The Hills are Alive...

When I look at the fall colors on the hills, I can't help but feel that they are alive. The foliage is amazing. The girls indulged me for a few minutes on Wednesday afternoon before church and I was able to take a few fall pictures of them. Granna bought their cute sweaters while we were on fall break, and I just knew that they would work perfectly for the pictures. I really liked a few of these, though Emma's new fake smile is going to drive me nuts. :)

Nascar LIVE!

I just had to post a few pictures of the race this past weekend in Atlanta! Andrew got this for his thirteenth birthday a few weeks ago and Kraig and I tagged along for the ride (no pun intended). I was pretty impressed with the action shots my new camera can get of cars going upwards of 180 mph!

The Thomas's...

Later on Saturday afternoon found me with the Thomas family. It was so great catching up with Savannah (whom I had in AP last year and also did her senior and prom pictures) and her mom and getting to know her dad and brother, Elijah. They are a family who loves to have fun with each other and I appreciate them letting me hang around and take pictures! Savannah and Elijah especially seem to have a unique brother-sister relationship and I just love the last picture of the two of them together. As always, thanks Thomas's! Here's a sneak peak!!!

Mom and her Boy

Saturday afternoon I spent some time with Cindy and her son, Aaron.  Aaron is such a polite young man and was so very patient to have put up with so many pictures on an empty stomach!  :)  Cindy was referred to me by Edie (thanks, Edie!).  However, when she got here, we figured out that she has worked with Kraig for years!  Small world (or town, I guess...).  I had a great time with you two and I hope you like your pictures!

Days Gone By...

My friend Jennifer Jones, of Flax and Wool, made these beautiful vintage pillowcase dresses for Emma and Kelsey.  I wanted something I could do some vintage looking pictures in for some antique frames I had.  When I heard what Jennifer was making, I knew that would be perfect and it was!  I wanted to post a few of my favorites from this session and give Jennifer a plug.  

Her company is called Flax and Wool and you can email her at flaxandwool@gmail.com.  I think her work is in an online store on Etsy.com .  If it's not up yet, it will be soon.  Please email her and find out how you can see her work.  She is doing modern pillowcase dresses as well as the vintage ones.  You might have caught her this weekend at Cleveland's Apple Festival.  You won't be disappointed!  Thanks, Jennifer!

Matt the Grad

After working a hard Monday, I was lucky that my 5:00 photo session was with such a great kid! Matt is a senior at Walker Valley and I had so much fun taking his pictures. His mom and dad came along as well and watching the three of them with each other showed me again that special connection that only children and parents have with each other. Matt is the kind of kid that I know that I would love to have in class. (And thanks to Rochelle for referring them to me!!!) Matt, Mom, and Dad-- hope you like the sneak peek!

The Varnells in Fall Color

Boy, the fall colors have finally arrived! Tina and Greg came over this Sunday afternoon for a fall session. I teach with Tina and had a lot of fun meeting Greg and getting to know Tina a little more. We took some pictures, talked some politics, and in general had a pleasant afternoon! Thanks, guys, and I hope you like your sneak peak...

Waiting for Megan Elayne...

You know those first friends you make, the ones who you connect with as a little six year old first grader and then you remain friends through multiplication tables, cursive writing, middle school angst, homecoming, chemistry, prom and graduation, college majors, rehearsal dinners, weddings, first days of teaching, married life, then pregnancy and teething? Melissa is that friend for me. We have kept in contact for the past twenty-five years (gosh, I had never thought of it in terms of that number-- we seem OLD!), sometimes closer contact than others. She is pregnant with her second child, a precious little girl named Megan Elayne. Melissa brought Nathan up for some maternity pictures for Daddy and Megan. We had a great time and she and Nathan were so sweet with each other. I can't wait to see him with a baby sister. Melissa is a terrific mom and I know that Megan will be so lucky to have her!

Last Minute for Metallic

Just a reminder to those of you who have had a recent session (and any not-so-recent-sessions!) that the metallic paper is only on special for a limited time. The quantity is limited, so the the supply will likely only last until mid-October or so. Don't delay too long or you will miss it! Go ahead and call me today to place your orders for your metallic enlargements.

Price reminders:
16x20 $25
20x24 $30
24x30 $35
30x40 $40

Have a great week!

Three Generations

As mentioned in the previous post, I spent this weekend in Atlanta with the Mynes family. We went down for Sydney's 3rd birthday and were able to work in a photography session as well. Jennifer's mom was down and had been wanting a session with "her girls". The weekend was wonderful and I, as always, had such a great time with my friend. The girls and our husbands had a good time as well! The photo session went well. Jen's mom has some trouble with her knee, so it took a lot of effort for us to crawl down the riverbank to get to the good backgrounds, but it was worth the effort!!! Enjoy, guys!

Atlanta Sunshine with the Smith's

What a treat I had this weekend! We were able to go to Atlanta and spend the weekend with some of our closest friends and I got to do a couple of really cool photography sessions while we were down there! Jennifer had shown her pictures of Alivia and Sydney to her neighbor, Jennifer, and so she wanted a family photo session when I came down. Eric, Jennifer, Jeremiah, and Cooper were so great to hang out with! The boys are such precious fellows and I really enjoyed getting to Eric and Jennifer. We crawled all around a riverbank and just got messy and had a ball!

September with the Koons

Last Thursday night I spent a couple of hours with the Koons family. I had taken engagement pictures of their daughter and her fiance (who also happened to be one of my first students when I started teaching!) last year. They liked those pictures and wanted to get some of their own. Dylan came too, so we took a few of the whole family and one or two of just Dylan. It was cool and we got some really great pictures (and encountered a really odd ant which Jim has since found out is a red velvet ant!). Here are a few of my favorites...

Last Evenings of Summer...

The Pressley's came over last Tuesday afternoon for a late afternoon session. It is going to get impossible to do these later sessions as our light gets shorter and shorter! These guys go to my church and really have a cool relationship. It's funny to see a family of five kids (including a set of twins) who each have such an individual personality. I had a great time with Jeremy, Erica, Jacob, Timmy, and Tommy. Hope you guys like your pictures!

Cousin Time...

I got a call earlier in the summer from Amy White, who had purchased a gift certificate from the Walker Valley band or baseball auction. (Junelle Khan is so great about supporting Walker Valley-- and me!-- by purchasing gift certificates from Davis Photography for those auctions.) Amy wanted to schedule a time for pictures of her daughter, Kylee, and her nieces, Lexi and Leah. We decided to wait until Kylee was a little older and so this weekend, I went over to Amy's mother-in-law's farm and we did a wonderful "cousin session"! The girls were so beautiful and you could tell that Kylee is just going to adore these two older cousins of hers. I had so much fun with all of them. Enjoy a sneak preview, Amy and Nikki!

More of the Moore's!

This weekend (a WAY busy one!!!) I did a late afternoon session with Shonna Moore and her family. She had seen Debbie Creech's pictures (thanks, Debbie!). We were almost too late in the day for the light but what we ended up with were some absolutely gorgeous sunset pictures! It was a lot of fun. Her three are quite a crew, and her and husband David have their hands FULL! Shonna, hope you enjoy!