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Avery & Margaret ~ Atlanta, Georgia Child Photographer

karen — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 12:45:15 +0000

I’m headed out of town tomorrow but wanted to get one last session completed before my trip… this time tomorrow I’ll be on my way to visit parts of the country I’ve never seen before. I can’t wait to see a dear friend and her family, photograph her beautiful new baby girl, and have the opportunity to meet and photograph some other sweet families during my travels as well! With that said, I’ll be away from my computer through next Monday (August 2nd), with limited access to email. Any orders received while I’m gone will be processed next week and I may be a little slower at responding to emails and phone calls. I can’t wait to photograph in beautiful new places and will be sure to share favorites from my trip when I return!

Now… on to two of my favorite little clients…

This session was originally scheduled as a “Spring Mini Session”… which officially turned into a “Summer Mini Session”. We’ve been trying to make this happen since April and I am so thrilled we were finally able to make it work! The weather was a little warmer (or, really, steamier as it seems to be lately)… but I had a blast nonetheless following Avery and Margaret around.

The last time I saw these little ones was last Fall, so I was excited to see how much they’d grown and changed since our last time together. As always, it was such a pleasure spending time with this family and having the opportunity to capture some sweet moments for them.

Clayton and Joy, thank you for your patience in waiting for our “Spring” session to finally happen! I hope you’ll enjoy some of my favorites from our time together…

Mary Margaret ~ 18 Month Session ~ Atlanta, Georgia Child Photographer

karen — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 11:55:03 +0000

It’s so hard to believe this little one is already 18 months old. As I’ve mentioned in previous posts for Mary Margaret’s sessions, I’ve had the pleasure of working with her family since she was in her mommy’s belly.

My how things have changed! Mary Margaret is walking, talking and already taking care of her own baby (dolls!). We had the best time for her 18 month session, exploring the grounds of her sweet grandparents’ farm.

Natalie and Daniel, thank you once again for trusting me with your family’s pictures. What a blessing to know all of you!

Nora ~ Marietta, Georgia Child Photographer

karen — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 18:28:37 +0000

We had the most beautiful morning light for my session with little Miss Nora and her parents. I love working with this family and I loved seeing how much Nora had grown and changed since our last session this past Fall. She was all over the place this time and with that new mobility comes the ability to walk away from things that aren’t as interesting to a toddler… such as a large camera in their face (who knew?!?). It was worth a little challenge, though, as who would want to miss out on the opportunity to photograph this sweet face?

Nathan & Adelaide, I’m so glad we were finally able to make it work! Thank you so much for another wonderful session… hope you’ll enjoy these sneak peeks for now!!

Aidan ~ 1 Year Session ~ Marietta, Georgia Child & Family Photographer

karen — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 20:21:30 +0000

I have had the absolute pleasure and joy of photographing this little one’s first year of sessions. I can hardly believe he’s already passed the big one year mark… and his one year session was a little bittersweet for me as I know I won’t be seeing him as often now!

Aidan has always been the sweetest, happiest little boy for our sessions. Even with the one year session that, in my experience, can be a little tougher than others as true mobility is gained and yet the understanding of rewards (or, who are we kidding – bribery!) hasn’t yet set in. Aidan was a little more selective with his smiles this time but decided instead to share some new expressions that were cracking me up. I love seeing little personalities develop!

Nathan and Katy, thank you for another wonderful session… and for trusting me with Aidan’s first year of sessions. I have truly enjoyed all of our times together over the past year… hope you’ll enjoy these sneak peeks for now!

Meg & Kate ~ Marietta, Georgia Child Photographer

karen — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 22:07:03 +0000

This was an extra special session for me… and one I’ve been looking forward to for quite some time. In fact, the sweet faces in this sneak peek might be familiar to a few of my blog readers.

I was so happy to have the opportunity to photograph this beautiful mommy and her beautiful girls. I met Heather a few years ago, as we were both getting started in photography. We were both in such similar phases of our journeys and her friendship was such a blessing to me as I was getting started. There is so much to learn about photography, both the creative and business side of things (not a day goes by that I don’t learn something new)… and the beginning can be especially scary. It is so wonderful to have photography friends to share and learn from and Heather was most definitely one of those special people for me.

She’ll never know how thankful I am for all that she has sent my way and for that I love being able to give just a little back with something that those of us so often behind the camera almost never get… pictures with our own children!!

Thank you for everything, friend!!

Maternity Session ~ Marietta, Georgia Maternity Photographer

karen — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 19:44:12 +0000

I have been working hard to get these sweet pictures up… hoping and praying I’ll have a little something to show this family before their newest addition arrives, as I know computer time might become a little limited for a while!

I loved working this beautiful family. They met me a couple of weeks ago around the Kennesaw Mountain area in Marietta and I had the best time capturing these special moments of this family of 4 on the brink of becoming a family of 5!

Annabeth and Kyra are both at such fun ages for pictures and clearly the camera loves them… what sweet girls they are! They will make the best big sisters for their new baby sister or brother… and such big helpers for their sweet mommy!

Andrea, Will, Annabeth & Krya, thank you so much for a wonderful session. I loved meeting all of you and can’t wait to work with you again in the future! All the best as your family welcomes its newest blessing!!

Belle & Luci ~ Marietta, Georgia Baby & Child Photographer

karen — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 19:24:01 +0000

Oh my goodness, how I love photographing this family. I know I say this everytime as I’ve been fortunate to work with them for the last couple of years… but I really do love my time with them and the images from our sessions.

Our last session together was little Luci’s newborn session, so I was looking forward to seeing how much these sweet girls had grown & changed since last July. Baby sister was almost 1 for this session and of course much more mobile than she was at our last meeting. Big sister Belle is growing up way too fast but will always be one of my favorite little kiddos to photograph.

Emily and Seth, thanks so much for another opportunity to work with your beautiful family, and for enduring the summer heat for this session! More to come soon!!

Luke ~ 2 1/2 ~ Hilton Head, South Carolina

karen — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 15:01:07 +0000

If you’ve been reading my blog for any length of time, you’ve probably read comments here and there about my desire to photograph my own child more. I take lots of pictures of my family, snapshots at every big event or just here & there when cute things happen… but with as many “milestone sessions” as I do with other children, I was never good about doing them with my own son. I regret not having done as many during the big stages of his 1st year… those sessions I love so much from newborn to the just walking phase.

So, last year I promised myself I would make a point to set aside time to do them more often. I started with 18 month pictures last May, and waited until our annual beach trip to Hilton Head to do the pictures. I still love those pictures and already can’t believe how much Luke has changed in a year’s time. I loved that “session” so much that I decided to do more with him this year while we were in Hilton Head in mid-June. It always tests my patience doing pictures with my own child. I guess having a mom with a camera in her hand so often makes some children want to do anything BUT cooperate for pictures. It is so worth it, though, as I would never want to forget these moments in his childhood.

Many MANY thanks so my sweet husband and father-in-law once again for helping me with this one. Trying to manage a 2 1/2 year old on my own, with my camera, with sand everywhere… it just wouldn’t work without some assistance!

Happy 4th to you & yours!

Landon ~ 4 Year Session ~ Marietta, Georgia Child Photographer

karen — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 22:03:40 +0000

I met up with Landon and his family the week before we left for the beach (yep. still playing catch up). I’m SO glad we managed to fit in their session as I would not have wanted to miss out on working with this beautiful family. Oh my goodness… these boys’ eyes… what fun I’m having editing these!!

Our main goal for this session was to get some updated 4 year pictures for big brother Landon. Dad, Mom and baby brother Lawson joined in on some of the fun too, though, and we were able to fit in some really sweet family images as well as a few of the littlest member on his own… in all of his 13 months of cuteness!!

Diane and Cory, thank you so much for meeting up with me and for such a fun time with you & your beautiful boys! More to come SOON!

Sam ~ 1 Year Session ~ Cartersville, Georgia Child Photographer

karen — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 00:47:45 +0000

I can hardly believe this sweet little one has already passed the big one year milestone. It seems like just yesterday that I was meeting him for the first time as a wee little newborn.

Sam is now a kiddo on the move and I am so honored that his parents chose me to help document his first year.

I officially started this big adventure in early 2009, so I’m loving getting to see all of my first newborns through to their special one year sessions and beyond this year. I have to admit it makes me a little sad, though, to know I won’t be seeing these kiddos quite as often now that they’re past their first year of sessions. Sam most definitely falls into the category of kiddos I will miss seeing as often into the next year… who wouldn’t miss seeing this sweet face?

Matt & Jessi, thank you again for trusting me with your family’s memories over the past year!