Another Fun Family with an Added Glow...

I had the pleasure earlier in the week to photograph another really fun family. They have a beautiful little girl in Isabel, and as it turns out, another child on the way. Mom definitely had that "glow" about her and it was fun to see. The day was stunning and we opted to photograph outside first because of Daylight Savings and it really worked out quite well. We managed to get to a couple of locations in time to catch the lowering sun and then head back to their house for some of the formal portraits. What a good looking natural family! It is really going to be a difficult edit as we created some really beautiful portraits regardless of how biased I may be...I certainly hope you agree.

Intimate Wedding on the Square...

I normally only photograph weddings for family or close friends as it is just not my favorite thing to do. Many photographers love to photograph weddings and that is fine. I simply prefer to not do them. Please don't misunderstand me as I enjoy creating beautiful images, I just don't care for the extra drama that can sometimes be associated with all the many family members and friends. Thankfully the wedding I did this past weekend was a joy to do. It was a small, brief and intimate affair on an absolutely beautiful Sunday afternoon. The bride and groom made an extremely attractive couple and it was truly a pleasure to photograph their wedding. I hope you enjoy the few images I posted above.

Family time...

I first have to apologize for not properly keeping up with my blog, but I have been feeling overwhelmed the past month and struggling to keep on top of things. Unfortunately its the blog that suffers. Not that I'm writing any life changing thoughts or ideas... Yet I'm still much happier when I'm able to keep things properly updated and provide everyone a glimpse into their session and my thoughts on how things went. Anyway now that my apologies are out of the way, lets move on...

I had the opportunity to photograph a great family over the weekend with two bright, adventurous boys. This was early Saturday morning following Halloween. There may have been a little residual effect from the previous night's activities, but all in all the boys were awesome. Andrew and Ryan are very close to my own children's ages minus a few months each. I noticed many similar toys and tendencies which is always interesting to see. We did some customary inside portraits first and let it warm up a bit and then by the time we went outside, it was simply gorgeous. The parents were preparing to entertain later in the day for the Georgia/Florida game and I'm hoping that the pain of that loss has finally eased. I do hope you like the above "teaser" images from the session. This was quite a fun family and I really enjoyed the session.

The Streak Continues...

Yet another beautiful family to photograph! It seems like the streak is one continuous stream. That not even counting the portraits that I haven't had a chance to post yet! Now there was ONE hiccup in the above family; the father. Thank the Lord for his surrounding wife and daughters because he's a piece of work; not only visually but generally. Yikes!! Just kidding folks. Actually his name is Andy and he is a very good friend of mine. He not only appreciates a good dose of abuse, he dishes it out with the best of them. And honestly my heart goes out to the man as he has one stunning daughter who is at the dating age and another fast approaching. I'm thankful that my daughter is only four as I don't want to be dealing with those situations yet. At least his wife, Monica, can keep things on an even keel because he must be numb to the whole idea. Anyway I was thankful to see them again and create some portraits of the family. I hope you enjoy!

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!