Urban Portraits | Alpharetta GA Teen Photographer

This summer I did some modeling/mentoring work with a good friend of mine. She modeled for me, and I for her. It was fun to find some urban spots to shoot in around downtown Alpharetta.

I took my son along and gave him a little camera to play with. I love having a couple photos from a 3-year-old's perspective.

Couldn't pass up the chance for a good portrait. I set up the camera settings and let my friend take these portraits with my camera. Definitely some of my favorite pictures!

My best shoot to date | Roswell GA Family Photography

This awesome family has been good friends of mine for a few years, and the mom, also a photo-enthusiast, and I have been planning and plotting for this shoot for months! So, it was a combination of factors that made this one of my most fabulous shoots ever: great morning light, awesome location in historic Roswell, good clothing choices, lots of ideas by mom and by me, a fabulous lens and camera, and of couse the most photogenic family! 

What I love about these photos the most is the romance between the parents. So, so beautiful. The kids are just a hoot, too. Check out the youngest! We loved the way his personality came out so beautifully. I'm so excited about the final product to come from these photos--big canvases and prints for their family's living areas and stairway. They're going to be awesome!

Family Treasure: 16 x 20 Storyboard

Here's the 16x20 storyboard design I created for one of my family shoots. The hardest thing was making the paisley background! They family had it printed on metallic paper--gorgeous color saturation and a rich metallic sheen--and are going to have it framed. It was so fun to create a piece that will be treasured through generations.

Cannon Beach | Couple Portraits

Here are some photos from our recent trip to Oregon. Cannon Beach was incredibly beautiful, but to a girl used to the Georgia heat, very cold! I had such a fun time shooting some portraits of my sister and her husband. So romantic!

Editing rocks

This summer, my family spent some time in Portland OR for my brother's wedding. I shot some (okay, a LOT) of photos of my family while there. This is one of my favorite portraits of my sister. She wanted the photo right away, but I wanted her to have the fully edited version. It takes more time--about 20-30 minutes if you are doing face retouching, eye sharpening, color enhancing, and vignetting--but I think the result speaks for itself. Hope you love it sis!