Baby Sloane | Newborn Photographer Arlington, TN

    I really Love referrals for a few reasons 1. The person referring me thinks I did a good job capturing their families Memory. 2. I love all of my clients and I know the people the refer to me I am going to like too! Baby Sloane and her family were a referral from a sweet friend. I met Katie and Greg when I photographed their Maternity Session.

    After that the count down was on until their sweet baby Sloane arrived.  Very few people wait to be surprised if the baby is a boy or a girl. When Katie called to let me know their sweet baby girl had arrived I was very excited! Yes, I love photographing boys too but I am a girly girl that loves pink and tutu's!

I also love it when clients incorporate special items in their session.

This owl quilt was made especially for Sloane.

And bonus that I had just recently bought this Pepsi crate and daddy works for Pepsi!

Words | Arlington, TN Photographer

    I truly believe some of the greatest words are the ones that are left unspoken. It is the parent that helps a stranger in front of their child, It is volunteering with out looking for a pat on the back, making your child feel safe and loved. It is also a premature baby holding her Mommas finger and smiling at the sound of her voice.
    Spoken words are also powerful. Making sure that I am setting the right example for my kids and speaking to them and my husband with respect in hopes that they speak to others the same way.  Growing up it was important to my parents to respect all people and to say "Please and Thank you" I remember going through the cafeteria line at school and one of the lunch ladies Thanking me for using good manners. I also know as a daughter that lost her Daddy way to soon that the last words we ever said to each other is "I Love You!"

    It is so easy to be negative. Especially because the Country and people are not having the easiest of times. You never know what is going on behind the closed doors of others lives. Just this past month I have had 2 friends make the hard decision to end their marriages, another has a 4 year old fighting cancer and a baby that was born premature and another family that is taking their 2 day old baby off life support.  Please be kind with your words. Every day make a conscience effort to point out the good in people and may your unspoken words be as powerful as well.
   


    This post is also part of a challenge from Fstop Frenzy. The challenge gives a word each week and as an artist/photographer it is great to see how different people interpert the word.  Photographs speak volumes! From remembering that your baby will never be that small again or the Joy you feel when looking at an image of a loved one still here or in heaven. I would love the opportunity to show you how powerful a memory can be when you hire a professional photographer to capture your memory. Call the studio at 901-292-3384 for a free consultation.

Another photographer shared this link in the comments. I wanted to share it here so you could easily find the link. Thank you to Tina Winterlik for sharing it!

Baby Cole!

I first met Jenny at a Girls Night Out Event. She has become a sweet friend of mine. I was honored when she asked me to capture some images of her and her husband Ryan with his Brother and Sister-in-Law last fall.  At the time I thought I totally had put my foot in my mouth when I said something like "maybe the next time I photograph you it will be a baby session."  I was kicking myself for the comment as I thought about it because what if they didn't want kids, they couldn't have kids and frankly it was really none of my business. Well it turns out that morning they had just told Ryans Brother that they were expecting! So the look I got after I had made the comment was a "how the heck does she know look".  After spending the afternoon with Jenny, Ryan and their precious baby Cole the one thing I knew from the second I met them is that they are natural parents. And that is one lucky baby to have so many people that love and adore him!

And in case you were curious this is the image captured last fall.

Love! Love! Love! My Job! | Arlington, TN Photographer

    I have always worked hard at every job I have had. Whether it was my families llama farm, selling shoes or working for a design center.  But none of those jobs had me excited to go to work each day. 
    Even though I have been photographing professionally for awhile now I still get excited with every session. I make sure I pour over every resource available to me and attend every class I can just to be better at what I do. My best friends will tell you I am my own worst critic and I can find fault in just about every image I capture. The greatest feeling comes from capturing a pure moment, a smile from a father at his Newborn baby,  a mother's knowing smile that life is short and this baby will grow in the blink of an eye. It is also not thinking about how others are going to see you. It only matters to those that come after you and there is a memory your children can hold in their hands to tell their children.
    I can remember my Gram's soft skin, my Dad's hands callused from work or my Mom teaching me how to sew. How grateful I am to have snapshots to go along with those stories to tell me children. What Memory are you leaving behind?

This was our very first llama, Bernie. Oh the story I am going to tell my daughter about this llama and how it thought my dad was his Mama!  What an amazing chidhood I had!

Baby Love!

There is something magical that happens when you see  a baby.  To me it reminds me of the miracle that my own children are.  This little angel was 10 days old when I photographed her.  I felt like I was moving in just to take her portrait.  It is amazing how something so tiny requires so much stuff. 
When I photograph a newborn I bring the studio to you! I bring my lights, backdrops, beanbag and any other prop I can cram into my van. 
I also captured a few memories with her older brother who is 4. I asked him what he wanted to be when he grew up and he said "A brother"  He was totally smitten with his little sister and could not give her enough kisses.