Family Means Everything | Alpharetta Family Photographer

How long has it been since you had a family portrait made? A year? Two years or more? Never? My family was in the "Never" category for a long time until, and then, we had a beautiful professional portrait taken of the whole family--all seven of us--my last year at home. That picture is one of the reasons I became a photographer. It is literally the only one I have of my entire family in my youth, and it is a precious piece of our family legacy. We have only ever been all together again only twice since then, and you can bet I took our family portraits!

When kids grow older, there are windows of time when family is all together--graduations, holidays, weddings, and holiday breaks. These are the times when I am called to create images of a whole family to preserve both the memory and the legacy of these amazing people. Oh, and dare I mention that it's fun too? 

This family--personal friends as well as clients--had a blast at their portrait session. There was ample goofing around behind the camera, but we came away with beautiful family portraits that will last for generations.

Contact me for more information about family portraits this spring . . . it's getting beautiful out there!

Before and After | Alpharetta GA Portrait Photographer

I am not a crafty person. Creative, yes. Artistic, yes. But give me paint and a block of wood, and I'll turn it into a fine art piece, not a craft. That's why, if you see crafts in my home, it's most likely that I did not make them. I bought them.

Every year, my church's women's group has a craft night, "Friday Night Frenzy." And it is a frenzy! Imagine 30+ women completing crafts ranging from modge-podged family photo displays to homemade lime sugar scrub. Oh, so not my thing.

Last year, I tried. I really did. I finished one craft -- a job chart board that got used maybe 5 times -- and took home the makings for about 3 other craft projects. I didn't touch them, month after month. Finally, my husband looked at them and said, "You're not really going to make these, are you?" And off they went to Goodwill.

The organizers of the night know not everyone wants to do crafts, so it's a social event with yummy, yummy soups, salad, and goodies, classes, and plenty of time to visit. I always enjoy getting to know members of my congregation better, so I never miss the night, but this time, I had a plan.

I brought my laptop and edited photos. It was, in a word, awesome. Most of the time while I'm editing, I'm alone, up too late (or too early) and not interacting with anything except Netflix. I got a lot of editing done, and had a blast chatting with old and new friends. It was such a nice change!

Here's a sample of what I did last night.