I could not have been happier to do another session with this family. I first photographed Parker & Davis when they were 15 weeks old. What a treat it was to work with them again & see how much they’d grown & changed!
These boys have SUCH beautiful blue eyes…can you say future heartbreakers?! What fun it is to photograph them, and kuddos to mom for dressing them in baby blue!!
Barry & Karen, thank you so much for having me over again. It was wonderful seeing and working with you & your beautiful boys again… hope you’ll enjoy some of my favorites so far!
Oh my goodness… what a sweetheart baby Pearse is! I keep catching myself smiling at the screen as I edit her pictures… those cheeks, those eyelashes… simply divine!
I had such a nice time during my session with Pearse and her mommy this week. We even got to step outside for a brief moment for some shots. It was pretty windy, but I couldn’t resist with this family’s beautiful yard… so many beautiful optons… I can’t wait to return once the weather warms up & capture this sweet little one as she grows!
Corinne, it was wonderful meeting you this week! Thank you so much for the opportunity to capture these early moments for your family! I hope you’ll enjoy some of my favorites so far!
I know that, without a doubt, there are certain people that God has placed in my life along the way for very important reasons. I met my very first best friend when I was in 5th grade. My family had moved from a small town in Georgia to another (somewhat – at the time) small town in North Carolina. We moved just down the street from a girl and her family who, even though I didn’t realize at the time, would impact my life in a way I will forever be thankful for. We only lived down the street from each other for a year and a half, before her family moved away… but it was enough time to build a friendship that would last a lifetime.
My dear friend and I have lived most of our lives with many states and many miles between us, and we have grown and changed quite a bit from the girls we were back then… two 11-year olds who spent their afternoons after school starting up a dog walking business or riding their bikes together around the neighborhood. We’re both wives and mothers now, with our own beautiful little blessings to care for each day. I’m sure we’ll blink and they’ll be the age we were when we first met.
Although we live on separate sides of the country, God brought some of my friend’s family to Georgia, which means I have even better opportunities to see her now than in many years prior. Even though I wish it could be more often, seeing her even once a year and now, watching our own children play together, is so special to me.
This year, I was able to spend a few moments during our visit photographing my friend and her two kiddos… along with another soon-to-be beautiful blessing on the way! Natalie, thank you for allowing me the time to capture these moments for you and your family. You are & have always been such a blessing to me!
It’s really hard to believe that this sweet little girl is already a year old. I’ve been photographing her since she was in her mommy’s belly and have so enjoyed watching her grow all along the way! This family is one of the sweetest that I’ve been blessed to work with and it’s truly an honor for me to be asked to photograph these special moments for them.
Mary Margaret’s 1 year session wound up being my first official session of 2010, after some of my earlier sessions had to be rescheduled due to weather, sickness, etc. Safe to say, I was READY to start snapping away when we met up this past weekend! I thought I’d enjoy the break from my camera. I must admit it was nice not having my usual (self-imposed) deadlines hanging over me… but I didn’t realize just how much I’d miss it all after a few weeks’ break.
I am so excited & thankful to say that 2010 is already shaping up to be a busy year, however, with weekends starting to fill into the month of May… so looks like my camera & I will continue spending some serious quality time together in the future!
Daniel & Natalie… thank you for once again so graciously welcoming me into your beautiful home and allowing me the opportunity to work with your sweet family! It is always a pleasure spending time with all of you… hope you’ll enjoy some sneak peeks from MM’s 1 year session!
While I am sure that my northern friends and family will get a nice chuckle out of this posting, I couldn’t help but share these pictures of my sweet boy enjoying (what we in the south call) a snowy day. Of course our area as been “a buzz” all week about the impending snow headed our way. It was even forecasted as a “light dusting” for our area… but that didn’t stop the nervous hoards of Atlantans from emptying their local grocery store shelves of milk & bread… just in case, right?
Although I was not standing in any long lines at my grocery store this week, I am one of the many parents that bundled up their children yesterday afternoon & took them outside to enjoy the falling snow… and of course capture a few memories with my camera. My original thoughts were to capture the images below while the snow was coming down & then to come back later, after their was more accumulation on the ground, to capture everything with a beautiful white covering. That white covering never happened, at least not in our area… so I’m glad I took the time yesterday afternoon for these shots.
Happy snow day to all of the folks in Atlanta who get to spend this Friday at home vs. school or work… hope you were able to capture some (rare) sweet memories of your kiddos playing in our southern snow!
I feel slightly melancholy as I post these sneak peeks… not because of the subjects, who could ask for sweeter faces to photograph? I think it’s because this was, officially, the very last session I did for 2009. It marks the end to an amazing year filled with more pictures than I ever imagined I’d be blessed to take.
This time last year (or close to it), God was closing one door and opening another one. I said goodbye to one profession and in turn have been able to focus solely on photography. I have fallen in love with this “job” (I use that term VERY loosely) and hope to be able to continue for years to come. I can’t wait to meet new faces this year and catch back up with families I worked with last year… watching their little ones grow & capturing the little moments that go by so quickly!
I am so thankful to everyone I had the opportunity to work with last year. I am thankful to God for placing you in my life at that very moment. Each and every session was a growing and learning experience for me in one way or another and I can say without a doubt that I enjoyed every second of it!
Without further ado, here are the last sneak peeks from my last session of 2009. Many thanks to Jody, Jacquelyn & their sweet girls for allowing me to photograph them along with the rest of their family!
The Christmas decorations have been taken down and stored away. The last presents have been opened. We’ve welcomed in the new year with open arms and have even started working on a few resolutions. Every year it seems as if Christmas flies by quicker than the year before… and yet there’s always something nice about getting back into old routines and schedules and starting out a new year.
I made a decision this year to spend a lot less time in front of my computer and a lot more time in front of my family. Celebrating and experiencing all that Christmas brings with a 2 year old was something I hope I’ll never forget. I now understand what my parents were talking about when they used to tell me that one day, when I had a family of my own, seeing Christmas through my children’s eyes would mean so much more than any material presents I could ever receive.
2010 is here now, our last visitors have headed back to their homes and it’s time to reconnect with the computer. Of course that’s an easy thing to do as I’ve been looking forward to working on my last 2 sessions of 2009. I met up with this family the weekend before Christmas and had such a great time working with all of them… from this incredibly cute 5 month old, to his adorable cousins, and of course all of their sweet parents and grandparents.
Jamie and his parents live out of state so I was honored that they made time for a session with me while visiting family for Christmas. This little one brought out some adorable expressions and was such a trooper for being in a new place and having a large camera and lens following him around.
Lana, it was wonderful to see you again after so many years and to have the opportunity to meet and photograph your beautiful family. Thank you so much for choosing me to capture these moments for all of you! Hope you’ll enjoy some of my favorites so far!
What an amazing year it has been! Never in my wildest dreams would I have believed, even a year ago, that 2009 would have brought so many wonderful sessions to my little business. I have enjoyed every minute of it and the greatest part has been getting to know so many wonderful families and being able to photograph special moments for them.
I was honored to end the year with these 2 sweet families. Although I won’t be finishing up the editing portion of their sessions until after Christmas, I did want to share a favorite from each until I am able to do more.
I am sure this won’t be my last blog posting for 2009, and definitely not my last for these 2 sessions, but for now it’s time to step away from the computer and enjoy time with my own family. I pray that this Christmas brings warmth and joy to your home and most importantly, that we are all able to remember and appreciate the true reason we celebrate.
Baby Jonathan was my last newborn session for the year. I couldn’t have ended on a better (newborn) note than working with this sweet couple and their beautiful little one. I met JC & Kristin back in October for Kristin’s maternity session. After having such a great session with them, I couldn’t wait to meet their little blessing this month!
Jonathan arrived on a very special day for this family… his dad’s birthday! Not too many people receive such an amazing gift on their birthday… and even more special for this little one who was named after his dad, as well!
JC & Kristin, thank you so much for welcoming me into your home and allowing me to capture these moments with your family. I have enjoyed working with you both over the past few months… hope you’ll enjoy a few sneak peeks for now!
I wasn’t going to do a blog sneak peek for this one. As I am nearing the end of my sessions & editing for the year, time is of the essence as I try to finish proofs for clients in time for Christmas cards & gifts. As much as I love doing the blog sneak peeks, it does add extra time to the process that isn’t always available during the busy times.
As I was working on this session tonight, however, I changed my mind. I had to share just a few of these as they make me smile. Of course it helps that I’ve grown quite fond of this family & these 3 kiddos. I started photographing for this family in July when their youngest was 5 weeks old. She’s now 5 months old and I always look forward to my sessions with her and her 2 older brothers. As you can imagine, the boys adore every moment with me & my camera (insert sarcasm here)… what 4 and 8 year old boy wouldn’t? They always wind up humoring me, though, and I always love how their pictures turn out.
Here are a few of my favorites as I’ve been working on these tonight. I can hardly believe I am getting so close to my last sessions and last editing for the year. All of the late nights, early mornings and hours sitting in front of this computer have been worth it, though. Who wouldn’t love getting to know and capturing sweet moments for families like this one? I certainly feel blessed… and tonight I couldn’t help but share a few more reasons why.
by karen
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