congratulations, I'm so happy for you guys!!

zachary and nathan

Last weekend I finally got to meet Zachary and Nathan!! Stephanie and Jeff are wedding clients from 2004, and the proud parents of one year old twin boys Zachary and Nathan. I had so much fun hanging out with these guys, they loved the camera and were so snuggly!





Tickle time with dad..





How to keep two one year olds in the same place for a few minutes? Toss them some Cheerios!











The whole family!


Like I said, snuggly......


Bottle time!


Before I left, Jeff had a request for a picture of their bare bums. More than happy to oblige, these are some of my favorites of the day! I see these being busted out at their rehearsal dinners some day.






Thanks for having me over, it was so fun!!!

max!

After a few rainstorms and flus, I finally got to hang out with Max!!! We had a great time with chalk, play-doh, balls, and all things yellow (his favorite color).

Liam + Evan

A few days ago I got to spend some time with a pair of VERY cute cousins - Liam and Evan. We took some pictures at their grandmother's house, and they were just so sweet!

I was told Liam likes to spend a lot of time upside down.







Evan looking a bit pensive on the stairs, I think he looks like such a little man in this picture!



I was trying to get him to smile for me, so I was playing peek-a-boo with this ball. I put it down to take the picture, and Evan started doing it to me!





Liam had a wardrobe change - what a snappy dresser.







We decided to try out the neighbor's swingset. I thought Evan might like the tire swing. I thought wrong.



He did perk up a bit, though!






Liam crashing after his big photo shoot....


Thanks for having me over, can't wait for you to see the rest!


If you haven't already, check out my new portrait section on my site!

graham and elsa

So, I finally have some time to do portraits and I am so excited about it! I photographed Graham and Elsa and I just love how their personalities shine through. I will be launching a portrait section on my website, so be sure to check back.

My portraits are relaxed and natural - no weird backgrounds, no fake tin tubs or artificial tree stumps. Just people in their own environments - beautiful.