Worth Getting Up Early For

For the most part, I am an early morning person. I love to watch the way the light starts changing the landscape and starts landing on faces.  Most of the time when I am out about 6:30 or 7 am, I am thinking, wow, I wish I could get seniors up early enough to take advantage of this sweet light.  You can imagine how excited I was to talk to Alex, who not only gets up early every day to work, but also was willing to put on waders and let me get this awesome image as the sun was lighting up one of my favorite spots.

Worth Getting Up Early For

For the most part, I am an early morning person. I love to watch the way the light starts changing the landscape and starts landing on faces.  Most of the time when I am out about 6:30 or 7 am, I am thinking, wow, I wish I could get seniors up early enough to take advantage of this sweet light.  You can imagine how excited I was to talk to Alex, who not only gets up early every day to work, but also was willing to put on waders and let me get this awesome image as the sun was lighting up one of my favorite spots.

Landon - Senior 2012

Landon - Senior 2012

Julia - Senior 2012

Still Waiting and Just Arrived

Many of our "Still Waiting"s have moved the the "Arrived"!  So it is time to update on our Baby Registry.
Julie Moore is still waiting, but not for long - last report she is getting very close. My own nephew and his wife - Dustin and Tasha Harris - along with the rest of our family is still waiting on baby Adalyn to make her appearance in August.  This will be the first girl for our family in 10 years = very excited Aunt Becky.  Sarita Marie Given has till November before the arrival of baby girl Caydence. I can tell she is very excited by the photos already on facebook :)

Autumn and Matt Hurst brought baby boy Ashton in for his newborn pictures, and of course he modeled as well as his parents. Beautiful family.  My friend Julie Whitt who I have kept missing since baby girl Reynolds was born, finally caught up with me and we made some stunning images of that baby. The black and white were really really good.  John Mays and Lusille Elgar brought baby Jude in for a newborn session. Talk about a Daddy's boy already!  I was so happy when Alisa Kimbrough called and made the appointment for baby girl Paige and of course that sweet big brother of hers - Tyler.  I loved working with Jadd and Alisa when we did Tyler's baby plan pictures, so I am excited to do it again, only this time with ruffles and bows, instead of motorcycles.

If any of the above are friends or relatives and you would like to give a gift of portraiture for them to keep a lifetime, just let us know by email, or give us a call. Gift Certificates of any amount or for a certian product are available and make great baby shower gifts.

Do you know someone who is pregnant and would love to have professional portraits of their baby to pass on for generations? If so, let them know that they may sign up to be on our registry. We will announce them signing up and the registry is posted on our website also.

Becky

Be a Part of The Story

When was the last time you pulled out some old photos and sit down with your kids or parents, or grandparents and listened to the stories those images brought to mind? I love stories, and recently I had the opportunity to be a part of an awesome story.

I went with our church youth group to Acuna, Mexico on a home building mission.  I have been before, but this time was the most powerful.  When we arrived at our work site, Ricardo stepped out of his house  made from discarded pallets and cardboard. Right behind him was his ten year old Gustavo who was excite to be out of school for a special few days to hang out and help us build his new home. Then, Fatima comes out holding her 22 day old baby, also named Fatima.  Of course, it was love at first sight for me, and the camera was out of the bag right away. Now, my Spanish is absolutely horrible (something I am going to correct), but somehow I soon got it through to them that I was a professional photographer and I would be sending them photos in the mail to hang in their new house.  There were no photos up in the home they lived  in, not sure if that was because they had none, or because the cardboard walls could not hold out the rain from the photos.

The first night we were there, it stormed and the family had to get into the cab of their truck to stay dry. The next day was filled with more photos of not only of Ricardo and Fatima's children, but as many of the neighborhood children and some of  the neighborhood families, and a church group too. A big box of photos are in the mail to them to hand out. And our group of teens and adults working together with two families finished two homes in two and a half days.

So on the way home I got to thinking about baby Fatima. How will the story go when they pull out those photos? Will she tell her children and grandchildren about the house she was born in, and about the house she grew up in? Will the little boy that reminded me of my own nephew someday show his picture to his kids and tell them about how God answered Fatima's prayers to have a warm place for her children to live.

No matter how their stories are retold over and over, I know that these people are part of my story now. I want to be able to show these photos to my grandchildren and tell them about how God worked in my life and my heart by bringing these beautiful people into my life, if only for a few days.