Emma and Russ

Emma and Russ

Russ is one of my wife's... umm... many cousins. And he's one of few in her extended family with whom I've had regular interaction. So when I learned his girlfriend - now fiancée - was expecting, I had no disquiet gifting them a maternity shoot.

Even though it did mean going about an hour west of Kansas City to Perry Lake to find a gorgeous spot that gave us a backdrop with trees and another backdrop with the water behind us. I don't think I could've found a better spot had I tried. And I actually did try. Perry Lake offers a lot of potential. At least in the areas controlled by the US Army Corps of Engineers (read: Federally-controlled land). Not so much in the areas controlled by the State of Kansas.

The little one, a girl, is due mid-September.