Caldwell Cuteness!

Get ready for an obscenely long post! Last week I shot one of the cutest little boys I have ever seen. Caldwell is the offspring of a classmate of mine from high school. It has been so much fun reconnecting with friends from the past through my photography. I really enjoy photographing babies.. I mean, it is hard to take a bad picture of something so cute and expressive! Caldwell was really one of the happiest babies I have gotten to shoot. He was super easy-going. I did post a few crying faces (for the cuteness) but he really didn't do that much at all! I had lots of favorites from this shoot, so I am just going to post as many as I can:-). Hope you don't mind! I loved this shoot. Brooke (mom) came with a lot of great ideas, and I was inspired by their home and decorations. Not to mention the great light in their house! All in all a fun and successful shoot!

Soooo.. This was Brooke's idea.. a la E.T. And it turned out so cute!


Naked baby!

Brooke had these funny flash cards.. so we had to use them! He's giving the thumbs up!



The other, other white meat. Actually, Brooke wanted to contrast his size with familiar objects.. e.g. a jug of milk!




I love this. Parents, I honestly try NOT to terrify your children.


That's better. Love his cute hats!









Vintage Pinball machine!


Some mommy love for a job well done!

Lockdown Blues Band

WHHHAT??!?! Two post in one day? Yep! I am cranking through some shoots I have done in the last two weeks and if I don't post them now, I just may not get to it!

These guys are a blues band hailing from Durham, NC. There guitar player is a friend of mine from Appalachian. He called me up.. actually he facebooked me.. and asked me to take a few pics for their myspace. (We are SOOOO all about social networking! haha) They are wanting to start booking some gigs around the area. We spent a little time in Durham walking around the American Tobacco District. We found a couple of nice spots before being run-off by the rent-a-cops. Apparently it is privately owned and you have to have permission to shoot there... oops! They weren't nasty about it though, and thankfully we were pretty much finished anyway! Here are some of my favorites.

The band: Steve "Jake" Gallagher - Guitar, Tim "The Toolman" Taylor - Lead vocals & Harmonica, George "Geo" Woods - Bass Guitar (or Dad Guitar...if you watch FOTC), Will "Slick Willy-B" Bulk - Guitar, Matt "Big Daddy" Jenkins - Drums/Percussion

Miss Emma!

About two weeks ago I had the privilege of photographing a sweet little girl named Emma. I spent the afternoon with her, her mother, and some special friends and relatives. Emma has Mixed Quadriplegic Cerebral Palsy. She struggles to do many of the daily things that the rest of us take for granted. And yet, despite the difficulties she faces, she is full of life and joy! Emma is 11 years old, and she loves some country music! She also loves the attention of her family and friends. She has two special pets that love her as much as she loves them. I was truly blessed to hang out with this group for an afternoon! God could not have placed Emma in a more loving or supportive environment. Thank you all for letting me hang out with you!

Gettin' ready!


Emma got a manicure for the occasion!








This is definitely one of my favorites.



Pretty little lady!


Mom, Grandma, and Emma!