sweet caroline March 3, 2009

The Neil Diamond song has been in my head the entire time I’ve been editing this session.  I had the honor of photographing this sweet Caroline last week, at 4 weeks old.  I had such a great time meeting her sweet mom & dad, as well, and during conversation realized that Caroline’s mom & my husband went to high school together!  What a small world it is! 

Anyway, Blake & Lacey have one beautiful little girl on their hands.  We got some great awake shots of her & even a few sleepy ones… she was such a trooper for all of my ideas – mom & dad, too! 

Thanks so much, Owen family, for welcoming me into your home & giving me the opportunity to photograph your new blessing!  Hope you will enjoy a few sneak peeks for now!

 

 

I loved the looks she & her dad were sharing… I think she may already have him wrapped around her little finger! 

 

carson February 23, 2009

I’m pretty sure Baby Gap is going to be calling Carson’s parents any day now… could he be any cuter?  Halfway through our session this past Saturday, I seriously considered putting him in my car & driving away as fast as I could… I think I could stare at this sweet smile for hours! 

When a photographer talks about a dream subject… this is it.  Carson is 7 months old and just about every time you look at him he breaks into the sweetest smile… and those beautiful blue eyes… what more could I ask for? 

I have truly enjoyed going through all of the images from my session with Carson and his parents… the hardest part has been trying to decide which ones to use for their final images. 

Thank you, Robinson family, for sharing your little guy with me this past weekend!  Here are a few of my favorites so far from our time together… hope you enjoy!

 

15 months February 20, 2009

It’s so hard to believe that my little man turned 15 months this week… for some reason 15 months sounds so much older to me than 12 months….

As I’ve probably mentioned before, I spend a LOT of time on the computer… working on pictures, reading up on different photography websites, learning about technical things I have questions about… and being inspired by all of the other incredible photographers out there.  I love looking at other photographers’ blogs… seeing their most recent work, learning from their experiences and sharing in this exciting adventure that we’re all blessed to be a part of.  Recently I became especially inspired by another photographer and the time she spends photographing her own child.  What a novel concept!   I am thankful for the business & opportunities that I have been blessed with in recent months, but sometimes I feel like I spend more time photographing other people’s children than my own.  Now, I’m sure if you asked him, Luke would be perfectly happy with this new-found distance from my camera… and I’m also sure if you asked any of my family and friends they would say I take TONS of pictures of him.  This is true, for some people, but for a photographer’s child, not so much. 

So, it’s my new mission to work harder at capturing the fleeting moments in my own child’s life… how quickly I see them passing already!  I don’t want to miss out on photographing these times that I’ll never be able to get back again!  I love sharing my work, even some of the personal images, with others… who doesn’t love showing off their child?  So you may start seeing more of this little guy in the months to come… as this mommy/photographer works harder to put her camera in front of her own beautiful blessing, along with all of yours.

bittersweet December 27, 2008

Another Christmas has come & gone (far too quickly!)… presents unwrapped, decorations taken down, new toys have found their new homes… and now we prepare to begin a new year.  This will be a year of new adventures, new challenges and for my family, a few changes…

We will soon be losing some very dear friends as they move back closer to home and pursue new opportunities for their family elsewhere.  We’ve only known Josh, Mindy and Lane for a short time, but in the last year they have become a very important part of our lives.   

Mindy began watching our little boy when I returned to my HR job for 2 days a week last February.  She and her husband Josh had their little boy, Lane, just 6 days after Luke was born, so he had a built-in playmate from day one.  The boys have become such great buddies - there is nothing sweeter than the reactions that they have when they see each other – such happiness.  So, not only will we be losing such an incredible caregiver for our son, but we’ll be losing dear friends as well…

I’ve had the privilege of photographing Lane throughout his first year, so we had to get in one last session before they head West.  This was a bittersweet session for me – as always, I adore photographing for this family, but knowing it would be my last chance for a while made it difficult. 

I hope I was able to create some special memories for you guys… thank you for your great care and love for our son and especially for your friendship over the past year…

we finally meet… December 14, 2008

My session with 4-month old Corey had to be rescheduled twice… so I was excited that we were finally able to meet this past weekend!  Corey was such a sweet little man… already full of smiles in just 4 months!  I just love those baby smiles… is there anything better??   

Of course it was easy to see why Corey is such a happy baby… he has 2 of the nicest parents who clearly adore him.  I had such a fun time hanging out with all 3 of them for our session!  I’m so glad we were finally able to make it happen! 

Hope you guys will enjoy the sneak peeks for now! 

connor December 8, 2008

I recently shot a session with 10-month old Connor… and I think I am in love.  In fact, I fall more & more in love with this little guy, with every picture I edit. 

Connor’s mom & I went to school together… Metta remains one of the sweetest, most genuine-hearted people I will ever know… so I don’t know why I expected anything less but pure sweetness from her child! 

It was a cold afternoon out at The Covered Bridge in Euharlee… but Connor was so easy with the smiles that I was able to get a bunch of great shots pretty quickly & without us all freezing to death! 

Here are some of my favorites so far…

happy 1 year, ellie! October 16, 2008

It’s so hard to believe that Ellie Grace’s 1st year has already come and gone… my how time flies!  Ellie was one of my first newborns to photograph… she’s grown and changed so much since her first meeting with my camera when she was just 10 days old! 

Ellie ~ 10 days old, October 2007

 

I met up with Ellie & her parents last week for her 1 year session.  Jim and Julie did their research and picked out a great spot for their session at The Mable House in Mableton.  I was excited to try out a new location and some new props, including an old wagon that should be great for toddler sessions (thanks, Harry!).  Ellie was a blast, as always, with her sweet smiles and cute personality.  Here are some of my favorites from our time together last week!  Happy 1st birthday, little monkey! 

beach babies September 15, 2008

Luke & I were excited to be asked to join our friends Julie & Ellie this past weekend for a trip to the beach!  The four of us joined Julie’s parents for a long weekend on the Georgia coast and of course I had to bring my camera along!  We were blessed with beautiful weather and had a blast watching Luke & Ellie play in the ocean!  I was excited to have the chance to get some shots of the babies on the beach… they were such great sports for our photo session and I think we were able to capture some really special memories for both families.  Here are a couple of my favorites…

special friends & using natural light indoors September 7, 2008

I truly believe that God places people in our lives at certain times for certain reasons.  This has definitely been true in the last year as I have been working harder at making my dream of being a professional photographer a reality.  Heather and I met over a year ago through a website that we both utilize for displaying our work and seeing other photographers’ work, all as a way to help us grow and become better photographers.  I refer to her as my “photography friend”… she has been an invaluable source of information, advice and feedback.  Her business, HD Portraits, has grown immensely in the last year and I have been so excited to watch it grow and learn from her.  How wonderful to have someone going through the same scary and exciting experiences at the same time, to talk to and bounce ideas off of?

Heather and her husband were blessed with a beautiful baby girl this past June.  Baby Kate joined the family shortly after her big sister, Meg, turned two.  They are the sweetest family and I was so excited when Heather allowed me to visit them shortly after Kate’s birth to photograph the new family of four.  

I do all of my work “on location”, meaning that I will come to the client’s home or chosen location to shoot the session.  This often means outdoor sessions for my work, which I truly enjoy.  However, there are also times that call for indoor sessions and I always come prepared with my travel backdrops for those situations.  We used the backdrops for my “mini-session” with Heather and her family this past summer and I wanted to showcase a few of those images to give clients an idea of how this works with natural lighting.  It is always best when there is plenty of window lighting in the room, so we always try to pick the room with the best light in the house to set up the backdrop.  I loved how these turned out.   

“b” is for bulldogs July 28, 2008

I had a great session with this little bulldog this past weekend.  Dylan is also just days apart in age from my little man, so it’s been fun to watch him grow and change right along with Luke.  I had the opportunity to photograph Dylan several months ago for our first photo session.  He has grown quite a bit since then and can now sit up and crawl, which makes for a completely different session experience.  While I love the newborn and young baby sessions, I also enjoy the older babies because of their ability to interact with the camera.  It’s a blast to watch them laugh and “talk” as we go through our session.  Dylan is so much fun to photograph and I think we captured some really special ones for his family.  We’re hoping Dad will especially enjoy the little bulldog ones!  Here are a few favorites…