Project 365 | Week 3 | January 15-21, 2015 | Johns Creek, GA Family Photographer

January 22, 2015

Week three of project 365!
Some everyday adventures, some out of the ordinary. But a fun week to capture!

15|365My new assistant. We were picking out paint colors for baby's room at Home Depot and Jack insisted on "helping" me take a picture. Now he does this almost every day! — 15|365
My new assistant. We were picking out paint colors for baby's room at Home Depot and Jack insisted on "helping" me take a picture. Now he does this almost every day!

16|365"Look Mommy, I in there!" Putting final touches on the big boy room. — 16|365
"Look Mommy, I in there!"
Putting final touches on the big boy room.

17|365So many good photos from the birthday party at INK today, I had such a hard time choosing... but finally settled on these because: 1. It was Millie's bday at ink2. Our friend, Joel, makes the 365 pic3. Michael covering Madeleine… — 17|365
So many good photos from the birthday party at INK today, I had such a hard time choosing... but finally settled on these because:
1. It was Millie's bday at ink
2. Our friend, Joel, makes the 365 pic
3. Michael covering Madeleine's mouth as she was trying to help blow out Millie's candle...lol
4. Jack and Millie's cousin are "helping" her blow the candle
5. (Pic #2) Jack stuffing his face with birthday cake- something we recently discovered that he loves!

18|365Hopefully our last grocery trip before baby! — 18|365
Hopefully our last grocery trip before baby!

19|36538 weeks. Comparing bellies. — 19|365
38 weeks. Comparing bellies.

20|365My little assistant loves trips to the post office to mail photo orders.Jack has been loving trips to the post office for about a year and a half now. He loves to put packages in the big door and knows the process of weighing and stamping firs… — 20|365
My little assistant loves trips to the post office to mail photo orders.
Jack has been loving trips to the post office for about a year and a half now. He loves to put packages in the big door and knows the process of weighing and stamping first. I had to capture this moment of one of his favorite things.

21|365A day in the life of a little superman... flying, preschool, napping...These velcro cape tshirts are the cutest invention ever! I have been getting them in every size from Gap since started walking. He obviously loves them! — 21|365
A day in the life of a little superman... flying, preschool, napping...
These velcro cape tshirts are the cutest invention ever! I have been getting them in every size from Gap since started walking. He obviously loves them!

Project 365 | Week 2 | January 7-14, 2015 | Johns Creek, Alpharetta, GA Family Photographer

January 16, 2015

8|365 Home Depot visit to pick out paint for baby brother's room

10|365 Contemplating mischief for the day

11|365 "The Monster at the End of This Book" is not so scary

12|365 One last mommy and Jackie outing...visiting the aquarium on Monday morning!

13|365 Garbage day is still so thrilling! But if they don't notice Jack watching and fail to honk at him, he gets very offended:/ This was a good day though, honks and waves all around!

If you missed week 1, check it out here: Project 365 | Week 1

Project 365 | Week 1 - January 1-7, 2015 | Johns Creek, Alpharetta, GA Family Photographer

January 8, 2015

This year I have decided to embark on a Project 365... a photo a day for an entire year. I have been wanting to complete one of these personal projects for a couple years now, but finally felt the true motivation and desire to do it in 2015! With our new addition of baby brother at the end of this month, I know I'll have lots of great subject matter.

I hope to mostly capture each day with my d800 as a way of refining and expanding my photography skills but there may be some iPhone shots sprinkled throughout. So please excuse the quality of those few! Day 2 and Day 7 of this first week are iPhone captures - day 2 because I left my memory cards at home and day 7 because the moment happened and I only had my phone:)

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2|365 - Dinner at Ruth's Chris - "mommy, come take my picture!"

3|365 - Gran and Poppy were in town - Jack and Poppy wore match pjs!

6|365 - Construction site viewing on the way home from preschool

7|365 - "Baby brother, are you in there growing bigger, bigger, bigger??"

family of five fall photos | Johns Creek Family Photographer

December 12, 2014

Meet the Doldo's! My beautiful friend, Faith, and all her handsome boys! Their oldest son and my Jack are big buddies so I knew what an adorable personality the little man had and the twins couldn't be cuter if they tried!

Faith's husband, Neil, works as the fitness director at the Atlanta Athletic Club, so when Faith mentioned that location as an option, I knew we HAD to go for it. Nothing like a private photo session for your family of five on the golf course! Their perfectly coordinated outfits totally made the session. I had so much fun photographing your family, Faith and Neil, and hope you will enjoy the images for many years to come!

gender reveal - spring baby, pink or blue? | Johns Creek Maternity Photographer

December 1, 2014

My beautiful friend, Sarah, contacted me after finding out the gender of her baby and wanted to do a special photo shoot for Van, Sarah and Chad's son. I was instantly excited about this idea and knew how sweet Van has been about his mommy being pregnant and wanting to know if his sibling would be a boy or a girl. I couldn't wait to witness the big reveal!

It's a girl!!!! Van was adorable and giddy with excitement over his soon to be baby sister! I couldn't be more thrilled for my sweet friend and her family. This baby girl is so blessed to have a big brother like Van and such awesome parents, too:) Thank you, Chad and Sarah, for letting me be part of the big reveal!

one year old boy photos | Atlanta Family Photographer

November 29, 2014

This little boy couldn't have been more adorable for his one year photos! I've met his momma through a mutual friend and have gotten to know her a little bit through social events. I was thrilled when she contacted me about a session for Jackson and the rest of the family.

We met on a perfectly sunny afternoon and little guy was in a great mood and a joy to photograph. The rest of his family was so much fun and you can really see through these images that Jackson is one loved little boy.

C family, I hope these images captured your little love exactly how you want to remember him at this cute stage in his life. He is one lucky boy to have the love of so many wonderful people!

2014 Fall Mini Sessions | Johns Creek, Alpharetta, Roswell, GA Family Photographer

September 23, 2014

2014 Fall Mini Sessions are here!

Sunday evening, October 12th

Times available:

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precious baby boy | Roswell Newborn Photographer

April 28, 2014

I was thrilled when Danyella and Wes contacted me about a newborn session for their new precious boy, Lucas. I can't ever say enough about how the specialness of newborn sessions. It's such a sweet and fleeting time in a family's life and I'm always so honored to be asked to capture the makeup of a new family.

We had such a wonderful afternoon together, baby Lucas was as sweet as he could be and I loved getting to chat with his mom and dad during our breaks. I've known Danyella and her family for several years and they are such great people. I've met Wes a couple times so enjoyed this chance to get to know him and Danyella as a couple. They are already such great parents, Lucas is so lucky to have them!

Thank you so much, M family, for inviting me to photograph your beautiful newborn baby boy and new family of three:) I wish you nights full of sleep and days full of joy! You have so many fun times ahead of you with sweet Lucas.

adorable brother and sister | Johns Creek Child Photographer

April 4, 2014

How cute are these two kiddos?? They belong to some good friends of ours and I had so much fun capturing their busy and fun personalities on this sunny evening in March. Michael is 100% boy and loved throwing money in the water fountains, growling like a dinosaur/monster, and running & jumping all over the place! Miss Madeleine is absolutely adorable as you can see, with her piggie tails, cute little walk, and "so big" expressions.

Thank you for asking me to capture your beautiful kids this spring, G family! I had so much fun playing with Michael and Madeleine and capturing their little selves and big personalities. I hope you will enjoy these images for many years to come!

beautiful new addition | Johns Creek Baby Photographer

March 21, 2014

I can't say enough great things about this session and the beautiful family that you'll see here. I just love newborn sessions and this one was so much fun. And you will not believe how amazing this momma looks, just 8 days after giving birth! I'm so impressed.

Chelsey was a sorority sister of mine at Samford and she and her husband recently moved to Atlanta and to open their own location of Iron Tribe Fitness. I loved catching up with her, meeting her husband Chaz, hearing about their new business and of course, photographing their beautiful new addition Nora! Such a special family.

Nora was an absolute angel during our session. She slept, let us pose her sweetly, and took snuggle and eating breaks with mommy and daddy and then was ready to get back to work! I just love how the images turned out from our session.

Thank you, Tillman family, for allowing me to capture Nora during these precious, early days of her life! You have such a sweet and beautiful girl and she is so blessed to have you as parents! I wish you all the best during this magical time:)

one year old cake smash | Atlanta Baby Photographer

February 22, 2014

Happy 1st Birthday Millie!

This precious girl is the cutest ball of joy. Always cheerful and grinning, she was a great model! Big sister Claire is one of my son Jack's friends- he loves her and talks about her almost daily. Sweet kids.

Millie's session took place at her home and we made sure to get some sweet shots of the birthday girl, big sis, and the two of them together. It was a super fun morning. We ended the session with a cake smash where cake ended up everywhere! Even between Millie's toes:) I'd say it was a success!

Thank you, P family, for hiring me to capture Millie on her 1st birthday! Your girls are so sweet and I'm so thankful to have you all as friends!

two year old lifestyle photos | Johns Creek Family Photographer

February 11, 2014

I just wrapped up an amazing course over at Clickin Moms- Mastering Natural Light Indoors. This is one that I have continually heard about and has been on my wishlist of courses since joining CM. The timing of this course was perfect, especially one in which I could work on indoor shooting while it's cold outside!

This class did not disappoint. It challenged me and in the process grew my understanding of light, how it behaves, and how to utilize different types of light and light sources in my images. I'm excited about continuing to use all that I've learned in my indoor photography of both Jack and my clients.

Here is my overshare of images I took during the course!

Be sure to check out the February posts from these ladies in my blog circle:

one year old little guy | Atlanta Baby Photographer

January 31, 2014

Joseph, how in the world are you ONE?? Wasn't it just yesterday that we did your newborn session? Crazy how fast time flies.

I have absolutely LOVED being able to photograph this little guy during his first year of life. We did sessions when he was a newborn, 3 months, 6 months, 9 months, and now one year. It has been a pleasure to watch him grow and see what new things he's doing at each stage. Joseph is such a precious and beautiful baby and his mom and dad are so loving and attentive, he's lucky to have them.

Thank you so much, Alicia and Josh, for hiring me to be Joseph's first year photographer. I can't begin to describe how much fun I've had at our sessions, how I've enjoyed getting to know you all, and how much I've loved seeing Joseph grow!

The Koehnke Family | Atlanta, Alpharetta, Johns Creek, GA Extended Family Photographer

January 18, 2014

Another awesome extended family session for the books! I met this family at their home in early January. We were hoping for pictures by the lake in their neighborhood, but the weather betrayed us and it was freezing outside! So we moved the session to their home which was beautiful and if we had to do it indoors, their house was perfect for it.

All of their family members had come into town for the occasion of this family's son's baptism. It's rare that they are all in the same city- usually only once per year- so they contacted me to update their family portraits.

I had a wonderful time with all of them and can really tell that they enjoy each other's company and were so glad to be together for such a special event.

Thank you, Koehnke Family, for inviting me to your home to capture all of your family members together. Your home served as a beautiful backdrop and I enjoyed helping you make memories of this time in your lives!

sweet little siblings | Alpharetta Family Photographer

December 29, 2013

I was so excited about this session for my friends the Gersters and hoped that we would get lucky and have a warm December session. Not so much, it was freezing!!!

We got some really sweet shots in the short time we were together but will be finishing this session on a warmer day. So look for more of this beautiful family soon!

beautiful sisters ~ family of 4 | Atlanta Family Photographer

December 14, 2013

Really love this sweet family. I first met the Bakers when their daughter, Abigail, was 3 and started taking preschool ballet with me. That was a little over 3 years ago! I can't believe how much she's grown and continues to get more and more beautiful.

Now, I have the pleasure of teaching ballet to little sister, Kiersten. She is just so full of life and energy and is constantly making me laugh. Not to mention that she is another beautiful daughter they've added to the family.

All that to say, I was thrilled when Cheryl called me to book their session. We had to get together quickly because Abigail was going to lose one or both of her front teeth any minute! We worked out the session, had perfect weather, and Abbey lost her tooth 3 days later! Talk about perfect timing.

I had so much fun with your beautiful family, Bakers, and I thank you for inviting me to your home to photograph your family and create memories for you all. XOXO.

gorgeous toddler girl ~ family of 3 | Johns Creek Family Photographer

December 7, 2013

Oh, the Garcias. I love this gorgeous family so much!

Monica and I met at Gymboree classes when our now 2 year olds were just 9 months old. We quickly became friends and have continued to hang out even after we ended our Gymboree time. Jack always loves to play with "o-yi-yi-ya," especially since she likes to play with cars, trucks and trains plus she recently taught him to love Toy Story:).

Our session felt like we were just getting together as an evening of friends hanging out with a few pics taken along the way. They chose the beautiful setting of Sims Lake Park and the perfect time of year. In mid November we still had beautiful leaves and it was not yet too cold outside.

The love that this family has for each other is so obvious and I think we totally captured the love and fun that they share throughout our session. Paul and Monica, I hope you love your images as much as I do! What a beautiful family you have:)

handsome high school senior | Johns Creek High School Class of 2014 | Johns Creek Senior Photographer

December 1, 2013

After this session with handsome Jordan, I must say that Seniors are one of my new favorites to photograph. They don't run away from you, they stay where you put them, and don't require any crazy animal noises or bribes! I truly had so much fun hanging out with Jordan and his family during our time together. Jack even came along for the fun and loved Jordan, his doggie, and his big truck and then was thoroughly entertained by his new best friend- Jordan's daddy.

I met Jordan's family through church a few years ago. They are great people and I enjoy spending time with them. Jordan's mom talked to me back in the spring about a senior session for Jordan sometime during his senior year and I've been super thrilled about this one ever since we first discussed the possibility!

We decided to meet in November at the lake in this family's neighborhood. We caught the leaves just in time, had a perfectly sunny day, and had the perfect temperature. Jordan's senior pictures were the main focus of this session but we also took the opportunity to get some sibling shots and full family shots while they were all together.

Jordan is a super cool guy, so fun to talk to, easy going, friendly, and is the captain of the Johns Creek HIgh soccer team. He has a very bright future ahead of him. I know mom, dad, and sister Brooklyn must be very proud of him!

Thankful | Blog Circle Week 6

November 28, 2013

I have totally slacked on my blog circle posts but thankfully Jana encouraged us to brush off some dust in our group and get some posts up! Thank you Jana:)

Today I am thankful for this man. He NEVER lets me snap photos of him so I think this may be the only image I've ever taken of just him. I'm so glad that he let me take this, I know I will love having it and Jack will, too.

Without getting too sappy, I'm thankful to have John in my life, for the love, support, and encouragement he gives me every day. I'm thankful that Jack has him for a daddy and that we get to love him too!

Be sure to check out the thankful posts from these ladies:

fun family of 4 | Johns Creek Family Photographer

November 22, 2013

This family was so much fun to photograph. I met them for the first time at our session and they were so easy to talk to, great senses of humor, and all around lovely people! They really enjoyed each other's company, which I love to see that with families- It just warms my heart:) And I really think that comes through in their images.

Love the variety of backdrops at this location that we used and the perfect weather made it that much better!

Thank you, Tenbrink family, for allowing me to capture your family. I truly enjoyed it and absolutely love all of the images from your session!