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  • Ron & Reney :: Engagement

    Late post tonight! Randy’s watching a band play with his friends so I figured I’d get a little work done. I’m just getting home from Baton Rouge where I had two awesome shoots. The cutest little 8 Month old and also a Bridal Session. I photographed my bride Beverly, her wedding is next month. She was STUNNING! I definitely will have a hard time keeping those a secret until her Wedding is over.

    Here is Ron & Reney- they were so much fun! You know how you just come across those people in life where you meet them for the first time and you feel like you’ve known them forever? Relaxed conversation and a bunch of laughs and goofing off? That’s them- they were adorable! I also went to Baton Rouge last week to photograph these, we were at the Rural Life Museum. I will be shooting their Wedding next month as well and I can’t wait! I was obsessed with Reney’s beautiful blue eyes- she’s just such a natural beauty!

    Here are some of my favorites from our gorgeous afternoon in Baton Rouge:

    Outside the old church….Inside the old church….Beautiful! Love this one…Sassy! I told Reney she better start practicing her poses! I have her Bridals to shoot next week!!I love this one too!

  • Agnes Mae :: Newborn

    Todays post is very special to me. Ryan & Bridget are my first couple where I’ve photographed their Engagement, Wedding and now Newborn photos. It’s truly been an honor to capture their journey up until this point – I can’t thank them enough for allowing me to be their photographer over the years. I look forward to watching Agnes grow up, she has two sweet parents that love her very much! Bridget often emailed me throughout her pregnancy to say she couldn’t wait for the newborn shoot and was excited about the little hats that she found on etsy for us to use!

    Well, last week I took a little trip up to Baton Rouge to photograph one of the most precious, flawless little girls I’ve ever seen. She is just beautiful! It was great to see how well Ryan and Bridget have adapted to being parents in just a few short weeks. Such a blessing!

    So, here are some that I LOVED from Agnes Mae’s shoot, she did GREAT!!!

    Wide awake in the beginning :)

    The little purple flower was too cute!!

    These are some of my all time favs of any newborn shoot I’ve done!Seriously? Look at that smile? I could just take her home with me! HAHA!Baby wrinkles :)Smiling for us again!!

    These two are just beautiful – Bridget being a MOMMY :)

  • Matt & Martha :: Wedding

    Hey Ya’ll – Happy Monday! At the rate I’m going, expect a post every weekday for the upcoming months! I’ve had a ton of shoots lately and Weddings the last couple weekends. This week, I’m preparing for my 6 shoots and 16 Easter Sessions on Sunday. The rain may get in my way a little, it’s saying we have some chance of showers over the next few days. Crossing my fingers I won’t have to reschedule anyone!

    Matt & Martha married on March 19th, 2011! Prep began at the beautiful Park View Guest House on St. Charles, then we headed to the Audubon Zoo Swamp Exhibit where the Ceremony and Reception took place. We had a great time documenting Matt & Martha’s BIG DAY! Here are some of my favorites :)

    A few inside – so pretty!Loved this wedding! Audubon Zoo Swamp Exhibit was so fun and unique!The view behind the ceremony… awesome!

  • Jonathan & Becky :: Engagements

    It’s always fun when you get to photograph Engagement sessions of friends. I’ve known Becky since we were in High School and she hasn’t changed a bit. So sweet! We took these last week at City Park at around 5 in the evening. I loved the lighting and I wish I had the time to photograph every single session I do later in the day. You get this golden yummy light.

    I’m headed to Baton Rouge today to photograph a newborn baby girl and an engagement session, so I better get on the road!

    Here are some of my favs:

    There’s a peek of our light!So cute, love these next 2 shots!Warm delicious light!So pretty!One of my favs of the day!

  • Random Thoughts!

    1. The next few months will be the busiest yet, I am looking forward to diving in head first! I love what I do so much, but I can tell you I’ve been giving a lot of thought to taking off for a few weeks this summer to get refocused and refreshed!! Ever since Randy and I went on our honeymoon roadtrip last year, I’ve been itching to do something like that again. It was so creatively inspiring and just good for the soul.

    2. Bootcamp has been kicking my butt, it’s always this time of year when I get hard on myself. It’s time to put the winter fat jeans away and get ready for summer. I decided this year for lent I was really going to make an effort to get healthy. It’s so easy to cheat and give up but I figured if I offered it up I wouldn’t back down. I jokingly have been calling it the “L40x” diet. “Lent 40 days xtreme!” No sweets, no white carbs, no beer! It’s Abita Strawberry time- so that’s kinda difficult. I’ve been to 3 crawfish boils where I’ve had to turn it down! It’s okay though, hopefully I’ll shed some pounds.

    3. Weeknight dinners at home with friends and lazy Sundays have been my favorite lately. I’m not sure how to explain it- I just get this sense of relaxation and comfort.

    4. We have a really big family and I wish we made more time to see each other. Some of my cousins now have little ones and it’s so easy to let life and the everyday routine get the best of you. We decided the last Wednesday of every month we’d get together and have a pot luck themed dinner, all 20+ of us! Next week it’s Mexican themed, I can’t wait to see everyone and truly hope this is something we stick to!

    5. I’ve been having my eye on this camera since we went to WPPI! Fujifilm FinePix X100. It hasn’t hit stores yet though! I am so used to taking photos a certain way while shooting my sessions with my professional camera that I HATE using that little mini flash camera in my purse, the quality just isn’t the same. I am hoping this little beauty will give me the effect I’m looking for! Old school look with new school functions! :) I CAN NOT wait to buy it!

    6. Looking forward to planting some new flowers in my Garden this Sunday. I love this time of year when you see everything blooming and colorful. I’ve been waiting to have the warm sunny weather for a long time! This is a photographers favorite time of year with lighting too, I’ve been getting some beautiful evening light lately!

    7. If all goes well with weather and what not, I’ll be photographing my brother and his fiance Jen’s Engagement photos next Friday! I am so excited, I have lots of ideas brewing! Sometimes I wish I had more time to organize a team who wouldn’t mind styling a shoot. Hair, Makeup, Wardrobe, Props, Location, etc… I wish!

    8. Besides my random tidbits here on the blog, I’ve started a personal journal to document thoughts that I just need to get down and out of my head. Ideas for the future, struggles, what I’m currently excited about, life events I can’t wait for, etc.  I think it’s important to get certain things out and stay focused! If I kept everything inside all the time I’d be really miserable! I have to have an outlet!

    9. You read my blog, ever wonder who’s blogs I read? Here are some of my favorites:

    Lauren Clark Blog

    Sarah Rhoads Blog

    Jasmine Star Blog

    Mark Brooke Blog

    Promise Tangeman Blog

    What draws me to these blogs? They all post several times a week, the consistency in their work, they blog about photography as well as their lives, they are open and honest, each is inspirational in their own way.

    Are there any blogs that you also follow that you think I’ll like? If so, SHARE! :)

    10. Ummm, it’s 11:30 and I am sitting on the couch while Randy watches something random on TV. I think it’s time for BED!