Friday, December 31, 2010

Clifton & Calhoun Wedding


I had the extreme honor of photographing the wedding of Katie and Jared on Dec. 18th. It was my first official wedding (because I don't think photographing my dad's wedding should count) and I was really nervous. It's a lot of pressure to be in charge of capturing the beautiful moment of marriage for a couple. But Katie and Jared put their faith in me and I refused to let them down!




It was a really amazing ceremony and the group of people there celebrating with the happy couple was awesome! I have a ton of things I could say about the breath-taking music, the hip & modern setting...the amazing love and devotion of the couple... but they have been waiting a while to see their photos and so I am going to let the joy speak for itself.











Congratulations Katie and Jared on your amazing future! Thank you for letting me be a part of it all.

Sunday, December 5, 2010

Huffman Family



Momma Huffman is a hoot! I met her at my first Anue Salon photo shoot and I keep finding excuses to photograph her. Who knew when she walked in to the salon with a huge blond afro that I would be at her home a few months later photographing all of her beautiful children for Christmas in just a few months! But, I am certainly pleased as Christmas punch to have had the chance to visit the Huffman's at their home for a dandy photo shoot on a crisp...if not down right cold, Sunday afternoon. Not too shabby if you ask me.




This family is so much fun. How on earth they make time for anything with four kids (ages ranging from 17 months to 7 years old) is beyond me! Some how they do it though. And they do it well. This group is like watching a J. Crew magazine run around in real life. It's awesome. And overwhelming. But, the girls are as sweet as little girls come, and P warmed up to me, eventually (only after I let him take some pictures himself).






It was a blast! What can I say? Thanks, B-Huff, for inviting me into your beautiful home to photograph your gorgeous family and spend some time with a lovely family full of joy and giggles! Merry Christmas!




Hadfield Family



Tis the season...to take family portraits! And today, on a chilly Sunday morning I had the great joy of meeting and photographing the Hadfield family. They were so much fun! It's a lot of fun to photograph. Period. It's really fun when you get to photograph such good looking people (yeah, I said it)...and it is icing on the cake when you photograph new people that you honestly think you could be friends with. That's totally how I felt about this family. I could be buddies with them, instantly! So it make working feel like hanging out. Cheers!




So, in my new "environmentalist" mood I travled to their house to take photos of the Hadfields on their home turf. Plus, it was way too cold to be out in the elements for longer than a few minutes. We had a blast. We played around...broke some equiptment, sneezed on some cats, shared some Diet Cokes...and also, when time allowed, took some amazing photos of this beautiful family doing what they do best: being awesome. 




I am blessed beyond measure to do something I love so much, and its days like today that make me think I am the luckiest girl around. I get to take pictures of awesome people for a living. It doesn't get much better. 
Thank you so much, Hadfields, for letting me spend some of the holiday season with you! Happy Holidays!  

Sunday, November 28, 2010

Davis & Bradley Family



Oh the added pressure of photographing your best friend's family...but I rise to the occasion! For her momma's birthday my BFF got her mom a gift certificate (yes...I do gift certificates!) for a photo session. Because what better gift for the lady who has everything than a photo session of her gorgeous family? So, on a lovely Sunday morning we all got together and visited some of Little Rock's best treasures. Granted, it was a little windy and we were in a bit of a time crunch (all the fellas demanded we be finished in time for Sunday football) but the photos turned out splendidly! And it was so much fun hanging out with all of them, too.





We mixed and matched folks and tried to get as many combos of family members as we could, all the while keeping adorable nearly-3-year-old, Saylor entertained. But with six adults on board we were able to get it done, and on time, I might add! Quite a feet considering we photographed at Allsop Park and The President Clinton Library all in just over an hour. Not too shabby for a morning!





I always strive to make beautiful pictures for all of my clients, that's no secret. I want everyone who works with me to treasure the photos I take for them. But when you are photographing for your best friend of the last decade of your life...you want to make sure everything is just right! I am thrilled with the way things turned out for the Davis and Bradley crew. A nicer, better looking family I couldn't ask for!




Saturday, November 27, 2010

Baby Eli



Today, to prep for the Arkansas vs. LSU game I thought it appropriate to visit some staples in Fayetteville (while everyone else was in Little Rock cheering on the Hogs). I photographed Eli at Carnall Hall on the UofA campus, and at the Fayetteville City Library... Ok. So you can't really tell from the photographs, but I am telling you, that's where we were. Now you know. It was too chilly to photograph outside and although I typically do baby shoots at home where they are more comfortable me and "Momma-Eli" decided to try something new! No relying on studio lights and props to do the work for me.





Eli was a dream. One might not expect a six-week-old baby to be so agreeable as mom and photographer carted him around Fayetteville. But he was a trooper! He lasted the whole hour without fussing and made it pretty easy on all of us. And as a Hog fan already...maybe he was just in a good mood because of the game?





Babies are always super fun to photograph because each one is cuter than the next! They make the cutest faces and noises... its just a lot of fun to be around brand new humans. And I am always honored, as I was this time, when new families ask me to photograph their most precious things.
So, congratulations on the newest member of your family, Lintons! Eli is adorable!

Thursday, November 25, 2010

The Cook Family


On Wednesday afternoon I took on my biggest job yet: a family of twelve. Seven kids and all the adults (moms, dads, uncles, grandmas, etc.) to go with them. I have to admit. I was a little nervous. I am not typically set up for such a large group. But there was no way I was going to let this family down.

I met Suzie originally doing some of my Anue Salon photo shoots. So I was thrilled when she contacted me to photograph her family when they were all getting together for Thanksgiving. What a fun holiday!





Planning was very important because some of the family members were in all the way from Japan. They serve overseas in the military and they were home for the holidays. There were also family in from Florida as well...I had to make sure I was able to capture all of them together since they had all made such an effort to be here for Thanksgiving. And it was a hoot. So many personalities and characters. And I am a sucker for a cute photograph of a baby... so I was all in from the moment the girls showed up in matching tutus.



There are so many combinations of people and kids and so many names (and if  you know me you know I am HORRIBLE at remembering names...which really doesn't help me at all considering I am a teacher and I have to learn 130 names each school year). So, I will simply let the photos of the kooky bunch of folks speak for themselves. Thanks guys, for letting me invade your garage!