William & Ashley Engagement!!

Meet William and Ashley! 

They are friends of my husband and I and one of the sweetest couples. They wanted to do a snow photo shoot in the woods, which sounded like a lot of fun to me and turned out to be my first session of 2014! The first couple days we had scheduled though turned out to be bitter cold, but luckily the day we settled on was a crisp 24 degrees and turned out great!

The wedding is planned for the end of June! I’m sure it will be a beautiful day and I’m excited for these two to live happily ever after. J

New Year!

Well a new year is upon us. What will this year hold for all of you, what will be the defining moment of 2014 for you? The possibilities are exciting! Some of my hopes in 2014 is that I will complete my MBA degree; have a photo published in a magazine, and produce even better photos. I have never been one to make resolutions, but I do make goals each year and I am happy to report that several of my 2013 goals were completed, especially those that had to do my photography and my business.

I wanted to thank those that have supported me and hope you stick around in the New Year. Stay tuned for new work! J

Ho Ho Ho Hank!

This is Hank!!

He was on the blog last fall when he was only 3 months old. This was his first time in the snow. He wasn’t real sure about it, but once his doggy started playing, he had more fun with it. The tractor that he posed with belonged to his daddy when he was a kid. How cool is that?! After some play time in the snow, we went inside and did some pics with the family Christmas tree and a Hank sized tree. Had so much fun with him and his awesome parents! J

 Aren't the hat antlers awesome!?

 His little dog is 160 lbs...seriously!

 Love the happy little smile :)

 I really loved this shot. The dog wasn't really even supposed to be in the shot and when I pulled back and saw her, it was just so cute I had to include her. <3

Apparently Hank has a habit of moving Ayla's feet apart when she is sitting like this and he sits between them. He went and did this on his own to sit with his dog. Just adorable and how awesome to have a 160 lb protector in the house. :)

Johnson's in the Snow

This gorgeous group of people is my family. My two cousins, who are brothers, with their families and their Mama and Aunt. We did this session the day after Thanksgiving in the snow. It was in the 20’s that morning and not one of these kids complained about being cold. I love the way the red looked with the snow! J

Stand By Me!

These five little men were absolutely awesome during this photo session. It was about 30 degrees and the wind was blowing like crazy. They were dealt with the temperatures very well and smiled in all the pictures. We literally only shot for about 30 minutes and still came out with the same amount of proofs as I would for an hour session. I had lots of fun with these guys and their mamas.

Also, I titled it Stand By Me because it reminded me of the movie from the 80’s. J

 Brothers

 Brothers

 Thus the title, Stand By Me...lol :)