Katie & Andrew Engagement Session - Covington

I will start this entry by saying it has been a very long day, a struggle to work with my kids pulling on me and about to kill each other most of the day! Luckily we had a little break earlier to play in some puddles outside... nothing like mud to put a smile on your kids face. I am determined to get this up TODAY.

Now- about Katie and Andrew... We had a similar vision for this shoot, something earthy and very "them" which I believe was accomplished. It was such a great time for me with Katie being my cousin-in-law and knowing Andrew now for many years so it was fairly easy to get into a comfortable mode and get them relaxed in front of the camera - or so I thought! I can't believe he didn't tell me until we were done shooting that he really does not like being photographed, I would have never known! OK I do have to say something about the HEAT.  We must be crazy to have been out there so long... my shirt was pretty much soaked through by the time 30 minutes had passed! I'm sure it was also pretty interesting for them to climb through the woods, lay on the grass, sweating and somehow manage great smiles... y'all are amazing. Thanks Aunt Barbara for the shirt and of course the Mimosa's on our little break :-) I'm glad we did go down the street to our second location, love the brick wall and of course the little bridge.

I hope everyone enjoys these images (especially Katie and Andrew of course), they are special to me and seem to capture these two love birds pretty well! Please leave a comment if you wish, it's nice to hear what y'all think. Thank you! 

 

 

Dylan Finan 4 month Session

Baby Dylan is such a joy to photograph! During his newborn session -which seems like just yesterday- we got some amazing shots one of which was sent out as the birth announcement and also I believe hangs now in his room as a canvas print, it looks so great as a BIG image!!! I can see one of these right next to it on the wall... My poster baby is getting so big, and he's got those chunky baby cheeks I just want to squeeze him... I can't wait till he is sitting up and crawling so we can get some great "action shots" but these candid and laying in the basket shots are fun too! Loving the big baby blues...

 

Grace Greer 1 year session

Well this entry has been on my mind for the last week since shooting with Courtney and Baby Grace and I'm so excited to get it up here. Finally with kids in bed a while ago - it's going on about 12:30am - my quiet time! I guess it's when I blog best, glass of wine and an old favorite movie on in the background...Top Gun, ya Baby! It was on and just could not resist.. classic!

Grace and Courtney could not have been cuter... the weather was so beautiful on location at this Lakeview home and it was a good thing we postponed from our original date a few weeks earlier, so the vision could come to life. I can't believe it's been a year since we did her newborn photo session they grow so fast and I feel very lucky to have witnessed and documented her first steps with no help from mommy!!! We could not believe it was happening while I was shooting, and of course it was fun to have Sandlin there and get some of the cousins together. Such a great experience. Enjoy...