My name is Cindy, I'm the photographer behind Reflections by Cindy | Custom Child Photography. I am located in Utah. I specialize in natural light portrait photography of newborns, babies, toddlers and children. I take on a very limited number of sessions in order to dedicate the most of my time and talent to your session- attention is given to every detail to ensure a truly custom experience. Your portraits will be treasured works of art for you and your family. This is where you will find sneak peeks from my latest sessions, new product reviews, contests and model calls, and even some personal photos. You are welcome to leave a comment at any time. Thanks for visiting!
Once again, I had to come back and post some more images from Skylar’s session. She proved to be an excellent little model and I love how the colors of the background and outfit compliment her so well.
I really like how the black and white images look so rich and classic.
I like how she still curls her toes, so sweet.
Such a happy little one, and so cute too!
She liked the bead necklace. 
Thank you, ‘C’, for bringing your sweet daughter, hope you had as much fun as I did!
“It’s beauty that captures your attention;
personality which captures your heart.”
Emryee is almost 3 years old and she sure has plenty of beauty and personality. She was so much fun to photograph! Like any child this age, her little self just shines through, whether she was being serious or plain silly.
A little bit of sass.
I like her serious look here, such a moody photo (I added a texture to it, to add to the feeling).
And I love this one too, so much character!
And this one is my favorite, beautiful eyes and smile.
This is little Miss Emryee (isn’t her name so unique?). She will be 3 years old soon.
I promised her mom a sneak peek as I work on her gallery and this image just stood out to me as the perfect moment- the little smile, the eye contact, her hands posed like that.. It’s simple yet the beauty of it makes it timeless.
You will have to come back when I post more of Emryee, she has the most beautiful hair I have even seen in a girl her age, quite stunning.
Isn’t she so cute? This is little Miss Skylar and I just fell in love with this little one’s beauty and sweet personality. This is just a sneak peek for her mom- thanks for bringing her by!
“Life is like playing a violin solo in public
and learning the instrument as one goes on.”
- Samuel Butler
My daughter started violin classes this school year and she is doing really well. We tried to go out and get a mini session but the weather was so cold, we only managed to be outside for a few minutes. We will have to try it again in the Spring, when the temperatures are nice and the trees are green again.
I’ve always had a fascination with all things paper. I love that photography results in prints and other products, like cute Christmas cards. And I can say cute because they do feature my very cute kids.
These are 5×5 trifolds that I ordered in 2 different kinds of paper and I really like the way they turned out. Just our simple way of wishing you ‘Joy | Peace | Love” for the Christmas season and the New Year.
“One of the hardest things in life
is having words in your heart that you can’t utter.”
- James Earl Jones
Just like an image is a powerful way to convey emotion and character, a deliberate word is worth it’s weight in gold. Before I delved into photography, I loved words and their meaning, and playing with both. I actually have a Master’s degree in English and Portuguese and I loved writing and reading (still do!).
I came across this idea on another photographer’s blog a while back, and fell in love with it:
I made this one with words that relate to my photography business and used my business colors as well. It does not have all the words, I quickly realized I’d need twice the space in order to include all the words that I wanted. And then I suspect new ones would be emerging all the time. Still, it’s partly like the word version of all my photography work, I love it.
Now I’m working on a personal version that will include the names of everyone in my family and words that have special meaning to us, that will describe who we are as individual and as a family. When I’m done, I plan on getting it printed as a large gallery wrap canvas so I can hang it up next to our family portraits. It will be a project for 2010.
If you are a regular blog reader, you have probably noticed my infatuation with new products- I can’t resist a cute new thing. This new one was no exception:
These are 3×3 accordion albums with custom magnetic covers- aren’t they the cutest? The have 6 panels on one side and 4 on the other, and each one can be customized as well. They come in sets of 3, which is great, because you can keep one (or 2) to yourself and gift the others. I designed some as stocking stuffers for my kids (shh- it’s a secret!), plus one for me and dad. I can’t wait to see their reaction!
As always, you are welcome to make an appointment with me to come see any product in person, just send me an e-mail.
I will be offering these mini accordion albums as part of my new Pricing and Products for the New Year. There are lots of changes coming, including collections that have all the digital files and professional prints. Don’t forget to sign up for the RSS fee to get first notice, or head on to my Facebook page and become a fan.
“Sometimes being a brother is even better than being a superhero.”
-Marc Brown
I can’t believe that December is almost here, and soon it will be the New Year. I won’t be taking any more bookings for the rest of 2009, the only exception being for newborns- please contact me as soon as possible if you would like to schedule a newborn session during December. I am booking sessions for January and February so please send me an e-mail if you are interested.
There will be some changes in 2010- new model calls, new products and new pricing that will have all-inclusive digital collections. Be sure to come back often so you don’t miss any announcements.
And, of course, I couldn’t post without an image. My sweet children and I have been sick for the better part of the last month. Ita has taken a toll on all of us. My two little ones had birthdays in October and I have still to take their birthday pictures. On saturday, we took a few minutes and tried to have a mini session even though the light was really harsh that morning.
Despite all the imperfections, I got a few that I fell in love with:
Aren’t they so cute? They are 2 years apart and it just melts my heart to see how they are the best of friends.
And one of my littlest guy, who has become an increasingly harder subject to capture, he’s always on the go:
Can’t decide which I like best, the color or the black and white:
Do you remember this collage that I made with images from my Summer trip to Portugal?
I finally ordered it and it arrived last week:
This one is 16×16 inches in size and I call it a display portrait- I love the way it turned out!
They take a photographic print and wrap it around a lightly padded mounting:
The back is finished in black and then a gatorboard block is applied to hang it on the wall. This gives the appearance of ‘floating’, hence the name.
Take my word for it, it looks awesome on a wall, it makes quite a statement.
This one will be traveling over the ocean, it’s a gift to my mom. My children have already chastised me for only ordering one, they wanted one for our walls too. I think I will be ordering more!