Costume Charity Shootout Sneak Peek {johnson city tn photographer}

This is was SUCH a fun event and I'm so grateful I was able to be a part of it!  We had a great turnout - it was so fun to see my family, friends, clients and some new faces out there all dressed up and having fun.  I heard we collected tons of food for donation.  Such a great idea - I hope we do this again next year.  Don't even know what I'm talking about??  Here's the info {click HERE} hope to see you next year!  

I promised everyone a sneak peek so they would have something to look at while I finish up the rest.  I think these should include everyone I shot yesterday.  Thanks again for coming out and supporting such a great cause!!!  Now for the fun part - all the cuties in costumes:

M Family - sneak peek {johnson city tn family photographer}

I just love this family.  They are officially my first return family since we made the move out to Tennessee and it was so fun to see how much the kids have grown and changed!!  They flipped personalities since the last time I saw them!!  Mr. B wasn't in the mood for pictures today - even though it was his BIRTHDAY!!!  We managed to tickle and dance some smiles out of him though!  Thanks for a fun time M Family - and Happy Birthday Blake! =) Enjoy your sneak peek!

Urban Mini Sessions - The P Family {johnson city tn photographer}

I love being able to spend time with families and watch them interact with each other... it makes me so happy.  Well this family was no exception.  The kids were so sweet and very well behaved.  Little Miss T wasn't a huge fan of the camera, but we managed to get some smiles out of her with some funny made-up words!! haha  Thanks P Family - enjoy your sneak peek!!

S Family - sneak peek {Tri Cities TN Family Photographer}

What a fun session this evening!! I'm so glad that we rescheduled because the light this evening was so worth the wait!!  I LOVE LOVE LOVE shooting sessions at Tipton Haynes Historical Site... there are so many great spots for pics.  I think it's my new favorite location right now.  Miss M just turned 1 - so we got some fun pics of her in her tutu.  Mom brought outfits and props - which I LOVE!!! This family was so fun!!!  Audrey (mom) jokes that she's my stalker - in fact, she actually won this session in one of my giveaways!!  I'm so glad that she did because they made my job easy tonight!  Thanks for a great time guys - enjoy your sneak peek! =)

baby makes three - sneak peek {johnson city tn family photographer}

Oh my how cute was this little family??  Mr Elliot was so sweet.  He wasn't the biggest fan of my huge camera, but he was such a good sport.  Mom and Dad were so relaxed and laid back - my kind of people!  There are so many images to go through - it's going to be hard to narrow these down!!  Here are a few that stood out to me... I know Mom really likes black and white images - so I included the black and white versions of a couple.  For some reason I ALWAYS, and I mean ALWAYS lean more towards color.  I really need to work on incorporating more black and whites don't I?  Thanks for a super fun session L Family!!! Much more to come!

The amazingly awesome H Family {auburn, ca family photographer}

Okay, so I may be a bit biased because this is MY family!!  While we were out visiting in California last month we decided to do a photo shoot.  We are only all together 2 times a year now that the majority of us seven kids are out of the house (weird!!) - so whenever it happens, it's our only shot (no pun intended) for a group family picture for Christmas cards etc.  So we went and had a crazy, extremely hot and tiring photo session.  And I am happy to announce that we all made it through alive!!  The two boys (ah hem... one of them my son) were NOT having it that day.  I think I'll go ahead and start off with my favorite picture: the grandkids.  This picture is actually 2 different pictures put into one ha!!  

The boys both took their turns crying and running away while sweet Miss Mariah held the twins and smiled away (thank you Riah!).  I still can't believe we even got something this good - even though the boys aren't smiling, they're not screaming and they're looking in the overall direction of the camera!! I just had to get a picture of what was going on behind me while I was taking their pics (see below).  No wonder they were crying!!!! hahahaaa (this is obvious this is a JOKE right?) I just couldn't resist...

Okay, on a more serious note - here are the rest of my favorites.  I am so grateful for my family and feel lucky to be a part of it.  It's been hard living so far away the past year (can't believe it's already been a year!) but when we get together, it's like we've never been gone.  I love you guys!!!

Mom and Dad

My family (already ordered a canvas of this - I'm in LOVE with it!!!!! Thanks to my photog in training sis for capturing it!):

My second sister and her sweet family - doesn't she look amazing for giving birth to twins only days before this??:

The college girls:

The only ones left at home:

My brother - the youngest of 7 kids - ALL SISTERS (do you feel sorry for him yet?):

All the girls:

Having fun in between shots:

Everyone!!  (again this is 2 pics I put together to get everyone looking and *somewhat* happy):

soaking up summer {my recent adventures}

I realized I haven't posted for a bit now... life has been crazy!!!  I have SO MANY images to edit and albums to create - apologies to my wonderfully patient clients who are waiting.  I'm working hard to get everything done!!  In the midst of everything, we've taken trips to both California and South Carolina and my baby girl just started Kindergarten!!!  Whew!

So to give you something to look at, here are some of my favorite images from our trip to Hilton Head Island, SC.  It was BEAUTIFUL and the beaches were amazing.  I didn't take many pictures - it's so hard for me to enjoy the moments when I have my camera in hand.  I'm either photographer or wife/mommy... and I'm still working on finding the balance between the two.  So, I decided to enjoy it rather than document it, but I did pull out the camera a couple times so we'd have something to remember the trip by.  It was so much fun.  If you've never been - plan a trip!!  It's great for families, couples and individuals.  Did I mention the beaches are AMAZING??

 

my family!!! sneak peek {johnson city tn family photographer}

Yes you heard it right - pictures with ME in them!! It's a rare sight!  A HUGE thanks to my sisters who were so patient and calm with us tonight!! Can't wait to go through the rest of them, but here are a couple that stood out as I was looking through them.  I seriously cannot wait to get a huge gallery wrapped canvas of the family pic on my wall!!

givin you moore - sneak peek {johnson city tn family photographer}

This is the totally adorable Moore family... and also some of my good friends.  We had a super fun time this evening - the kids did great, especially considering that one of them was asleep in the car when they got there, and the lighting was a photographers dream...  Here are a few of my favorites - more to come soon!!  Enjoy!! {leave comments please - I'm in need of some comment lovin!}