ONLY TWO MORE DAYS TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE EARLY BIRD OFFER! Good for ANY session from September to November! More information under Details/Services.

Our brothers and sisters are there with us from the dawn of our personal stories to the inevitable dusk. ~Susan Scarf Merrell

I used to dream of having four (or more) of my own kids. For now, it’s all I can do to keep up with the two I have, but I do love when I get to hang out with a bunch of rambunctious siblings. This mom apologized for the craziness of her crew, particularly as it was in those restless last days of summer break, when I saw her a couple of days after this session. There was no need. These kids had me jumping, but I loved it.

It has taken a while for us get this session together. I was so glad to finally meet these three generations of ladies.  The youngest is named after the oldest, and they all three have a sweet calm about them.

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ATLANTA FAMILIES, I will be up your way September 30 – October 3. This is a great time to go ahead and get photos for the holidays! Take advantage of the current early bird offer, and BOOK TODAY as availability is very limited.

This is the last week of summer at my house. I’m parts nostalgic, relieved, content, exhausted, and excited. I’m not kidding myself. Here in Florida, we still have many more days where the weather makes the beach, pool, sprinkler, and an endless supply of popsicles completely appropriate. It’s just that now we’ll have to squeeze that in between school, soccer, gymnastics, holidays, work, etc.  Now that I will regain a few daylight hours to myself, I will be re-focusing more of my attention on work, and encourage you all to take advantage of the $175 savings that is available through the end of August! Please note that there is now an added incentive to book on a weekday, which is especially convenient for those with very little ones not yet in school.

Looking through my personal photos from the summer made abundantly clear what I already knew, that just like most of you, I take the majority of photos of my family in our day to day with my phone! Here’s a collage of what I captured over the last few months. It seems they are all about my girls or food, or my girls with food! The top left image is from the first day of summer break. The bottom right is from this morning. Everything else is in no particular order.

I love those. But, it makes me realize that I need to take more photos for me and my family (the reason I started to take photos, after all).  And it also reinforces how happy I am that I FINALLY got it together and had a fellow professional take family photos of the four of us. More on that soon!

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Book ANY type of session for this fall (September through November) with me BEFORE September 1 and get $100 off session fee, PLUS one digital file. I realized after posting the original offer that last year’s holiday sessions included the file. I didn’t want to give something only to take something else away, so I made the change. This is great opportunity to plan ahead for holiday cards, presents, babies getting ready to be born…

In order to qualify, I will ask for a 50% deposit and a  tentative commitment to a date and time. For information on pricing, roll over the Details tab above, then click on Services.

The summer seems to have flown by, and the year’s end will be here just as quickly! I can hardly believe these photos of my “baby” were taken just two months ago, and this weekend we’re getting ready to pack away the crib. Ouch. My chest just tightened a little bit.

As the wise Ralph Waldo Emerson said, “This time like all times is a very good one if we but know what to do with it.”

If you are one to plan ahead, you’ll love this. If you are not, you might be encouraged to change your ways, at least this once.

Anyone who books a Fall session (September through November) with me BEFORE September 1 will get $100 off their session fee.

Fall has been my busiest season in the past, with so many wanting portraits for holiday presents and cards, not to mention taking advantage of the cooler temperatures. Just like all of you, in addition to work, my time in the fall is FULL with school, sports, holiday and other activities so it is a great idea to plan ahead. In order to qualify, I will ask for a 50% deposit and a  tentative commitment to a date and time.

For those of you who took advantage of my holiday offer in the past, this means you could get a full session for the same price of last year’s mini-session.  Whereas the mini-sessions tend to be geared more towards getting “the” image for the Christmas card or Grandmother’s gift, a full session is an opportunity for us go farther and get a wider variety of images, in addition to that great group shot.

And because I hate to post without an image, here is what my calendar from last October looked like. If you want to get on it for this year, you better claim your spot now! For investment information, scroll over the Details tab above and then click on Services.

For this family, the baseball field is a second home. So it was a natural location for their portraits. We braved an impending storm, and a not-thrilled to be photographed ‘tween, and managed to squeeze a fun session into their busy as usual day. This group had such a great dynamic about them. They are a team unto themselves.

I will share longer posts about each of these, but I had to share a few images from recent sessions to show why I LOVE what I do and the amazing families I get to work with.

We squeezed in the above session just before the skies opened up. With the one below, we were not so lucky. We did manage to get a few good shots in anyway, which I will share soon. In the meantime, here is a grainy, rain spotted, little gem. I love how this family made the best of the situation!

Happy Independence Day, everyone!

After many moves myself, I believe the title above is so true. I imagine military families would especially understand this. The crew of the USS Vicksburg were able to make it home just in time for Memorial Day. The G family were one of the many anxious to be reunited. Here are a few of the “befores”.

They arrive! Everyone has to strain to find each other, and then wait several exciting and torturous minutes while they go through safety and ceremonial procedures.

Finally, hugs and kisses for everyone.

Congratulations, G family. I hope your Memorial Day was wonderful, and that Father’s Day will be even better.

Okay, I know I’ve been giving this family lots of blog love today, but I just had share a few more of their family shots. They are some of my favorite ever. That I’ve shot, that is. On the kitchen floor, cat and kid going this way and that. Lots of tickling, chasing and jumping. I love it.

In case you missed it, here’s more about this fun family.

First a little business…

ATLANTA DATES: I will be available for sessions in and around Atlanta from June 14 to 18, and again from July 5 to 11. Call or message me if you are interested in discussing or reserving a time slot!

MOTHER’S DAY is THIS Sunday. Do you have a present yet? Gift certificates are available in any denomination and can used towards session fees, or prints (for future or past sessions).

This grandmother called me a few weeks ago in anticipation of her daughter’s visit and her two grandchildren being together at her Ponte Vedra home. I’m always thrilled to get to photograph not just one, but several branches of a family’s tree. Lots of family means lots of pictures, here are a few of my favorites.

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