Family Portrait Session...

I had the opportunity to photograph yet another beautiful family and create portraits with them and their two boys, Elijah and Caleb. Elijah who is almost two was a bundle of energy and always on the move. It was at times quite difficult trying to get the family portrait done because he did not want to be contained which I can definitely relate too with my own 2 yr old boy. When Elijah wasn't surrounded by girls at the miniature train or running around, he was being tossed seemingly sky high by his Dad, Brian. I joked with his parents that they should probably get used to him being surrounded by girls as they definitely seemed to be drawn towards him. Quite the ladies man and not yet two years old! All in all I really enjoyed photographing and watching this family interact and run around the park.

Holiday Card Options, FINALLY!

I apologize for the huge delay, but as I mentioned in my recent newsletter, things have been absolutely crazy! I am so thankful for that, but at the same time everything just keeps getting pushed back further than I would like, so please forgive me.

Above are my Holiday Card options for 2008. These are truly gorgeous cards. All are 5x7 custom folded cards press printed on fine art paper and are fully customizable with your own greeting (where you see text) on the front as well as on the inside. The inside is purposefully left blank but I can add a greeting for you or you can write one yourself. Based on the card design, you can add as many images as it shows. The backs of the cards correspond with the design on the front minus the images. If anyone would like to see the backs of certain cards, please call or email me. Click on the individual groupings above to see them larger. The cards of course come with envelopes and are sold in packs of 25 starting for only $50! Again Please call or email me with any questions...

And the Beat goes on...

As many of you who are regular readers know, I have had a rash of just stunning families lately. Obviously, I feel all of the families and children that I photograph are beautiful, but in particular of late they have been very photogenic. I realize most people do not enjoy having their portrait made (myself included), and also do not feel that they look especially good even when I feel they look great. I think it is just one's human nature. In any sense, I once again photographed a beautiful family over the weekend and really enjoyed the whole experience. As I often like to do, we started out at their home with some more formal, yet casual portraits on a rich black background. This is often my "warming up" time with the kids to try and get them comfortable and relaxed in front of my camera. Mom was a little concerned with her youngest, Ryan, being okay with the flash going off but I didn't notice any problems whatsoever as he seemed to be a natural. Couple that with his darling big sis striking pose after pose and we created some incredible portraits. I really enjoyed the ones of her jumping in the air with her "Princess" dress. I have to admit that her Dad did a great job of getting her to practice her poses while I was setting up my equipment.

And talk about similarities, both children were born within weeks of my kids along with following the same gender/age. After we did the formal background we opted to venture to the Park for some fun type of portraits. My only regret is that I may have had them expend too much energy at home because at the park they seemed to lose some wind from their sails... All in all I was very happy with the session and hope you agree with the small sampling that you see above!

Talk about Blue Eyes...

I have been so blessed recently to be meeting and photographing some incredible families. I had a family session over the weekend and had an absolutely great time. And talk about a photogenic family; they are like a Hallmark card! The two daughters, Katelyn and Shelby, had the most stunning blue eyes. They were such well behaved sweet girls and as far as their parents, I felt like I had known them for years. I know the editing on this session is going to be difficult as we created a ton of great images and I wouldn't want to overload the family. I hope you enjoy the above sample images!

A Beautiful New Addition to a Fun Family...

I just had the opportunity to meet and photograph a really fun family. They were welcoming a brand new addition. Jennifer and Adam who were visiting from Chicago recently adopted the beautiful baby girl, Maya, and she was getting the warm Southern welcome while meeting her Grandparents and sister's family.

I think her cousin's, Eli and Asher, will end up being quite protective of her. Eli has an infectious, yet sometimes mischievous smile and is quite the comedian. His younger brother Asher was amazing me with his ball catching and throwing abilities for his age. It certainly would be nice to have a eye in the back of your head as their mother could attest as balls were flying from all directions...

All in all I had a great time meeting and photographing everyone and they made me feel right at home. Above are a small sampling of some of the images we created.

A Wonderful Family and Beautiful 1 Year Old...

I recently photographed the the first year portraits of a beautiful little girl who I've had a chance to document most of this past year. I've watched her go from the rolling stages to sitting up and now just days away from walking. Maggie's incredible personality is right on par with her adorable looks. In addition to Maggie being so sweet is that I've really grown close to her parents, Melody and Todd. They are very special people themselves and I feel so very fortunate to have met them and been able to create portraits of them this past year. In addition they have a difficult situation they have been dealing with recently so if you can keep them in your prayers, they and I would appreciate it. Above are a few images from the session...