Meet Grady

This little guy, Grady Ray, is the reason why I haven't updated this blog in several months.  Yeah, sorry about that.  But if you had this little guy to love on, you probably would ignore your blog too!

You can click here to see Grady's newborn pics.  They're so sweet.

I'm Lucky

Oh this little boy.  I love him.  I'm lucky to have him as my little boy.  He's made me into such a better person, but I guess that's just a part of becoming a mother.  I'm incredibly blessed to be able to see that sweet smile every day, to hear his laugh, to see him grow and run and explore. 

He was nothing but smiles for me during this little session.  I don't do a lot of portrait-type sessions with him.  Most of the photos we have of him are candid shot of him playing,  but once a year I make the effort to do some really nice ones.  I should do it more.

Simply couldn't just pick 1 of the next 4:

        

     

Yellow and Blue

Probably one of my new favorite color combinations.

Ducks at the Lake

We now live very close to a small lake.  It's only a 2 minute drive.  We've taken Leon there a few times and we've started to feed the ducks each time we go.  Leon loves it.  Well...he loves it if the ducks stay in the water.  Sometimes they get a little aggressive about the bread and crackers we bring.  Anyway, I captured our litte adventure at the lake one beautiful evening to share with all of you.

Hank

My brother and his wife recently got this little guy.  Isn't he so handsome?  I'm not to prone to taking doggie portraits but I just couldn't help myself.  I mean, look at him!  He's a yorke-chihuahua mix and simply sweet and fun.

The Pool

I hope you're enjoying summer!  Many more posts to come.

Change

I'm hoping that everyone has seen a change in my photography in the last 6 months or so.  I was really unhappy with my portrait work.  I got burned out easily.  I wasn't really enjoying it.  My images were good, but not what I wanted them to be.  It just wasn't working for me anymore.  I slowly tried to make small changes, but it all clicked when I did this session.  It was mostly by accident how perfectly the session went in so many different ways.  After that, I just knew the changes that I had to make in pretty much all areas of my photography - the editing, the shoot, the preparation, the business end.  Everything just started to fall into place.  A lot of things have played into this change, but I think it's funny how it only took me one session to finally figure it all out.  I'm hoping you can see the change - it's not dramatic by any means but it is so much more of what I want to accomplish as a photographer and artist.  It's more real, more natural, more playful, more enchanting, more timeless, more passionate, more loving - all the things I want for the people I work with.

I've been so grateful for this change.  I love my sessions now.  I love sitting down to work on the images.  I love sending out those emails to the clients to say there portraits are finally done.  I really feel like I'm finding my place in this art again.  I've had 5 sessions in the last month and haven't even felt a bit overwhelmed or burned out by it (and I'm 13 weeks pregnant!).  My work has been therapeutic during this relocation process.  It's back to the way it felt when I first started doing photography.  I'm passionate about it again and I'm so thankful for it.

This is a little preview of a session I did yesterday evening.  I can't wait to finish editing them and to share them all with you.  Everything went so well and it was one of those sessions that I feel really shows this change in my work that's taking place.

We're going to miss...

our walks on our lovely little lane.

Can't you just see how much my Leon likes it?  He loves taking walks in his little red wagon (a b-day gift from the grandparents).  Whenever, I stop to take a photo or to browse around, he immediately looks at me, points ahead, and says "go, go".  I'm going to miss our lane with our wonderful neighbors and absolutely no traffic to worry about.  I'd only be so lucky to find another neighborhood like this one.

News

My husband's job is being moved to Cincinnati, OH in June.  My little photography business will be moving with him (because well...I am too).  I'm bummed to leave my wonderful clients behind, but excited for the new adventures that await us.  Come visit me and I'll give you a deal ;)  Please feel free to contact me with any questions. 

Sessions will be limited over the next few months but I still have some openings!

A Mother's Love...

 I had the pleasure of photographing my new beautiful niece, Callie, and her momma.  I love seeing Kris, her momma, love on her.  There really isn't anything like a mother's love for her children.

 

More to come, I promise.

Merry Christmas