A session share from when the weather was a bit warmer. I love these kids. Their personalities are so different and it is fun to interact with each of them by themselves. It doesn’t hurt that they are super-cute! I love the matching Chevron pink dresses on the sisters. My philosophy is to match them as long as they will let you. I did with my boys!
A session-share with an Awesome Auburn Family! It was a lovely afternoon in Marietta, Gerogia. The weather was perfect for this gorgeous family of four. The boys couldn’t be any cuter and were so sweet together. I think the candid moments are always my favorite because they show relationship love and laughter. And bonus, Christmas card picture done for this busy Mom!
I love the timeless feel of black and white photography.
Hey, November! Where did you come from?
Be Thankful.
Throwback Thursday to when I photographed this family for Our Town and the Spooktacular 5K in Smyrna. Spooktacular Chase 2014 will soon be here and you can register and learn more about it at www.spooktacularchase.com. Why not run and dress up at the same time?!! Run with Seemore owl at Cobb Park on October 18th.
I recently had a very fun photo shoot with Wednesday’s Child at the Georgia State Fair held at Jim R. Miller Park in Marietta. Wednesday’s Child is a program that spotlights Foster Care children in need of a loving home every Wednesday on a local news program. WAGA Fox 5 Atlanta and I followed Trinity around the Fair and captured all the fun she had. The best part of this segment that will be airing today is that it was a success story. Trinity now has a forever family and we were able to highlight her Mom, Carmen, as well. Watch Fox 5 Atlanta today at 6PM for the full story.
Trinity’s new friends at the Georgia State Fair.
The organizers of the Georgia State Fair and everyone we met bent over backwards to make sure Trinity had a very special day. They were truly awesome! Check out and share the Wednesday’s Child program and website. There are many children who are not success stories yet and are looking for a forever home.
Wednesday’s Child of Georgia is a media based child-specific recruitment program utilized to heighten awareness on adoption & to improve the lives of children in foster care by helping them find permanent, loving and safe adoptive homes.
Info from Wednesday’s Child Website: “Wednesday’s Child (WC)– Georgia is a partnership of the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption, WAGA Fox 5 TV – Atlanta, and the Georgia Division of Family and Children Services Permanency Unit. An award winning program with a proven track record of success is part of the Dave Thomas Foundation’s national campaign to increase the number of adoptions of children in foster care. The program started in Washington D.C. in 1992 and has expanded to five additional major cities including Atlanta. Each Wednesday, a child who is waiting to be adopted is profiled on the local evening news. During the Wednesday’s Child segment, viewers learn about a particular child’s hopes, dreams and needs. Wednesday’s Child puts a face on foster care and adoption that is hard to ignore and makes the children’s plight real. Through this program, many children have found loving, permanent homes. The youth featured on Wednesday’s Child are those in the most urgent need of a family. Many of these children are over the age of eight and have been in the foster care system for some time and desperately need a permanent place to call home.”
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Long gone are the studio grey backdrops and fake smiles. Here are some tips for making the most of your child’s outdoor school portrait.
School Portrait Tips: School pictures are a great time to get an updated picture especially of young children because Mom is not there. They usually respond better to me when we are one-on-one. You can prep 2 year olds and under by letting them know ahead of time that I will be taking their picture. Feel free to describe me as “another Mom” because that is usually how they think of me and don’t worry about telling them to “smile”. Natural expressions are best and I can get that when we are together. Feel free to tell them it will be “fun” because it is (for me anyway!). Their teacher is always close by and they always feel comfortable so not telling them anything is a good tactic for most.
What to Wear: Bright solid colors are best for a nice portrait. Pick things that contrast against a natural background of greens and browns. A brown or green shirt may not give you that “Pop” of color you would like. Don’t wear favorite Spiderman or Disney Princess T-shirts on picture day. Solids or small prints are best to keep the focus on cute faces and beautiful eyes. A soft plain t-shirt or collared polo style shirt is always great for a boy. Dresses, sweaters or anything with texture will look great on girls. If your school still does indoor pictures with a studio backdrop, these clothing tips can still be used as a guideline for you to use.
I have a very short time with each child and I try to capture the best natural smile I can get. I also stick to the traditional portrait of children looking at the camera for school sessions. If you prefer candid or more expressions shown, a full photography session would be better suited for you. Especially young preschoolers have a better chance to warm up and show me their real personalities when we have longer than 2 minutes together.
Remember whatever your child’s picture looks like, the school picture will be a great marker of this school year. You will love it more and more as the years go by! Good luck!
Hailee is a Senior at Pope High School this year and she had an awesome Senior Session with me recently. The light was gorgeous when we met and I love the sun flare we achieved in many of her Senior Pictures.
I love that we were able to get some wonderful shots with her two dogs. They were good models (and terribly cute)!
We incorporated things that were important to her at this time in her life. We had fun finding creative ways to capture her flag and I love the colors it added. I bet you can’t tell that there were about a million people around us when we took these pictures!
We took pictures near the water in a raincoat and bright purple boots. We didn’t mean to get IN the water, but accidents happen… Hailee is a good sport and so fun so we went with it and I’m so glad we got pictures of her splashing in the water.
And lastly, my favorite – black and white. I love how taking the color out really draws you in to her eyes and expression. Timeless.
Here’s to the a fantastic Senior year of High School and a very bright future!
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Do you still have any availability for Dec. 2014? We live in Mableton and would like a family photo session (3 adults and one baby). Please let me know your earliest availbilty as well as the pricing. Thanks