Seriously people, I’m feelin the love, it’s oozing all over the place.
(clean up on aisle 10 please)
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The race is on, and a free session is a stake people!
If you haven’t voted yet, DO IT. You know you want to.
You can vote every day from every mobil device/computer/ipad you own.
And don’t forget to leave a comment HERE to be entered to win a session each time you vote.
Thanks y’all!
xo auburn soul
I was a little more nervous than usual, i always get nervous… always, but I don’t shoot in clients homes as often as I do in the great out doors, so it adds another eliminate of surprise. And you don’t know if your clients will lie to you and tell you there are no windows in the nursery (wink wink)
The surprise was a pleasant one. The door was answered by the cutest pregnant gal I’ve ever seen (see for yourself below). There were kittens, deer heads, and wouldn’t you know, we found a window with warm beautiful light streaming in.
The adventure continued at the park, where we added an ice creme truck (because you can’t let that opportunity pass you by. EVER.) and we ended the session in the lake. Because my clients are cool like that.
Most people (including myself) don’t walk around laughing for no good reason, especially when a camera is around. My first instinct is to hide! If that fails, I give a cheesy grin and get it over with. Its no different in my sessions, I don’t say, ok, start laughing and be happy, and I’ll skip around and make magic happen. No. Quite the opposite. I try to make the most awkward situation possible, so awkward that my clients can’t help but laugh. Thats when I capture the magic.
I have to give a shout out to my freakin rad husband. He is the king of awkwardness. He can create an awkward situation at any moment, watch out. It’s truly an art form.
Luckily he has rubbed off on me over the years and I have been able to hone in his talents and apply them during sessions.
So if your thinking of hiring me, I hope you have a sense of humor, and don’t take me to seriously. We really will have a fantastic time together. I promise. Oh, and you’ll get some amazing pictures as a bonus.
ps, i’m a photographer, not a writer, please forgive any typos.
xo, auburn soul
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great session steph! love the master bedroom bed shot – wow. love the wide shots (awesome dancing on right of frame). fun w/ the ice cream. will be fun memories for them!!
I am thrilled to find out that Auburn Soul has been nominated for
D Magazines Best of the Big D 2012.
This is such a huge honor.
(you can skip ahead to page 6, we are #32, don’t forget to click submit at the bottom)
As a thank you, to all my rad clients, friends, and blog stalkers
Just spreading the love, thats all
Here’s how to enter:
then come back and leave a comment to tell me you did
you can vote/comment everyday
winner announced May 27th (last day of voting)
thanks y’all!
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Congrats Steph! You are amazing.
Voted. 
I voted!
I voted!
That is awesome, what an honor…congrats on the nomination! I voted ).
I voted!
voted!
Congrats Steph! I was able to vote both from my phone and my computer, so try all your devices
CONGRATS! That is super exciting and it couldn’t happen to a more deserving photographer.
♥ it and I’m so happy for you. I was more than happy to vote for you!
That is such an honor…congratulations! I voted!
I voted!
congrats on being nominated! you rock! I voted and I hope you win! Can the free shoot giveaway count as a mentor session? haha.
I voted for you!
Congrats Steph! That’s awesome! I voted!
I voted again today! (I am supposed to leave another comment, correct?)
I voted again today! I want you to win!
This is so awesome! I have been voting as often as it will let me! A prego photo sesh while you’re in Utah would be totally rad…just saying…. 
Good luck!
I voted.
I voted. Wow, what an accomplishment to even be nominated!
one more vote for you!
Voted!
Done, and done. Fingers crossed!
do you remember this project i’m working on with Molly from Favorite Things.
more about the project here & you can follow the series on the official Sakura Bloom Pinterest page.
thanks for looking,
xo auburn soul
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The family, gorgeous.
The local, amazing.
The light, perfection.
The pups…. I forget how much I LOVE photographing furry little errr… big animals.
Charmaine, here’s a little preview of the goods.
xo, auburn soul
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Cutest Family!
Gorgeous fam!
The pictures of my family look fabulous! I can’t wait to see the rest! Thanks so much, we really enjoyed our time with you! What a beautiful farm! It was the perfect location!
love this shoot! love how you incorporate flowers, etc.. into your posts. feels like an album. love the dog shots!
Beautiful!!!!! U all look so happy!
love the pictures!! beautiful!
great pictures! Cute little family!
one from tonights editing storm.
perfect. moment.
xo, auburn soul
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i’m so excited to be apart of this project with Molly over at Favorite Things.
over the next 6 months i will be documenting Molly in the sling diaries.
more about the project here & you can follow the series on the official Sakura Bloom Pinterest page.
thanks for looking,
xo auburn soul
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[...] you remember this project i’m working on with Molly from Favorite [...]
i’m catching up on some of my favorite sessions that i have yet to blog about. can you say procrastination. or 3 kids works. how ever you see it.
i love this family. everything about them. remember this, and this. seriously good times we’ve had.
i just noticed, we always seem to get some amazing silhouette shots during our sessions. and lets not forget some incredible flare.
Thanks for looking!
xo, auburnSoul
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I **love** your work and see that you do birth photography. My husband and I are due in June and will be birthing at the Allen Birth Center in Allen, Tx. I would love to talk with you about pricing/booking!
i’m not gonna lie. my kiddos haven’t seen the Nikon in… lets just say it’s been awhile. i’m kinda obsessed with my iphone camera at the moment, and can’t justify lugging a giant DSLR around in my bag, when I have a 25lb babe hooked to my hip. come say hi if you’re on instagram: auburnsoul
side note: yes, the babe finally learned to walk (after 15 months) he had 1 month of joyous freedom, but now he insists to be toted around all hours of the day. i don’t know?!?
back to the topic at hand.
it was a dreary morning. by afternoon the sun was peeking through the clouds. i slipped on my boots, grabbed Nikon and the littles and we headed out to play.
after numerous failed attempts of getting the babe infront of the camera (he’s pretty fast these days, and loves to be close to momma). He decided folding his arms like his big brother would be kinda cool. So he joined his siblings for the last shot.
side note: this is the old road to my house. shortly after we moved in, they built a new road and closed this one down. so sad. it really is pretty.
thanks for looking.
xo, auburnSoul
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LOVE!!! Was just thinking yesterday how long it had been since i used my “real” camera on my kids. you’re making me feel better w/ this post! maybe you’ll inspire me for a weekend shoot of them too. LOVE the pictures…go RIZ!
is Locke’s shirt from H&M? If so, Tyler has it too Love the overcast sky in the pictures. As always Steph, love you and love your work.
So happy you rediscovered Nikon!! I’ve been missing you here. Love your instagrams but LOVE LOVE pics from the Big Boy!!
Love that road and the overcast sky too!!!!!! I seriously need to get my act together to do a family picture again!
Today I baked a cake.
It was pretty so I thought I would share.
The inside has a special “green” surprise for the kids!
Hope you all have a great St.Patty’s day! It’s one of my favorite holidays…. who am I kidding, every holiday is my favorite holiday.
But I do love me some GREEN! So this one is up there at the top of the list.
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clover is a type of weed but even weeds can be pretty And I bet the cake tasted delicious. You should share the recipe!
Love it. So cute!!! I wanna piece . . .
This session was absolutely fabulous! The light, the energy (4 kids under 6), the love. We got some amazing shots.
Narrowing it down was far to difficult.
I’ve been working with Missi to design a wall display in her home, but lets be honest here… just how many prints can one hang on ones wall?
And because this is not her first session with Auburn Soul, and she already has prints from previous session hanging about, we were running out of space and needed another option.
And this option just happens to be my FAVORITE option of all!
I designed a custom press print 10×10 album of some of her favoriet shots (that didn’t make the cut for the wall display).
The final product exceeded my (and her) expectations. The album is gorgeous!
Here’s a taste.
Dear Auburn Soul clients,
If you are interested in a custom press print album of a previous session. Please shoot me an email. I would love to create one for you.
xo, auburnSoul
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What a great idea!! Its a beautiful book, good job!
I love love your work. I’m a friend of Misti Hendren. Wish I had past sessions with you that you could capture in a book for me. Also wish I lived closer so I could utilize your services.
Excuse me while I dust this place off. I know, it’s been awhile, but I have a good excuse. I’m lazy! Ha, told you it was good.
We’ve pretty much been sick for a month now, passing germs around like a game of hot potato.
As much as I hate being sick, I’ve really enjoyed the “time off”. No blogging, no emailing, lots of snuggles, books, and a few seasons of Hoarders (my guilty pleasure).
It’s been kind of like a mini vacay, if you don’t count the Kleenex and chicken soup consumption.
Wishing you a late, but very happy valentines day.
Hope you all had a fabulous day!
Love my little valentines Locke, Breck & Riz
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There are no words to describe how much I LOVE this! You just have the cutest family
Here is Sunny and her adorable little family {part 2}
I love, love, love this session.
They just hung out and did their thing and I followed along.
Ok, so they don’t usually hang out in the bathtub, that was my idea.
It was just sitting there, all alone in the middle of the room calling out to me.
I couldn’t resist
I love this last series. Nothing better then a mess of feet on the bed.
Thanks for looking!
xo, Auburn Soul
P.S. if your interested in a lifestyle session, please know that this is my ALL TIME FAVORITE type of session to shoot in the whole wide world!
There is something so honest and authentic about having your everyday life documented.
I believe that these are the things we will want to remember when our children are grown.
Tickles, spinning, jumping on the bed, and non stop laughter.
I’ve never looked at a traditional family portrait of my childhood and thought, it was cool. EVER. They don’t pull at my heart and trigger memories of the wonderful times we shared together, all i see is my fantastic 80′s afro (which I rocked by the way) and a puffy dress. Thats it.
I don’t see the way my dad let me stand on his feet while we danced around the room, our the way my mom tucked my hair behind my ear.
It’s the little moments that make up our life, that are the most important.
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Would love to get pictures of the boys playing baseball and me watching and Jay coaching!
such a fun session stephanie! you are so right about lifestyle being the way to go..allowing you to really capture your true family. love the crayon shot, the close-up of the little cutie on the bed looking at a little card/toy. love the older daughter running through the house – and of course the 1st shot. love.
Beautiful photos! And a beautiful house! That bathroom is amazing, I would have taken photos in there as well!!
This sessions was one of my favorites of 2011.
The family, the light, the flare, their beautiful home, and their amazing connection with each other.
I just can’t narrow it down.
So here is part one:
Enjoy!
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love. really love #2, #3, #5 couples shots. wow. this session must have been magical.
One foggy day back in December…
a few weeks after THIS.
We got together again for more fun.
I’m pretty much in love with this family.
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Love this session Stephanie! Just so beautiful.
awesome session. that 1st shot is my fav. perfect.
I had the privilege of witnessing and photographing the birth of little Benson a few months ago.
Here is his story.
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Love! I wish you could have been here for Sadies birth. We could reenact it in July.
Working on some new packaging today.
I’ve been transitioning from my old stuff to new for a few months and it’s finally all come together.
(only talking about the packaging at this moment. The blog,,, ya, thats coming soon i promise)
I’m not really into stamps and stickers.
I wanted something more natural that fits my artistic style. Something I haven’t seen before.
It’s organic.
It’s imperfect.
And it’s Smokin’ HOT! (literally)
Disclaimer: This is just the envelopes, the rest is darn right a’mazing, and cute, and perfection, and for my clients eyes only.
Unfortunately, last time I blogged my packaging, my “exact” ideas were ripped off.
Look, we all (including me) get inspiration and ideas on line. But to full on copy someone else’s work is not cool.
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LOVE! i use those same envelopes w/ a sticker. the stamp rocks.
Wow, I can’t believe that someone would blatantly copy someone’s idea.
The envelopes are super cool though!! Love it so far!u
Hey girlfriend, Miss you!! Love the look of your new “packaging”. You have such great taste!!
CUTE!
omg. this could not be more awesome. love it!
photobooth NYE 2011
2011 was amazing!
I’m sad to see it go, but I’m SO excited for what 2012 has to offer.
I do have some goals, like actually blogging sessions this year. I know, I know, it’s out of control. I’m surprised this place doesn’t have cobwebs by now.
It happens every time. I finish a session that I LOVE and have full intentions of blogging it, but… well… life just kinda gets in the way.
But, having said that.
There are some changes coming. I’m super excited, and EXTREMELY nervous about them.
Some changes mean I’m going to have to learn to say a two letter word.
NO.
There! I said it. Now I just need to get used to saying it.
I’ll let you know what i’ll be saying NO to very soon.
Again, I’m kinda scared, so it might take me awhile…. wish me luck.
Until then, I hope you all have a fabulous 2012!
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who is that lovely girl in pink? bwahahaha!
Looks like fun! Steph my resolution last year was to start saying the word no more often. I can’t tell you how nice it made my life. The easiest thing for me was to always have the word no in my mind so that when people came up to me or called me and asked for favors/help/etc I was always prepared to say no or had a reason why I couldn’t. I never said no to things that were important, but I was finding myself saying yes to everything people asked of me. I was stretching myself in too many directions and wanted to start saying no so I could use my time to be with my family and do the things I wanted to be doing. It has been so nice! I’ve decided as a young mom I wanted my kids to experience everything and didn’t want to miss an opportunities for fun or didn’t want to miss out on any school related activities and so I was saying yes to everything and way planning too much. Life is much more chilled now…just the way I like it! Saying No is a great thing! Ok, so I could’ve written my own blog post there…anyway, hope your off to a good start. Happy New Year!! Hopefully I’ll see you in person in 2012
Here is a preview of my 2012 calendar.
If you’re interested in a session but don’t see your city, shoot me an email. I’d love to visit your neck of the woods.
If you do see your city, please contact me early to secure your date. Travel sessions fill up fast.
Sessions
Mentoring/Education
Mamarazzi March
Mamarazzi Sept
Mentoring Jan-Dec
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So I decided to leave a comment on every post
I hope that Salt Lake travel date in July includes a little drive up north to visit me!! Let’s get the kiddo’s together and swim. I won’t let you say “no” to that!
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Voted for you & <3 your work!