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Merry Christmas Eve everyone!!

I got to spend last weekend being a little Christmas elf, spreading good cheer!

I wanted to give each of my Class of 2013 clients a little something for the holidays as a Thank You and since I LOVE storyboards, I made one for each of them!

While the weather was not so cheerful that day, I hope that I brought a little joy to each of my seniors and their families.  :)

Tricia Toker Photography High School Seniors Senior Portraits Photographer Atlanta Georgia Alpharetta Georgia Johns Creek Georgia Lawrenceville Georgia Grayson Georgia Lilburn Georgia Gwinnett County Fulton County Blog 0010 Happy Holidays! {Atlanta, Johns Creek, Alpharetta, Lawrenceville, Surrounding Areas   Senior Portrait Photographer}

Tricia Toker Photography High School Seniors Senior Portraits Photographer Atlanta Georgia Alpharetta Georgia Johns Creek Georgia Lawrenceville Georgia Grayson Georgia Lilburn Georgia Gwinnett County Fulton County Blog 0011 Happy Holidays! {Atlanta, Johns Creek, Alpharetta, Lawrenceville, Surrounding Areas   Senior Portrait Photographer}

Tricia Toker Photography High School Seniors Senior Portraits Photographer Atlanta Georgia Alpharetta Georgia Johns Creek Georgia Lawrenceville Georgia Grayson Georgia Lilburn Georgia Gwinnett County Fulton County Blog 0012 Happy Holidays! {Atlanta, Johns Creek, Alpharetta, Lawrenceville, Surrounding Areas   Senior Portrait Photographer}

Tricia Toker Photography High School Seniors Senior Portraits Photographer Atlanta Georgia Alpharetta Georgia Johns Creek Georgia Lawrenceville Georgia Grayson Georgia Lilburn Georgia Gwinnett County Fulton County Blog 0013 Happy Holidays! {Atlanta, Johns Creek, Alpharetta, Lawrenceville, Surrounding Areas   Senior Portrait Photographer}

Tricia Toker Photography High School Seniors Senior Portraits Photographer Atlanta Georgia Alpharetta Georgia Johns Creek Georgia Lawrenceville Georgia Grayson Georgia Lilburn Georgia Gwinnett County Fulton County Blog 0014 Happy Holidays! {Atlanta, Johns Creek, Alpharetta, Lawrenceville, Surrounding Areas   Senior Portrait Photographer}

Tricia Toker Photography High School Seniors Senior Portraits Photographer Atlanta Georgia Alpharetta Georgia Johns Creek Georgia Lawrenceville Georgia Grayson Georgia Lilburn Georgia Gwinnett County Fulton County Blog 0015 Happy Holidays! {Atlanta, Johns Creek, Alpharetta, Lawrenceville, Surrounding Areas   Senior Portrait Photographer}

Tricia Toker Photography High School Seniors Senior Portraits Photographer Atlanta Georgia Alpharetta Georgia Johns Creek Georgia Lawrenceville Georgia Grayson Georgia Lilburn Georgia Gwinnett County Fulton County Blog 0016 Happy Holidays! {Atlanta, Johns Creek, Alpharetta, Lawrenceville, Surrounding Areas   Senior Portrait Photographer}

Tricia Toker Photography High School Seniors Senior Portraits Photographer Atlanta Georgia Alpharetta Georgia Johns Creek Georgia Lawrenceville Georgia Grayson Georgia Lilburn Georgia Gwinnett County Fulton County Blog 0017 Happy Holidays! {Atlanta, Johns Creek, Alpharetta, Lawrenceville, Surrounding Areas   Senior Portrait Photographer}

 

and lastly…I want to wish each and every one of you a very Merry Christmas!   Tricia Toker Photography High School Seniors Senior Portraits Photographer Atlanta Georgia Alpharetta Georgia Johns Creek Georgia Lawrenceville Georgia Grayson Georgia Lilburn Georgia Gwinnett County Fulton County Blog 0018 Happy Holidays! {Atlanta, Johns Creek, Alpharetta, Lawrenceville, Surrounding Areas   Senior Portrait Photographer}

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

I can’t believe it’s almost time for Class of 2012 to graduate!  I decided to specialize in Senior Photography back in the beginning of the school year and it’s crazy how quickly time has passed since then.  I’m really going to miss chatting with all these girls that I have gotten to know over the last several months.  Before graduation though, we have Prom!!  Have you seen how girls get asked to prom these days??  So many cool and creative ways!  As Prom season approached, it got me thinking about what more could I offer high school seniors.

Let me explain a little bit of how this shoot came to be.  Most of you already know that I once thought I would become a wedding photographer.  After about 6 weddings, I realized that wedding photography wasn’t for me.  I loved the getting ready part of the day and details though.  Then it occurred to me that I could document Prom or Homecoming like a wedding.  Why not?  Dresses, shoes, jewelry, getting ready!  All the things that I loved about photographing weddings and bonus, it all has to do with seniors!

You’ll have to excuse me – this post has A LOT of images!  :)

Twelve12 Senior Portraits by Tricia Toker Photography Connor Thompson Stephanie Marroquin Laura Briscoe 2012 Prom High School Senior Prom Grayson Georgia Lawrenceville Georgia Photographer Gwinnett County Blog Post 001 Connor Thompson ~ 2012 Grayson High School Prom ~ {Senior Portrait Photographer}

Twelve12 Senior Portraits by Tricia Toker Photography Connor Thompson Stephanie Marroquin Laura Briscoe 2012 Prom High School Senior Prom Grayson Georgia Lawrenceville Georgia Photographer Gwinnett County Blog Post 002 Connor Thompson ~ 2012 Grayson High School Prom ~ {Senior Portrait Photographer}

Twelve12 Senior Portraits by Tricia Toker Photography Connor Thompson Stephanie Marroquin Laura Briscoe 2012 Prom High School Senior Prom Grayson Georgia Lawrenceville Georgia Photographer Gwinnett County Blog Post 004 Connor Thompson ~ 2012 Grayson High School Prom ~ {Senior Portrait Photographer}

Twelve12 Senior Portraits by Tricia Toker Photography Connor Thompson Stephanie Marroquin Laura Briscoe 2012 Prom High School Senior Prom Grayson Georgia Lawrenceville Georgia Photographer Gwinnett County Blog Post 033 Connor Thompson ~ 2012 Grayson High School Prom ~ {Senior Portrait Photographer}

Twelve12 Senior Portraits by Tricia Toker Photography Connor Thompson Stephanie Marroquin Laura Briscoe 2012 Prom High School Senior Prom Grayson Georgia Lawrenceville Georgia Photographer Gwinnett County Blog Post 034 Connor Thompson ~ 2012 Grayson High School Prom ~ {Senior Portrait Photographer}

Twelve12 Senior Portraits by Tricia Toker Photography Connor Thompson Stephanie Marroquin Laura Briscoe 2012 Prom High School Senior Prom Grayson Georgia Lawrenceville Georgia Photographer Gwinnett County Blog Post 035 Connor Thompson ~ 2012 Grayson High School Prom ~ {Senior Portrait Photographer}

Twelve12 Senior Portraits by Tricia Toker Photography Connor Thompson Stephanie Marroquin Laura Briscoe 2012 Prom High School Senior Prom Grayson Georgia Lawrenceville Georgia Photographer Gwinnett County Blog Post 036 Connor Thompson ~ 2012 Grayson High School Prom ~ {Senior Portrait Photographer}

Twelve12 Senior Portraits by Tricia Toker Photography Connor Thompson Stephanie Marroquin Laura Briscoe 2012 Prom High School Senior Prom Grayson Georgia Lawrenceville Georgia Photographer Gwinnett County Blog Post 005 Connor Thompson ~ 2012 Grayson High School Prom ~ {Senior Portrait Photographer}

Twelve12 Senior Portraits by Tricia Toker Photography Connor Thompson Stephanie Marroquin Laura Briscoe 2012 Prom High School Senior Prom Grayson Georgia Lawrenceville Georgia Photographer Gwinnett County Blog Post 006 Connor Thompson ~ 2012 Grayson High School Prom ~ {Senior Portrait Photographer}

Twelve12 Senior Portraits by Tricia Toker Photography Connor Thompson Stephanie Marroquin Laura Briscoe 2012 Prom High School Senior Prom Grayson Georgia Lawrenceville Georgia Photographer Gwinnett County Blog Post 007 Connor Thompson ~ 2012 Grayson High School Prom ~ {Senior Portrait Photographer}

Twelve12 Senior Portraits by Tricia Toker Photography Connor Thompson Stephanie Marroquin Laura Briscoe 2012 Prom High School Senior Prom Grayson Georgia Lawrenceville Georgia Photographer Gwinnett County Blog Post 008 Connor Thompson ~ 2012 Grayson High School Prom ~ {Senior Portrait Photographer}

Twelve12 Senior Portraits by Tricia Toker Photography Connor Thompson Stephanie Marroquin Laura Briscoe 2012 Prom High School Senior Prom Grayson Georgia Lawrenceville Georgia Photographer Gwinnett County Blog Post 009 Connor Thompson ~ 2012 Grayson High School Prom ~ {Senior Portrait Photographer}

Twelve12 Senior Portraits by Tricia Toker Photography Connor Thompson Stephanie Marroquin Laura Briscoe 2012 Prom High School Senior Prom Grayson Georgia Lawrenceville Georgia Photographer Gwinnett County Blog Post 010 Connor Thompson ~ 2012 Grayson High School Prom ~ {Senior Portrait Photographer}

Twelve12 Senior Portraits by Tricia Toker Photography Connor Thompson Stephanie Marroquin Laura Briscoe 2012 Prom High School Senior Prom Grayson Georgia Lawrenceville Georgia Photographer Gwinnett County Blog Post 011 Connor Thompson ~ 2012 Grayson High School Prom ~ {Senior Portrait Photographer}

Twelve12 Senior Portraits by Tricia Toker Photography Connor Thompson Stephanie Marroquin Laura Briscoe 2012 Prom High School Senior Prom Grayson Georgia Lawrenceville Georgia Photographer Gwinnett County Blog Post 012 Connor Thompson ~ 2012 Grayson High School Prom ~ {Senior Portrait Photographer}

Twelve12 Senior Portraits by Tricia Toker Photography Connor Thompson Stephanie Marroquin Laura Briscoe 2012 Prom High School Senior Prom Grayson Georgia Lawrenceville Georgia Photographer Gwinnett County Blog Post 014 Connor Thompson ~ 2012 Grayson High School Prom ~ {Senior Portrait Photographer}

Twelve12 Senior Portraits by Tricia Toker Photography Connor Thompson Stephanie Marroquin Laura Briscoe 2012 Prom High School Senior Prom Grayson Georgia Lawrenceville Georgia Photographer Gwinnett County Blog Post 015 Connor Thompson ~ 2012 Grayson High School Prom ~ {Senior Portrait Photographer}

Twelve12 Senior Portraits by Tricia Toker Photography Connor Thompson Stephanie Marroquin Laura Briscoe 2012 Prom High School Senior Prom Grayson Georgia Lawrenceville Georgia Photographer Gwinnett County Blog Post 016 Connor Thompson ~ 2012 Grayson High School Prom ~ {Senior Portrait Photographer}

Twelve12 Senior Portraits by Tricia Toker Photography Connor Thompson Stephanie Marroquin Laura Briscoe 2012 Prom High School Senior Prom Grayson Georgia Lawrenceville Georgia Photographer Gwinnett County Blog Post 018 Connor Thompson ~ 2012 Grayson High School Prom ~ {Senior Portrait Photographer}

Twelve12 Senior Portraits by Tricia Toker Photography Connor Thompson Stephanie Marroquin Laura Briscoe 2012 Prom High School Senior Prom Grayson Georgia Lawrenceville Georgia Photographer Gwinnett County Blog Post 019 Connor Thompson ~ 2012 Grayson High School Prom ~ {Senior Portrait Photographer}

Twelve12 Senior Portraits by Tricia Toker Photography Connor Thompson Stephanie Marroquin Laura Briscoe 2012 Prom High School Senior Prom Grayson Georgia Lawrenceville Georgia Photographer Gwinnett County Blog Post 020 Connor Thompson ~ 2012 Grayson High School Prom ~ {Senior Portrait Photographer}

Twelve12 Senior Portraits by Tricia Toker Photography Connor Thompson Stephanie Marroquin Laura Briscoe 2012 Prom High School Senior Prom Grayson Georgia Lawrenceville Georgia Photographer Gwinnett County Blog Post 021 Connor Thompson ~ 2012 Grayson High School Prom ~ {Senior Portrait Photographer}

Twelve12 Senior Portraits by Tricia Toker Photography Connor Thompson Stephanie Marroquin Laura Briscoe 2012 Prom High School Senior Prom Grayson Georgia Lawrenceville Georgia Photographer Gwinnett County Blog Post 023 Connor Thompson ~ 2012 Grayson High School Prom ~ {Senior Portrait Photographer}

Twelve12 Senior Portraits by Tricia Toker Photography Connor Thompson Stephanie Marroquin Laura Briscoe 2012 Prom High School Senior Prom Grayson Georgia Lawrenceville Georgia Photographer Gwinnett County Blog Post 024 Connor Thompson ~ 2012 Grayson High School Prom ~ {Senior Portrait Photographer}

Twelve12 Senior Portraits by Tricia Toker Photography Connor Thompson Stephanie Marroquin Laura Briscoe 2012 Prom High School Senior Prom Grayson Georgia Lawrenceville Georgia Photographer Gwinnett County Blog Post 027 Connor Thompson ~ 2012 Grayson High School Prom ~ {Senior Portrait Photographer}

Twelve12 Senior Portraits by Tricia Toker Photography Connor Thompson Stephanie Marroquin Laura Briscoe 2012 Prom High School Senior Prom Grayson Georgia Lawrenceville Georgia Photographer Gwinnett County Blog Post 030 Connor Thompson ~ 2012 Grayson High School Prom ~ {Senior Portrait Photographer}

Twelve12 Senior Portraits by Tricia Toker Photography Connor Thompson Stephanie Marroquin Laura Briscoe 2012 Prom High School Senior Prom Grayson Georgia Lawrenceville Georgia Photographer Gwinnett County Blog Post 031 Connor Thompson ~ 2012 Grayson High School Prom ~ {Senior Portrait Photographer}

 

Thanks to Connor, Casey, David, Stephanie and Keimon for putting up with me!

Thank you so much to the Thompson (and Briscoe) family for welcoming me into your home and letting me document Connor’s last prom.  You all trusted me that day, and I can’t tell you how much I appreciate it.  Not just for the photographs, but because as you know, you guys have all become like a second family, right down to little Clementine and Winston.  :)

 

Have a great week everybody!

 

Makeup:  Laura Briscoe

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

Before we continue with Vicki Hallman’s Senior pics, I have to go back to July and the Tartaro Family.  I photographed them right before I decided to focus strictly on High School Seniors.

Then, the months got away from me and I realized that I never shared this cute little family session with you!

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You have seen this gorgeous family before on the blog, so they may look a little familiar.  Tricia Toker Photography Tartaro Family 006 Family Portraits Marietta Georgia Cobb County The Tartaro Family ~ {Marietta, Georgia Family Photographer}

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Cute little pig tail braids!  :)Tricia Toker Photography Tartaro Family 018 Family Portraits Marietta Georgia Cobb County The Tartaro Family ~ {Marietta, Georgia Family Photographer}

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It was a hot summer morning, but that didn’t stop little Hailey from enjoying herself!  Tricia Toker Photography Tartaro Family 061 Family Portraits Marietta Georgia Cobb County The Tartaro Family ~ {Marietta, Georgia Family Photographer}

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To see more images from this session, click here.

Thanks to my mother for tagging along that morning.  She was a huge help, as always!

See you back here soon for more High School Seniors!!

 

Helloooo!!!

Sorry, I have taken so long to blog again…and no, I haven’t been off buying more shoes!! Well…maybe just one more pair of Iron Fist Shoes made it into my closet, but that’s a story for another blog post.  :)

Last month started my busy, busy time for sessions.  You’ll remember the Cunningham family from previous posts.  This time though, I got to photograph the extended family as well. While the day was mostly about little Mia, it’s easy to see where she gets her posing skills from with all the beautiful smiles in this family.  :)

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This is the third time that I have photographed little Mia in a year.  Each time, I would say she has gotten more and more comfortable with me and the camera.  Let  me tell you though, this time, Mia busted out some moves like she has been watching America’s Next Top Model!

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A few more family shots….

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And back to “working it!”   icon smile The Cunningham Family ~ {Smyrna, Georgia Family Photographer}

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Everyone knows how much I love photographing cupcakes, even fake ones…she clearly knew how to get my attention!   icon smile The Cunningham Family ~ {Smyrna, Georgia Family Photographer}

blog 1000 cunningham sxs c The Cunningham Family ~ {Smyrna, Georgia Family Photographer}I can’t wait to see what Mia has in store for me next time!

I know I mentioned that I would catch up on blogging, but first I need to share how I spent this past Sunday with the Cofer Family.  Christy and I have been talking for a couple of months and I was so excited to finally meet her.  I met the family early in the morning in Downtown Winder.  I was very happy to see all the cool old buildings in this town!  I just love little towns with so much character.  I will definitely have to go back.

Christy and her beautiful family were up for anything I asked and were so great about going to a variety of locations in a short amount of time.

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The little boys are so obviously close and so sweet with one another AND look at their eyes!!  Actually, not just the boys, all four of them have beautiful piercing blue eyes!!

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Little Brady was such a ham.  He totally loved posing for the camera.  He didn’t need a reason, but it certainly didn’t hurt when I brought out a bag of foam toys.

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My favorite spot of the day was behind the buildings near an alley.  My mother actually found it and I am so glad she did!

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Christy did mention that she wanted to try to get a few pics of her and her husband Jimmy.  Luckily, since my mother was with me, she kept the boys occupied while I got a few of them alone.  This one is my favorite!

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Thanks to the Cofer family for hanging out with me and making my job so easy and thanks to my mother for tagging along and helping out!  :)

I had no idea how close to impossible picking only ten would be!  
I literally started writing down every favorite and my piece of paper is a mess because I kept writing more and more.   So many things were great about this year and the people that allowed me to photograph their lives and memories.   Picking only ten pictures was incredibly difficult, but I narrowed it down as best as I could.   I ended up with 20 instead of 10.  Honestly, it could have been 50 though.  :)
I have noticed that seldom is my favorite the same as a client favorite.   I’m not sure how or why that is, but we all have very different opinions and I’m learning that more and more as I photograph people.   Why I choose a favorite could be a number of reasons: composition, texture, a certain look caught unexpectedly, or the way I got the shot that I didn’t think that I could.  Mostly, it’s how the picture makes me feel.  What type of emotion it has…whether a person is in the picture or not.  I know that sounds strange but I have to look at a picture and have it wow me.  I hope that in the course of this year, I have wowed you a little bit through my work.  It’s been a wonderful year and I truly thank all of you who have trusted me enough to be part of capturing your memories.   


soooo here it goes…My top 20 of 2010:

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 Top 10 of 2010....well, its actually 20!

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 Top 10 of 2010....well, its actually 20!

 Top 10 of 2010....well, its actually 20!

 Top 10 of 2010....well, its actually 20!

Happy New Year to you all and I hope you are looking forward to 2011 as much as I am!

Holiday Sessions 2010

December 23, 2010

I had my busiest month ever in November.  Getting ready for the holidays in general and then add in 4 sessions – it was crazy busy!  It was a good busy though for sure.   I warn you…this is going to be a long blog post, but well worth it in the end.  :)


First up is the Voykin, Sorbet, McNaught Family:


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Next is the Rutland Family.   Our session was right after the Voykin/Sorbet/McNaught one and was right before sunset.   We snuck in a few right before the sun went down and everything else was after dark with some candles to help out…actually I think it was 24 candles that Danielle and I lit!  :)  

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The Crotty Family session was on a perfect day and their backyard was the perfect location.  What I enjoyed best about this was how I was able to find some really cool spots without leaving – right in their backyard!  This is one of my favorite sessions.  I loved the sunlight, the leaves and my favorite part was the cool looking shed!

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Lastly, the Cunningham family Holiday session was at the Atlanta Botanical Gardens.  It was a little chilly that day, but little Mia was such a trooper and posed like the best of them!  
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Thanks to all the families who hired me this year for their holiday sessions and thank you for sharing your Christmas cards with me.  It makes me really proud to see that the photographs that I took of you and your families have been shared with so many.   

Happy Holidays to you all!

Well, it’s November now and the year is flying by!  I’m getting ready to start one of my busiest months having a session every weekend!  Everyone wants to get pics done for their Christmas cards.  I only hope the weather cooperates since we don’t have too many weekends to accomplish this!
Before I get too busy, I wanted to share some pics from sessions from the past few months that I haven’t had a chance to blog about yet.  


First up, Melissa & Jamin.  I really loved the location – lots of cool architectural elements.  Melissa wanted to specifically do more night shots than day shots, which I have no problem with since I actually prefer those.   I think we got some cool daytime ones though as well.

DSC 1525+prfrt+sllgh+70s+sllgh Where did the year go? Early Fall Recap: Melissa & Jamin / Crowder Family / Parkers Birthday

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Next is the Crowder Family.  I have always wanted to do a session at the fair.  I was so excited when they liked the idea too.  Shooting at a fair definitely has it’s challenges with all the different lights and movement.  If you get it right though, you can end up with some beautiful pictures and lots of fun!

DSC 0041+crp+clrpp+70s+bst Where did the year go? Early Fall Recap: Melissa & Jamin / Crowder Family / Parkers Birthday

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DSC 0271+sllgh+bst+shrpnths Where did the year go? Early Fall Recap: Melissa & Jamin / Crowder Family / Parkers Birthday

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Lastly, I photographed my friend Melissa’s daughter’s birthday.  I think I was more excited about this birthday than one of my own!  It’s such a cute idea, that it made me want to be a little girl again.   The party was held at Snip-its.  The party includes all the little girls getting to play dress up, get their hair and make up done and then finally, ending with a walk down the runway.  How fabulous is that??  :)

DSC 0575+dmlgh+sllgh+70s Where did the year go? Early Fall Recap: Melissa & Jamin / Crowder Family / Parkers Birthday

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 Where did the year go? Early Fall Recap: Melissa & Jamin / Crowder Family / Parkers Birthday

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 Where did the year go? Early Fall Recap: Melissa & Jamin / Crowder Family / Parkers Birthday

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That’s all for now.   Can’t wait to share all my upcoming holiday sessions!

My brother opened a bicycle shop in July 2008.  It’s been a dream of his and he made it come to life and I couldn’t be more proud of what he has done with the shop and for himself.  Since I started photography last year, we have been trying to get together to do family pictures.  Yesterday we were able to combine our two passions by taking pictures of him and the shop and some quick family pics.  I am so pleased with how the shop pictures turned out!  I recently purchased some color filters for my light and also a second light set.  I just love using the lights and what it does for the photographs!

DSC 0999+cln Lifetime Bikes Loganville ~ {Loganville, Georgia Promotional / Family Photographer}

DSC 1005+cln Lifetime Bikes Loganville ~ {Loganville, Georgia Promotional / Family Photographer}

 Lifetime Bikes Loganville ~ {Loganville, Georgia Promotional / Family Photographer}

DSC 1097+dmlgh+sllgh2x+bwbty Lifetime Bikes Loganville ~ {Loganville, Georgia Promotional / Family Photographer}

DSC 1142+cln+sllgh+wrmr Lifetime Bikes Loganville ~ {Loganville, Georgia Promotional / Family Photographer}

DSC 1147+cln+sllght+wrmr Lifetime Bikes Loganville ~ {Loganville, Georgia Promotional / Family Photographer}

DSC 1150+cln+bwbty+70s Lifetime Bikes Loganville ~ {Loganville, Georgia Promotional / Family Photographer}

 Lifetime Bikes Loganville ~ {Loganville, Georgia Promotional / Family Photographer}

DSC 1204+bst+prfrt+wrmr Lifetime Bikes Loganville ~ {Loganville, Georgia Promotional / Family Photographer}

It was so much fun doing this session!  
I used to work with Lisa many years ago, so we did a lot of catching up too.  
This was the first time that I had met the rest of the family though.  
We had a bit of a hot, humid day, but that didn’t stop Mia – she posed like a champ!  

DSC 1058+prtpp+brt+hires+70s The Cunningham Family ~ {Smyrna, Georgia Family Photographer}

DSC 1084+prfrt+70s+dmlght+slghlght2x The Cunningham Family ~ {Smyrna, Georgia Family Photographer}

DSC 1088+brtedghirs2x+70s The Cunningham Family ~ {Smyrna, Georgia Family Photographer}

DSC 1262+prfrt+70s The Cunningham Family ~ {Smyrna, Georgia Family Photographer}

DSC 1215+crp+prfrt+70s The Cunningham Family ~ {Smyrna, Georgia Family Photographer}

 The Cunningham Family ~ {Smyrna, Georgia Family Photographer}

DSC 1310+70s The Cunningham Family ~ {Smyrna, Georgia Family Photographer}

These are the pictures I promised….after a quick wardrobe change for Kyler, we all headed back out for more pictures.   :) 
I’ve known Jamie & Niki for years, so it was a lot of fun spending the afternoon photographing them and cute little Kyler.  
Doesn’t he have the most beautiful big brown eyes?!?!  and I absolutely love the cute little outfit Jamie and Niki picked for him! 
check out the super snazzy hat!  icon smile Jamie, Niki & Kyler ~ {Douglasville, Georgia Family Photographer}

 Jamie, Niki & Kyler ~ {Douglasville, Georgia Family Photographer}
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323+70s Jamie, Niki & Kyler ~ {Douglasville, Georgia Family Photographer}
350+bst+cfspvnt Jamie, Niki & Kyler ~ {Douglasville, Georgia Family Photographer}

You may recognize two of these cuties from previous sessions.  The newest addition, Kyler, was born last year.  He is Jordan and Andon’s cousin.  The three of them together are ridiculously cute!  I’ll have some family pictures to share later of Kyler with his mommies, but for now, check out these adorable little guys + one cute little gal! 

018+bst Kyler, Jordan & Andon ~ {Douglasville, Georgia Children Photographer}
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 Kyler, Jordan & Andon ~ {Douglasville, Georgia Children Photographer}
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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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It’s been soooo busy the last several months, that I got a little behind updating the blog.  With the holidays and becoming a new puppy parent, I haven’t told you all about the Carpenter family and their holiday photo session.  

I have known the Carpenter family for several years now.  In December, they added their own new addition, Bogey, a dog they adopted from their local humane society.  With Christmas coming and a new doggie, what a great time to take family pictures!   Unfortunately, it was the first super cold weekend of the season, so we really didn’t get to do many outdoor pictures as I had hoped, but I think we got some really great ones regardless. 

164+r+PS+simp+vnt+cof+w+cr+carn+act The Carpenter Family ~ {Smyrna, Georgia Family Photographer}
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I met the Taylor Family on a Saturday afternoon.   Originally the forecast was for rain, so when we all met up, it was a wonderful surprise to have such awesome weather to take some fun family photographs!

You can definitely tell where this family gets their good looks!  Does Charlotte look awesome in this picture or what?!?    icon smile The Taylor Family ~ {Olde Town Conyers, Georgia Family Photographer}

296+r+PS+cof+w+cr+red The Taylor Family ~ {Olde Town Conyers, Georgia Family Photographer}

I have known Ayaila for several years and I already knew that she looks fabulous in pictures, but check out the rest of the family!!  They all were channeling their inner super models!! 

210+r+PS+om+dram+om+vint The Taylor Family ~ {Olde Town Conyers, Georgia Family Photographer}
 The Taylor Family ~ {Olde Town Conyers, Georgia Family Photographer}

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