Durham & Crum Families

The day before Thanksgiving I met up with and photographed two families...at once. A little over zealous? Perhaps. If you want to get technical about it I was doing three jobs at once. Two family shoots and one business portrait shoot. Confused yet? Me too. Yet me break it down for you...

We decided to do all of these sessions downtown in Little Rock. I have been wanting to photograph at the Old State House and the Pulaski County Courthouse for a while now. And my friends were nice enough to work with me! We were terrified the weather wasn't going to cooperate, but in the end everything worked out just fine and the photos turned out beautifully.

I met Natasha about six years ago. She was my yearbook rep when I was teaching at Lutheran High. A few years later when I ended up at North Pulaski one day she walks into my classroom to see if I was interested in switching from my current company, back to Jostens. Of course I was! Duh. So...cut to today. She is a busy mom with an adorable little girl (like seriously, I don't think I have ever met a more polite three-year-old in my life) and doting husband. And her business is booming so much she has brought on another rep for the area: Amber. And Amber has a gorgeous ten-year-old, Chloe. Now you know all the players.



Ok. So how did I end up doing three shoots at once? Well, the gals contacted me about doing some new photos for all of their work publications (color me THRILLED about that). Then we decided why not do some fun family shots since we were all on break for Thanksgiving anyway. So... I was shooting Amber and Natasha for Jostens stuff, Natasha's family and Amber and her daughter just so everyone could have some lovely updated photography. Not to mention we wanted some of just the girls because they are like two peas in a pod these days. I was a wee bit overwhelmed at times, but I put my game face on and did my job.

And I really hope the gals are pleased because after so many years I definitely consider Natasha my friend first, and my yearbook rep second. And to prove it? I tried to convince Natasha to come to the National JEA Conference in Kansas City so we could go out shopping... not work. Shopping!

I am so thankful to have wonderful people in my life (both personally and professionally) and it was a true joy to get to spend some time with Amber and Natasha and the most important people in their lives. We all had a great time and I think the photography shows that. And if not...at least the girls ended up with HUGE lollipops at the end of the day. Who doesn't love a lollipop? Especially when they taste "like rainbows".

Thank you Durham & Crum Families! Happy Thanksgiving!