Wedding Video

I finally finished the Dailey / Crouch Wedding and made this video using Animoto. I am still trying to decide if I want to go Pro or keep the plus account I have. I love their program but, I am not sure if I have enough business to justify the cost. As I increase business I do think this is a great, easy way to make videos.

Dailey / Crouch Wedding

I was fortunate to have the opportunity to shoot a wedding this past weekend. It was a beautiful wedding in their back yard. This family needs to rent their yard out as a venue. Absolutely beautiful. Then take a look at this beautiful bride and groom and their family, voila beautiful pictures. Today I seem to be in a black and white mood--so you are getting my black and white shots. This wedding was beautiful, simple and fun.

Waylon is Growing Up

Waylon will be one in just a few more days. I'm sad that I will not be able to celebrate with him because he moved away, but happy I had a chance to see him a few weeks ago. He is getting so big and he is walking.

Hannah and Her Friends

Ok, I'm back and I know this is rather quick. I have been playing with animoto and making slide shows. I think I like this program. This is from a photoshoot I did about a month ago. I had so much fun and so did the girls and we got some great shots.

Oh, and One More Thing

I just joined Animoto and made a video of a compilation of photos taken at my grandson's birthday.
This is my first video. I know the music could be better, but I chose it without really listening to the entire song. It had the words baby and it was sooooo up beat. Next one will definitely be better.

Birthday Boy

Happy First Birthday to my grandson Xavier!!

It has been a while since I have posted. Busy doesn't sound like a good excuse but, I have been busy with work, family and friends. This year has been full of travel for family functions. This last trip I managed to visit lots of family and a really good friend. I even managed to spend a day and a half shooting with my good friend. I should have lots to post just from all the photos I took on this trip. I plan to make a better effort of blogging the rest of this year and from here on out.

Mom's New Car

I took these quick like last night just so everyone could see. We'll re-do them with Mom driving later.

What I do When a Client Cancels

I had a maternity shoot scheduled the other day and cancelled at the last minute, so I took a little trip with my husband. While I hate that I didn't get to shoot maternity shots, I got a chance to go out with John. We had a great time and I hope my client is feeling better.

Florida Sunrises

I just came back from visitin family in South Florida. Oh what beautiful days and nights we had last week. The weather was fabulous and these sunrises were just beautiful.

This is at Deerfield Beach.

This was in the Florida Everglades.

I must say there is no better vacation than the one I just returned from this past week. I spent one day in the Florida Everglades, one day in Viera Wetlands (that is more central FL) and then one morning at a few parks near my sister's home shooting birds and nature. Then I had a morning shooting a trash the dress/bridal on the beach in Deerfield. It was all about taking pictures. 

Little Waylon!

I had the opportunity to babysit last night, which pretty much means it is time for a photo shoot. Waylon was beyond cooperative. I propped him up and just before I snapped he moved his hand in this position. What more could I ask?

I think he is really getting the hang of it here. Poor little guy is teething like crazy so I was lucky to get these shots before he started fussing.

Fun with Bubbles

I had such a good time with my grandchildren. I actually thought I would be totally exhausted when I left, but they were so good I hated to leave. My daughter-in-law has them on such a great schedule it is easy. I don't know how she did it. My kids were never on any schedule. Neither were my sisters or brothers kids.

I accepted a challenge to take a picture every day this year. It's really not going very well. I never thought I would have trouble pulling the camera out and taking pictures. It's not that I don't want to--it's just finding the time. Some days I am not feeling very creative. Some days I don't have a subject. I decided to be a little creative with photos I had already taken. In this picture, I added bubbles. I think it makes the photo.

Sleeping Baby

I have been lucky enough to be asked to babysit two of my grandchildren for a week. Isn't he just so precious?  I don't mean to brag, but he is just one of the sweetest. He is actually really sleeping, but he loves to pretend he is sleeping. He also loves to cuddle and I love that about him.

Partial to Black and White

I am really partial to Black and White photography and I especially like a nostalgic effect. This was taken on my little excursion to Dahlonega. Well, this is actually in Cleveland, GA as we entered Babyland General Hospital (where the Cabbage Patch Children are born).

I don't know if I like black and white because it reminds of the 'good old days' or because I had a darkroom back in the film days.

Ice Cream in December!

I went out on a shooting spree with a photographer friend of mine. She brought her daughter Ellie with her--which we do most of the time. Ellie is very used to posing for us, but this day we were on a quest to take pictures of waterfalls. Ellie was getting bored so we took her to Babyland General Hospital to see the Cabbage Patch Babies being born. She could care less about the dolls. So we stopped for some ice cream. I think this made her day.