I had so much fun meeting this family. They are beautiful and so sweet! This is Audrey at about 2 weeks.
This just melts my heart. 
And this one too.
This is Dodger who loves to play with that red ball.
Mom and Dad time with baby Audrey.
So sweet....
Getting a smooch from grandma!
Silly face and sweet face. Welcome to the world Audrey!
Sweet little Maggie just six days old napping on the porch in her momma’s arms. Welcome to this earth sweet baby!
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I photographed this session on Halloween of last year and figured I should post this as I have completed Tate’s Nine Month Session. Tate’s parents are documenting Tate’s first year as they did with their oldest, Ansley. I love going to their house and seeing photos hanging and sitting on tables. They buy small prints and Kaelin displays them with larger matts and beautiful frames. Must be her interior designing skills!!
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I absolutely loved this session. Sweet, beautiful little baby, an adoring big sister, cool mom and dad and a wonderful clan of three dogs!
Such a sweet little face!
A beautiful madonna.
Sisters!
A kiss from Bella.
Great mayhem!
lovely
camera shy Duke waiting for a treat
everybody loves the baby!!
Singing on the rock!
Smile!
Bella looking for a pet.
Shorty on look out.
With mom on the swing.
And Happy New Decade! Two thousand ten. Twenty ten. Sounds good to me! Thanks to everyone who has supported my work and trusted me to photograph them. 2009 was a great year for change, learning, starting new things, getting back into art! Over the Christmas holiday I headed to Baltimore to spend time with my brother and his family. One day my sister in law and I went to Winterthur in Wilmington, Delaware. It was a winter wonderland!!
Canadian geese gather on clean, untouched snow at Winterthur.
At the front of the house, tree shadows provide a beautiful backdrop for this little holly tree.
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Classic Studio session
Black and White Fine Art Portrait
In studio session with all images captured in black and white. A limited on line gallery with 10-20 proofs from the session will be presented to you to make your selection for a petite gallery print (4×6, 5×5 image size) matted and framed to 11×14.
This collection also includes 2 5×7 gift prints of the image chosen for your fine art piece.
Baby’s First Year Classic
I am still offering lifestyle sessions at your home or on location!
A classic portrait in black and white.
I first photographed these girls about two years ago, the youngest was just a baby! I see them about twice a year. I feel like I am part of the family. This session was especially fun and challenging. Fun because I got so many cool expressions, we got Daisy, the dog into the photos and mom loved my favorite light!! Challenging because the youngest would not cooperate at first as you will see in the first image.
Such a diva! We got her to loosen up by playing peek a boo!
A beauty!
love this!
This made the Christmas card and they just did this on their own!
This also made the card!
Exercise for dad, fun for kiddo!
Sweet girl!
We found ladybugs!
This makes me smile!
LOL!
time for Daisy's close-up!
nap time
It always does my heart good to be asked back into people’s lives to photograph their growing family. I first met Lindsay and Clay when they were married. Last year I went to their house to photograph them with their first baby, Yoko, a sweet little black and cream shih tzu bundle of furry goodness. They wanted some photos for the wall and a cool Christmas card to send to family and friends. So this year a little human has come along. He is just a little over a month old in these photos and is just the cutest little guy. He has a big name but his mom and dad call him Mister.
love his crooked yawn
Best friends and contemplating "how can I get that doggy back over here?"
A little break from shooting.
I love this as a casual family portrait.
Love.
Sweetness.
relaxing on the chair
Cuddling with dad.
Snuggling with mom.
on the porch
Madonna.
Had to include this image of Lindsay. She just looks so pretty and happy!!
Today I carried (this is a total souther expression and I like to use it on occasion) my mom to the fabric store, Textile Fabrics to be exact. I had not been in this store in at least 5 years, probably more. I used to LOVE to go there and look through the pattern books. I looked at.every.bolt.of.fabric dreaming of the garments I was going to make. Well today my sewing desire has been renewed. I can not believe how hip sewing AND knitting are these days. I am so happy, beaming really!
This got me thinking about all those places and things I loved doing as a child that really fed my soul, although at the time I did not realize. Anyone remember the Craft Shack in 100 Oaks Mall? or Sew Unique in Bandywood Village? There were so many more of these little craft places. I love PLA-ZA art supply but really loved the disarray when it was Griffins.
Another I loved doing as a child was swinging. I still like to swing. When I lived in my condo at Belle Meade Highlands the swing set was literally in my back yard. My neighbors and I would swing and let our dogs run around. A few weeks ago I went with my neighbors to Grandma’s house to get some cool swing photos. Imagine being 3.5 and swinging among the pine trees! How freeing and delightful!!
After the session we went down to the marina to feed the ducks. Here is Barnyard, the head duck, and his entourage!
After each session I always photo the pets. This is Oliver basking in the sun.
Blake. He was traumatized, attacked by two dogs a few months back and we are lucky he is still with us!
A few weeks ago I had the pleasure of photographing this sweet family. A great creative bunch they are! It was so much fun even though the weather was a bit dismal. Sweet kids with great style and Lucy, the dog who likes to hang out with the kids and is especially fond of chasing bubbles. Here are a few of my faves from that morning.
Lots of love for the pooch!
The youngest playing a vintage farm set that belonged to her mommy.
Reading to Lucy.
Lucy!
Bubble girl.
This is just too cute!
Reading
Beautiful window light.
with mom
Ballerina in the making?
I just love this family. These kids have so much imagination. Their personalities shine through in these images.
Looking serious.
I really like this image. AC refused to join the group. She is wearing a dress that her mom wore.
The youngest...so sweet.
With mom.
The next few images are my favorites from the session. I love all the messiness and chaos.
and more chaos!
This makes me laugh!
The orange and pink tutu.
So great to have brothers and a sister.
Hamming it up for the camera!