Friday, November 16, 2012

What to Wear {Winter Photo Shoot Wardrobe Inspiration}

I love all of the colors in this What to Wear Edition.  It's interesting and bright!  You can't go wrong with a photo shoot wardrobe like this one!

My Brand New Niece {Jacksonville Newborn Photography}

I had the incredible pleasure of photographing my 5 week old niece, Grace.  We have long awaited her arrival and are so very glad to have her in our lives.  To say we are all in love, is the understatement of the year!  I just love being an Aunt, and have the most perfect nieces and nephew.  They are such blessings!

Grace's parents are graduates of the University of Florida, and are HUGE football fans.  They dubbed her Gracie Gameday, since they arrived home from the hospital on a Saturday just in time for the big game.  I see a whole lot of blue and orange in this little cutie's future (and maybe some red and black if I can steal her away for a few hours one day...hehe)!

Gracie loves the camera!  Usually babies either sleep through a session, or they are upset by the big black contraption in their face.  Not this girl!  She was fascinated, which made for some awesome pictures.  She looked straight into the lens and even gave me a few grins.  From start to finish, she was unfazed by the photo shoot chaos around her, and the wardrobe changes.  She was happy and interested...and I loved every second of photographing her.

Crystal and Jesse...thank you so much for trusting me and waiting for me to photograph this sweet little angel.  I just LOVE her!


These are the other two babies in Crystal and Jesse's lives...their 10 year old pups, OJ and Angie, who are also loving and relaxed and incredibly well behaved!  Sweet dogs!

Thursday, November 8, 2012

A Coffeehouse Holiday Session {Stockbridge Holiday Photography)

My first holiday session is in the books!  I got to spend some QT with this sweet family at a little gem of a location.  We met at HodgePodge Coffeehouse and Gallery in East Atlanta on Moreland Avenue.  I have driven past this place a million times and have always been intrigued by the exterior of the building.  It has cool, worn brick and huge garage door style windows.  When I finally stopped the car and grabbed a mocha one day, I immediately fell in love.  The inside is even better than the outside.  The space also serves as a gallery for local artists and jewelry makers, so it is unique and interesting and colorful.  To top it all off, the owners and employees are happy, polite and so very accommodating.  We were all kinds of crazy during this shoot and they didn't even kick us out!  The place really is something special!

I love that these are not your everyday Christmas photos.  This family is as cool as it comes...so it totally works.  Enjoy!


Please, please, please check out HodgePodge Coffeehouse and Gallery.  If you're ever in the area, it is certainly worth a visit!
Hodgepodge Coffeehouse and Gallery
720 Moreland Avenue SE
Atlanta, GA 30316
Phone: (678) 609-JAVA
Twitter: @hpcoffeehouse