Senior Session

This was a great Senior Session! Amber was up for whatever I wanted to try, & they turned out great! Thanks, Amber & "Mom", too! More Senior Portraits, coming up soon!

"Old Vintage Look"

I had an idea about what I wanted Madison & Drake's next portrait to look like, I just had to put it together. I wanted an old, Victorian feel, like maybe in a playroom in an old castle. Needless to say, I didn't have those kind of props, so I just went with what I did have. This is the result. Not bad, I'd say. Aren't my babies beautiful!!

^Aged photo. You can see the "grain" in it, just like the really old ones.

^In this one, I added rich, deep color and also a slight soft focus.

^Yes, I snapped a few of Drake. Madison didn't really like her dress, and her birthday portraits are coming up, so I didn't take hers.

^Retro color effect

^My fav!

A-Tay-Tay (aka. Taylor B.)

I promised more softball......&, even though I haven't kept up my website, I've been busy with those softball pics, & MORE! Here's just one of the girls that I had the privilege of photographing. She made it pretty easy on me. She's beautiful! And not to mention, a great softball player! Thanks, Taylor, for being up for whatever I wanted to try, & thanks, Toye ("MOM"), for LOVING them. I think she's going on my payroll!! She's done a great job of showing Taylor's portraits & giving out my business cards. Coming up soon........Senior pics!

^Taylor LOVED this portrait, so she opted to make it into a 16x20 poster. I added the wording to give it a little somethin' extra!

^Taylor & My Madison are both #12! She liked to show it off, just like Madi did!

^This was my FAV!

^Taylor plays 3rd base, so I decided to incorporate it into the portrait.

^I love this one, too! The idea popped into my head & I just went with it.

^You know I love these color variations!!

^This is something new that I've started doing. It's called a composite. They come with 3, 4, or 5 portraits.

^And, of course, she wanted trading cards (kinda like Madi's). I hope she liked them!

2009 Softball Portraits......

Madison loves softball!! I always take her softball portraits. This year, I have the privilege of photographing all the teams in the Buckhead Dixie Softball League! I snapped these of Madi for use as examples. I did magazine covers, trading cards, bookmarks, leather portfolio keepsakes, keychains, bagtags, buttons, memory mates, & LOTS of other items!! Call for an appointment! (I'll have more softball portraits coming up soon!)

^ This one, I highlighted Madi & made her surroundings darker. I think it made it more dramatic........ I like dramatic!!!

^ This is a "memory mate". You can also change out 1 of the pictures for a team shot.

^ We happened to be shooting in the evening when the sun was setting. It was right behind her head. I love the effect that it made!! Very dramatic!

^ I added the grunge effect to this one, & just didn't like it, so I added softness to compensate.

^ Madi is a pitcher this year! (her 1st year!!) They require that they wear these face masks. She really hates it, but I'm glad. I don't want her pretty face to get busted!!!

^ This is just a color variation of the one above. I LOVE to do that!!! ^ Traditional pose. It's nice, but I like more natural & "art-like" shots!

^ Another color variation!

^ This is my favorite shot!! I love how serious she looks! I also love the "grunge" effect. Unfortunately, I really hate a few things that stand out in it. Let's see if you see what I do......

^ Another color variation. (Chromium tone)

^ I had to come up with this idea fairly quickly. I didn't want a traditional looking trading card for Madi, so - thanks to Photoshop - I created this. She likes it, that's all that matters!!

^ Back of trading card.

^ I Love black & white!

^ This was Madi's favorite. It originally had her hand hanging over the other end of her bat, but I thought it looked like someone was reaching their hand through the fence. So I erased her hand out. She really likes the grunge effect!

Sweet baby "M"

This sweet little baby just loves to smile!! She was so adorable that I really didn't want to stop taking pictures! She got a little fussy after a while, but after a quick nap, she woke up with a bright smile on her face....... ready to go again!! Thanks Mommy "G" for letting me take her portraits. She really is a beautiful, sweet baby.