Shiny Happy People

Last Thursday night I had a great time taking some pictures of some of my favorite people (and family members!).  The light was perfect, the family was beautiful, the shade was magnificent and made it 105º instead of 110º slightly cooler.  Michelle and Freddy, Chloe and Kassidy, I had a wonderful time taking your pictures and I hope you just love them.  Believe me when I say that in a day of families tearing each other apart, often on national television, you all are a great example of God's version of the family.

Royal Family Kids Camp

This is basically how Todd and I spent our week.  (Not of each other, but you get the idea.)
The Sheepfold was the drama this year.  The kids LOVED it.
The staff had a lot of fun too!
THE QUEEN.  Enough said.  :)
The Sheepfold shirts for the kids.
The tree that we plant every year to bury the childrens' bad memories.  This year it was in honor of Uncle Dennis, who had been at RFKC every year since its inception and went on to be with Jesus two weeks before camp this year.
KEENS!  Soles for Souls partnered with RFKC this year and gave each camper a new pair of shoes!  There were several of these adorable Keens in the mix.  Nike also gave each camper an awesome bathing suit.
Craft time is a favorite among RFKC campers!
We have an Everybody's Birthday Party every year.  The kids get a present and have cake and ice cream.  This year was a beach theme party.
The beautiful cakes.
Archery, though an iffy event for the photographer standing beside them taking the photo, is an activity on the top of most campers' lists.
Arrival of the big yellow bus into camp is my favorite part of camp.
This year's staff shirt.
Canoeing is a lot of fun for everyone (usually especially adults!).  :)
Reflective canoeing time.

Royal Family Kids Camp is an organization that my church has been involved with for eleven years now.  This year was my first year to attend camp as the official photographer rather than as a counselor, a role I have played for seven years.  The children each leave camp with a photo album of their week of positive memories.  It's kind of complex, however, because no other children can be pictured in their albums.  I obviously cannot post any photos that show the children, but here are a few I took that might tell a little of the story of camp.  If you are interested in learning more about this camp, in donating, or anything else, please feel free to contact me.  This is probably the ministry closest to my heart and I love to talk about it!  :)

Sweet Caroline (and some of Payton too!)

I had a lot of fun the week before camp, taking pictures of two very sweet and adorable little girls. Linda, their nana, is my department head at school and has done SOOOO much for me over the years I have been teaching.  She was also my 11th grade English teacher!  :)  I had done Payton's one year pictures, so they wanted me to take some of Caroline as well.  We are all excited about some family pictures in the fall of all of them.  I hope you all enjoy the pictures.

A Fisherman and His Mom

Talk about rotten luck!  Tammy and Matthew have rescheduled their session at least three times due to bad weather.  We thought today was going to be more of the same, but thankfully the thunder and rain rolled through about half an hour before we started.   I am excited that we got some great shots of them together and of just Matthew.  Matthew, hope you catch "the big one" this summer in Florida!  :)

Landon's First

I got to meet Landon and his family a month or so ago during my Easter sessions.  He was just the sweetest little fellow and so I was so excited when his mom called to ask if I would take his one year pictures!  As you can see from his toothy grins, this little guy is a joy to be around.  (However, when it comes cake-eating time, it's all business!)  What a doll.   Thanks Martin family, for allowing me to take part in another special occasion!  :)

Sweet Baby Elijah

This afternoon I got to spend some time with three of my favorite little people and one of my favorite big people!  :)  Nicole brought Elijah over for his dedication pictures and Seth and Sophia came along so that we could get some cute sibling shots.  I had a great time with all of them.  Elijah did not have very many smiles, but he is such a cutie even with a solemn face.  I can't wait to see all that God has in store for this precious family and this sweet baby.

Graduation Day

Matt and his mom, Tammy, have been some of my number #1 clients and fans this past year.  So when Tammy called me unexpectedly a few days before, wondering if I could work in a fast session on Friday afternoon just before graduation, I was more than happy to oblige.   Matt and his cousin Taylor and families stopped by on their way to their last event at Walker Valley, their graduation.  I enjoyed taking these pictures and being part of this proud moment in their lives, just as I have enjoyed helping document other big occasions this year for them in senior pictures and prom session.  Congratulations, Matt and Taylor!!!

Happy Mother's Day from Davis Photography

Everyone knows that moms make the world go round, and I just want to say Happy Mother's Day to all of you moms out there!  We might not say it much, but you are loved and appreciated!!!

Classy Crew

Cleveland's second prom session of the afternoon for me was at Bentley Park.  Several of my students met there, but their limo was running a little slow and we ended up, instead of with an hour and a half, with only 25 minutes to do an entire session.  Oh well.  We hurried and hopefully they ended up with a decent amount of pictures.  Quite a good-looking group, I must say!  

Headed to the Seaside...

Cleveland's Prom, Seaside Soiree, was this past Saturday.  I have been very remiss in posting images for the two sessions I was able to fit in on Saturday in between decorating and chaperoning the prom.  First I met some of my students over at a beautiful estate for some quick pictures.  Unfortunately, we were dodging raindrops and in a race against the clock, so we were not able to take as much of a variety of pics as I would have liked.  However, it was fun and these guys were SO handsome and beautiful!  I hope you all went on to have an awesome evening at prom.  

Like Mother, Like ... Well, You Know

Possibly my favorite part of taking Kelsey's bday pictures was that Emma wanted to take her camera down and take some too.  It was so cute to watch them.  I guess I had better be careful, she'll be stealing my customers!  :)