Katie Leonard's Photography Blog

New Blog Site!!!

2009-09-20T10:50:00.000-07:00

Hello everyone! I now have a new blogsite. Please go to:

www.KatieLeonardPhotography.com/blog

Kaylee Ann Turns 1!

2009-09-17T13:23:00.000-07:00

Here is another one of my best friends daughters, Kaylee Ann. For her 1yo b-day party this weekend, Jen wanted pics to decorate the tables. Here are a few of my favorites--more on Facebook! :)

Baby Avery

2009-09-17T12:14:00.000-07:00

Isn't she a cutie?!?!? Avery is the daughter of one of my best freinds in the whole world! She's 10 days old in these pics and came out 10lbs!

Facebook Me!!!

2009-09-10T22:03:00.000-07:00

As a photographer, I feel like I am continually updating blogs, Facebook, my website, and maybe one day Twitter! Facebook me and you will be updated every time I shoot a wedding, receive thanks from a recent bride, or just have an awesome day! Specials and Promotions will also be announced on Facebook. Feel free to drop a note, I love hearing from fans, clients, friends, and especially family! :)

Victoria & Matt Sneak Peek

2009-09-04T10:05:00.000-07:00

Here's a few of my fav's from Vickie & Matt's wedding this past weekend at Haile Plantation in Gainesville, FL. They traveled all the way from Orange County, California to have their wedding in Matt's home towm. For more from this wedding, check out my Facebook page!

She's Growing Up!

2009-09-01T15:09:00.000-07:00

Apple is a little over a year old now and I ust had to share how awesome she's looking! She's been going through a very ackward stage (pre-teen) and she is finally coming out of it and looking amazing! :)

Nichole & Todd E-Session

2009-08-30T18:43:00.000-07:00

I LOVE shooting e-sessions at the beach, especially when the couple is willing to get a little salty and sandy! They had a blast with each other and kept me laughing. Can't you see the love?

Pamela & Kollyn

2009-08-26T19:31:00.000-07:00

Pamela and Kollyn were married last mid-last week on a Tuesday. They were down here from Canada visiting Kollyn's brother and decided to tie the knot. They had a very low key, intimate wedding at Kanapaha Gardens in Gainesville, Florida. Luckily, a rian shower had just passed through to cool everything off for us!

DIY Flowers

2009-08-26T18:54:00.000-07:00

Here's a short little post showing off my bride's talents and determination. Lately, I've been noticing brides gathering up the bridesmaids and putting them to work... arranging flowers!!! I was actually one of those brides myself. The process is actually quite simple. Depending on the time of the year, you might have an awesome selection of fresh flowers at Fresh Market or Whole Foods. (That is where I found my flowers.) If the selection is not great locally, you can always order online. The flowers below are all examples of DIY flowers. A few pointers: Gerber Daiseys, Roses, and Ranunculus are hearty choices for the south. Hydrangeas are not so great in the heat--make sure you have PLENTY of room in your refrigerator and order extras just in case. Floral tape can be found at any fabric store along with a pretty ribbon to wrap your arrangement in.

Nichole & Todd Sneak Peek

2009-08-26T15:17:00.000-07:00

Don't you just LOVE the parasols?

Nice Words: Nichole & Todd

2009-08-25T15:10:00.000-07:00

I was so excited today to receive this message from Nichole & Todd:

Thank you so much for everything. Everyone raved about how friendly you were and how much fun it was to work with you.

We had a wonderful time and can’t wait to see the finished product. But more importantly we can’t wait for much needed sleep!!!

Thank you again for everything. You were fabulous to work with!

Have a great day,

Todd and Nichole

They were married this past weekend in Charleston, SC at The Magnolia Plantation. It was BEAUTIFUL! Pics to come soon!

Who ACTUALLY uses the Treadmill...

2009-08-21T21:27:00.000-07:00

So for my B-Day I asked my parents if I could have their treadmill. My fist response was NO, you'll NEVER fit it in your car (Honda CRV). Seeing as how we had just moved out of the JAX apartment right before heading to GA for the weekend (with the 2 dogs), it was probably a reasonable thought. I however consider myself quite crafty and wasn't ready to give up just yet. Basically I pulled everythign out of my car, drove the golf cart to the neighbor's house and picked up the only person in the neighborhood more capable of moving a 700lbs treadmill than my mom and me. (Middle of the day, not many people were around). So my mom, the neighbor (Thanks Kenny!), and I struggled and DID manage to stuff it in my car. I made Tango a doggie bed on the top and Cash had to ride on the front seat all the way back to FL.

Finally we arrive at home to The Hubby saying it will not fit in out house. Well it did, right next to his stationary bike in the living room.

Baby Liam 3 Months

2009-08-18T15:46:00.000-07:00

Here is Baby Liam @ 3 Months. He is officially my 2nd baby model and son of a friend and co-worker of my hubby's. Liz (mommy) is so gracious about letting me photograph her adorable baby boy and keeping me informed about what is happening around town. :)

Don't you just love the Gator colors?

Baby Jonathon

2009-08-18T14:56:00.000-07:00

Here is little tiny Baby Jonathon. He's just 5 days old and just adorable!!! He's my 3rd baby model and I couldn't be more excited about how him images came out. My good friend Shannon is a local photographer and she is teaching me all I need to know about babies and photographing them :) If you know of any babies or soon-to-be-mothers, send them my way, I'm offering drastiocally reduced prices so I can build my portfolio.

Happy B-Day HBB!!!

2009-08-08T20:17:00.000-07:00

Happy B-Day HBB, aka. John Thomas (my hubby). Here are a few pics that are really quite old, but good.

I thought I would dedicate a blog post to him and why he is so wonderful:

1. He's really cute.
2. He's talented. He played #1 for his tennis team in College--Swarthmore.
3. He is SUPER smart. He's in the top ten out of over 400 of his law school class.
4. He saves bugs. Yes, he saves bigs. When we have a bug in our house, he traps it and releases it. Even the gross bugs.
5. He loves to travel.
6. He loves animals (well at lest dogs-Apple is growing on him).

Here are a few pics of us from our first few years of dating:

Here we are for the Phish concert in ATL:

Our last ATL Braves game b4 we moved to DC.
Sailing in Saint Simons Island, GA.
LOL
Concert in Macon, GA
In ATL, GA.
In Rome, GA.
At Great Falls, MD
Our Engagement Party--w/ John's Parents
John with Otto and Georgia, our landlord's dogs when we lived in DC. Apparently they were earless at that point.
At a smithsonian in DC. John had just bought me my "Tourist" camera. I carry it everywhere :)

JT playing guitar hero! He was a star!!!

Me cleaning off John's car after a snow storm in DC.
John cleaning off Snowball (The Accord--My last car) after a snowfall.

Us with Beck
Prob one of the first pics of us--from FOREVER (aka. 2004) ago.

How Cute!!!

Lorra & Kyle's Wedding

2009-07-23T21:22:00.000-07:00

Lorra & Kyle were married on Lake Oconee at Reynold's Plantation. The day was beautiful, the bride was beautiful, the food was amazing (thanks Hallie Janes), and the band was probably the best I've ever seen.

Here are a few of my favorites:

(Lorra and Kyle decided to see each other before the ceremony, so we finished all but 15 mins of family pics before most people arrived. This allowed everyone to go and enjoy themselves as soon as the ceremony finished.)

Isn't she such a beautiful bride:

I love the emotion in the next two:

I've Determined I have a Twin.

2009-07-23T20:52:00.000-07:00

I've Determined I have a Twin.

She must be a fit model for BEBE because EVERYTHING

I tried on today fit amazingly and I loved each beautiful piece.

So just in case anyone is wondering what to get me for

my B-Day (August 15th), I included two of the dresses here: :)

Sunday at the Dog Park

2009-07-21T16:17:00.000-07:00

The Hubby had to work on Sunday (boo!!!), so the boys and I headed to our favorite location--the dog park!

Here's my man:

Tango doing his EVIL face:

Tango looking like the cuddle bug he really is:

Cash leading the pack:

Tango in the lake cooling off:

Cash pretending he's an Alligator/Shark:

What a team:

Happy B-Day Apple!!!

2009-07-14T12:57:00.000-07:00

So with the lack of sufficient Internet service, I am a day late posing Apple's B-Day. Yesterday she turned 1. Here are a few of my favorites from her 1st year:

This one was taken just a few weeks ago.

Here is a shot with my "Tourist Camera" today at 1 year, 1 day:

(She grew about 2-4 inches in a few weeks--and I had to run from her in the pasture bc she wanted scratches and kisses--she's not a good model)

She is about 5 days old here. She was named Apple because of her "Apple Butt". She was a better model then, she liked to kick.

Here she is about 3 weeks old and learning how to halter and lead for the first time.

Here is Apple at 3 months:

She loves her ear scratches, well, all scratches :)

Here is her big sister Pip picking on her, and her not budging. She's a tough one.

Now starts the Uglies. 7 months old and it was raining and cold in GA.

She looks a little like Alf.

Apple finally makes it to FL at 9 months. Here she is still pretty fuzzy, but loving the scratches.

This is the first time John met her:

(He likes to bribe with grain.)

Saying BYE!

Megan & Chris

2009-07-07T14:34:00.000-07:00

Baby Liam

2009-07-07T14:25:00.000-07:00

Christina & Alex E-Session

2009-07-07T14:24:00.000-07:00

Tango!!!

2009-07-07T14:19:00.000-07:00

Hello all! Here is the newest addition to out family: "Tango DiMango"

He was give to me and John after a friend decided Cash needed a bother. Tango loves to play, chew, sniff, bark... basically all things puppy. He eats tomatoes and thought this past weekend (the 4th) was heaven with all of the treats and dropped food he managed to ingest. Cash seems to like him, until he had to share the crate with him. :) :) :)

Sad Sad Stuff

2009-06-18T23:19:00.000-07:00

"To call him a dog hardly seems to do him justice, though in as much as he had four legs, a tail, and barked, I admit he was, to all outward appearances. But to those who knew him well, he was a perfect gentleman."

Hermione Gingold

So, if you know me at all--I'm an animal person. I love Cash more than anything, Apple is a close second. I totally fell in love with Beck and when she had to be put down at 10 weeks old i was absolutely devastated. I remember not eating, sleeping, and I still miss her. Loosing a pet is loosing a family member. My parents live on Lake Oconee, close to I-20. DJ was chasing some crazy wildlife that lives out there and made his way to the interstate.

Saying that this dog will be missed is an understatement. He was known and loved by almost everyone in the neighborhood. He was part of the family and I know we will all be in morning for quite a while.

I came up with the pics I had of him. If you would like to contribute, please e-mail me.

Boxers are a special breed and have an amazing joy to spread around.

Ashley & Brendon E-Session

2009-06-15T22:48:00.000-07:00

I can't believe I forgot to add Ashley & Brendon's E-Session to my blog!!!

Well here you go: I drove down to Orlando the week before their wedding in GA. This was the first time I had ever met either of them and I was quite surprised to find out they are both international swimmers. Ashley and I talked about her mom riding horses a little bit, but I had no clue I'd know her so well (look at the wedding entry). We played around their beautiful neighborhood for a few hours then headed to Houston's where Brendon proposed to Ashley :) It was the most romantic location (and awesome food!).

Happy 1 Year Anniversary!!!

2009-06-15T19:57:00.000-07:00

John and I were married 06.07.08 in Gainesville FL. This past weekend we were celebrating our 1 year anniversary and while driving around downtown Jacksonville, we ran into this beautiful mural. I set up the tripod and a light and snapped a few pics before the sun went down completely. I love the feeling of the mural--it's so colorful and romantic with the buildings falling in around you.

Me & Parker

2009-06-12T08:44:00.000-07:00

If I'm not with my camera or on the computer editing, I'm probably at the barn. A couple of weeks ago I was tired of everyone other than me having awesome pics of themselves riding. So, I set up my camera, gave it to Dori and told her how to use it. Luckily it shoots at 8 frames/second, so she didn't need to worry about much.

This beautiful horse is Parker, a Imported Hanoverian gelding. He's a Weltmeyer son and competes 4'6" jumpers, hunters, and 4th level dressage. He's pretty nice :)

Me & Cash

2009-06-12T08:34:00.000-07:00

I find that a lot of people are confused with my blonde hair pic fom my wedding on my website, so I decided to put up a pic of myself (and Cash).

And here is one of my family :)

Tess & Tim

2009-05-31T21:07:00.000-07:00

I think everyone can tell, but this couple was fun!!! Tess and Tim were silly, light hearted, and really seemed to have a good time with each other :) They SMASHED the cake all over each other, we were constantly trying to get Tim to put his coat back on, and I really think they are consideing jumping off the dock into the quarry for a TTD session. :)

Oh, I almost forgot the best part: Dragonfly catered their reception :) YUM!! Tess has really good taste :) :) :)

Kristen and Alex

2009-05-31T20:57:00.000-07:00

Kristen and Alex were married on hot day at the Baughman Center in Gainesville, FL. It did rain for a week straight starting the Monday after their wedding, so I guess the hot was a blessing :)

I keep trying to find the perfect ways to describe their wedding and one thing keeps standing out: They were REALLY excited to get married! The love between these two was so apparent, it was striking. (Being a wedding photographer--that says a lot.)

Ashley & Brendon

2009-05-31T20:30:00.000-07:00

Ashley and Brendon were married a few weeks ago at the John Oliver Michale House outside of Athens, GA. There is so much to say about this amazing couple--let's start about 10 years ago.

I don't think I ever met Ashley, could have, I had met her older sister, but I don't remember Ashley. She was probably in the pool while I was on a horse. He mom Kathleen and I rode at the same farm, Beaver Springs Farm in Loganville for years together. I actually took this pic when i was probably 16 of Kathleen's horse:

She still has it framed in her house :)

So, back to the beautiful couple. Ashley and Brendon are both international swimmers. Everyone at their wedding were all swimmers. I think my mom (who was my assistant for the wedding) was wishing my (single) sister was attending due to the multitude of attractive athletes :)

Note: NOT her wedding cake. Somehow the cake maker got a little confused and dropped off the wrong one!!!

This is one of my favorite pics I have ever taken! The look so in love!

Flourish Workshop

2009-05-12T10:39:00.000-07:00

I attended a workshop a few weeks ago in Gainesville. Here are a few of the images from the day. :) We were located at Sweetwater Branch Inn, the site was perfect, the weather was perfect, the food was great, and the instruction and fellowship was AMAZING!!!

They Don't Come Any Cuter!!!

2009-04-27T21:00:00.000-07:00

While at SEPPA (Southeastern Pro Photog Ass) this weekend I also took a few moments (hours) to spend by the lake. I did work on my tan, and as everyone should know my mom commented saying: "You are the palests person I've ever seen come out of FL". :( FML

As most people who have read my blog know, Cash--the cutest man alive--LOVES water, mud, lakes, sprinklers, ect... Here are a few of him and his cousin DJ playing at my parent's house. It was actually gettting a little dark, and I wanted to keep the DOF open a little F-4.5, so the ISO is way up 1200-2000, shutter at ~1/500 sec. It's a little grainy, but I love it!!!

We will have a new addition to the family soon, so keep an eye out :) (still the 4 leg variety)

Cara & Dustin

2009-04-13T21:49:00.000-07:00

Cara and Dustin got married in beautiful Ocala. They had dream weather, good food, and plenty of dancing. Here are my favorites:

Jenn snapped these two:

Yes, all of those people were in the "choo-choo" konga line :)

Dustin is a pilot, so as they were leaving the guests whished them off with paper airplanes ;)

Yes, they did fly off on a private plane to the Bahamas. I was trying to sneak on in the back...

Crissy & Brian E-Session

2009-04-08T20:16:00.000-07:00

Sorry this post took so long, I was sick last week :( Here are a few of my faves from Kanapaha Botanical garden. We actually had a 2-day E-session bc the crazy storms came in! It worked out pretty well though, Crissy and Brian were pretty relaxed and ready for the wedding day by the time we ended Sunday.

Beefy:

That's a HOT one!!!

Megan & Chris E-Session

2009-03-23T15:22:00.000-07:00

Megan & Chris are both from Starke, FL. Every person we ran into, passed on the road, or saw at lucn seemed to know these two! I almost forgot what it's like to be in your own hometown since John and I move around so much.

Chris is inthe Coast Guard and Megan is a Barrel Racer and works in the ER. This couple is full of stories and I could hang out with them all day long :) Here are a few from Megan's farm and around Starke :)

Riding Roadhog

Chris had to steer so you can barely see Megan, she's so tiny!

Walking along this road is where Chirs decided this was the woman he wanted to spend the rest of his life with :)

Lorra & Kyle

2009-03-16T13:13:00.000-07:00

I met Lorra and Kyle in Douglas GA at Lorras parent's house, where they got engaged :) They are getting married on Lake Oconee, GA at Reynold's Plantation in late May.

Cash got to play with their Westies :)

And Lorra's niece :)

Yasmeen & Lenny

2009-03-16T08:37:00.001-07:00

Yasmeen and Lenny got married at the Thomas Center a few weeks ago (I know I'm way behing on Blogging). Here are a few of my favorites from their wedding...

These boys were all smiles :)

Isn't she georgeous!?!?!?

The rings...

Father of bride, flower girl, and daughter of Yasmeen and Lenny.

Daughter of the couple, she danced the night away :)

Father Daughter dance.

Before set up, it's a beautiful place for a wedding and reception.

Cara & Dustin Engagement Session

2009-03-11T20:05:00.000-07:00

Here are a few from Cara & Dustin's engagement session last week. Dustin is a pilot in Ocala flying the race horse owners around, so we got to go to a STUNNING farm for a few shots :) Their wedding is coming up really quickly, get ready to see more of this cute couple!

Yasmeen Gets Painted

2009-03-04T21:46:00.000-08:00

Yasmeen is a beautiful bride I photographed last weekend. I decided to give Corel Painter a try today and LOVED the results! Isn't she beautiful? More pics of the wedding to come soon :)

Kristen & Alex

2009-02-19T10:13:00.000-08:00

Kristen and Alex

Roxie Needs a Home

2009-02-10T11:10:00.000-08:00

On my last trip to GA, I not only came home with my bridesmaids dress for Mellissa and Dan's wedding, I came home with a foster sister for Cash :) I'm assuming she is a Pitt Bull Terrier around 2-3 years old, 45lbs, female. I will have her spayed, give her a rabies vaccination, and deworm her. She seems to be in really good health, no fleas, good teeth, never been fought or hit. She is house trained, loves to cuddle, play fetch, and even knows sit, shake, and lay decently well. I crate her at night and when I leave the house. At night she's very quite, but she dosen't like to be left alone. She is very tolerant of Cash and his puppyness and she loved on everyone when I took her to Petsmart to have her scanned for a microchip.

If you know anyone who is looking for a little cuddlebug,
please call me @ 404.488.0328 or e-mail me @ katie@katieleonardPhotography.com

PUG Practice Night Shoot

2009-01-31T17:00:00.000-08:00

Tuesday night Megan and I packed up our gear and set out to San Marco in Jacksonville FL.
Take a look at my favorites I took that night :)

Baby Leo 2 Months Old

2009-01-11T16:32:00.000-08:00

Here is baby Leo. He's 2 months old and a whopping 15lbs. The mother Tess is one of my future brides and I couldn't help but ask her if I could photograph her baby. At our initial consultation, he slept. Today he wiggled; the whole time :) He was a very good sport, didn't seem to mind the camera at all, and didn't cry the whole time he had his photo shoot.

These are some of my favorites:

Let's Eat Cake! For St. Jude's Children Hospital

2009-01-07T20:35:00.000-08:00

Let’s Eat Cake! is a wedding cake competition benefitting St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital. Our goal is to donate at least $50,000 to this deserving organization. 100% of our proceeds will be
directly donated to St. Jude’s.

Let’s Eat Cake! will include a cake design and taste challenge as well as a live cake auction. The most coveted award is a "crowd's favorite" award, which will be determined by our
guests after trying all of the delicious cakes.

Professional pastry chefs from all over the southeast are invited to compete. Aspiring pastry
chefs and at-home bakers will also be invited to compete in the amateur division. So, if you have been taking those classes at Michaels.. now it's time to show it off!

Local and celebrity judges have volunteered their time to judge the event. All participating bakers will be asked to make a faux wedding cake to be displayed and judged. There is no theme for the wedding cakes, so the pastry chefs are encouraged to use their imagination. In addition to this, all participating chefs must prepare sheet cake to be tasted by the judges and the crowd. Cakes will be judged on appearance, attention to detail, taste & flavor combination, and texture. We will have a tasting station set up for our guests to try all of the participating cakes and cast their vote for the professional and amateur divisions. The winners of each division will be announced at the commencement of the event. We have four categories in each division; Best of Show, Most Beautiful & Creative Design, Tastiest Cake, and Crowd’s Favorite.

If you'd like to attend (and get to nibble on all those fab cakes), donate or just want more details go to:
Let's Eat Cake Blog

AND...

Just for this week!!! You can make Melissa pay. She has pledged to donate $1 for any blogs on which "Let's Eat Cake" details appears. So pass it on and be sure to send Melissa DiStephano a link (info@masterpieceweddings.net) so she can pay up!

Happy New Year!

2009-01-05T18:19:00.000-08:00

Nothing noteworthy in this blog, just some pics that make me smile :)

Someone else wrote this in the sand near the pier, it made my night!

My hubby John and Will, our 2nd cousin Christmas Eve fighting over THAT hat.

John and Chris @ a bar on Folley Beach, SC watching the Falcons win!!!
***note: I am a Miller Girl, not a Bud Girl!

Cash wanting to get loose on the beach in Charleston, SC

Cash loose on the beach @ Saint Simons Island, GA w/friends Cooper and Ace.
Yes, we did manage to catch them. It took a minute.

This guy modeled for me at the marina on SSI.

Farewell 2008! (Me, John, & Cash on SSI, GA)

Cassandra & Garrick, Part 2

2009-01-05T17:52:00.000-08:00

I am FINALLY uploading more images from Cassandra & Garrick's wedding in Athens GA from December 2008. Sorry, my Blog is the last one to get updated!

Cassandra & Garrick

2008-12-09T20:00:00.000-08:00

I'm in the process of editing their pics, but here a a few from the portraits.

Aren't they adorable?

Kaylee A. McGraw

2008-11-30T13:25:00.000-08:00

Kaylee A. McGraw is here! I tooke these a few weeks ago of my good friend Jennifer and Jon McGraw's new baby girl. More will come when we have some extra time!

Wendy & John Engagement Session

2008-11-23T14:45:00.000-08:00

Joanne & Shane @ Kanapaha

2008-11-23T13:59:00.000-08:00

Here are a few from Yesterday @ Kanapaha Botanical Gardens. Joanne and Shane both live in Gainesville and plan on getting married in Tampa in 2010. Joanne is finishing her undergrad @ UF and Shane is a tennis pro @ DB Raquet Club.

My Assistants (NICE) View

2008-11-23T12:10:00.000-08:00

Here we are getting down and dirty shooting Wendy & John's Engagement session @ the Anfinsen house. More pics of the actual engagement session coming right up! :)

Cash gets Ready for Halloween!!!

2008-10-29T17:25:00.000-07:00

He's not impressed with his outfit.

Melissa & Dan

2008-10-26T10:02:00.000-07:00

Melissa and I have been great friends for around 15 years. She asked me to photograph her engagement pics and be one of her bridesmaids! How lucky am I? She met Dan while attending Berry College (also my Alma Mater). All three of us were on the Equestrian Team and still share the love of horses.

These pictures were squeezed in during her engagement party in Madison GA at her parents farm. It was very overcast and starting to drizzle, but we got it done :) I can't wait until the wedding in Madison @ The Oaks.

This weekend in Bushnell, FL

2008-10-05T20:50:00.000-07:00

Saturday was another AWS breed inspection. We had a great time seeing all the beautiful babies. And Sunday was a local dressage show. Both days were beautiful, the footing was wonderful, and the people there very supportive. I'm still working on uploading Saturday's images, but I did want to share one beautiful mover with everyone. Look at him go!

AWS Inspections @ GIHP

2008-09-29T10:11:00.000-07:00

We had a big weekend, there were beautiful babies everywhere! The American Warmblood Society had their annual inspection at the Georgia International Horse Park in Conyers, GA last Sunday. I was lucky enough to be chosen to be their photographer for the day, and I loved it! I will also be photographing the AWS Inspection in Florida next weekend in Bushnell @ Sumter Equestrain Center.

This one was my favorite, her name was Zip, but we renamed her Meatball :)

Loved this mare! Song of Songs
We're going up!

Say Cheese! :)

We Graduated!!!

2008-09-23T20:15:00.001-07:00

Cash, Cooper, JoAnne, and I recently graduated from puppy class at Pet'sMart! We will be continuing on and starting the Intermediate class in October. I will also be photographing our class instructor and her border collie soon. I'm sure those pics will be fun ;)

For those who don't know what Cash and I look like, we are the ones on the right.

Berry College Engagement Shoot

2008-09-07T20:44:00.000-07:00

Oh good Lord, That's MY Dog!!!

2008-08-28T19:59:00.000-07:00

Tennis @ DB Raquet Club

2008-08-14T18:24:00.000-07:00

Somehow I got suckered into photographing something I know nothing about, tennis. See what you think, John thought they were pretty good!

Cash the Destroyer

2008-07-22T19:43:00.000-07:00

Here is our new puppy Cash. He is named after Johnny Cash because he has a little white guitar on his forehead. He is basically bad to the bone, but his cuteness covers all sins. :)

Tammy & Mike

2008-04-01T20:47:00.000-07:00

Tammy and Mike had their engagement session last weekend at Kanapaha Gardens.

I love the pics with the dogs, they were having no part of posing for me.

Another one of DJ

2008-03-30T20:01:00.001-07:00

So here he is being a "bad dog". It was super cold and he had been locked in the car most of the day, so when I got him out I let him pull on the leash (plus it made for a really cute pic).

Here is another one that I accidentally left the indoor arena (horse show) settings on and took it. The colors came out crazy and I loved it.

Autumn & Tyler

2008-03-27T20:06:00.000-07:00

This wedding my fiancee was in (look below). Look at how cute he is :) I snapped a few before of the groomsmen and bridesmaids. This wedding was held in Rome GA at the best place in the world Berry College (my Alma Mater).

Jen's Wedding

2008-03-27T20:02:00.000-07:00

I was actually in this wedding, so there aren't too many (none of the groom). I just couldn't help snapping some of one of my best friends in the world Jennifer McGraw :) This wedding was held in St. Augustine FL.

The other bridesmaids (acting like bridesmaids).

Patel Wedding

2008-03-27T19:56:00.000-07:00

My first wedding in DC was the Patel reception in September. The speeches made me tear up, they were genuinely from the heart. Everyone left this reception knowing how much the couple is loved ;)

Anne & Justin

2008-03-27T19:52:00.000-07:00

Here are my favorites of the girls!

Mother of Bride's bouquet.

Everyone has a hand in something :)

Yeah!!!

Anne & Justin

2008-03-27T19:49:00.000-07:00

Here are some from Anne & Justin's wedding last year. These are of the boys of the wedding, I think they all had a good time ;)

Wishing him luck?

My favorite of the day!

Cute as a Button!!!

2008-03-26T19:36:00.000-07:00

I just ran across this one from Sumter Equestrian Center's Feb. 2008 Hunter/Jumper Show. Those two are cute as a button!

Rocking Horse Winter 2008

2008-03-25T18:19:00.000-07:00

She had a good ride :)

It rained for the first 4 hours of the Training level. I hid inside my car and rolled down the window a few inches to get most of the shots.

Here is my favorite of the day!

Bruce Davidson Sr. on his stallion Chesterland's Knockout.

El Salvador 07

2008-03-16T20:40:00.000-07:00

This trip I took with my friend KTED to visit our friend Shannon in the Peace Corps in El Salvador. This was by no means a luxury vacation, I'm not even sure you can consider it a vacation. We learned a ton, met wonderful people, and gained a much broader view of the world. For most of the week we did not have running water, electricity, or any other basic amenities we enjoy in the USA. There were only a few occasions I felt safe bringing my camera out of my bag, so don't expect too much. For more pics, look at either mine or KTED's myspace page.

Kim & William's Wedding

2008-03-16T20:28:00.000-07:00

Here are a few of my favorites from Kim & William's wedding at the Bellagio in Las Vegas!!!

Pharaoh

2008-03-16T20:22:00.000-07:00

I took this pic a couple of years ago of a horse named Pharaoh in Madison GA. We were in an indoor arena and the flash kept spooking the (not so green) horses. Most of my images from the day came out super blurry, dark, just plain bad. This one however, came out with amazing colors with an impressionistic feel.

Let's Start with an Easy One!

2008-03-16T20:00:00.000-07:00

Ok, so I'm new to the blogging, so I decided to start with an easy subject, DJ. He might be the cutest puppy in the whole world. Here are some pics I took of him Thanksgiving 2007. Most were shot in Auto mode with my D50 and 80-200 2.8