Those big wide beautiful eyes!  That and that perfect sweep of hair had me the moment I laid eyes on this adorable little guy.

Calvin gets his stunning looks from his gorgeous parents and I am sure he will adopt their sweet & beautiful personalities too.

Calvin’s room is described as nautical & beachy so I had to make sure we got some photos that reminded everyone of a perfect day spent at the beach.

And look… Calvin has shark swim trunks & match shark hat!  How cute is that!

Ahh now *I* am ready to go to the beach!  Enjoy more loveliness!  Click on the image below to view more sneek peeks!

Mechanicsburg Baby Photographer & Beach Lover – Grace Lightner Photography

I can’t believe it has finally happened…  Mira’s 12 month session…  Can this be? 

That 1st year milestone is a bitter sweet time as the word “baby” slowly fades into “little girl” or “little boy”.   Although in our hearts they will always be our babies…

I have been photographing beautiful Mira since she was 3 months old and when I look back at all my favorites from each of her sessions it is so heartwarming to see her grow from a tiny little baby who needed her big brother’s help to sit up to an independently walking toddler with a huge personality and a mind of her own. 

Happy 1st Birthday beautiful girl!  You are blessed to be surrounded by such a beautiful family inside & out and they are blessed to have you…

I always throw the idea out of doing a Birthday cake for the 1 year session.  Typically the initial response is “What a great idea!” and then reality sinks in for most parents at the thought of the mess and the idea is almost always backed out of… 

Not for Miss Mira’s always adventurous Mommy, oh no!  Mira had 5 glorious minutes with a hot pink cupcake!  But as lady-like as Mira is, once she realized she was getting a bit too messy, she slowed down and the mess was actually not that bad & cleaned up in a jiffy.  It was certainly entertaining and made for some really unique 12 month photos!

Enjoy Mira Fans!

Grace Lightner

Harrisburg Area Baby Photographer – Capturing Happy Birthdays and Creating Smiles!

I love, love, LOVE designing books & albums! 

As far as I am concerned they are the best way to show off a set of favorite images from a portrait session, especially when you can’t realistically hang and display all your favorites on the wall and table tops.

The McLaughlin’s were an awesome Family to photograph.  I love the jewel tones they decided for their fmaily wardrobe, and don’t you just adore AJ’s sweater?  If you can believe this, the photos were taken during a 30 minute  mini session!  This is not always something that can be pulled off, especially with a little one but AJ was just so super cool.

The Book starts at only $275, and considering the price of a book, you absolutely get more beauty for the price and you don’t have the added time & cost of framing all the loveliness.

Click on the image below to view the entire layout of The McLaughlin Family’s Book, & enjoy! 

I design every Book & Album from scratch so each one is unique just like each one of my very special Clients.

Now don’t you want one for yourself?  =)

Mechanicsburg Family & Baby Photographer and super cool Book Designer – Grace Lightner Photography