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We had an updated session for Cara’s 8th grade Yearbook dedication.  She is such a sweet girl – as beautiful on the inside as the outside.  How lucky is her Mom to have a teenager that will let her be in the pictures too?  A spontaneous moment that I’m sure will be treasured for a long time.

Christmas Idea:  You have probably seen many toy drives for Christmas already this year.  I like to give to the one through Must Ministries.  There are several collection areas and luckily there are boxes in my church to drop new unwrapped toys.  You could check any United Methodist Church in the Atlanta area (before December 21st) and I bet they have one.  MUST was able to help over 4,000 children last year from donations.  It may not be a BIG Christmas for lots of us this year but think of a child not getting anything at all and it breaks your heart.  It is so easy (& fun) to find little kid toys but I think teens in Cara’s age group that are in need can often be forgotten.  Some ideas for Teen gifts that are being requested by MUST: Sports equipment, make-up kits, wallet/purse, clothing, books, DVDs, and Bath sets.  My Sunday School class has adopted a specific family to donate gifts.  Those teens have asked for several gift cards (Kohl’s, Best Buy), socks and curling irons.  The basic necessities we take for granted are really needed as well (toothpaste, underwear, COATS).  Just writing this makes me feel so blessed to have so much stuff and be able to give something to others too!

Merry Christmas!  I am loving this warm weather and even had lunch outside yesterday.  My allergies think it is Spring and are really giving me a hard time! 😉

DONATION INFO: MUST monetary donations can be made online HERE.  Email SANTA (AT) MUSTMINISTRIES.COM for more info on toy donation drop offs.   →Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.” –Luke 6:38

 

 

posted in: High School

american baby atlanta american baby atlantaIt was a gray morning in Smyrna when we met to commemorate this little beauty’s first birthday with her own portrait session.  We still had a great time despite the weather  and I loved getting to know her Mom and Dad.  I found out we had a lot in common.  This Dad moved to America when he was 3 years old and my husband moved here when he was four years old.  They were both born in Manchester, England.  (So, as much as I call Andy a Yankee because he grew up in Chicago he says he is more of a Redcoat!).  I have to share the T-shirt all three of my children have been wearing through the years.  We need to find this little girl the same thing.  We didn’t have the shoes, though.  They are awesome!

Made in America with British Parts

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Happy Birthday, Sweet Girl!  It was fun to capture you as a brand new one year old!

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american baby atlanta

posted in: Baby,Family

An odd title but it is the name of the group Jen & I planned to form (being in a home full of boys) until I went and messed it up by having a girl.

I took pictures of my friend Jennifer and her family in front of their home in Mableton before they moved out of town.  I’m sad I won’t see them as often but I am happy that they will be closer to family and that the boys are excited about their new adventure.  It is times like this that I am thankful to have FACEBOOK so I know I can keep up with them and watch these boys grow up.

I met Jennifer at the Cumberland MOPS group in Smyrna the first year it started.  I have several good friends I met with that organization and one was even my son’s 4th grade teacher last year!  I can say I knew Jennifer back in the day when those two littlest boys were just a twinkle in her eye.  It seems like yesterday that they came into the world.

“Nothing makes the earth seem so spacious as to have friends at a distance; they make the latitudes and longitudes.”  –Henry David Thoreau

2008  |   2012

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Photographer’s Notes: My house is the backdrop of a lot of family pictures.  It may be the same for you.  If not, get out there and take some pictures of the place you raised your children…and look how small they were (you will say one day).  I actually love to take pictures of my home through the different seasons (flowers, leaves, snow).  Also make a point to get some shots of your car(s).  How fun is it to look at old model cars in your family’s photo’s?  Your current car will be that old model car to your children one day.

Case in point: I posted this picture on Instagram of a wood paneled station wagon I saw at Trader Joe’s in Atlanta.  I got more posts (excited ones) than I usually do because the ladies my age have a lot of the same memories about the station wagons our parents had and the memories of riding in the back.  The man that owned the car told my boys “I bet you’ve never seen a car like this.”  I told them how we used to ride around in the back often on a blanket waiting for the sharp turns so we would slide all over the place.  Raise your hand if you had the extra cool parents that took extra sharp turns on purpose for you. In firstborn fashion, my oldest said “That sounds dangerous.”  The point is it brings back a lot of memories to me because I remember getting our brand new circa 1980 wood paneled station wagon…it was N-I-C-E! I predict Honda Minivans will provoke the same feelings for him one day. Yikes.

I remember the point about pictures of your car being made by Zack Arias at one of the MOPS meetings I mentioned above.  (Hey, we all have to start somewhere.)  That was a looonnngggg time ago and now take a look at what a big time “successful commercial photographer he is.  I love his videos the most.  If you are professional photographer, you have probably seen his Transform video.  If you have not, stop NOW and watch it HERE.

posted in: Family

Every year on my birthday it is a reminder that I want some “real” pictures of my kids.  A little mini-session for me.  Not that I don’t love my iphone pictures of them – I have lots of those and treasure them.  It is a great way to capture the craziness of a birthday lunch at Moe’s with our friends.  I don’t think it is what I am looking to blow up and frame on my wall, though.  Wish me luck;  I’m taking my own kids out today and fingers crossed I will get an image of all three looking pleasant with no bunny ears.  I often feel like I am with the Three Stooges because of all the head butts and eye-pokes when I make them sit close together.  Because they are the Cobbler’s Kids (have no shoes), the images may not make it to the wall right away but at least I will have them!

The above picture of my sweet Kate was taken last night in Smyrna, Georgia.  We will try to get a brush through her hair next time!

My Instagram pictures below:

Happy Birthday to me…and any new client of mine!  The first two new clients to book by the end of this Saturday for an August/September session can mention they saw this and get a free 5×7 frame at their ordering session.  You can send me a message through the contact form on this site or email me directly.  I’m trying to get a jump on the busyness of Fall by fitting in a couple of more sessions into my schedule.

posted in: Childhood,Musings

Check out the deadlines for Kotori Jewelry if you need a gift for Mother’s Day.  If you are interested and have not had a recent session with me, contact me asap to see if  I can fit in one more before this deadline (I’m a sucker for Mother’s Day).  The best part is it is on sale!  These pieces are such great quality and are waterproof and UV resistant.  The copper drop chain is really popular right now – I wear mine all the time.

Click the Kotori Catalog link below to see previews of the fashion jewelry.  Let me know if you are more interested in sterling silver and I can provide that as well.

Kotori Catalog Preview

Whatever you do, don’t forget Mom (or Grandmom)!

posted in: Products

Another newborn session share from my Marietta studio to make you smile.  This sweet little one was so handsome and by the looks of his parents you can see why.  I just love his little lips!

Below is a view of a black distressed Organic Bloom frame that his Mom chose to frame one of the black and white images from our session.  Most of the families I meet say they will probably move in the next couple of years so this black or any neutral frame is great to have because it will look wonderful anywhere.  It is very classic.  These frames also come with an optional glaze and a gold or silver glaze would really dress it up.  I have a black frame with a silver glaze on the way that I can’t wait to share.  It will frame a white invitation and is going to look great.

When you have an ordering session with me, it is my goal to make it very easy for you to get framed images on your wall.  I know it can be overwhelming especially if you think you might move in the near future or just don’t know what to do.  I have a lot of experience walking people through this process and in the end they have beautiful wall art they can enjoy every day.  In the last 3 weeks I JUST framed my own newborn image of my NOW 4 year old.  Her sweet baby picture is just now framed and hanging on the wall!  I don’t want any other new mom to have to wait as long as I did and in hindsight I wish I had walked away with a framed image ready to hang.  At least it is up now – it is never too late!

posted in: Baby,Products

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