Life Gallery

The Nationals!!!!!

2009-02-17T20:10:00.006-05:00

As I have mentioned before, my son, Griffin is involved in travel baseball. This is his 3rd year and boy does it get more serious every year! We had a tournament in Blackshear, GA on Saturday so I took my camera to record one of their games.

We have rockin new uniforms and my window for getting photographs with white pants was that very first game! I am always voting for completely black uniforms! So much easier to clean - you could wear them dirty and no one would notice!

Sid, our coach, always leads the Lord's Prayer before each game.

My own little Babe Ruth!

Can't you just eat him up?!!!

Griffin plays catcher and is the best our league has - no lie!!!!

See what I mean about the white pants?

I would pay a million bucks to keep this smile in my pocket every day!

I love shooting through the fence - so baseball feeling!

I love getting this kind of shot at Griff's sporting games!

Thrift/O'Brien Wedding

2009-02-11T17:21:00.008-05:00

Matt & Micah are official!!! This couple was so sweet and so very tall! Beautiful people - I would say Barbie and Ken, but he is dark headed, so maybe Barbie and Ken's best friend, Ben?!!!

The ceremony was held at Glyndale Baptist in Brunswick, GA and the reception was at Oak Grove Island. Thanks Matt and Micah - we wish you the best in your marriage and in your lives together!!!

Macy Girl!

2009-02-06T08:35:00.005-05:00

This is Macy and she is the daughter of Tiffany - one of my good buddies at the recreation department. My son is completely immersed into sports so we came to know each other very well! And yes, these were taken at Christmas time - but you may get some more of this kind in the next few weeks! The mama claws come out when I don't blog my babies! And we were so swamped I didn't get to blog much during the Holiday Season.

Anyway - you guys need to leave me some comments to tell me how proud you are that I have started blogging again. I need to know someone is listening to my ramblings!!!!

One of my fav ways to photograph young siblings! Macy's bros - Grant & Cameron

He was in the middle of eating his bribe - but it worked for us!!!!

Can I get some rolls with my mash taters?

My Baby Grace turns 8 today!!!!

2009-02-05T09:03:00.004-05:00

Grace Elizabeth Adams - Born February 5, 2001

Her name origin: Grace was a spiritual name we chose when we found out we were pregnant again. Our family was going through a difficult time and we just felt God's Grace on our lives by giving us another child! We had something to look forward to and it brought us great joy and hope to plan for her! Elizabeth comes from my maternal grandmother who passed away before Grace was born. I was really close to her and wanted her name to be carried on.

She was an easy pregnancy and an easy delivery! I was only in labor for around 5-6 hours - with an epidural. And she came so quick and unexpected the nurses almost delivered her.

All about Grace:

Fav color: Red

Fav toy: any stuffed animal around!

Fav show: Little House on the Prairie

Style: Anything girlie - but comfortable (love that about her!)

Fav food: Pizza and tacos - and, of course, anything sweet! (she has this love affair with food - so much like her mama!)

Grace is so much like me - it is scary! She is not really into sports or athletics but she loves to do anything crafty. She is now cross stitching and got her first sewing machine from her Nana for Christmas. She loves to watch the cooking channel and almost always helps me cook dinner. She is a love bug that will just snuggle with you all day! Grace is one of those children that could sit in your lap for hours. If you need some love - she is the one to give it to you. Grace is also quick witted. I love her humor and she can get my jokes so much quicker than my other children. Maybe because we are so alike!!!!

This was taken before school this morning so you guys could see what she looked on her actual birthday!

Happy Birthday, We love ya Graceful!!!!!

Mamacita

2009-02-04T22:19:00.004-05:00

Kristie is some good lookin first time mom, huh? If only I could have looked like this when I was with child! I wouldn't have stopped at 3! Well, maybe I still would have because my husband took matters into his own hands after our last 2 were unplanned sweet surprises!!!

Kristie works for my good buddies at Family Heath Chiropractic - Dr. Dave & Jenni! Thanks, Kristie for letting us experiment with some new techniques. I believe they were a great success!

Baby Expressions

2009-02-01T10:22:00.004-05:00

Babies will bless you with a 100 different expressions in a single minute if you are paying attention. It is such a fun and joyous thing to edit through them! Most times we don't see them with the naked eye or they come and go so quickly that we forget they were even there.

When my moms and dads come to view their photos we play a slide show with music and it is projected on the wall. (By the way, this is the best way to view your photos for the first time! It is an experience you will never forget). So, when they are viewing their sweet lumps of sugar coupled with a great Celine Dionne ballad - the crying is a sure thing - yes, even my dads! While the love of your baby will bring you to tears, he/she also brings you much laughter and joy. So I throw in the "baby expressions" photos to bring laughter to their hearts and remind us all why God says that "children are a gift from the Lord (Psalm 127:3)"!

I probably enjoy the slide show experience more than the parents! This little boy is one of our latest 3month sessions.
Mom & Baby shot is always a must for me!

This expression is one of my favs!

He was talking to me here

Mary and her violin

2009-01-26T21:18:00.004-05:00

Boy do we love musicians and artists at our studio! I believe it is partly because they know what they want and they are up for anything we want! This is Mary Pipkin and she is AMAZING on the violin. If you guys ever hear of her playing anywhere - you have to go see her. We had a lot of fun with Mary and even got some interesting shots of her in action!

Stay tuned - we will be photographing a rap artist in the coming weeks!

Allen Girls!

2009-01-24T09:49:00.006-05:00

This session started out for baby sis and big sis had to get in on the action when she saw what a blast we were having. These skirts are the "in" thing now and every little girl wants her photo in it. Well, if you put it on in my studio - you are gonna have to work it!!! And work it these girls did!!!!

There is nothing like the love between sisters!!!!!!

Love her legs in this one - so high fashion awkward!!!

Our favorite!

This was a close second to our favorite!!!!

And to Rachel Green who left me a comment - I do remember you and we are expecting a visit at the studio so we can talk shop some more! Thanks for taking our photo at the Bridal Show!
To those of you who are looking at the blog - drop me a comment now and then - I love to get feedback on who you are and what you think about us!

Exciting Happenins at Life Gallery!

2009-01-22T21:49:00.013-05:00

First of all, we were given the great opportunity to take some photos for the Brunswick News in preparation for the Bridal Show that was held on Jekyll Island. If you missed that - you missed a good time! Look below to see a snap shot of our fabulous booth!

These 3 beauties were our models at Evelyn Talman's on St. Simons Island. A big thanks and kisses to Dana, Laura and Cleveland!!!!

This was Friday's ad

And this was Saturday's ad

And these were enlarged to life size and displayed at the Bridal Show.

Speaking of the Bridal Show - look at what the Life Gallery Gals pulled off! We worked all week preparing for it and all day on Saturday before the show to put it up - but it was worth it. Everyone seemed to enjoy it!

And that's not all!!!! We found out Saturday - the day before the Wedding Show that we were voted Best Wedding Photographer 2008!!!!! If you haven't seen it yet - pick up a copy of Elegant Island Living and check it out - it is a great issue!

We were blown away and couldn't believe what crazy, wild, great clients we have!!! We want to send out a big juicy kiss to everyone who voted for us - we love you guys!!!! Also, in case you haven't dropped by lately - here are some self portraits of the Life Gallery Gals (we call ourselves the Mean Trio:). By now you are on to our hat fetish so of course I made everyone choose a hat for our photos! :)

Hat Love

2009-01-21T19:38:00.003-05:00

OK - so I can't put the hats down - but you really don't want me to - do you???

Annalee Love is this cutie pie and boy did she work those hats! Unlike lots of my wee clients, this one was not shy and didn't need a lot of direction. She is a natural performer!

Wilder Boys

2009-01-20T20:15:00.004-05:00

It is so rewarding to be a family's photographer. I have taken photos for these boys for a few years and I have to say, they are 3 of my favorites! Now you may be saying, she says that to all of us and you could be close to being right. I have so many favorites because I fall in love with all of you.

But the Wilder Boys - they are the cream of the crop! They are such good boys, I even have hopes to be their future mom-in-law. These are the types of boys that I envision my girls marrying. It doesn't even matter which one marries Grace or Greta. All kidding aside, these boys love each other and love their parents. They are respectful and such a delight to be around! And just look at them - a photographer's dream subject!!!

2009 GOALS

2009-01-14T22:22:00.005-05:00

Blog! Blog! Blog! It is one of our 2009 goals - to keep you guys up on what we are doing! We have been so slammed that it is hard to keep up with everything. So we are going to commit to you this year to blog about our happenins! We have so many wonderful things happening at our studio so stay tuned - we have some pretty interesting blogs coming up!!! We love you guys and feel so blessed to have you as clients as well as our friends!!!

Another Model in the Making

2009-01-13T11:22:00.011-05:00

OK, calling all talent scouts! Look at this knock out!!!! This is Tiara Clark and she is pursuing a career in modeling. I don't know about you - but if she ain't model material - I don't know what is!!!! We had a blast looking for new locations and trying out challenging venues!

Our favorite studio shot of the day!

She has such a genuine smile that is so contagious!

Gap here she comes!

Exotic - this picture should be in the dictionary beside that word!

I love that these girls are pursuing their dreams! You never know unless you give it a shot!!!!!

Patrick 9 months old

2008-12-19T09:04:00.005-05:00

Here is our baby with the hair! Again, the Poppell boys just blow me away with their photos. Their expressions and the little quirky things they do just make wonderful photos. And they are the most pleasant children! Mom and Dad keep up the good work - your children are definitely a blessing to others!!!

Olivia turns 1 year old!!!!!

2008-12-19T08:43:00.006-05:00

OK - so I have been negligent on blogging for you guys - AGAIN! My brother told me that he isn't even a client and he is not a follower anymore!!!! We have been crazy busy here at the studio! We praise God for it, though, because I know other businesses are hurting in our present economy. But it does not leave time for any extras!

This mom is always persistent about me blogging her child - so I have to thank her for jump starting me blogging again!!!! So here is your baby girl - well on her way to the teen years - LOOK OUT!!!!!

McCormicks from out of town

2008-11-06T15:59:00.006-05:00

It is such an honor and privilege for Out of Towners to take time to get photos with our studio while they are on vacation or visiting loved ones. Tony and Lisa were visiting her parents and they decided to bring Aiden by for his 2 months baby photos! Such a doll baby!!!!!

The Bridges Expecting and Miss Finley "Early" Bridges!!

2008-11-06T15:52:00.010-05:00

This is Jarrett and Courtney Bridges expecting their first baby. Can you believe how small her baby bump is?!!! They had their maternity photos done with me one week and their impatient little one came the next week. Finley was born several weeks early so it was a little scary but she came through without a scratch!!! Mom and Baby are doing well and I had the sweet opportunity to snap a photo of Finley in the hospital! The Lord answers prayers - that's for sure!!!

Our Good Friends - The Pittmans

2008-10-30T15:45:00.009-04:00

These are the Pittmans and they live in Hinesville, GA. Jody and my husband, Hugh, grew up together in Nashville, GA. McKalee, their daughter, was such a good subject (she is definitely not camera shy!!!) on this session that she is now featured on the wall at Broomeli's Boys Pizza. So if you are in the mood for some jammin pizza, go check it out with some other cool photos I have up there! Oh, and if you need a good optometrist, Jody is your eye man - click here for their website! He is definitely worth the drive from Brunswick to Hinesville!

The Norris Family

2008-10-30T15:33:00.010-04:00

The Norris Family took a break from the big city of Brunswick and went to the country. Little Sam is enamored with trains so we took advantage of our surroundings to capture some genuine delight from a very active little boy! I am going to begin seeing the Norris Family a lot more in the coming year because they are expecting baby #2!!! Congratulations guys!!!!

Baby Aubrey

2008-10-30T15:27:00.006-04:00

Baby Aubrey will be here soon and look at what a beauty of a mom this baby has!!! A couple of years ago I had the pleasure of photographing Ly in her wedding dress on Jekyll before her wedding. She made a smashing bride and as far as what she does for pregnancy - see for yourself!!!!

Tonya's Treasures

2008-10-30T15:21:00.007-04:00

OK - everyone must know Tonya from Tonya Treasures on St. Simons Island! She owns a cute boutique shop that carries everything from handbags to bedding. Their GA Bulldog accessories are to die for! They even have in-store monogramming and laser engraving. Check them out on-line or the next time you are down by the pier! In case you haven't met her beautiful family - here they are...

Molli-Malone

2008-10-20T16:03:00.005-04:00

I have been taking photographs of Molli-Malone for about 2 years and it has been just delightful watching her grow into a little girl. She is the only girl of a house full of boys and is spoiled rotten - as well she should be!!!

The Pipkins on the Beach!

2008-10-20T15:59:00.007-04:00

This is the Pipkin Family who I have gotten to know very well through photos. Tallie is a freak about photos and that is a quality I always look for in a friend!:) She is one of my clients that I have gotten close to and I just adore her children. Her husband says she and I know each other much too well!!! But she has a photo wall at her house that is to die for!!!! You go girl!!!

Madison turning 1 year old!

2008-10-08T09:57:00.009-04:00

Maddie is 1 year old now and obviously very happy about it. It is bitter sweet, though, isn't it?!!! She's not a baby anymore! 1 year old is still a great age. My sister, Cheryl, describes it as the "sweet, lovable" stage before they hit the "monster" 2 years!

Give a girl pearls and watch her shine!!!!

The Rowlands

2008-10-06T09:16:00.015-04:00

This is one of my sweet girlfriend clients, Stephanie Rowland, that I adore. Her children are delicious and she is so in love with them. I 've said it before - I can't resist a mom who is in love with her children!!!! Stephanie and her family are going through some difficult health problems right now and all I see in her is faith, joy and peace. What a blessing!
We had a couple of mishaps (scraped knees) on the photo session - but like Stepanie, her children didn't miss a beat. Glad to know you girl!!!!