Garbarge Truck Tuesdays | Johns Creek Family Photographer, Alpharetta Lifestyle Photographer

In true little boy fashion, Jack is crazy about the "biiiiiiii guck" that comes to our house every Tuesday. He hears it coming through the neighborhood and will hurriedly grab my hand and rush me outside to wait for the truck's appearance on our street.

The men that bring the "big guck" down our street are always so nice to honk for jack and wave at him. I was so excited that I was able to capture this moment of him waving to the service man! 

It's so much fun to watch this toddler's joy over such a routine occurrence. What a great memory this will be to look back on in the years to come!

Fall Mini Sessions | Johns Creek Family Photographer, Alpharetta Family Photographer

Now booking fall mini sessions! The weather should be nice and cool & we'll have beautiful fall colors for our backdrop:). This is a great deal if you are looking to have family photos done on a budget.  Mini sessions are also held at a perfect time to be ready for your Christmas cards!

Location will be announced closer to date but will be held at a convenient and scenic atlanta area location. Most likely a park on the northeast side of Atlanta.  

Spots are limited so contact me today to reserve yours!  rebeccaortonphotography@gmail.com

Lifestyle Photography- Sandbox Story | Johns Creek Child Photographer, Alpharetta Photographer

The more I learn about lifestyle photography, the more I love it. I've always thought that I would love for my pictures to tell a story. That's exactly what lifestyle photography is all about. Here's my "sandbox story" from a jack and daddy session recently:)

Leaderman Family Session | Sandy Springs Family Photographer, Johns Creek Photographer

Cookie and Papa Leaderman wanted to hold a family photo session at their beautiful home in Sandy Springs on the occasion that all of the children and grandchildren were in town (Son, DIL, and baby live in NYC). I am honored that they asked me to capture their family at this wonderful stage in their lives.  

Their daughter Jenni and I quickly became good friends after meeting at church. Before I had Jack, I used to babysit their girls and Jenni held a baby shower at her home for me. Jenni and Gabe have been great friends to us over the last 6 years that we have known them. Gabe even let jack borrow the crib that he built by hand for his girls! They are a talented and fun family and we are thankful to call them friends.

Because I enjoy Jenni, Gabe, and girls so much I knew this session would be awesome. And it was so much fun, they were so welcoming and I felt like I was just over to hang out while we all enjoyed each other's company. The evening was perfect and I am thrilled with the images that we captured.  

You have a beautiful family, Leadermans!

Here's a sample of some of my favorite images from our session... 

6 month old sweetness ~ family of 3 | Johns Creek Baby Photographer

Sweet little Joseph is six months old! This is such great stage and possibly one of my favorite baby ages. They'll sit still and smile for you but can't crawl (or run for that matter!) away.  I have thoroughly enjoyed each session with his family and this one was no different for sure. 

Joseph was an excellent model during our shoot... big blue eyes, chunky baby legs, and a huge, sweet grin that really came out when his mommy would sing "Itsy Bitsy Spider." Alicia and Josh, I am so honored to have the opportunity to document this stage of your life with Joseph. You have a beautiful family!

Newborn AJ - Cumming Newborn Photographer, Johns Creek Newborn Photographer

Precious little AJ surprised his family by arriving a month early! When I met AJ, he was exactly two weeks new and such a sweet guy. He didn't want to sleep much and I'm sure it's because he doesn't want to miss out on all the fun that his sisters are having! His big sisters were so cute and their mommy had dressed them up in the most perfect fluffly dresses. They kept me laughing all afternoon and we had a great time together.

I loved getting to know you all better, S family, thank you for inviting me into your home to photograph your beautiful children! It was a wonderful session:)

beautiful one year old | Johns Creek Baby Photographer

I was thrilled to hear from my college sorority sister, Emily, when she asked me to do her beautiful Bailey's one year session. On my way to meet them, I thought about how I hadn't seen her in almost 9 years! How is that possible?? I can't believe I've been out of college for that long. It sure has gone by fast. 

We had the best time on this evening at a Roswell Park. It was great to catch up with Bailey and meet Derek. Love this little family. And Bailey was just as cute as she could possibly be. I so enjoyed being her photographer:) 

Thank you, Emily & Derek, for asking me to capture your sweet girl! She is beautiful! 

Mother's Day Images - Johns Creek, Georgia Photographer, Johns Creek Baby Photographer

I always use our birthdays and other special occasions as somewhat of an excuse to take pictures that are a bit more formal than the every day shots. Mother's day happens to be one of these so here are a couple favorites from our evening. I took the first, but John took the second after a quick lession in back button focus and backlighting. I think he did pretty well!

Charlotte {8 days new} - Norcross Newborn Photographer, Alpharetta Newborn Photographer

This sweet girl is the third addition to this wonderful family. I met them through our church and their middle child, Olivia, was the first baby born after I started working at the church. I always enjoy spending time with the family, they are so much to be around. So I was of course super excited when mom asked me to do newborn portraits of baby Charlotte!

Because I'm also their minister, I was able to visit mom, dad, and Charlotte in the hospital just a few days after she was born. It was the first time I had been back to that hospital since jack was born and it made me feel so sentimental! I really loved that they allowed me to come visit them during Charlotte's first days and I loved getting some newborn snuggles from her on that day, too!

Our morning together for the newborn session was a lot of fun and little Charlotte slept so well for us! Big brother and sister were so proud of their baby, it was so special to see them hold and love her. Olivia even helped pick out accessories for Charlotte's photo shoot.

Congratulations, D Family, on this sweet bundle of joy:) And thank you for inviting me into your home to capture Charlotte in her early days of life. I enjoyed it so much. She is blessed to be born into such a loving family as yours!

beautiful sisters ~ family of four | Johns Creek Family Photographer

This evening mini session with my friends the Akins was a lot of fun. We had a perfect sunny day and beautiful scenery at the Big Creek Greenway. I so enjoyed capturing this beautiful family at this stage in their lives!

squeezable 3 month old boy - Milton Baby Photographer

​I met Joseph when he was a tiny newborn, and it was so much fun to see him and his parents again at his 3 month session! This baby has just become even cuter over the couple months since I saw him last- so smiley and snuggly:) What a precious baby boy you have, "F" family. I enjoyed my session with him and look forward to doing it again when Joseph is 6 months old!

Spring Mini Sessions - Alpharetta Family Photographer, Johns Creek Family Photographer

I still have spots open for spring mini sessions on Saturday, April 20. Email me if you're interested!

Newborn Ethan | Suwanee, Alpharetta, Johns Creek, GA Newborn Photographer

I met Kristen almost 6 years ago at church. We have a lot in common and quickly became friends- both Atlanta transplants from Alabama (Roll Tide!), newly married, and kid free (at that point!). Now Kristen and Davey have a beautiful family of four and I was thrilled that they allowed me to capture this special time in their lives with the addition of newborn Ethan. Big sister Elliana is such a sweetie and I loved seeing her interact with her baby.

Ethan was born on Valentine's Day (a special gift of love!) and not only that, but February 14 was his actual due date! Such a cool birthday on both accounts.

I really enjoyed our morning together and hope that you all will enjoy these images for years to come! And a big thanks to Nana and Papa for being the best assistants a photographer could ask for- couldn't have done it without you two:) 

Congrats on your newest blessing "E" family!  

precious newborn boy | Alpharetta Newborn Photographer

Precious little Joseph was so sweet during his newborn session. He was 3 weeks old and stayed awake for a lot of the session but did fall asleep long enough for us to gets lots of snuggly sleepy shots. Outside of those, we also got several liftestyle shots with mom and dad.

I really loved meeting this couple and enjoyed all of our conversations during our time together. Mom is  a teacher and Dad is a firefighter and both really love the jobs that they do. But even more I could feel the love they have for this new baby boy. 

Congratulations, F family, you are already amazing parents and Joseph is so lucky to have both of you!

Newborn Madeleine | Suwanee, Alpharetta, Johns Creek GA Newborn Photographer

Sweet little Madeleine was the perfect sleeping angel for our session. I absolutely fell in love with her and newborn photography during our time together. Her mommy and I had so much fun posing her and using different blankets and props and Miss Madeleine just let us have our fun. 

I also was able to meet Madeleine at the hospital. Her grandparents, parents, and big brother were so proud to have her and I know she is lucky to have such a great family!

Thank you, G family, for allowing me to capture your beautiful newborn baby. I loved our session so much!