Been Busy...

I'm blessed beyond belief.  

The past few weeks have been filled with emotions.  I've been nervous, excited, honored, humbled, and down-right busy!  Below are some of my favorites from the past week.  I got to spend time with three amazing families!!  Thanks to you all!

THE "M" FAMILY

THE "B" FAMILY

AND, LAST BUT NOT LEAST, MY FAVORITE "O" FAMILY

Toddler Time

Huge thank you to this family for asking me to capture their darling two-year-old, Ava!  I have to admit, kids are so much fun to photograph; even when they're being ornery, they are cute!

Catch Up

Good night, Irene.  Since launching my website earlier this year, I have hugely neglected my blog posts! If you've stuck with me, I thank you - and am going to attempt to catch you up on some of my favorites.  

It's going to be a crazy few months with weddings, engagements, newborns, seniors, and fall family photos - keep checking back for highlights!

Tonights post features an adorable newborn!

Eagle Scouts

I was privileged to be asked to work with the Anderson family.  Their son, Hayden, achieved the prestigious honor of Eagle Scout.  We went to his project, an area near Tuttle Creek, to snap some photos to use for his announcement and invitation for the Court of Honor.  It was so much fun to see this project through from start to finish!

I was excited to be invited to photograph the Court of Honor by the Andersons and two other great families who were recognizing their sons' achievements.  Congratulations guys on the honor of Eagle Scout, and thanks for trusting my camera to capture your memories.

 


 

Jed + Heather

I feel so blessed to have the opportunity to meet the couples, families and individuals that trust my eye and my camera to capture their unique moments in time.  Today I had a blast with Jed and Heather at their engagement session.  The weather was perfect (especially in February, and considering it SNOWED yesterday)!  Here are a few of my favorites - enjoy!

 

Cupid Cutie

I had a blast with this weekend's photo session - special thanks to this sweet girl's momma for being creative with me!  Lots of fun pictures to choose from for their Valentine's Day cards this year!  

 

New Year...New Name/Look/Website...

2012.  It's a new year.  A fresh start, both personally and professionally.  


While, "photographE studio" served me well the past few years, it was time for a business-friendly change.  Those of you who have been with from the start, know that Legacy made its first appearances in my husband's and my personal blog and cattle enterprise in 2010.  It's a tribute to the past and a promise to the future, and it seemed only fitting to carry the theme in to my artistic venture.


You may be wondering what the purple four-leaf clover represents.  I don't have an eloquent explanation for you, but it's a simple reminder to me of some of the wisest words my grandpa shared with me as a child.  He always found the lucky four-leaf clovers, and I wanted to know his secret for success.  He told me in life, sometimes you just have to keep your eyes on the ground or you miss the simple things.  Wisdom I've never forgotten.


Check out my new website, and update your bookmarks to keep up to speed on the new adventures of Legacy Photo + Design.  Here's to an incredible year!

Christmas Cheer Contest

PhotographE Studio friends and fans, here is a contest you don't want to miss: I am giving away a $50 gift certificate. 

Here is how it works:

1. Pick your favorite photo from the group below.
2. Go to my facebook page to vote: www.facebook.com/photographEstudio
3. Make sure to "Like" PhotographE Studio...your chances of wining double!
4. Not a facebook user?  Email me your favorite. 
5. Check back on December 24th to see if you've won (contest ends at midnight on 12/23/11).

Photo A

Photo B

Photo C

Photo D

Photo E

Stoddard Family | Mini Session

In case you aren't counting, Christmas is almost a month away!  Photo-cards are a wonderful way to send some holiday cheer to friends and family, and PhotographE Studio is offering one-hour mini sessions for only $75!  You get 15-25 digital images to use to create your cards, or simply update your frames and photo albums.  

Today, I headed to Manhattan to do one of these sessions for the Stoddard family.  Here are some of my favorites!

 

 

Full Circle

I often get asked how I got started in photography.  I've had a camera in my hands longer than I can remember, taking pictures around my family's farm in Pennsylvania.  Cattle, horses, flowers, barns, sunsets...I loved it all.  As I got older, I would enter some of my favorite photos in the county fair and other state and national photography contests.  As with so many things in life, the more I practiced, the better my composition.  

A few years ago, one of my best friends asked me to snap some pictures of her and her fiance for a "save-the-date" announcement.  Her faith in my abilities opened my photographic eye to a whole new world of pictures...people pictures.  Over the past few years, my equipment and experience has pushed me from a hobbyist to a professional, and I can't wait to see what the future holds for me and my Nikon!

And as the title of this post suggests, it seems as though my photographic journey has come full circle.  Not because I have a flow of clients calling, but because I have been given the great opportunity to pass along all that I have learned to an enthusiastic group of young people in the local 4-H program.  Today was our first meeting, and I can't wait to be a part of it!  Watching them learn and perfect an art form, all the while helping one another --- stay tuned, it's going to be a fun year!