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So here we are – Bailey Ferguson’s final appearance on the blog.  You may know her for playing defense on the Grayson High School Girls Varsity Lacrosse team, but I like to call her “goat whisperer.”  Ok, ok, that may sound a little dramatic, but it’s really true!

Let me back up a bit.  When I first started looking for locations for Bailey’s session, I remembered some pictures she had posted to Facebook.  They had some old buildings in the background and I asked her where the location was.  Lucky for me, it was the property of one her friends.  Bailey got us permission to photograph there and we met a few weeks later so I could check out the place.

The owner told me that we could jump the fence to get to the older buildings.  When Bailey and I got there, we had a choice, jump the fence or stand on the other side and not get to explore.  If you know me, I don’t jump fences and I have never been on the same side of a fence as any farm animals. Without hesitation, over the fence Bailey went.  A gaggle of goats headed her way and I held my breath, because I wasn’t sure what was about to happen.  Some of the larger goats approached Bailey first, and they simply walked up to her and let her pet them.  It was so cool!  At this point, I realized how lame I was on the other side of the fence and I took my little girly self and over the fence I went too.  I gotta say, goats are cute, really darn cute!  Who knew!

Fast forward to the day of our session and we find ourselves with the goats again.  This time though, there were 3-4 baby goats.  Oh My Goodness!  All of them loved Bailey…especially, one little girl goat. Everywhere Bailey went, the goat followed, saying “baaa” the whole way.

Now, baby goats are cute, but watch out, because what I didn’t know, they like to nibble things (like Bailey’s toes) and they eat things when they are unsupervised.  I had set down a notebook with 4 sheets of paper sticking out of it.  We couldn’t have been away from the notebook more than 5 minutes, I’m not kidding!  When we got back to the notebook – all of the sheets of paper were gone!  They literally ate the papers!  Lesson learned, watch your paper products around goats.  ;)

The Mahaffey Goats:

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Let’s get back to Bailey now…

 

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I love this one.  Bailey, you are simply stunning!!

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And this one – Wow!

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awww…back to our little goat friend.  I have to admit, this is a bit deceiving.  The little girl goat was so rambunctious, so catching her still was quite a task.  Bailey withstood a lot of nibbling to get these shots, but I love them, so I’m happy that she didn’t mind.

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With graduation approaching, what will Bailey miss most?

“The thing that I’ll miss most is probably going to be being so close with the people that are my friends now…I’ll miss just being able to hang out with them whenever I want & I know that our friendships will change when we all separate for college which makes me sad. Also, FOOTBALL GAMES! They were so much fun and painting up with everyone to cheer on my friends every Friday is definitely something I’ll miss.”

Bailey, it really has been great getting to know you over the past few months.   I know you feel indecisive now, but don’t worry.  When you go off to Georgia Southern in a few months, I’m sure you will excel.  You have such a great, positive attitude and that will get you far!

Thanks to the Mahaffey’s for allowing us to shoot on their property!  We had such a blast!

If you have missed Bailey on the blog, you can check out Part one HERE and Part two HERE.  Come back soon, because Bailey will be the featured video on the home page!

Interested in your own senior session and you know Bailey personally?  Ask her about the special discount that she has to offer as a {Twelve}12 Senior Spokesmodel.

I’m still looking for Spokesmodels for both Class of 2012 and Class of 2013.  Please contact me very soon if you are interested or click HERE to apply now.

 

If you want to stay up to date with all the most recent sessions, click HERE and “LIKE.”

 

If you know me already, you know I love dogs and of course, photography!  When I first heard of Doggies on the Catwalk,  I thought, “how fun would that be to photograph!”   I saw contact information at the bottom of the announcement and thought, what the heck, I will just ask if I can go and photograph it. I never thought I would actually hear back.  It was right around the holidays, so when I didn’t hear back for a couple of days, I wasn’t surprised.  About 3 days later, I got the invite that I could go and I was beyond excited!  

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Honestly, even if I had never heard back I still would have bought a ticket because I was so in love with the idea already.   I waited patiently for about 3 weeks until the event and then – SNOW and ICE happened and it happened in a big way.   I was really worried about how I would get down to Atlanta when I hadn’t left my house in days and it was looking like the weather wouldn’t be much better by showtime.  Then word came the day before that the event would be postponed until the following Friday – THANK GOODNESS!!!  Now, I could go with absolutely no worries!  Well, except for the usual nerves, but that’s to be expected.  :)
These are a few of my favorites from the night:

 4th Annual Doggies on the Catwalk ~ {Atlanta, Georgia Event Photographer}

 4th Annual Doggies on the Catwalk ~ {Atlanta, Georgia Event Photographer}

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 4th Annual Doggies on the Catwalk ~ {Atlanta, Georgia Event Photographer}

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 4th Annual Doggies on the Catwalk ~ {Atlanta, Georgia Event Photographer}

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 4th Annual Doggies on the Catwalk ~ {Atlanta, Georgia Event Photographer}

 4th Annual Doggies on the Catwalk ~ {Atlanta, Georgia Event Photographer}

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 4th Annual Doggies on the Catwalk ~ {Atlanta, Georgia Event Photographer}

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 4th Annual Doggies on the Catwalk ~ {Atlanta, Georgia Event Photographer}

It was a fabulous event!  The models looked great, and I give them all the credit in the world for walking in some of those killer high heels!  I can’t say enough about the doggie models – SO ADORABLE!  If you have an opportunity to go to this next year, I definitely would recommend it.  I can’t wait to see the show they put on next year! 

I don’t know that I will ever love another picture of my dogs as much as I love this one.    At the time, our new puppy was trying to test the waters with our older dog.  Sometimes, he liked the little puppy and sometimes he didn’t.   When I saw her lay down next to him and he didn’t get up and move, I thought, “You did it little girl!  You have finally won him over.”  
…and they have been inseparable ever since.  

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It’s almost impossible to pick a few favorites from this birthday party.   With ponies, bunnies, tug-of-war, and so many cute little kids running around, you couldn’t help but to always have a smile on your face.  One little girl even said, “All of my dreams came true today!”  How sweet is that?!?  icon smile The Sorbet Family ~ {Douglasville, Georgia Birthday Party Photographer}

 The Sorbet Family ~ {Douglasville, Georgia Birthday Party Photographer}
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 The Sorbet Family ~ {Douglasville, Georgia Birthday Party Photographer}
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 The Sorbet Family ~ {Douglasville, Georgia Birthday Party Photographer}
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 The Sorbet Family ~ {Douglasville, Georgia Birthday Party Photographer}
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I mentioned in the last post that we have a new puppy, so I thought I would share a few photos of her so far.  Tomorrow, she will be 3 months old and she is a cutie…I might be a little biased though.      icon smile Noelle   Chinese Shar pei ~ {Lawrenceville, Georgia Pet Photographer }

day #2 at her new home
 Noelle   Chinese Shar pei ~ {Lawrenceville, Georgia Pet Photographer }
 Noelle   Chinese Shar pei ~ {Lawrenceville, Georgia Pet Photographer }
cute little tootsies!
 Noelle   Chinese Shar pei ~ {Lawrenceville, Georgia Pet Photographer }
snuggle buddies
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just a few of her favorite toys
 Noelle   Chinese Shar pei ~ {Lawrenceville, Georgia Pet Photographer }
 Noelle   Chinese Shar pei ~ {Lawrenceville, Georgia Pet Photographer }
almost 3 months old
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One of my favorite little guys to photograph…but I’m a little biased, because he is my little guy. 
 :)
We have three of these wonderful wrinkly dogs and he is our youngest.
 Riley   Chinese Shar pei ~ {Lawrenceville, Georgia Pet Photographer }
 Riley   Chinese Shar pei ~ {Lawrenceville, Georgia Pet Photographer }
 Riley   Chinese Shar pei ~ {Lawrenceville, Georgia Pet Photographer }
 Riley   Chinese Shar pei ~ {Lawrenceville, Georgia Pet Photographer }
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