I had the wonderful opportunity to photograph Miss ‘B’ again at six months old.  You might remember her debut on Jarman Photo. She was so curious in her first photo session with me that she didn’t want to go to sleep.  This time around was a little different. She really didn’t want anything to do with having her portrait taken.  I really love the opportunity to see and photograph children as they grow up. Especially in the first 18-24 months of their lives, they change so much. They develop their own personalities and attitudes, they get their bearings when walking and they discover the joys of laughter.

I was able to capture many sides of Miss ‘B’ during this session. Enjoy the photographs.

Earlier this month, I had an amazing photo session with a cute almost 1 year old.  This session came about through a silent auction to which I had donated two photography sessions.  The auction was to benefit some good friends who are in the process of adopting a child from Ethiopia.  Little Miss Zoe was such a precious little angel. She was shy around me at first but quickly started to open up.  I found out that she loves the theme song from the Office and once I found it on my phone she was fascinated by it.  This session took place at a close friend of the family’s house, who decorate every room and the exterior of the house for Christmas.  The house was beautifully decorated and outfitted with a uniquely decorated tree in almost every room.

I had so much fun photographing Zoe.  Enjoy the photos.

It’s hard to believe that Emma is 20 months old. It seems like yesterday that I was holding her in my arms and she was so tiny.  Now she sings and dances. She will get her own diapers when she needs to be changed. She has her favorite books and toys. It is amazing to see her growing up before my eyes. She loves her books and one of my favorite phrases from her is “Daddy read it” and she will bring me one book, then another and another.  Check out the song “One More Book” by the Imagination Movers, I think it was written with Emma in mind. The Imagination Movers is one of her favorite TV shows and music. She loves to dance and sing along to their music.

So I decided to try and capture a few of these things in portraits. While I believe that I captured her love of books during the photo session, it was really hard to capture her love of dancing and singing.  I hope these portraits of my daughter make you smile.

Make sure you take time to capture these fleeting moments with your family.

Let me know if I can help you create memorable portraits for your family.

I had a wonderful session with the Loveland girls this last weekend.  This was my second session with little Kelaney.  My previous session was with her at 2 weeks old.  It is amazing to see how much she has changed in 4 months.  Her sister has become such a big helper for her parents and is a very proud big sister.  Kelaney was such a good sport and was very patient until the very end.

The Loveland’s are University of Tennessee football fans and are bringing their daughters up in the fine tradition of cheering on the Volunteers.  So the first series of photos are of them in their UT gear.  Next they wore their “Little Sister” and “Big Sister” shirts. They were so cute together.  Then Kelaney wore a dress that was her big sister’s when she was little. At this point Kelaney was getting frustrated with the photography session and we only took a few more photos.

It is such a joy to experience kids growing up and the changes they go through. I love that I can be a part of the process of documenting the growth of children.

I had the wonderful opportunity to shoot some newborn photographs for some of my best friends.  Kelaney was 2 weeks 2 days old in these photos.  She was such a trooper.  She let me put her in baskets and on a stack of towels.  Though I think she was happiest when she was in mommy or daddy’s arms.  She really liked it when her big sister was around to hold her and kiss her head.

She is such a beautiful little girl, who is truly a blessing to her family and friends.

Here are Kelaney’s debut photographs:

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I had a great session Monday night at the UT Botanical Gardens with a fun family.  Their little girl was so cute and loved to have her picture taken.  I had so much fun on this shoot and can’t wait to finish going through these photos.  Here’s a couple of my favorites.

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