Friday, September 30, 2011
Baton Rouge Family Photographer - Beautiful Mother and Daughter
It was hot, it was humid but we weren't deterred. LSU has some amazing spots for taking photographs and combined with my little model we made photo magic. At least I think so. I love how mom styled her!!! And let me tell you she's got the attitude to pull it off too!
Friday, September 2, 2011
Engagement Photography - Baton Rouge - Chase and Desiree
I absolutely love it when clients come up with their own original and uniquely fitting ideas for their photoshoot! These two love wine and food and were an absolute blast to photograph partly because they are gorgeous, inside and out, and partly because of the quirkiness of some of the settings we chose. We started out at The Grape, a wine bar in the heart of Perkins Rowe that I'd like to go back to since at the time I refused to partake of their menu. I was determined to give my beautiful clients straight and focused photographs you see ;)
We took a walk around Perkins Rowe and found a couple of great spots, especially the Sur La Table store front.
Then we found our way to Southside Produce, an open air market that sells fresh, locally grown food. Awesome!
And what a better way to end our session than to head back to their beautiful home and prepare a savory meal?
Thank you Chase and Desiree! I had a blast photographing you two!
We took a walk around Perkins Rowe and found a couple of great spots, especially the Sur La Table store front.
Then we found our way to Southside Produce, an open air market that sells fresh, locally grown food. Awesome!
And what a better way to end our session than to head back to their beautiful home and prepare a savory meal?
Thank you Chase and Desiree! I had a blast photographing you two!
Monday, August 29, 2011
Baton Rouge Newborn Photographer - Baby Gwenyth
Who has the most beautiful Goddaughter in the world? Yours truly :) Ok, I guess I might be a little partial, but not that much. Haha. Judge for yourselves. Here she is at just two weeks old!
Saturday, August 20, 2011
Baton Rouge Child Photography - 1st Birthday
It's hard to believe this little one is already a year old! Time flies when you're having fun. If you don't remember her from when she was just 10 days old, here's a little reminder:
She's all grown up and full of personality! I had to get some birthday balloon shots and some cake smash shots. Even though it was sweltering hot we had a blast. Enjoy!
She's all grown up and full of personality! I had to get some birthday balloon shots and some cake smash shots. Even though it was sweltering hot we had a blast. Enjoy!
Tuesday, August 16, 2011
Baton Rouge Children's Photographer - Addie and Andrew
I've been slacking a little on my blog posts as I've been quite the busy bee this summer. Now is the time to catch up however. These two were such great fun to work with and I had the privilege to visit them twice! The first time the little one wasn't a happy camper. It was a little late in the afternoon for him, but I did get some great shots of his adoring little sister. When I visited them again to finish our shoot he was bright eyed and very alert.
Enjoy!
Enjoy!
Tuesday, July 5, 2011
Reflecting on my trip to the National WW2 Museum - New Orleans
Dear readers,
In the wake of another beautiful anniversary of our country, I’d like to leave you with some thoughts and experiences that have opened my eyes just a little bit wider. My husband, a former Marine, and I spent the 4th of July weekend immersed in WWII history which left me a little bit sadder, a little more knowledgeable and a whole lot prouder to be an American.
We started our weekend by driving down to New Orleans to visit the National World War II museum which, as we found out while perusing its halls is located there because of Andrew Higgins, who according to general Dwight Eisenhower was “the man who won the war for us.” A New Orleans ship builder, he designed the landing craft, the Higgins boat, that was used extensively in the numerous amphibious landings our military had to make throughout WWII.
If you’ve never visited the museum, do so. It will remind you of the industrious nature of this country, the bravery and patriotism of so many that fought to keep us free, and of the ultimate sacrifice too many had to make to ensure that we live in a country where prejudices will never turn us into exterminators and where we bend our knee only before God, and not before a human “God Emperor” who encouraged it’s civilians to commit suicide rather than be taken prisoner.
It struck me that two such incredibly destructive forces, Hitler and Hirohito, could rise to power at the same time on opposite sides of the world and so equally and unequivocally ignore the sanctity of human life. One would try (and even succeed to a horrifying degree) with the power of his oratorical skill to instill hatred towards, and systematically destroy those he viewed as an inferior race, the other elevated notions of honor, duty and pride above ANY human life, even one’s own.
Two forces, so unrelenting and so dedicated, threatened to choke the world of it’s very humanity.
We went in as a nation whose military ranked 17th in the world behind even tiny Romania’s, and came through as a manufacturing, industrial giant which now had the 3rd largest armed forces in the world. Unity, productivity and immeasurable bravery preserved our values and protected countless others from the rapid spread of two brutal regimes.
Let us never forget that we are good people, that we can turn the tide at any point, that valor, bravery and industriousness created and preserved this country, that we must listen to God first and a silver tongue later if at all, that NOTHING, no value system or misguided sense of honor trumps the God given sanctity of human life.
http://www.nationalww2museum.org/
In the wake of another beautiful anniversary of our country, I’d like to leave you with some thoughts and experiences that have opened my eyes just a little bit wider. My husband, a former Marine, and I spent the 4th of July weekend immersed in WWII history which left me a little bit sadder, a little more knowledgeable and a whole lot prouder to be an American.
We started our weekend by driving down to New Orleans to visit the National World War II museum which, as we found out while perusing its halls is located there because of Andrew Higgins, who according to general Dwight Eisenhower was “the man who won the war for us.” A New Orleans ship builder, he designed the landing craft, the Higgins boat, that was used extensively in the numerous amphibious landings our military had to make throughout WWII.
If you’ve never visited the museum, do so. It will remind you of the industrious nature of this country, the bravery and patriotism of so many that fought to keep us free, and of the ultimate sacrifice too many had to make to ensure that we live in a country where prejudices will never turn us into exterminators and where we bend our knee only before God, and not before a human “God Emperor” who encouraged it’s civilians to commit suicide rather than be taken prisoner.
It struck me that two such incredibly destructive forces, Hitler and Hirohito, could rise to power at the same time on opposite sides of the world and so equally and unequivocally ignore the sanctity of human life. One would try (and even succeed to a horrifying degree) with the power of his oratorical skill to instill hatred towards, and systematically destroy those he viewed as an inferior race, the other elevated notions of honor, duty and pride above ANY human life, even one’s own.
Two forces, so unrelenting and so dedicated, threatened to choke the world of it’s very humanity.
We went in as a nation whose military ranked 17th in the world behind even tiny Romania’s, and came through as a manufacturing, industrial giant which now had the 3rd largest armed forces in the world. Unity, productivity and immeasurable bravery preserved our values and protected countless others from the rapid spread of two brutal regimes.
Let us never forget that we are good people, that we can turn the tide at any point, that valor, bravery and industriousness created and preserved this country, that we must listen to God first and a silver tongue later if at all, that NOTHING, no value system or misguided sense of honor trumps the God given sanctity of human life.
http://www.nationalww2museum.org/
Wednesday, June 29, 2011
Baton Rouge Elite Child Photography - Carter
We ventured out to Highland Park in Baton Rouge to do this little darling's 1st year photoshoot. I love the beautiful old trees throughout the park as well as the somewhat hilly landscape. It was a very hot and muggy day but that did not keep me from having a really good time. My favorite part was finding a big old tree by a small creek with a very vast root system. Carter seemed a little uncertain at first but once he settled he really got in the grove and was entranced by everything around him.
I love this first picture of him. It really exemplifies that childhood curiosity and the spirit of exploration children have at his age. Everything is wondrous to him.
Well of course we had to give him cake! It was his very first birthday! I love that his mother got orange cake for our shoot. Apparently it just so happened that this particular cake was the last one on the shelf at the grocery store. That's what I call a happy circumstance! If you've been following my blog you know that I love color and especially bright color accents. Any other cake would have failed to emphasize his BEAUTIFUL jet black eyes quite so brilliantly! The following is one of my favorite shots - ever.
And with this last one, just for laughs, I'd like to give you an idea of the messiness that happens when you let a baby eat cake and play in the dirt at the same time! Haha there were layers upon layers of orange cake and brown/gray dust. Thank goodness mom brought plenty of baby wipes otherwise we'd have had to dunk him in the creek! j.k.
I love this first picture of him. It really exemplifies that childhood curiosity and the spirit of exploration children have at his age. Everything is wondrous to him.
Well of course we had to give him cake! It was his very first birthday! I love that his mother got orange cake for our shoot. Apparently it just so happened that this particular cake was the last one on the shelf at the grocery store. That's what I call a happy circumstance! If you've been following my blog you know that I love color and especially bright color accents. Any other cake would have failed to emphasize his BEAUTIFUL jet black eyes quite so brilliantly! The following is one of my favorite shots - ever.
And with this last one, just for laughs, I'd like to give you an idea of the messiness that happens when you let a baby eat cake and play in the dirt at the same time! Haha there were layers upon layers of orange cake and brown/gray dust. Thank goodness mom brought plenty of baby wipes otherwise we'd have had to dunk him in the creek! j.k.
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