Grace - 6 Months | Kansas City MO Baby Photographer

My friends wanted some a photo shoot to mark their daughters' 6 month milestone. So we made a day of it on Super Bowl Sunday. A photo shoot, dinner and football. What's a better Sunday? :)

The "*B* Family Sneak Peek | Kansas City MO Metro Area Family Photographer

A couple weeks behind posting this on my blog but thank goodness for Facebook previews! =)


After a couple weeks of "cooler" weather my friend decided it would be a good time to scheduled a family photo session with me. Well the week of the shoot had been the start of the hottest weather of the summer. It figures, right? But even sweating our butts off we had a good time and got some great shots. This is the second time I've done a shoot at Loose Park here in KC and I am just in love. Their is so many locations to shoot at. It really is a photographers dream location. Here is their preview.

The S Family Sneak Peek | Kansas City MO Area Family Photographer

I just adore this family. They are so full of personality and so much fun to be around. It doesn't hurt that they are a very beautiful family. Here is your guys preview, I hope you enjoy.

The "G" Family Sneak Peek | Kansas City MO Area Photographer

Finally got to do the whole families pictures for my best friend. Aren't the just the cutest family? I love them bunches. I hope you guys like your preview.

The "T" Family Preview | Kansas City MO Area Photgrapher

This is the first of a few family sessions I've had recently. "T" Family here is your sneak peak. I hope you enjoy them. Happy Holidays.

My Family

My Family, originally uploaded by stephgallipeau.

Its was a lot harder than it shows through in the picture to get this shot. Thank god for my remote. I was quite proud that I did so well without actually being in front of the camera. I was also a little impressed with myself with the pose. =) Anywho Id just like to say I love my family... they put up with so much of my mess when it comes to my photography, and god love them for that!

Daddy - Daughter Photo Shoot

So for Father's Day, I took Danny and Lilly out and did a photo shoot with them. I just love my models. The whole day it was cloudy and looked like it could storm any minute. At one point it was even sprinkling, they were good sports and we just went on with the shoot anyways. Once we got home, guess what... yup the sprinkling stopped and the sun came out bright and pretty! Just my luck. Oh well, I didnt have to fight the harsh sun while trying to get my 4 month old teething baby to stop chewing on her thumb long enough to look at the camera! That in itself was hard enough. Well without any futher ado, here they are.

A storyboard of a few of the shots I took. [Yes he's acting like she's a football] =)

Here are a few of just the hubby, I tried some different processing on a couple of these. Hope they look okay.

Life's Been Hectic

So I've been a little busy with my four children to keep up with my blog or even my photo challenge but here and there I get a chance to take some pictures of my kiddos and today I finally got all six of us to sit down and pose for a few family shots. My life is so full and I am truely blessed. These five people drive me crazy but at the same time I'd go crazy without them. Anywho here are some recent shots of my family.

2/52 What Defines Me

There is no question that what defines me is my family. From my parents to my children to my husband. They are all a part of what makes me, me. Some say I have my dad's stubborness and need for "finer things" and some say I have my mom's mouth that can sometimes get me into trouble! I say get my craziness from them both and yet I can find sanity from talking to them when things get just a little too hectic in life. Then I look at my children. Heaven help them, they are tiny little me's. They are just as goofy, stubborn and passionate as I am. My girls are will dance and sing like a fool and stare in the mirror at every glance at themselves, just as I do. My son will argue with anyone just to get his way or have things done his way, because he has the same self proclaim OCD that demands things to be done one way (our way) and one way only. And then of course there is my husband. He is the male version of myself. Its actually a scary thing if you know us. But he's what keeps me grounded, he's my rock and my best friend. Nothing in this life has ever come before any of them and nothing ever will. I pride myself in being a mother and wife... it's what I was born to become.

So my picture for this week is a little different. It is of my girls and husband but at a different perspective than normal. I really liked the way it came out so that is why I chose it.

Eight Years Later

Today is a day of remembrance and sadness for me. Eight years ago today my grandma passed away. This woman was the greatest. She was a third parent to me growing up! We were very close my entire life, she took care of me and my family the way a grandma should and then some. In the end, I was able to take of her, but it still left me wanting to do so much more. She was such a fighter; been through more medically & physically imaginable it seemed. But in the end lung cancer took her way to soon. I know in the past eight years she's been shaking her head at me, saying "Oh Stephie!" but I know she would be proud of me too. Because she is one of the people that made me who I am today. I still miss her everyday and hate that she's missed out on so much of my life and never got to meet my 3 children. They all would have loved each other so much.

Grandma, I love you and miss you so much. You are never forgotten and always in my heart. Rest quitelty in peace as I hope you have always done. Until the day I see you again, I love you.

Forever your granddaughter,

*Stephie*