Holly and Adam are married! I have been so excited to share a few images with everyone from this event. First Class all the way, Holly has a great sense of style that showed through in every part of the weekend. She and Adam didn't skimp on a single detail....I love all of the copper detail work.
Ashley and Jason are married!! This Saturday, Jennifer & I drove up to Nicholas County for Ashley & Jason's wedding. Ashley and Jason are such a sweet couple. They were surrounded by friends and family that traveled in from around all over the country. Everyone was just so excited to celebrate with them and share in their happiness.
I am a morning person. I routinely offer early sessions to clients. How early? 8:00 am early. (Rarely, do I find anyone that loves mornings as much as I do.) Ashley loves mornings as much (maybe more) than I do. Jason, well, he was a good sport and tolerated both of us. We had an incredible bridal and engagement session.
The kicker for me...this was an on-location session. I left my house at 6:15am...top down, coffee in hand, pure bliss...I had the joy of chasing the light and watching the sun come up. Here what all you night owls missed this morning.
it seems like yesterday he was crawling on the beach...I have been thinking about this entry for a few weeks now, and the exact words never seemed to come together. While surfing around on a few of my favorite blogs, I found this entry by the fish that sums it up pretty well. Here is an excerpt...
There are some moments that might seem as though they never happened in the first place. A minute, an hour, a day – a span of time – where you wish you could have stepped out of yourself to view it from the outset. It was just that beautiful.
If you pay close enough attention, sometimes you actually realize, just know, in the middle of one of those beautiful moments that you’re part of a solitary occurrence, mitigated by time, place and coincidence. By fate. A first breath, a first kiss, a first time you realize the world actually can be beautiful and perfect, if only for that one moment. And you also know it’s not going to happen just that way ever again.
So your heart takes a snapshot, if you give pause to let it. And then you will always remember exactly the way the sunlight fell, or a specific shade of blue, or the hum of the refrigerator or the smell of clean cotton. Or the details of someone else’s skin.....What is most intriguing about these snapshots is how easily they can provide a measure of comfort as well as one of regret -- of lost opportunities, broken connections and irretrievable time.
Thanks fish (for the full text click on the link above)...Until next time.
The day before I went out of town last week, I had an amzing session with "K" and "S." It was a last minute add-on because mom wanted to have the session at their new homesite before the walls went up! The girls walked the timber beams, hung from the rafters, made graffitti on the concrete retaining walls, and tested my balance along the way. Then "K" found my cell phone....and proceeded to read all of my text messages.
a quick one of "S"...I don't want her to feel left out.
more from their session soon.
a quick one of the top floor...
I am home. I am gone. School is out, and I will turn around 3 times and school will be back in session. Mix that with regular photo sessions and the daily workings of life...well some days "i just keep chuffing" and still can't manage to get it all done.
I was thrilled for the opportunity to photograph the *superstar* Thomas the Tank Engine. He made a very brief appearance all the way from the Island of Sodor this past weekend, and I was lucky enough to be there.
Until next time...
I am out of town this weekend, but I could resist grabbing these two images from a session yesterday. Little "j" is one of the most content babies I have ever seen. He didn't make a peep the entire session. (he didn't want to sleep either) Here is a quick sneak peek, and yes, that ball is signed by Pele. The ball belongs to his grandpapa who played with Pele in Brazil. More images from this session later. Have a great Memorial Day Weekend everyone! I will be back in the office Tuesday.
I am a total sunflare addict. While backing up folders I came across this image from back in the early fall. (one of the last days of summer from last year) I had initially overlooked it, but today I love it. The look of quiet independence on "E's" face, Mom trying to "herd" the family into position, "M" with his grown up body language, and of course the sun streaming over the roof of the house. The only thing you can't see in this image is Dad. He was off to camera right doing something for Mom. An almost perfect "slice of life image" of this family at that moment.
babies. babies. babies. I have been photographing lots of beautiful newborns lately. The newborn stage is so fleeting. The wrinkly skin, jerky movements, and flexibility only last for a few days. (that's why I will practically move mountains to schedule newbies within the first 7 days) If you are expecting and want to schedule a newborn session don't wait until the baby arrives to call. I routinely will pencil in expectant families for newborn sessions and then make adjustments to my schedule to accomodate mother nature.
Meet Presley. She is a beautiful and super cooperative young lady. Her parents are full of energy and super fun. (I am so lucky to have such wonderful clients.) Mom went in to labor shortly after her maternity session, and Presley slept through most of her newborn session. Amazing. Here are a few images from the both....
until next time....
The superheroes found a turtle, Private Gumm, today. (finding creatures on the front porch is another sign that summer is indeed here at our house) Private Gumm is a fast turtle-- Really fast. Not faster than the heroes mind you, but faster than the average turtle. The boys scooped him up and into a box he went. A few google searches later we had all the info for creating a turtle habitat, and enough entertainment to last the entire evening.
Pvt. Gumm ran in the grass, ate lettuce, drank water, and even attempted to chomp a finger or two. Likewise, the boys ran in the grass, ate ice cream, drank juice boxes, and took turns carting Pvt. Gumm around the yard. The turtle tried to escape his awesome new digs at the slightest opportunity. (I am certain the fear of being dropped had something to do with his repeated escape attempts.) Even though our turtle wasn't the slow and plodding type that is so often written about he inspired me to slow down and enjoy a few simple moments of summer.
(I am also happy to report that Private Gumm was released from his awesome new habitat and is on his way home for dinner with his family. No harm done to turtle or heroes.)
Private Gumm
a run in the grass
an escape attempt
the re-capture
release to go home for dinner
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