last call...

I just couldn't resist this one.

I have opened up a few more spots for costume pictures this week. Call me if you're interested!

I can hardly believe I've been photographing Grayson since he was 2 weeks old! He is growing and changing so much. These sessions with him are so relaxed and easy. Once we make it to a year, I'll have to post pictures as he changed every few months.

I wanted to try to get in an early post for the weekend. We're off to Athens for a wedding today. Looks like it's going to be beautiful...

It has been a cold and rainy day. Isn't it weird how all of a sudden you go from wearing your flip-flops to wearing your sweaters? I know that it's not really cold here. But it's plenty cold for me and it feels cozy to have the heat on. It's also making me sleepy...

In an effort to throw some color in an otherwise gloomy day, here are some cute girls I've photographed over the last couple of months.


Libby



Anna Kathryn


Both of these girls are beautiful and well-loved daughters. It was a privilege for me to get to photograph them.

i heart fall weddings.

I love engagement shoots. I loved the time that Corey and I were engaged and I think I feel like I can relive that time somehow by capturing it for others. I love the sweetness and anticipation of it all. April and Jonathan are SO much fun...we are really looking forward to photographing their wedding in a few weeks. They have one of the sweetest engagement stories of all time.

Wow. I can't believe I went a whole week without posting. It's been a busy few days!

I love this season. I have had so much fun lately getting to see familiar faces and meet new ones. I have loved trying out some new places for pictures and have been in disbelief that the sky and the leaves can really be this beautiful. I am going to try (I feel like I am always saying this!) to be faithful in updating the blog from here on out.

If you want to schedule a fall session and/or pictures for Christmas cards, there are still sessions available. As long as your shoot is done by the week of Thanksgiving (and maybe the week after if you ask nicely!), you can still get pictures in time for Christmas. That leaves several more weeks for you to schedule. Also, I will be doing several sessions the day before Thanksgiving for those of you who will be in town and have school-aged kids who will be out that day.

Here is a shoot that I love from last month. Gabrielle was SO much fun to photograph. When we arrived, her mom was sure that Gabrielle would not enjoy an afternoon of playing barefoot outside. At first, it seemed that her mama was right. However--to her daddy's delight--it was not long before Gabrielle realized that she LOVED playing outside and spent the whole session running around and exploring all that there was to see and do. Also, I have to say that the highlight of this session was the incredibly entertaining rendition of 'Twist and Shout' that her mom, dad and aunt performed behind the lens in their attempt to get some priceless smiles. I think mostly Gabrielle just looked at them like they were crazy but I can tell you for sure that they kept me laughing! It was awesome to see the way they adore this little girl and not hard to see why.

fall fun...

I am so excited to offer these costume sessions this year! Let me know if you are interested...

falling...

I guess today is a good day to post about change. It feels like fall outside. During my shoot this afternoon, I promise that you could feel a tangible energy in the air.

Today is one of those scary days for me. Sometimes I think maybe I shouldn't post this on my photography blog--that maybe I should just always act like I've got it all together and I'm moving through each day with the greatest of calm and ease. (I know that makes those of you who know me and my freak-outs want to laugh out loud.) Is it unprofessional to tell people that sometimes I feel like I'm going to throw up? I am excited to say that there are changes coming and that I am excited to finally be able to think about executing ideas that have been circling around my head for the last couple of years. I am excited to see how life will continue to unfold. If you had asked me even two years ago what I thought life would look like today, I have no idea what I would have said. But I am pretty sure that I would not have dreamed that it could have looked like this.

Brooke's mama came prepared for this one. She was loaded down with all the fun things that made this shoot such a special time. I loved seeing the sweet, sweet relationship between Brooke and her daddy.

This was one of my all-time favorite photo sessions. Beautiful family, incredible location, and a lot of laughter. Enjoy the McNaughtons.

the session that almost wasn't...

We worked hard for this one. I'm not sure who worked the hardest but I'm pretty sure that it wasn't me. Our first attempt was in the middle of July. It was thundering as we walked up. About five minutes after we started, the sky let loose and we had to make a run for it (though we did capture the above picture beforehand). It was one of those hard, unrelenting rains, the kind we haven't seen much of lately. Cade and Connor's sweet mama asked me if we could just try again a different day. The hard thing was that we couldn't reschedule until September! It did turn out to be a beautiful day and it gave me another chance to hang out with these really fun and super cute brothers.

I know. It kind of looks like I'm in a black and white phase. Really I'm not. But I do love these two pictures. Julianne was wide-eyed and sweet for our whole session. Sometimes I wish I could simultaneously photograph all of the people behind the lens who are working to make my pictures happen. Julianne had me, her parents, her grandparents, and the Golden Retriever all putting on a virtual circus for this one. It is clear to see that this is one loved little girl and it is not hard to see why!

it's beginning to look a lot like...

So, at very long last, here are the rest of the Christmas cards! I got my Southern Living Christmas edition in the mail today so I guess that makes it officially time. (It is, after all, the second day of October.) I really like these cards a lot and hope that you will, too. This will be my first year to offer Christmas cards but I am really excited about the possibilities. The prices for the cards are listed alongside the second group of cards above. As I offered last year, it is also possible to purchase a file from your session if you would like to have your cards printed somewhere else. Please contact me with any questions or more detailed information! I would love to know what you think! (By the way, the pictures do not have to be in black and white on the cards.)

fresh off the press...

I thought I'd be spontaneous tonight and post the show that I just finished working on. I love these pictures! These two were so much fun to photograph and I love the way the pictures turned out. I hope they show how much they love to laugh and how much they love each other. This was a really fun day...this might have to be a week of Huntsville pictures. Enjoy Ian and Ansley!