Have you ever had a session you were EXTREMELY anxious to share but could not?  Well this was that type of session for me.  The phone rang and it was a number I did not recognize…I answered it and I am so glad that I did.  Considering I had one bar oh wait then two bars of service [thank you AT&T] and I could not move, we were able to have a consultation and she advised me that she and her family had never had formal family portraits.  Shut the front door was the first thought in my head!  They had just had a baby girl a few months prior and they wanted to book a session and gift photos for Christmas.  I was beyond excited and I wasn’t a part of the family!!

When the day arrived I was happy but at the same time a lovely cold front decided to come through our area and it was quite windy & chilly!  We all made do and things went wonderful.   Yes we were shivering at times but candid is what I love and so did she, so it worked out perfectly!  At one moment big brother grabbed his sister’s hand to warm her up and I was able to capture that; it was such a sweet gesture and the signs of a true gentleman in the making.  Her little guy is so precious!!! He is the sweetest little guy I have shot.  From the moment that we met he was just posing and hamming it up for the camera as well as chatting it up with me!  It was like we were long lost friends.  I loved it!  His personality is amazing and I cannot wait to see what kind of wonderful man he will grow up to be.  Little Ms. Liv is just precious!  She has the most amazingly, beautiful blue eyes.  Seriously!  Chris,  good thing you currently workout using P90x because you better get ready now to fight the guys off in the future!!  :D

Thank you both for trusting me to capture your first formal family portraits.  It was and is truly an honor.  You guys are wonderful and fantastic individuals and I enjoyed working with you.  It is always great to met a client, work with them and walk away with new friends.  The fact that your son literally got his booster chair so that he could leave with me simply melted my heart! ♥ The irony–we share an Alma mater, good ole’ SFA!  Small world but I love it!
“In each family a story is playing itself out, and each family’s story embodies its hope and despair.”
{Auguste Napier}

Happy Friday everyone!! ®

So it’s the new year and what have you done with all of the photos from your previous 2010 Fall session?  Did you order prints?  Make an album or have one made?  Well if you did not…now is a good time.  I encourage you to hang those photos on the wall BUT in order to do so, you must order prints!  ;)  With that in mind, I would like to offer 1/2 off print sizes 10×10 and smaller [excluding the wallet special] and buy one get one 1/2 off on print sizes 11×14 and larger.  For a list of prices or to place an order, send me an email for more deets. :D  I am not sure how long I am going to run this special but if you booked a 2010 session with me and I captured your life behind my lens, this offer applies to you.

I hope that everyone had a wonderful Wednesday.  I would like to end this post with a photo of my friend Ryane after she and her husband Jake were pronounced husband and wife.  I love this shot and I had no idea she would do this but it was so her!  If you know Ryane, you understand what I mean. :)  She looked absolutely radiant–yes Ryane I will post more photos soon–and Jake looked very dapper; they are such a beautiful couple.  Jake and his father’s vests are from Scotland–very beautiful and unique.   Congratulations again guys!

I hope that everyone has a great Thursday!  Be safe!

“The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched – they must be felt with the heart.” {Helen Keller}

Wow, I cannot believe that January is halfway over and I am just now making my first blog post. Don’t hate…I have been busy working on the new blog. I love the different format and the feel of the horizontal scrolling to view the photos/posts and you have to scroll down to read the post–different but me likey. Please let me know your feedback blog stalkers, friends and clients, it would be greatly appreciated. :)

I have spent the beginning part of 2011 getting this blog right and let me first give a shout out to technical support at Into The Darkroom. They helped me vamp this baby when I thought my Geek Squad self could do it on my own, although I almost did! It has been a learning experience for my IT skills and let me just tell you, I did not miss my calling!!! :D

2010 ended on a lovely note for me. I had a lot of family firsts and hearing their responses to their portraits were truly heartfelt. Thank you to all of you who entrusted me to capture your families, it was truly an honor. I will be blogging those sessions individually but I wanted to at least put a few images on the blog! I hope that 2011 is going great for everyone and that the year will be prosperous for us all. Oh and another thing, in the famous words of the character Barney Stinson, “CHALLENGE ACCEPTED!” I am accepting a blogging challenge that will challenge me to blog more and I could not be more excited about it! Something new I also want to try on the blog is Random Facts. Yeah I know, sounds a bit cheesy but I would like to share a random fact with you guys from time to time when I blog. So we will start today with Random Fact Number 1: I have not had professional photos taken of myself since my high school Senior portraits!!! Ha!! That will be a blog post in itself–the pictures are truly hilarious [not bad] just hilarious. It is amazing how the style of Senior photos have changed so dramatically in the past decade. :D

Until next time, I hope that everyone has a wonderful and terrific Tuesday!
“You can’t always get what you want, but if you try sometimes, you might find that you get what you need.” {The Rolling Stones}

I am working on a ton bunch of different things at the moment but I could not help but write a quick post about my beach time and my session with The Griffin Family.  They were on vacation around the same time as myself, in the same city–in a different state.  Nor was it planned!!  It worked out well; it was easier for them to find a photographer or ask a random stranger to take photos of their family.  :) Tripp was awesome behind the lens.  He would glance away without direction and it was awesome.  Thanks for rocking that GQ pose for me! ;)  As the song “Summer Breeze” [a hit by Seals and Crofts if you are wondering what song I am talking about] plays in my head and Autumn nears us, I am grateful for the beautiful yet hot & humid summer we had.  As for now, I am sharing the GQ-esque photo of the lovely couple and heading to bed.  It has been a long week and tomorrow is only Wednesday.

Happy Wednesday!  ;)

“What we do for ourselves dies with us. What we do for others and the world remains and is immortal.” {Albert Pine}

Oh my summer is rapidly passing us by but the heat and humidity still lingers–not complaining but ready for some beautiful foliage to appear.  I have been enjoying some much needed beach time down-time so I am not worried about fall at the moment! ;-)

Before leaving for vacation, I had the pleasure of photographing the Boone family and it was a fun time.  Nat is a true diva in the making!!!  Lucy & James, I hope you are ready!  Seriously–she was not happy with each pair of shoes that her mom picked for her to wear, but she loved her hot pink Crocs!  She is hilarious, precious, unpredictable, a complete girly-girl as well as an outdoor girl and so much more.  You two are lucky to have such an amazing little girl.

She was a little unhappy about the first few shoe choices…but that didn’t stop her from being a little loveable.

Now it was time to get out and about.

Of course I had to snap a few shots of the fabulous couple themselves!  They were great and surprised me with a great capture.

And these two are my absolute favs!  She was just making these expression and I loved it!  What a doll!

Again, thank you guys for allowing me to capture these moments in your lives.  I continue to wish your family the best, especially for it to grow! ;-)  You truly have a beautiful family.

Until next guys, I hope everyone has a wonderful Friday tomorrow!

“By all these lovely tokens September days are here; with summer’s best of weather and Autumn’s best of cheer.” {Helen Hunt Jackson}