Baby Jag

I’m so excited to share these images from a very special lifestyle newborn session that I recently had the honor to shoot! Anyone remember the adorable gender reveal party I documented for my cousin Christina and her husband Neil back in September? Well SURPRISE!!! They just had their baby boy, Jagan Neil Patel, on February 26! I’m so overjoyed that my cousin gets to experience the amazing journey that motherhood brings and better yet, that we get to do it together! Well 6 hours apart, but that’s ok! Ideally, I would have loved to have done a Fresh 48 as well as a newborn session of little Jag but schedules and distance just wouldn’t permit. Luckily I was able to go visit just 3 short weeks after he was born! Hubby held down the fort and I took off solo mission style for the weekend to meet my newest family member! I, of course, brought my camera so I could snap some special memories of these 3…I mean 4. Albert, their furbaby, was a great sport but he was definitely confused and so over me by the end. I had to keep tricking him in order to perk up but hey I got shots with him looking at my camera! Bam! I win!

I was so happy to have the opportunity to capture these sweet moments for my family. It really meant so much to me and I hope you enjoy them!

The Adventures of Logan! {Family Photography, Norcross }

Oh how I love these images let me count the ways…

Little Logan appeared on the blog when we featured his 4 month, in home lifestyle session back in November. Documenting a baby’s first year is so exciting for me. I love continuing the theme of shooting in their natural environment to show their growth and to mark new milestones while still mixing in a new location to keep everything fresh. We were able to accomplish both this past weekend and I’m just obsessed with the results! I want to give a big shout out to momma and poppa bear who were not above running, jumping, and being as silly as needed to keep their little guy entertained and full of those heart melting smiles!

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Little Jackson {Alpharetta Family Photographer}

You may remember little Jackson’s sweet face and his adorable parents from a Facebook post just 6 months or so ago! I love that I’m getting to watch this little nugget grow and change during his first year of life! He is as smiley as ever, still enjoys hearing his own voice and now he does the cutest army crawl and is super determined to stand up!

Here is a glimpse at his 9 month session!

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Sweet baby Camden {Cumming Photography}

I had such an amazing time photographing this gorgeous family! Mary Catherine and Danny’s joy and excitement over the birth of baby Camden was infectious and it was just an all around great session! But I’m not surprised being I’ve shot Camden’s cousin Maddox and his sweet parents several times and we always have a blast!

Typically we always suggest scheduling your newborn portrait sessions before your little bundle is 10 days old if possible. That said, the beauty of a lifestyle newborn session is we can stretch that time frame out since the amount of sleeping posed photos is limited. At 7 weeks strong, Camden rocked his shoot and even let us nestle him in a basket for a special portrait that I know mommy and daddy will treasure!

Strike a Poise.. {Cumming Photographer}

I met Laura Clemons, the owner/Doctor of Physical Therapy, of Poise Therapy after she purchased one of our Black Friday gift certificates which they later used for family portraits. I was so excited to learn during her session that she too was a small business owner! A few weeks later we discussed her need for updated headshots as well as promotional photos for her website/marketing pieces and the date was set! We were able to get these awesome shots of this healing boss lady in action! Be sure to check her out on Facebook and online for more detailed information! They are also located Studio Lotus at the Collection at Forsyth!

A little more info about Poise Therapy:

Laura promotes wellness and healing through strengthening, balancing, and educating the mind and body by providing a caring and positive experience through Pilates based physical therapy. This is a highly effective strategy that utilizes the principles of Pilates combined with therapeutic treatment to heal the body, reduce pain, and restore function. The use of Pilates equipment allows the muscles and joints to move smoothly and continuously throughout their full range of motion, reaching maximal potential and working in diagonals verse single planes of movement. Laura is also contracted with and provides PT for Stacey Edwards and her non-profit organization, Special Equestrians of Georgia (SEG). SEG offers Hippotherapy (PT/OT performed on the horse) and therapeutic horseback riding to children and adults with special needs. Please visit specialequestriansofgeorgia.org for more information, volunteer opportunities, and how to donate!

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Have you updated your headshots? {North GA Photographer}

Let’s talk business! While we LOVE taking pictures of your families we know many of you have a professional side that is extremely important as well. We have been getting a ton of client requests lately wishing to update their professional headshots! Because we love this trend, we wanted to touch on a few important points regarding the importance of having a genuine and natural looking image to represent who you are and what you do! Regardless of your industry: doctor, teacher, actress/model, chef, pilot, attorney, sport pro,therapist,entrepreneur… your promotional photos should make a statement by capturing your authentic self. Photos in which people appear confident, relaxed and comfortable in their own skin are not only inviting, but make prospects feel way more confident in the service you can provide them over someone who looks stuffy or like they were forced to sit still for a picture. I think we have all seen the unfortunate strained ” I had to take this picture and smile at the camera for my business profile picture” picture!

So wether this is your current situation or maybe you don’t even have a headshot presently, here are some of the ways we’ve helped our clients put forth an image that perfectly represents them along with a few things that we have learned through experience and doing research to insure we remain up to date with the current marketing trends. You’ll notice we didn’t reference using a professional to take your professional photos because if your here reading this , well you already see the value in that : )

Everyone, no matter the field, should have a professional headshot! Taking it one step further, including photos of you and/or your team providing services or in “action” is another great way to get your message across while giving the public another opportunity to get to know you and what you do! Consumers love personal touches when viewing webpages.

Stay with the times and keep it fresh! Do this by having your promotional photos taken outdoors or in your place of business vs using a plain studio background. Yes, solid old school backdrops have their time and place however, over the last few years many have moved far away from this look. The use of space, color, texture and natural light has proven to be more appealing to the eye and less likely to get passed over. This is HUGE if you have a large target market and a lot of local competition! Be memorable!

We live in a digitail world where websites, online press releases, newsletters, blogs, LinkedIn and other social media platforms are used for networking and marketing opportunities. Now days just about everyone is walking around with a computer in their pocket via their smart phone. Images that you will use for print and those that look best online are not created equally! We provide our clients with two types of digital files. A high resolution version for all printed materials as well as a web optimized version for easy uploading. The later will also appear quickly on your business pages. There is nothing more frustrating than waiting for a page to finish loading due to a heavy image file! And on the subject of technology…absolutely NO CELL PHONE SELFIES lol! #justsayno

Some of our previous head shots for models, real estate agents and other business professionals.

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A Gray Snow Day! {Alpharetta Photographer}

Hmmmmm…. Slight dilemma… I have a ton of editing to complete for multiple sessions, Grayson is super crabby and it’s nap time BUT it’s flurrying like crazy outside!!!!! Poor little Gray guy has either been too little or too sick to get to go out in the snow so this was kinda a no brainer! Sometimes you have to push the schedule aside, bundle up, grab a camera and head outside to enjoy the snow with your little people! So worth it! It’s all about making memories after all! So thankful I did because the snow started to melt right about the time we were ready to come in!

P.S- to my clients waiting on image galleries I promise they it will be worth it ???

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Welcome to the world! {Alpharetta Newborn Photographer}

My three brothers… My ride or die, best friends for life! We’ve seen each other through breakups,makeups,countless moves, funerals,weddings and most recently…. babies. Each of these handsome guys are completely different and I have a special & unique relationship with each one. They would however each individually tell you they are the best looking Frankel as well as my kids favorite uncle lol!

I’m sure you can imagine when your baby brother, the very same one that was happy to play GI Joe with Barbies when the other two refused, finally brings his girlfriend to meet the fam, it’s a pretty big deal! When said little brother (Matt) came to me for help picking out an engagement ring I’d be lying to say I didn’t shed some happy tears. Watching him marry Abby, who is his stylish tender hearted perfect match, there were a lot more tears. Fast forward to holding their newborn son for the first time last week… it was hard not to bawl like a baby (luckily I some what kept it together). Now, You may remember my older brother Brad and his saint of a wife Nicole (I never said my brothers were easy), welcomed their second child Cara just three months ago. As with the birth of their first child Calen, I was extremely emotional watching him experience the love and life of being a parent. Well its been down hill from there because editing these newborn photos of Matt, Abby and the newest Frankel baby, Avery Gray…. I was straight up sobbing! We are talking ugly cry, could barely see my computer screen boo hoo’ing lol! In the moment of a session I’m in a zone attempting to get the best shots I can. Creative juices take over and naturally my emotions get pushed aside. These resulting images probably speak for themselves but getting home and seeing the pure love, joy, excitement and peace captured in their faces just knocked me over!

I love you guys and couldn’t be any happier for you! Avery- welcome to the world little buddy! I can’t wait to watch you grow and spoil you rotten!

P.S – Can you believe this gorgeous momma is camera shy??? Or that she even just had a baby?!!!

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Snow day Fun day {Canton, GA Photographer}

We spend a lot of time dreaming up creative session concepts and scouting for new & interesting locations. We also welcome the times when clients come to us with a certain vision in mind. It’s so much fun to bounce ideas off each other, build on it then watch their vision take shape. So when Amber Lynn emailed to see if I’d be interested in planning a spontaneous session for her family that would entail woods, snow, and formal wear, it took me about 15 seconds to respond “yes please!!!!”. After discussing the over all feel , their outfits and planning the perfect makeup look, all we had to do is wait for snow. Actually, pray would be a much better word lol! Luckily this past Saturday the wait was over and we got a strong little dusting and steady stream of flurries! So the troops were rallied together and the result images did not disappoint! With how warm it has been lately its so hard to believe we took these two weeks ago tomorrow! CRAZY!

If you have ever looked through our galleries then this amazing family will look very familiar to you! I love,love, love shooting with them!

Welcome to the World Tyler! {Cumming Newborn Photographer}

They say all babies are different and let me tell you the same goes for their deliveries!
The plan to document baby Tyler’s first hours /days of life (often referred to as a Fresh 48 session in the photography world) was set back when Whitney and Brian scheduled their maternity session. If you are new to the blog and haven’t seen those images be sure to check them out because they are adorbs! Back to my story … When I learned Whitney was going to be induced a few weeks early and that I would coincidently be right near the hospital with my camera on that very morning, I decided I would drop in to wish her luck and get a few shots of the happy couple and their amazing (and excited) family waiting for Tyler James to arrive! Let’s just say it’s a good thing they didn’t have their heart set on a Labor & Delivery session (thats exactly what it sounds like folks.. And yes it’s totally a thing!) because baby T was in noooooo rush to grace us with his presence! He must have have been real warm and snuggly in momma’s belly because he wasn’t born until almost 33 hours AFTER I said goodbye to a patient, yet uncomfortable, mommy to be! By the time I got back to the hospital little man was a day and a half day(s) old and all seemed to be forgotten! What a lucky little boy to be surrounded by so much love! Everyone just couldn’t get enough! Between his aunts, grandparents and his hopelessly in love mommy & daddy, there will be no shortage of hugs & kisses in his future!! Fresh 48 photography session Northside Forsyth GA, Labor and delivery photography Cumming GA, Newborn portraits Cumming ga