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Front Porch Sessions

Post published:May 19, 2020
Post category:Family

Covid-19 has changed something for everyone. For some people, it’s been devastating. For others, a mild inconvenience. A few people may have even found respite in the slower pace of life.

Enter front porch photography sessions. I thought they were such a neat way to photograph families in their own element, while being able to maintain the required distancing.

When the Caywood family asked me to come to their home for a porch session, I knew I was in for a treat! Cass and Haddie are the essence of childhood. They are talkative, inquisitive, active kids who want to go and do and explore and play and don’t want to sit still for pictures. That makes my job tough, but that’s also an excuse for me to play too. And make fart jokes.

Their home is beautiful, with a front porch that allows you to just sit and enjoy the peace of an evening sunset. The trees in their back yard and the pasture beyond are serene. I had to take advantage of the gorgeous light and capture some silly faces, some serious expressions, and kids being kids.

Thank you for letting me be part of your family. I love getting to watch your kids growing up!

family photography session on front porch of home, Cartersville Georgia

family photography session at home, Cartersville Georgia

brother and sister standing in their backyard photography session in Cartersville Georgia

children playing on disc swing, front porch photography session, Cartersville Georgia

Sometimes I love the smiling ones, and sometimes the sincere faces are my favorite.

child photographer, boy in backyard, Cartersville Georgia

smiling boy in grass, child photographer, Cartersville Georgia

I wonder if she’s looking for clovers or catching ladybugs or what.

girl laying in grass, child photographer, Cartersville Georgia

smiling kid in grass, summer, child photography, Cartersville Georgia

Who can resist photographing this adorable face? The newest member of the family, Piper, the boxer puppy.

boxer puppy, Cartersville georgia, professional child photographer

And just for fun, one image that captures how we really feel about the quarantine at times.

front porch sessions, Cartersville georgia, family photographer

Spring 2020

Post published:April 9, 2020
Post category:Children

family photography at B.J. Reece Orchards in Ellijay. Peach blossoms blooms Child photographer canton ga

I have started typing this post only to delete it all and start over countless times now. I’m just going to get my thoughts out.

Things are… weird right now. We aren’t used to being told to stay home and stay away from each other. We take for granted little things like going out to eat or going to see a movie. We may have some fear and anxiety as we face the unknown. We may be watching the news religiously or avoiding it completely. We are all getting through it one day at a time in our own way!

I miss you guys. As much as I dislike the “general public”, I really truly LOVE “my people”. And you guys are “my people”. The families who have allowed me into their lives to see a glimpse at their beautiful, messy, REAL families. The ones who have let me be a part of their children growing up. I get so much joy watching babies turn into big kids, watching nervous couples navigate the uncharted waters of parenthood and then seeing them come back a year later, fully confident and seasoned as parents of a toddler.

But now I can’t do that. This stinks. I’m not gonna lie, this thing has been really hard for me too. I just miss your kids.

I can’t wait to see you all when this thing is over.

I’m going to chose to stay positive.

On another note, I’m booking well into fall now, so if you think you’ll want family photos in summer or fall, please don’t wait! Let’s go ahead and secure a date for you now.

I know you’re probably struggling too. Hang in there. This too shall pass. It may pass like a kidney stone, but it will pass.

Until then, enjoy some images from one of my last sessions before the “Stay in place” order was issued. (Distancing guidelines were observed during this session. That’s the joy of a 70-200 lens!)

I’m really hoping next spring we can schedule more sessions in the blooming peach orchard of B.J. Reece Orchards. Isn’t is GORGEOUS?

Cake Smash Sessions

Post published:March 10, 2020
Post category:First Birthday

Baby’s first year goes by so quickly! One of my very favorite types of sessions to do is a Birthday Cake Smash Session. These are so much fun! I typically include 2 or 3 setups of 12 month portraits, then the cake smash, and finish with a bubble bath as part of the session (complete with a rubber ducky backdrop and a real bath in a baby sized clawfoot tub. Oh yeah, we go all out!)

If you have a little one approaching their first birthday, I highly recommend scheduling early. This allows ample time to plan the session details. We can schedule anything from a simple setup with a few basic colors, to an elaborate theme complete with matching backdrops and props. It’s all up to the imagination!

Here are just a few ideas:

cake smash photographer in canton Georgia cream background pink gold — pink and gold cake smash

WHITE BACKGROUND BABY CAKE SMASH PHOTOGRAPHY IN CANTON GEORGIA — Simple white cake smash

cake smash photographer in canton Georgia whale ocean baby shark nautical theme — Ocean theme cake smash

cake smash photographer in canton Georgia cream background princess teepee succulents — Bohemian garden style cake smash with succulents

cake smash photographer in canton Georgia navy blue red white patriotic Americana theme — Red, white, and blue patriotic cake smash

PINK WINTER WONDERLAND ONEDERLAND CAKE SMASH PHOTOGRAPHY IN CANTON GA — Winter Onederland ice princess theme cake smash

Baseball themed cake smash photography session in canton Georgia — Baseball birthday cake smash

cake smash photographer in canton Georgia pink heart theme — Simple cake smash with pink hearts

4th Birthday Session

Post published:February 15, 2020
Post category:Children

Working with children can be a challenge, but it can be so rewarding! You have to know how to be silly, how to play, and how to tell if you’re pushing them too much or they need a break. As a child photographer, I have an array of tricks up my sleeve guaranteed to get even the toughest kiddo to have fun and give me genuine smiles. I can’t promise that I won’t get your child wound up before giving them back to you, but we definitely have fun during your photography session! (I like to ask kids which family member has the stinkiest feet, and I may even break out a rubber chicken. Consider yourself warned.)

If your child has a birthday approaching, or you just need to get some updated images of them (with real smiles, not “say cheese” ones), I’m the photographer for you!

Here are some images from Ruby’s session. She wanted a mermaid themed birthday, so of course she had to comb her hair with a Dinglehopper. It’s what mermaids do! Then she saw some of the princess dresses I have for my clients to use and had to try them all on. She especially loved the green one that reminded her of Princess Tiana from Disney’s “The Princess and the Frog”. It has jingle bells on the back for even more princess bling. The dresses are all from Dollcake and are always a favorite for aspiring princesses.

Without further ado, Princess Ruby.

little girl in green and purple mermaid outfit with purple background, atlanta Georgia child photographer

little girl in white dollcake dress with white window background, atlanta Georgia child photographer

little girl in white dollcake dress with white floral flower background, atlanta Georgia child photographer

little girl in green gleam in the light dollcake dress with tan background, atlanta Georgia child photographer

little girl in yellow dollcake dress with floral background, atlanta Georgia child photographer

Pregnancy Announcement and Gender Reveal

Post published:January 31, 2020
Post category:Maternity

Their story is theirs to tell, but this incredible couple has faced challenges and heartbreaks along their journey to parenthood. When they were ready to learn if they were having a boy or girl, they solicited my help at capturing this special moment.

Pregnancy announcements and gender reveals can be incredibly emotional- such a neat thing that I got to learn their baby’s gender first!

Congratulations and happy, healthy pregnancy you two!

Winter Wonderland Cake Smash

Post published:January 15, 2020
Post category:First Birthday

baby with pink, silver, and white winter theme cake smash photo session, Canton Georgia baby photographer

Baby’s first birthday only happens once. Planning a cake smash session can be a ton of fun! I think my parents have a better time than my birthday babies. There is so much laughter, it truly is an experience.

This post hi lights just a few of my favorite images from a recent cake smash session. It’s also serving as a test post- I am migrating my website over to a different platform, and it looks like the majority of my previous blog posts lost a substantial amount of image quality in the transfer. Testing to see how this looks, and hoping that I don’t have to delete everything that transferred over, but I don’t want to leave it up looking fuzzy and blurry. Any WordPress gurus out there? (I’m using Elementor pro if you’re familiar with that).

Do me a favor please? If you happen to see this, can you please leave a comment so I can see how that process works (if the backend notification process is working correctly, etc). Thanks.

Front Porch Sessions

Spring 2020

Cake Smash Sessions

4th Birthday Session

Pregnancy Announcement and Gender Reveal

Winter Wonderland Cake Smash

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