The youth group from Smyrna First United Methodist Church on Concord Road is featured in this month’s OurTown Magazine. It is not too late to support this group’s only fundraiser and also make great memories (pictures!) in the PATCH!
Smyrna Preschool Shoes
Last month I had the privilege of photographing many preschoolers for their annual school portraits. In past years I have found myself taking a few snapshots of their adorable shoes. Their Mamas do such a good job of dressing them! This year I decided to capture even more of them and I especially loved the commentary from the kids about their shoes.
smyrna preschool shoes
Bonus, she told me about her toenail polish. 🙂
Smyrna Kids, find fun fall activities to show off your awesome shoes HERE!
It was a lovely day in Marietta for this funny guy’s Senior Portrait Session. He is off to college now and I can’t wait to see what the future holds for him!
a fun smyrna family graces the cover of our town magazine in july!
I was excited to take pictures of the Groebner family for the July cover of Smyrna’s favorite magazine. We celebrated the 4th of July a little early in their own front yard. There are so many beautiful places for photo shoots in Smyrna, but I always love to capture a family around their own home when possible.
This family was an easy pick for a cover picture because I imagined middle school students all over Smyrna being so excited to see their favorite science teacher in their mailbox! The kids are super-duper-cute which doesn’t hurt either. I had fun seeing them messy with watermelon dripping down their chins and elbows! #GoodSports
Visit Our Town’s Website for back issues online or stop by the Book Stop in Smyrna to get your current copy if you didn’t receive one in the mail.
Happy 4th of July, Everyone!
Take a look at the Patch’s list of firework displays around Atlanta.
For Red White and Blue themed family clothing combinations, take a look HERE at a previous What-to-Wear Post.
I was recently featured in VOYAGE ATLANTA.
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In the Voyage interview, I shared how Lisa Phillipson Photography came to be and what the focus of my business has been. I love capturing families as children grow up!
Thanks to Voyage for featuring me. Check them out to read more about Atlanta neighborhoods. Each has its own style, culture and history with plenty of amazing creatives and business owners to meet.
where to learn family photography: online!
I was just interviewed at Shootalong about this picture of my children. Shootalong is a great place for parents learning photography and how to use their fancy cameras so they take better pictures of their own children. When you don’t have a professional photographer around, take the best pictures of your family and children as you can by learning the fundamentals and good techniques.
You can read what I had to say about capturing this Christmas Card picture which now hangs very large on the wall of my home: HERE.
Thanks, Shootalong!
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@lisaphillipsonphotography gives us a glimpse into her Christmas card picture magic… “This picture was a few years ago when I had all three children go into the backyard for an obligatory Christmas card picture. It was late afternoon and they are positioned with the sun going down behind them and under a canopy of trees. There was directional light from the open part of yard to light them from the front.
My children tend to bicker, touch each other too much, act silly and make picture taking pretty difficult. I’m sure your kids are not like this? I had to move quickly before someone stormed off or there were tears from my daughter. I gave them directions on where to stand so the background and my settings were ready to go. This image was when I said “put your arms around each other and act like you love each other.” My oldest grabbed everyone in for a big silly hug and luckily they all laughed and went with it.
I do this in my sessions for other families. I set up for the perfect posed picture, but it is the in between moments and interactions you should try to catch that will be the most meaningful to you. This picture is more special to me and captures my kids as they are more so than the smiling posed picture that I eventually caught. I have this picture framed large on my wall and look at it every single day.”
