LOVE summer… not gonna’ lie.
Thankful for a baby who also loves summer-travel… even if it means having to sleep in a pack-and-play.
Looking forward to posting some fun stories and pictures soon!
Loved working with the wonderful people at Smiles Forever! Not only was the staff wonderful, but their patients were too!
Here’s just a few of the gorgeous smiles Dr. Parsons and Dr. Gilbert have helped to bring…
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June 10, 2013 - 7:29 pm
Cool!
And ladies, Dr Gilbert (last I checked) is SINGLE!!! ;-) Not bad faces to have to see if you have to get braces :-) Handsome fellas!
June 11, 2013 - 8:27 pm
Oh, goodness! Can’t tell you how many emails I’ve gotten about Dr. Gilbert’s ‘status’. LOL!
Going to Zoo Atlanta is one more tradition my mom is really good at planning.
I’m not sure why I didn’t post pictures last year, but here’s a link to our photos from 2 years ago: http://christymartinphotography.com/blog/index.php/zoo-atlanta/
It’s so funny to see how much Ross, Rayna and Parker have changed. AND, we added another kid to the mix!
Rayna climbed the rock-wall ALMOST as quickly as Ross this year! Go girl!
Gotta’ love my nephew Parker…
My ‘ATTEMPT‘ to get a quick pictures with the kids… even though I had to delete over 10 other shots JUST to get this one of Ross who was pretending to be asleep…
Rayna’s VERY serious about her pictures. I get it.
If I had to choose my favorite thing from my session tonight, I wouldn’t be able to choose just one.
There were SEVERAL things that made it great. Wanna’ hear them?!?!
- The Walthers choose a location where many of their children’s memories had been made. It was really exciting to simply follow them around… listening to all of their stories and memories from summer camps. Not only was the location meaningful to them, it was a perfect combination of contemporary architecture and nature’s pure beauty.
- No stress over matching and uncomfortable outfits. They choose clothes that represented their own style... just like what they would wear everyday. (If you look at any of the pictures in my own home of my own family, you can clearly see that I LOVE this!)
- Jolanda wanted to capture the kids… in their own element… doing exactly what they do. So, that’s EXACTLY what I did. (Half of our session, my camera was turned off as I ran along with the kids through a nature hike!)
If you’re thinking about doing a family session, hopefully, these tips will put you at ease!
There’s no need to over-think clothes or locations. The BEST thing you can do is dress natural, be natural and enjoy one another!
They met during her first year of preschool. Although Rayna was terribly shy, she was drawn to this silly and out-going little girl. At the end of the school year, Rayna’s teacher mentioned how much Lydia helped her come out of her shell. After a few schedule changes and “special requests” with the school, we were SO excited to see that these two were in the same class the following year!
So, when Rayna told me she wanted pictures with Lydia before they headed off to their different schools this year, the wheels in my head started spinning…
I envisioned a gorgeous flower field...
Rayna wearing her new headband…
Both in a soft, floral Matilda Jane skirt…
Maybe a few bubbles…
My excitement lasted about 3 days.
THEN, Rayna decided to let me in on HER plan:
She wanted to dress-up in pretend clothes.
She wanted to go to a castle.
Just an hour before picking-up Lydia, my worry over the shoot turned into excitement as I watched Rayna pack-up all of the things in her closet that I’ve seen these two girlies play with NUMEROUS times at my house over the past 2 years…
My responsible little Rayna was sure to NOT forget the dress-up clothes, the tea set her Nana bought her and plenty of jewelry.
I AM a professional and I take my client’s requests VERY seriously… especially when the client is my own daughter! So, I took the girls to Chateau Elan and I watched them as they laughed, dressed-up, danced and acted totally silly in front of a ‘real castle’...
May 28, 2013 - 8:45 am
Christy…..all of these pictures are beautiful. However, I am not surprised, because you always go to great lengths to fullfill. each clients requests. How very smart of you to come up with this idea. You can tell from the looks on their faces that they were super excited and felt “at home” there at the castle. Great pictures of two gorgeous little princesses enjoying life and making beautiful memories for a lifetime.
by Christy