Creative Session | Rachel Shepherd

I was in show choir with Rachel. Show choir. I chuckle every time I think about my show choir days. Not that I didn't love it, I did. But the visual replay of awkward high school students singing and dancing to remixed show-tunes is quite humorous. GLEE didn't exist then. It might be a more popular idea now. :)

Anyway, you know how you kind of facebook "stalk" your former high-school mates? Guilty. I also ran into Rachel several times in the past couple of years, and was so enthralled by her coolness. Really. I finally mustered up the courage to ask her to do a Creative Session. (Yep, I randomly INVITE my clients to do a session. If you think you have a unique look, wardrobe, photo session idea--send it my way, and I may just select you for my next creative project!)

Rachel showed up, and I have to admit I was awkwardly excited about the session (happens all the time). Really, I just LOVE people. And Rachel is BEAUTIFUL, I just knew I was going to love the outcome of this session.

Enough talking, now. Enjoy, friends.

Wedding | Lance & Miranda

Miranda experienced a pre-wedding crisis (to say the least)--due to extreme weather in the northern states, her photographer was unable to make it to Georgia by the wedding day. Luckily, she was notified of this a few days in advance.

I was SO excited when Ms. Cindy, the owner of Plantation Farms, contacted me about doing the wedding. I am totally not the superstitious type, but with all this talk about "whatever you're doing on New Years day is what you'll be doing all year", I couldn't help but giggle with excitement as 2011 unfolded with a New Year's Wedding leading the way!

Miranda was vibrant. The glances between her and Lance were priceless--their love for each other SO obvious! I loved it. Her dress fit her PERFECTLY, and flowed in the wind beautifully as we started the formal shots.

It was a really rainy, overcast day, but as I've said before I LOVE a good challenge. Her ceremony and reception were located in a barn with a fireplace and natural light flowing in behind them. Beautiful. It was a very "low-lighting" situation, but turned out marvelously with the new, ever-faithful, Mark II. I am in love with the slight vintage grain of these pictures and the excellence, still, in the light-sensitivity of my new camera. Not to mention, I purchased some new presets that I am in love with!

Enjoy, my friends.

Song of the Day | This is the New Year | Ian Axel

Creative Session | Casey Sams

I love taking pictures of my friends. People are beautiful, but I know my friends, I've gotten a glimpse into their heart, and I know their quirky little personalities... which really allows me to display all the more beauty that they posses.

On the way to meeting Casey for catching-up-slash-photo-session time, I decided to sporadically  stop by Goodwill to purchase some items I have wanted to use as props for a while: teacup, saucer, old books, lace "blanket". I then stopped by WalMart to pick up some fresh flowers... and they had none, which was so incredibly saddening, but I had to have flowers, so I bought fake ones. Don't judge me. ;)

We started shooting around 5:30, so the sun was already past the tree-line. We were able to use daylight for some of the shoot, then reverted to the (incredibly orange) lighting off the side of the building. I feel confident that I met the challenge of the lighting, and it ended up turning out so incredibly artistic.

I am in love with these pictures. Absolutely in love with them.

Enjoy.

  The image on the right is one of my absolute favorites. Very UO, if you know what I mean.