A Present For Grandma and Grandpa

I met Robin last year when I photographed her for the Byres Football Program as the JV Byrnes Cheerleading coach. A year later I'm photographing her little cheerleader and nephew. One of my favorite shots was Jordan looking at the book with Savannah. While trying to pull a smile out of Jordan we did get a few from Savannah. We decided the studio wasn't where this little fellow wanted to be so we went outside to the nearby playground which then put a smile on Logans face. He was in a much happier place climbing on the bars and sliding.
After chatting with Logan parents I realized that my father in-law had taught his mom. It's a small world. It was great meeting these two families and hopefully we captured some fun shots for Grandma and Grandpa.

The Phelps Family " 5 Sweet Blesings"

I was invited to take photographs of these sweet families for Christmas. With a beautiful country setting as the backdrop we managed to get everyone smiling for a Big group photo, (well almost everyone!:)
All of the children were dressed in their finest. After capturing all of the family shots the children changed into their Christmas jammies. We went from opening presents under the Christmas tree to playing in the leaves, which was a hit. What fun to pile up a bunch of leaves and play. Even the grandparents were caught sitting in the leaf pile. The kids were a joy to photograph even if they weren't thrilled I was there taking their pictures. Thanks to Reid for being the big brother and cousin and helping with the little ones.
For Carla and Bill, I know Christmas will be fun at their house. Merry Christmas to a beautiful Family! It was fun getting to know the clan.

The Durham Family

The Durham family met me at my studio in the Big town of Reidville. After meeting them for the first time I new we had a lot in common. They live on a small farm and raise beef and show cattle. With that I new the Reidville community would be a nice setting for a countryside backdrop. We rode to several locations with old barns and fencing. I believe we captured what this family was all about. Loving the outdoors and being together.
They are a very sweet and close family. I enjoyed meeting and photographing them. The boys Conner and Cameron were great sports. I just wanted to share some of my favorite shots.

Justin Henson Signs for North Greenville

I met Justin and his family back in October when I did his Sr. Portraits. Justin not only is a
fireman and a drag racer, but an awesome athlete. Pitching for Landrum High School they brought home the 2007 State Championship trophy. His mom called me for signing day to come photograph this special event. I must say it was my first, and I was very excited to do so.
I wanted Justin and his family to be able to relax and enjoy the moment and let me worry about the pictures.
Justin will be taking his baseball skills to North Greenville College in 2009. I wish him the best and maybe I'll get over to photograph a game soon.
Congratulations Justin!!!

Sunday fall day with little miss M.

This little model in only 31/2. and was a joy to photograph. As we started the shoot we were having so much fun and I realized my camera didn't warn me there was no flash card. Whoops!
Thankfully I realized it early and we carried on.... After playing games and M. singing her favorite songs we captured lots of fun candid shots. I love seeing kids be kids and bringing out their own personality in their photographs. As her mom and dad looked on she became more comfortable and began smiling and being herself. After about an hour and a leaf fight our shoot ended with a song and a hug. As I left, I went to church and realized I was covered in leaves from head to toe, but that was ok! Thanks for a fun day!

Hannah

Oh My! What a fun, spontaneous and quick shoot. I met Hannah cheering at one of the local schools. After taking her Cheer pictures her mom contacted me to take a picture for the Grandparents\ for Christmas That sounded great, but then wanted it taken with the love of their lives Molly and oddie. Molly was very cooperative as Oddie was a ton of fun. He wanted to be adventurous and explore. I told Hannah to stay posed as mom and dad handled the dogs. Out of many shots we finally captured everyone looking at the camera. Misson accomplished. Being a dog lover I was totally in my element. Thanks for sharing your pooches.

Brooke

Sunday I spent about 3 hours with Brooke. A rising Senior full of fun as her youthful spirit shined through each photograph. With her country wear, we had the perfect setting around the rustic town of Reidville . We spent most of our shoot in the area , then moving on to downtown Duncan and ending up in the studio where we photographed Brooke in her Pageant dress from the Miss Byrnes Class Pageant which she is now serving as Miss Jr Class beauty. Her sweet dog arrived at the studio as we were finishing the shoot so I couldn't let the night end without a photograph of Brooke and the love of her life"Daytona". I had a great time with Brooke and enjoyed out chats in between photographs. She was a natural beauty and easy to capture that natural look. Thanks for a fun Sunday afternoon.