Too much Fun...

I did a session yesterday with awesome clients and friends, the Van Zandt's. They are such a great and fun family and I thoroughly enjoy every Session I do for them. This one was even more special because Maggie's mother, Mary was in town and participated in the Session. And on top of that, it was their oldest daughters birthday, Sophia. Sophia who is now three has truly taken to the role of Big sister. Although you can see how her personality and individuality shines, she is always there to watch after her little sister, Bailey. It is so fun watching the interaction between these two sisters and I know it will only get more interesting as they get older. I'll let several of the very many images speak for themselves... Enjoy!!

He's Here...

A few short weeks ago I had the opportunity to create some maternity photographs for a fantastic young, successful couple, John and Kristina. They were eagerly expecting the birth of their first child around the second week in June. Well I am extremely happy to say that a beautiful baby boy, Christian Lee, was even more excited to see them! He was born a little early (May 26th) but more importantly he was born healthy and strong. Unfortunately in the work I do for the Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep Organization, I get to see far too many babies born early who do not even survive. As difficult as that process is, this obviously is such a wonderful experience which I am truly honored to be entrusted with to create such important memories of this child of God. As often is the case upon finishing a session, I often think of the images that I didn't have time to create. Yet at the same time I certainly know how exhausting it is having a newborn so I try to tread lightly. He was a joy to photograph and he has some great parents to guide him through the years. I hope you enjoy the samples I have included here.

A Horse Affection...

I photographed the daughter of not only great clients the other day, but also very close friends. Payton Nicole and her beautiful horse, Amy, aka "Wise Investment" have been a part of each others lives for some time now. Payton is constantly riding and competing in various Equestrian events around the area both solo and with her school team from St. Francis. But fortunately or unfortunately depending on how you look at it, Payton, her brother Mason and her folks will be moving to Big Sky Country next week. And yes her horse will be making the trek West as well. While they will be deeply missed we know that the time was right for them and we wish them the best. We certainly hope to catch up with them again in the future and check out their place in Montana. Above are just a few of the images I created with more to follow. Enjoy!!

Graduation Time!!

With graduations happening all over the area, it was a pleasure to photograph a family yesterday who is experiencing this special milestone. Family came in from all over to share in this awesome accomplishment. Dana and her family are attending Commencement as I type from Kennesaw Mountain High School. She absolutely has the world at her fingertips and I know that the future is extremely bright for her. On top of that she has the love and support of an incredible family as well. I know this has to be a mixed bag of emotions for her parents as their first born is preparing to start her own life of trials and tribulations. I'm confident that they have prepared her well to handle these challenges. Please enjoy the samples I have included above...

Exciting Anticipation...

I had the pleasure of creating some portraits of a really wonderful young couple who are eagerly awaiting the birth of their first child in June. John and Kristina are not only an attractive duo, but are also just a cool, down to earth couple. It was a really fun session in which I also was able to enjoy the company of their cat and dog, Titus and Olive, who seemed intrigued by the pop of the strobes. Poor Titus the cat was feeling a bit under the weather due to the fun activity of chasing lizards and eating grass...

For the session, both John and Kristina had a pretty good idea of what they were wanting but its always nice to suggest ideas and have the subjects be receptive to them. The ideas do not always work, yet I feel its much better to try and fail, then to have regrets later. I came away extremely pleased with the session and was also happy and honored to be a part of this important phase of their lives. I'm really happy and excited for them.

Enough of my rambling but I certainly hope you enjoy the above "teaser" images.

Incredibly Fun family Session...

As we honor all of our Mom's this weekend, it was fitting that I had a session that included two wonderful ones. One is relatively new to the game, while the other is a little more comfortable in the role. I just want to say Happy Mothers Day to all of the special Mom's out there today!

Obviously there is nothing more special than family and so its nice when parents can come in from out of town to spend time with their daughter, son in law and of course grandchild. I feel blessed to have been able to capture some of these fun family moments. I always enjoy not only creating the portraits, but simply interacting with my clients. It's that much more gratifying to also spend time with folks who make the journey from out of town because I get to discuss various shared interests as well as other topics. This may sound simplistic, yet it is one of the added benefits of my job which I truly enjoy. In any sense, I hope you some of the sample images that I have included above.

Teachers ARE Special!!!

I had the pleasure of photographing one of our children's Pre-School teachers recently, along with her husband and their two adorable daughters. We are so fortunate to have Aimee as our daughters teacher and for this we couldn't be happier. Her husband may look a bit familiar and if so it is because he is one of the local weather personalities, Brad Nitz, of WSB TV. Brad was nice enough to forecast a perfect day for us and it certainly did not disappoint! Their children are absolutely amazing and were a riot to watch. Whatever I asked of them, they were happy to oblige, whether it was climbing a tree or playing hide and go seek...All in all I was very pleased with the session and hope you'll like the above "teaser" images.