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ourtown familythe latest cover of our town magazine monthly

Read the issue HERE

ourtown family ourtown family ourtown familyI’ve known the Cochrans for many years so what a surprise when we were matched up for the latest Our Town. There couldn’t be a more perfect family to be featured on the cover and when we added their new puppy, Buddy, we had cuteness overload! They were a little nervous about bringing Buddy because he isn’t known for his…good behavior (yet).  I’ve worked with lots of puppies in photo sessions so I felt confident he should be there and he definitely did not disappoint. Look how good he is in these pictures! Hopefully he didn’t go home and chew up all their shoes.

ourtown family ourtown familyThis is a Vinings Estates family and the kids go to Whitefield Academy in Mableton where the whole family is very active. What better place for a family portrait than at the place where they spend so much time. Whitefield was very generous and were happy to have us shoot on their campus. The weather had turned cold and rainy again and we rescheduled at least once to avoid SNOW at our session. In Atlanta, we think of warmer weather for March and flowers so we had hoped for a more spring-like setting. Luckily we had bright sun on the day we shot and we avoided the rain and snow after all.

 

Buddy is a Boykin Spaniel.

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family marietta family mariettaSharing a session from this summer in Marietta.  It was this little guy’s 3 year old pictures and his Mom wanted to capture his great love of trains.  He was super serious and you could see the wheels turning in his head at all times.  My boys loved trains and I miss those days when you were always aware anytime you saw trains or even the tracks. I loved this one’s curiosity and luckily Dad was very diligent in following and keeping up with him. We took advantage of the occasion to capture some family portraits while we were at it. It was great to see who this family has become since their last professional photo session. family mariettaThe picture below is one of my favorites of this year. I love the relationship between Mom and daughter and I’m glad I was with them in the moment to capture this. It is “so them.” 🙂 family marietta

“Today was good. Today was fun. Tomorrow is another one.”  —Dr. Seuss

 

Family in Marietta

 

 

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Father’s Day Fun

I don’t always get around to sharing all of my sessions online so in honor of Father’s Day I went back a few months to find one showcasing Dad. The images I captured definitely showed all personalities in this family with Dad being thoughtful as well as goofy and silly with the kids. What great memories to remember Dad rolling in the grass and having fun.

We saw Pixar’s Inside Out on Friday when it opened. Not to give too much away, but when the main character, Riley, lost her goofball-ness I teared up a little. Men seem to hold on to their goofball personalities more than most ladies and it is fun to see how being a Dad can really bring it out of them.

As a side note: We saw Inside Out at the newly remodeled AMC at Parkway Point. I probably would have been a fan of the reserved seating had I been anywhere except the first row.  Two thumbs up for the reclining seats and lumbar pillow. I’m a fan of few animated movies but this one was pretty good. If you cried at Toy Story 3, you will probably tear up (or weep) with this one too. I would say that it’s just me but the Mom next to me was wiping her eyes a LOT.  A good movie to see this summer especially since you can take the whole family.

Happy Father’s Day!

If you don’t have big Father’s Day Fun planned IMDb has a list of the best movies to watch with Dad. Hide away inside and take in one of these Father-Flicks here. Field of Dreams is #1 and that is tolerable although I would still pick anything with Will Ferrell first!

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Atlanta Family Photography

atlanta-family-photography-inspirationFinally a gorgeous warm March day!  Here are some more bright colors to add cheer to your already great day (if you are in the South). These colors are sunny and the textured layers add the warmth you might need on another cooler day in March. This color scheme would be great for outdoor sunset sessions right now when the world is still brown and neutral but has warm light from the afternoon sun.

It is getting really close to Spring so time to start scheduling photo sessions before the best time options are gone. If you have bigger kids, take a great family picture in the Spring and beat the rush for holiday sessions.

For some St. Patrick’s Day cheer: a shamrock craft and keepsake to make with your children from SugarBeeCrafts. Visit them to get the DIY details. I’m a sucker for anything using children’s fingerprints.

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baby boy wild thing costumeIf you want to know where the wild things are…it’s right here!  I’m catching up on some session-shares this month that I failed to post at the end of 2014 and hoping 2015 is off with a bang for you! family boy costume holidayIs this little one the cutest or what? With a Halloween costume this fantastic, we had to get a great picture of him dressed up even if he was about to outgrow it.  A great Etsy find by Mom based on the book Where the Wild Things Are. baby boy outside red family outside red baby family with baby coldThis session was one of my last of 2014.  I could only fit them in on a very cold a frigid morning – thank goodness for some warm sun that day.  Babies don’t usually mind the cold too much and the parents were dressed for the cold so it was awesome.  Don’t you know they looked perfect on their Christmas Cards this year! Best of all they have now have a beautiful wall gallery to show moments from this fun day so they can always remember their family at such a special time.  The framed gallery incorporates images from this day, their wedding and newborn session with a plan to grow so they can add other milestone moments or hopefully one day little brother or sister pictures. 🙂  If you have an empty wall, I can make this happen for you easily too.

Happy New Year!

For fans of the book Where the Wild Things Are: fun stuff by Cafe Press is HERE.

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spooktacular 5k smyrnaThrowback 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.

Race Date: October 18, 2014

“By supporting the Spooktacular Chase, you are supporting a local non profit, dedicated to serving those who are blind or visually impaired so they may live independently in all of their environments.” — spooktacularchase.com

 

 

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