Posted in Families

Where do I even begin with this post? These are some of my favorite people in the whole entire world. I can vividly remember sitting in Adam’s office last summer and hearing the news – He and Allison were going to have baby. What?! Are you kidding me?? Here’s a little fun fact about Adam: He is the worst secret-keeper ever. As his intern that summer, I was constantly joking around with him about how he would never be able to keep baby news from me. And little did I know, there was already a little baby in Allison’s oven. Why is the womb referred to as an “oven”? Super weird. From that instant, I began getting excited about taking pictures of the Alexander family. Although I missed prego and newborn pics, I’m still so glad I got to have a little sesh with them over Thanksgiving break.

Matthew will be a year old in February, and I happen to think that he is the cutest baby of all time. His beautiful eyes, cute little old-man wrinkles and the hair… Oh my word. My heart just melts. Adam and Allison are such incredible, godly parents, and I’m so thankful to have them as my close friends. :)

See… The eyes, wrinkles and hair. KILLS ME!

I just love his precious little expressions. :)

Gahhh… The cuteness kills me.

Ally… You are BEAUTIFUL!

Hahaha :)

Fav, fav, fav. :)

Happy Wednesday, Internet!

Ps… I’m officially done with my first semester of Grad School! Only one more to go here at Liberty! Cray-cray!!

Posted in Families

Over my Thanksgiving break at home in FL, I got to meet up with the Ryan family to snap some pictures of them. I met the Ryans this summer through our church, Christian Family Chapel, as they hosted a Power Up Club in their neighborhood. Sidenote: PUC is basically like a backyard Bible club on steroids, and it has given our church a great gateway to share the Gospel around Jacksonville for the past eight years. End sidenote.

I had a great time reconnecting with the Ryans, and they are such a photogenic family. Growing up, I remember my parents threatening that they would make us pay for the film (yes, film) if we didn’t cooperate during family pictures. I’m pretty sure that my little brother Spencer is out at least $50 from it… He was the worst. As a result, anytime I’m taking pictures of a family, specifically ones with younger boys, I worry that they’ll “pull a Spencer”. No offense, little bro! Alex and Thomas were the exact opposite of what I was anticipating. Both were so cooperative, didn’t complain at all and were great smilers for over two hours. Please try and tell me that you’re not impressed. I might have to use them as coaches for families in the future. And without further ado (what does that even mean?), here are my favorites from our session. :)

Katie and her handsome boys…

Alex…

Thomas…

Everyone loves a fun family. :)

My favorites from the day…

Happy new week, Internet!

Posted in Seniors

I realize that with such a vastly large blogience (blog audience… Yeah, just try to pretend like you’re not impressed by my new word), not all of you realize what it is like to live in Florida during the summer. That was my sarcastic typing-tone… I’m still not convinced that people other than my mom read this…. Hi Mom! Well, Florida summers are dang hot. Not like, “Oh, it’s a little warm outside today.” More like, “Oh my word, I can feel the skin melting off my face in pure ‘Raiders of the Lost Ark’ fashion.” Yeah, it’s serious. Because of the extreme FL temperatures, I ended up rescheduling a couple of my summer sessions for later in the fall, when it would no longer be hazardous to go outside. Let’s be honest, no one wants to be sweating bullets (does anyone even know what that term means?) for their pictures. And spending hours editing out sweat? Not exactly my idea of a fun afternoon. Needless to say, I was pumped for Thanksgiving break in FL because the awesome 70 degree weather finally allowed me to shoot in comfort!

Over the break, I had the privilege of shooting Jessica’s senior portraits. I have known Jess for about three years now through my church and interning with the high school youth group. There are a couple things that you should know about her. #1 – Jess has one of the most infectious laughs of anyone that I’ve ever known. Seriously. If she gets laughing, I can guarantee that you will be joining her very quickly. Unless, of course, you’re Grumpy Pants McGhee, like some people I know. #2 – Jess is a die-hard Florida State fan. I guess that’s not entirely relevant, but I believe it was worth sharing. #3 – She is totally sold-out for the Lord, and it shows wherever she goes. By interning with my church for the past two summers, I have gotten to know her very well, and I get so pumped to see her passion for Him overflow into every area of her life.

I had such a blast shooting her senior pictures, and I can honestly say that I have never laughed so hard while shooting. I was actually a bit concerned that all the pictures would come out blurry because of camera shake, but apparently an angel of God was there holding my hand steady.Thanks, angel. Here are some of my favorites from my sesh with Jess. Dang, I’m so good at rhyming these days.

Infectious laugh, right there.

Favorite #1.

I think this was right before Jess was telling me there was NO WAY that she could do a good serious face. Well, guess what Jess? Pictures don’t lie.

Favorite #2.

Happy early-in-the-morning Thursday, Internet! :)

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