Therefore, please note that I will not be accepting any new clients or taking on new sessions at this time.

I am feeling so thankful for my wonderful clients, friends and family who have supported me over the years. I am humbled that so many of you have entrusted me with capturing some of the most special moments in your life. Thank you just doesn’t seem enough, but from the bottom of my heart I’m so grateful for each of you…Thank you!

I also created a Facebook page (yes, I’ve been obsessed. I mean busy with getting all these long overdue changes in place). Become a fan and be the first to hear about special offers and updates from Rachel Ludwig Photography. There’s currently an offer going on, so mozy on over, have a look and become a fan.

Next up (after I edit my current sessions that is) I will be updating my galleries and the slideshow at the top of my blog. Keep your eyes open for some more updates!

I’d love to hear your feedback on the changes. Feel free to leave a comment or so hi!

Here are a few favorites that I made for Heather & Dave’s recent session:

My very favorite…I’ve been waiting for the perfect images to use this design, and I love how it turned out!

Love the vintagey and eclectic feel of this one:

An overview of the session:

For all the pregnant mamas out there, I always try fit newborns into my schedule. Don’t forget that the best time to book your session is before the baby is born. I will pencil in your due date and when baby makes his/her arrival, we confirm a date and time for your session. Email me for maternity and newborn package information and details.

Also, I will be out of the office from Wednesday July 22th – Monday July 27th as we are traveling to Ontario to photograph Jeremy & Julie’s wedding. I will have some access to email while I am gone, and will respond to all non-urgent emails upon my return. Have a great week!

I know it’s been some time since I’ve posted…life with three has been wonderful and busy and rewarding and crazy and everything in-between. I had hoped to be back into the swing of things by this point, but we’ve had a bit of a delay with our childcare arrangements which has made it tough for me to devote the time I need to cross things off  my rather long to-do list. However, I have set up some temporary baby-sitting (thanks Joni!) until our more permanent arrangements are in place. I am hoping that by March I’ll officially be back to ‘full-time’ shooting. But in the meantime, I will be taking on a very limited number of time-sensitive sessions, (ie maternity and/or newborn). So if you’re pregnant and interested in booking a session, please contact me as soon as possible. I am also still available for one or two more weddings this year, so pop me an email with your date to see if my calendar is open for your wedding day.

Looking back over the last year I realize how much my pregnancy took out of me, so I’m really excited about having a renewed focus and energy for 2009. I have lots of things planned for the year ahead (like some great new albums!) that I can’t wait to share with you.  Keep your eyes open for information…you’ll see it here first.

A big thank you to everyone for their support and patience during 2008. I’m really excited for everything this new year has to bring.

Adria’s Maternity Sneak Peek

Now, onto the sneak peek! Adria, Chris and Addisen are practically family… Adria is a sister to two of my sister-in-laws, so i get to see her and her family from time to time, and this also happened to be their third session with me. I love reconnecting with ‘old’ clients!  And their fourth session will be in the next few weeks after the twins arrive. Yes, I said twins! Adria and Chris were more than a little surprised when during her first ultrasound at around the 20(ish?) week mark the technician discovered there were not one, but two babies. In the following weeks I think they went from surprise, to a wee bit panic, to excitement. And now a bit of anxiousness as they look forward to the arrival of their two new family members.

Here are some of my favorites from their session:

Guess who got their own set of twins?

My new backdrop:

It was super cold and snowing heavily on the day of our shoot, so I think Adria earns the bravest client of the year award for braving the elements! We had to pop back into my toasty warm truck a few times in between shots to warm up.

A little vintage processing on this one:

I was having a tough time deciding which version of this pose I preferred…the color one or the vintage-y black and white. What do you think?

Doesn’t she look fabulous?  I loved her boots so much, I ended up getting my own pair to match

I love how happy she looks here:

Right at the end of the session (and before a certain incident that involved a telephone pole and my truck….eeek!) I asked Adria if she might be willing to do a snow angel for me. I was shocked that she actually said yes, but it was definitely worth it for this shot, don’t you think?

A big thanks to Chris at Creativity Included for putting this together! I’m so excited to have this project complete…my new pricing for 2009 is next, and will be added soon.

Seeing as I’ve had a few requests, especially since I shared some pictures of another baby, I thought I should post some of Hudson too.

Four days old:

Six days old…and he was definitely smiling for me. As soon as I would start talking to and kissing him he’d start grinning. Love that I was able to get a few shots in, and catch his dimple too:

Nine days old:

I love bellybuttons (and a sneak peek at a new backdrop!)

2 1/2 weeks old (Karin…thanks for the use of your adorable baby wrap!):

Showing off some muscles

By baby standards he’s not super short…but he most definitely falls into the sweet category, especially when he’s sleeping!:

3 1/2 weeks old:

Four weeks old, and definitely more and more alert. He’s starting to track items and make eye contact. And as of Saturday, he’s officially doing real smiles!

Hudson James Ludwig was born on October 15th at 6:20AM weighing in at 9lbs and 21.5in long.

I am going to be out of commission for the next week or two as we settle in…I will catch up on outstanding emails etc, as soon as I can.

And because I can’t resist, here are a few of my favorite images from the last two days:

He loves having his hands near his face. I think he’s going to be a thumb sucker like my other two.

Yes, he definitely has some chub on him!

A tiny little grin

Some new baby prop stuff for shoots…had to test them out with my own little guy first.

Big yawn:

Getting to know Dad:

I couldn’t resist posting this one, it cracks me up