Morgan & Ginger

It feels like the beginning of new things. March is the month where spring starts to appear. Sadly, the colder months have kept me locked inside beating my ancient radiators into submission. But, with this new month brings about new possibilities, the opening of windows and NEW SHOOTS. I'm trying to promote this here blog on Graydon Avenue's facebook page (psst, become a fan!) .. I'll be posting new things over the next few months. Even though it's been a dry spell in the photographing arena, I'm still going to give you a few shots to wet your appetite for SPRING! If you're interested in getting some mommy/daughter pictures done (or mommy/son/daddy/baby/dog) ... please drop me a line. I am already in the process of booking for spring, and Easter is right around the corner!

This is Ginger and Morgan. These were taken a few blocks from my home at Stockley Gardens, last summer. Enjoy!

Happy Spring.

February Update

Sadly, school has been kicking my rear as of late so the pictures have come to a near screeching halt. Aside from the fact that nearly every Saturday has been spent studying biology or the like, the weather in Hampton Roads has been, well, seasonal. We've gotten more snow in the past week than I can remember us getting in the past 6 years. Today I have accomplished little more than re-editing a few promised shots from the December (sigh, yes, it's been two months) shoot with my family for Christmas. It's only a couple, but I have some exciting things on the horizon for spring.

In other news:
My best friend/roommate, Kelsey Leigh (aka the beautiful blonde girl in my header, and my first post...) is engaged to be married this fall!! I'm so excited. And in keeping with said excitement, I believe I will be posting some "save-the-date-and-such" photos within the near future. Just gotta wait for this ground to thaw & we're golden. Congratulations to two awesome people!!

BABY, it's cold outside...

It should definitely be snowing outside right now, but it's drizzling instead. The window is cracked, this room is increasingly warm, and Sara Groves is singing Christmas songs to me.

As promised, I am attaching a few precious shots from a shoot done this week. This is baby Hunter at 1 week old. It was such an experience getting to shoot a newborn again. It has been years since I last did, and this time I had the freedom to shoot however I wanted, without studio rules in place. It was also nice when Hunter decided he was hungry, he could sneak away with mommy for a few minutes to eliminate the screaming-fest I had become so accustomed to with all my studio shoots.

Hunter was the perfect model. He looked up at me when we needed some eye-opened shots, and he slept in between everything else. His daddy held a small portable heater over him when we were doing these shots, as it was chilly without his clothes on. It was a fun experience.

                                                                                               Next up.. my family's Christmas pictures. Stay tuned. :)
  

Oh me oh my...

Forgive me for my lack of post. It's sad really, so many photoshoots that are starting to come together FOR SOME REASON OR ANOTHER  had to be cancelled or rescheduled which has left me with nothing more than MYSELF to take pictures of. And, ok, lets be honest, I am not NOR will not post all of these awkward, snarling pictures of yours truly all over this "hopes to maybe-someday bring clients knocking on my door" blog. I will leave you with this little tid-bit ... I am going to be embarking on my first non-studio BABY shoot (not even any baby, a sweet, precious, ADORABLE newborn baby boy.) I am beginning to notice that all of my sentances have some form of capital letters in them, and are sounding very disjointed. I do apologize. It's been a while since I've really posted anything on the internet, let alone on my blog. My flickr is sadly lacking, I don't even have a personal blog anymore because I was disgruntled with my old one, and well, that leaves this place to come and dump the few things I have created. SO! Until I get those baby pictures up here for you all to see .. I'll leave you with this image I took on the drive back from NY. 12 hours of road, I was bound to use my camera.

i'll be back.

Love found.

  
The following are of Matt and Michele's engagement session taken right across the border into North Carolina, in a beautiful cotton field and on Michele's family owned farm. Michele and I went to High School together and shared many awesome memories. They met online and almost immediately knew that "this was it." I love to hear stories of how two people met and how they fell in love. I'm really excited for their next chapter to unfold. Congratulations, you two. :)

                          

   

               

                           

Fall in love.

Jennie & Jason have been together for over 2 years now, and I was finally able to catch them for a shoot in old towne Portsmouth. It was a bit cool outside, and happened to be the first (hopefully of many) of chilly outdoor shoots on the cobblestones. I enjoyed capturing the smiles they thought I didn't see, and the glances while I "adjusted settings" ... I love fall merely because the lighting just looks so incredibly perfect. Here's to many more.

which one's your favorite?