Childhood Fantasy Sessions

I took the boys out to play, because quite frankly I do not seem to do enough of that with them. We had a great time just playing. The kids loved getting to dress up as Pirates and go out to a creek and play around. I would love doing sessions like this for clients! There was not one ounce of posing going on, just capturing my boys as they are. Okay, sometimes I would ask them to "pause right there for just one second" for a shot or two. But this was a totally fun session.

For you, imagination will know no bounds. Unfortunately we will have to abide by trade rights and copyrights for certain characters. Generic pirates, princesses, fairies, knights, cowboys, astronauts, firemen, policemen, military men, etc. are all fine.

Joined a new charity organization

NAOCP - National Association of Charitable Photographers.

One of the exciting things about this is that I will now be offerring free sessions to adoptive families. My heart is in adoption, particularly international adoption. If you know of a family who is adopting, or of an adoption agency, please contact me for details. They also offer Military Family sessions for families with a loved one deploying, and they offer hospice sessions.

For those that did not know, today, we are Dossier to China to adopt our own beautiful daughter. It's a long process, and we are just now through the first stage. This next stage will take up to a few years depending on referal timeframes and so forth. If we end up going special needs route, then it will be faster.

My heart truly is in adoption these days, it's such an exciting time for us as we await news of our future daughter. Don't worry, I'll be sure to let everyone know when we find out who she will be.

Changes...ch-ch-ch-changes!

I am finally going to have some time to update the website! Finally you all are saying? Yes, finally. It's been weighing on my mind for a few months that I have not gotten the sports website done, or that I've not filled out all the galleries. I need to add another kids gallery. I just have too many cute little kids to leave so many out!

I hope you have been watching the TN Valley Kids Directory for my ads! I have another coming out in September and then in October. I am not certain at this time if I will continue beyond that time or not. I would like to, but just not certain if I will or not.

This summer has been so much fun meeting so many new people, and seeing familiar faces. I hope to get some of these photos up in my galleries soon. I am now working on the Gallery Plans and the Gallery Collections, so I hope I will have a link to those soon as well. Christmas/Holiday cards are in the works, and I will showcase some of the designs here.

I have had inquiries about fall family portraits with the leaves. I know from previous years that end of October is the best for leaves, and one of the best locations is on Monte Sano Mountain. However, with the lack of rain this summer, I am not sure how nice of leaves we will have. If you are interested in a Fall Family session, please contact me as soon as possible since those dates are filling up quickly.

Where has the summer gone?!

I can not believe it is August already, and time to start back to school. This month is going to be busy for me as I travel back and forth to Tennessee to help my family with my grandmother. She's just had a 2nd major stroke in less than 6 months, and the doctors do not have a great prognosis for her. I'm hoping to get some good portraits of her this month to have for years to come.

I am currently scheduling clients for the last half of September. It's time to be thinking about Christmas sessions. See what I mean when I say "Where has the summer gone?" One style of card I have in mind is doing a Nativity scene with a quote from the New Testament. I have an example in my Limited Moments gallery. I also have a new brown backdrop that I am hoping to use for this session instead of the black this year.

I will, of course, offer the burgandy ornaments and the Santa hats.

I am tossing around ideas about how to set up these sessions. One idea I have had is to do a Home Portrait Party style, think portraits but like those "in home parties" and only for Christmas card photos!

During down time at my parent's home, I will hopefully have time to work on my website and get it all fully up. Please keep an eye on it!

Okay, I can't leave without a photo. Here is a young lady I had the pleasure of meeting in Hampton Cove during a very hot evening in July. She is just a lovely young woman.