Jessi's Portraits

I think one of my favorite things about getting into this whole world of photography is that I am able to make beautiful photographs of people I care about. I means so much to me that my clients are happy, it means even more to me when clients end up becoming friends, and it means the world to me when my friends ask me to photograph for them. This last part is what happened when my friend Jessi asked me to take portraits of her. And why not?! She is gorgeous and has a killer body. Like, really. I would kill her if I could have her body (note that she complained she was out of shape at the time...so I can only image what her idea of "in shape" is).

It was really important to Jessi and me that we keep to Jessi's personality. Nothing over the top, nothing cheesy. We settled on photos at her house (which is adorable by the way) after a lot of back and forth, but I think it was the right choice. We were able to take our time, have some fun and hang out with her haunted iPod. I got to play photographer and stylist for this one...so I was really invested!

Jessi is super laid back, which I am all about! The shoot was over before I knew it and we had spent nearly two hours photographing and it seemed like 45 minutes, tops. But I am thrilled with the results because Jessi is absolutely stunning. The pictures speak for themselves...

Allen Family Photos

Let's get it out of the way. Yes, they are my family. Yes, they are easily accessed. But this time! Oh, this time was different. My brother, whom I adore with all of my being, calls me up one day and says to me, "Can you take pictures of me and the girls like you take pictures of everyone else?" So, of course I say yes! And I find the time... and that meant we photographed at gammie's house (yes, my mother... you are sensing the pattern?). But what resulted was a fun filled hour and a half and some beautiful pictures of my favorite little girls. And their dad.

Dad's time was limited, but I talked the girls into playing dress up for me! Ha. What suckers.

So this time it was the real deal. No photographing them just because they happened to be in front of me. But trust me, I would LOVE to photograph your family too.

Kinley's First Birthday

If this beauty seems familiar, well, it's because I photographed her and her big sister a few weeks ago. And finally the big day arrived. Kinley turned 1. All of the Long Family's friends and loved-ones were there to help celebrate this adorable little girl. And I joined them!

There was cake. She tried to feed some of it to the camera. There were balloons, pizza, castles to play it. It was quite the party for the kiddos. And there were chocolate covered strawberries for us older types who have to be bribed out of bed with delicious treats.

So maybe its a cop-out to think that my photos can serve a gift, but I hope that when Kinley grows up she will appriciate the gesture.

Happy first birthday, Kinley!

Baby Maybree

There isn't much to say about Maybree. The photos absolutely, 100% speak for themselves.

But I can tell you that this was my first attempt to do "new born" photos. I had heard it was a breeze. Easy as pie! They just sleep mostly, and they let you do whatever you want. But I was still terrified. Not only did I want to do a good job because I am an obsessive perfectionist, but I wanted to do my dearest cousin, Kristi, proud. Maybe I just got lucky with a beautiful baby girl...I think so.

When we slowed down a bit big brother was kind enough to let us take a few pictures of the new duo.

Welcome to the world, baby Maybree! I will be seeing a lot of you, I am sure.

Congrats, Hammons Family!

Seifritz Family

This past weekend I got to photograph a new family. Katy has been a part of my family for a while (since we were in Junior High). But this time we added her husband and handsome son, Turner. We made it a quiet at home event, because they live in a beautiful, wooded area. Nothing but peace and quiet... except with the dog gets loose... 

As Katy said, these two men are her most prized possessions. And it shows! With such adorable faces who wouldn't love them instantly!

Proud papa can't wait until little Turner is old enough to take hunting. But until that happens she is gonna be Mommy's little angel.

Katy and Addison are awesome parents. They are naturals and they are going to make one happy household. It was really awesome to get to spend time with them and to photograph them at such an important time in the history of their growing family. As part of our shoot we recreated a photograph of Addison and his father that was really meaningful to everyone...

Once we wore Mr. Turner out we took a few minutes to remember where it all started: Katy and Addison.

It was really a special treat for me to get to spend time with my friends. The morning was a total breeze and I had a blast. I hope Katy and Addison enjoyed it as much as I did.