Life as ArT

The 7 Ages of Childhood

Every child deserves a portrait history.  Capture the story of your child's lifetime in portraits through the 7 Ages of Childhood.  These times mark the most significant changes along the path from infancy to the early teenage years.

The 7 Ages of Childhood are:

• Baby's First Year - the most rapid physical changes occur
• Age 2 - who's talking now! - responds to reason, humor and action
• Age 3 - personality emerging; interacts with photographer
• Age 4 (to 5) - cute and endearing; displays individuality of character and action
• Age 6 (to 8) - permanent teeth arrive; more mature and inquiring
• Age 9 (to 12) - the awkward stage; physical and emotional development varies
• Age 13 (to 15) - teenager! - expresses individuality through interests, fashion

This is Evie at age 7.

Please call the studio at 765-564-4626 to learn more about creating a portrait history of your child.

It's All About the Face

I'm loving what appears to be a trend in newborn photography:  photograph the newborn sleeping (and naked, of course).  The baby needs to be less than 2 weeks old while they are still sleeping a lot and curling into the fetal position.  Once sound asleep, the photographer can move the baby into poses, some seemingly unlikely, with no arguments - usually.

 

OK.  But maybe It's not such a new trend.  Anne Geddes started photographing infants like this many years ago.  She was a pioneer in baby photography. 

Photographing babies is all about the face.  And what wonderful faces they are.  Love it!

NILMDTS Team to March for Babies

Every day, thousands of babies are born too soon, too small and often very sick. I'm walking in March for Babies because I want to do something about this. And I need your help.

March for Babies 2009

Last year, my photographer friend Kristin Taylor and I decided to create a team to walk in the March for Babies.  We raised over $700!  We did this to honor the many babies we have photographed through the Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep foundation www.nowilaymedowntosleep.org. Through NILMDTS, we volunteer our services as photographers for infant bereavement photography.  We see first hand the heartbreak and pain a family suffers when an infant dies.  Each of these families and their precious babies have made an impact on our lives.  So we are walking to show them that we care!

The mission of March of Dimes is to improve the health of babies by preventing birth defects, premature birth, and infant mortality.

Please join our team as we raise money for the March of Dimes.   If you can't walk with us, please help the team reach its goal by making a donation.  You can join the team or donate online at http://www.marchforbabies.org/kwaxphoto.

Please support our walk. Thank you for helping us give all babies a healthy start!

Karen

 

Here Comes Peter Cottontail...

Call Out: Photographers Needed

Are you looking for a way to share your talents with your community? Are you willing to help a family create a lifetime of memories, in only moments? Are you willing to selflessly give of yourself in order to help a family begin to heal a broken heart? The death of an infant happens more than anybody cares to talk about. The Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep Foundation (www.nowilaymedowntosleep.org) is currently seeking to expand Remembrance Photography Services to Lafayette area hospitals. It is simply not enough to have 2 to 3 photographers in one area. More photographers, of a professional caliber, are desperately needed to serve the families requesting our services. If you are a professional photographer and are willing to donate your time and services to helping families who are experiencing the loss of an infant, we ask you to attend a callout regarding volunteering with the NILMDTS Network .

Interested photographers should plan to attend a call out on March 9^th at 7 pm at K. Weatherwax Photography, 107 S. Union Street in Delphi.  Those interested but unable to attend should call Karen at 765-564-4626 for further information.

Tis the Season ...

... for Christmas portraits at K. Weatherwax Photography.  This 18-month-old always has a smile for the camera.  Big blue eyes and a too-big Santa hat ... magic!

Happy 4th of July!

Happy 4th of July from the staff at K. Weatherwax Photography:  Amanda, Kaitlyn, Randy and Karen.  This is Taylor, ready to celebrate.

NILMDTS - Our first March for Babies!

I thought it would be a great idea to put together a team to walk in the March for Babies this year.  Some of you know that I am the area coordinator for the Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep Foundation www.nowilaymedowntosleep.org, a network of wonderful volunteer photographers who photograph babies who pass at birth or soon after.  The purpose of the images is to help the grieving parents to heal.  So, what better thing for us to do than to help raise money for the March of Dimes – you know, eliminate the need for  NILMDTS.  So, one of the fabulous volunteer photographers, Kristin Taylor, took the idea and made it happen – Thank you, Kristin!  YOU ROCK!  We wore fuschia t-shirts with the NILMDTS logo on them.  The 15+ walkers raised $660!  A big THANK YOU to my generous customers, also!

So, on Saturday, the 25^th of April, we gathered at the Tippecanoe County Fairgrounds in Lafayette to March for Babies.  And, wouldn’t you know it, my knee decided to cause me grief so I opted to not walk.  But, I was there to see the team off.

Teams in matching t-shirts were there to help babies born too soon or with birth defects.  Some walked to honor a child – Sam, Olivia, Lydia... 

This march included children of all ages:  in strollers, wagons, carried in slings, kids on scooters.  There were even some moms-to-be. 

Oh, and let’s not discount all the dogs there to support babies – lot’s of canine support at this walk.  Very  fun!

These girls in pink are part of the NILMDTS team. You can do it Kristin!

Here are some of the wonderful people I work with at Purdue.  Hello Purdue Team!  Kudos!

What a wonderful thing to see all the generous, caring people who came out on this warm Saturday in April to help all babies get a good start in life.  Maybe there will be a second annual walk for the NILMDTS Team in 2010...  Maybe my knee will let me walk, too.

Bunnies, Closeups, and Life as Art (dot, dot, dot)

Extra!  Extra!  Read the "Life as Art" spring news post card here - mailing soon:

    

And on the flip side ...

     

First Baby Plan "Graduate"

Mairi is the first “graduate” of the Little Miracles Baby Plan.  I LOVE the Baby Plan.  It means I get to see the baby 4 times in their first year.  I photographed Mairi at 3 months, 6 months, 9 months and then at 1 year.  Each time she came for her portraits I marveled at her growth and development.  Here’s Mairi at 1 year.

 

Happy Birthday, beautiful Mairi!  You are truly a Little Miracle.  Hope to see you for senior pictures in a few years!