Winter Sale!

Hi guys!

In the last month I have decided to paint and decorate my house and studio. I now have dark brown walls in the viewing session room, a new office area, and my husband Lee is putting up a door as we speak... Everything looks a lot different!

On that note, I thought that maybe some of you guys might also be decorating. So, I have decided to have a sale. There are virtually no limitations on the sale. The only rules are that prints must be ordered before Feb 1st, and framing before Feb 15th. Collages and specialty artwork (including metallic finishing) is included in the sale.

I hope everyone is staying warm!

Christmas Baby... and an Update

I have been busy! We overhauled our studio viewing area. For those of you guys that thought that our "setup" was cool before, I cannot wait to show you everything now! Totally different - and so much better. Our viewing screen is now nine feet wide... ;)

I must admit, I am a bit of a musical junkie. As soon as we got it up and running, I popped in Phantom of the Opera. It was awesome -- like a mini movie theatre! (I hope Lee doesn't figure out how to hook up Madden '08 to it!)

But on top of our renovation project, I had the pleasure to photograph a small baby shortly after Christmas last year. We had to wait until the announcements got out, but I got the go ahead yesterday, so now I can post the pictures. She is such a cute little girl, and so petite. (A photographer's dream!)

Here are some of my favorites from the shoot...

Enjoy!

A little bit of downtime

I just wanted to post a quick note to let everyone know that the phones are back up and working now. We had some renovation over the holidays, and the phone lines were not working for about two or three days.

I hope everyone had a safe and happy holiday season.

Happy New Year!

Beth

Perhaps the Biggest Form of Flattery...

Today I received an e-mail from a friend in Chicago. I did a shoot for their family when his daughter was three months old. Many of you have seen this portrait series on shelves in my studio... but none of you have seen this rendition!

Both Laura and I opened up the e-mail and were STUNNED. He tattooed it on his back! My goodness, I guess he liked the original picture! (Note: I didn't take this actual picture of the tattoo - that would be his lovely wife Andrea. I just burned, color tweaked, etc. I stuck the logo on to ensure those who might use it would have a tough time pulling it off as their own work.)

But anyway...

Scott, if you are reading this, I am completely flattered. (I hope it didn't hurt too badly!!)

Merry Christmas everyone! (Time to get wrapping again!)

Beth

More Catch-up!

A couple weeks ago, I met up with Stephany and her son. They brought her son's costume and we had a riot. Here is one of the collages we prepared for her...

Last week, I was visited by two tiny little doggies. Aren't they adorable????

I don't post this stuff a lot (due to privacy issues) but I came across this picture tonight and I thought I would post it and use it to tell a story. One of my clients plays for the Detroit Redwings. (Don't ask who, I won't tell you - I really do go out of my way to keep identities confidential.) But when I first met him last year, he walked into my studio, and I asked him to hold his child. I then looked at the two of them and realized his hands were ENORMOUS. I couldn't see the child's body - all I could see were hands! I never told him that, I just switched the pose and kept going.

Last week he stopped by again and brought his championship ring to include in some of the more fun pictures. Look at the size of his finger relative to his son's thumb! (This picture makes me laugh.) It makes me wonder about the size of Warren Sapp's rings!?!

Here is another collage we prepared for a client. Her daughter was not excited about getting pictures that day, and was a tad defiant. We definitely used that to our advantage! I think the picture of the left is so funny...

This is commercial shoot I did my favorite wine store ever: Simply Wine in downtown Birmingham.

I am sure you guys recognize these little guys. I am always amazed at how well these two get along...

More Little Santas...

So that's it! Whew!.. can I breathe now???

;)

Time to stare at the tree for about 15 minutes and then hit the hay...

Have a wonderful evening everyone!

Beth

Daddy-Daughter Dance

A little while ago, I received a e-mail that was truly humbling: a local elementary school had requested I shoot their Daddy-Daughter dance. They weren't shopping for photographers - they wanted me! I was blown away - and very flattered.

Well, I happily accepted, and on December 6th I shot 93 families in 180 minutes. (1144 pictures to be exact.) Now I have shot 600-person weddings, dealt with craze brides, etc, etc... but I have NEVER worked that fast in my life. It was a rush!

The highlight of the night had to be when the DJ played "Girls Just Want to Have Fun". The little ladies (literally) screamed and started dancing like crazy. (It reminded me of the New Kids on the Block concert I recently attended... 60,000 screaming 30 and 40 year old women... but we won't go there tonight...) I never knew Cindi Lauper was a hit with the 5-8 year old crowd!

Anyway, here are some of my favorites from the evening.

Enjoy!


The girls all got these beautiful head pieces to wear while they were there... They had ribbon coming out of the back and the girls loved them!

This was the reaction to Cindi Lauper... ;)

Catch up!

I looked at my blog today, and it has been way too long since I have managed to update it. I think that's probably how it's going to be around here during Christmas - no blog updates during November and December. It is just too insane!

We actually wound up hiring a third person just to help us play catch up! (Thank you Alicia!)

So, I am not going to write a lot (because there are lots and lots of pictures...) but you can see what we've been up to here...

Enjoy!


This is the Tiffany's Box Baby... truly one of my favorite little babies to photograph!


Her newest pal, the gorilla.




Mom brought her costume... soooo funny!

Beautiful little face!

The look of death (directed at me and mom)... "Get me out of this thing!"

A super fun outdoor family shoot. I met these guys in March (I think?). They are a wonderful family, and I am fortunate to say that I see them a lot. Their oldest son is an extremely talented photographer, who I am sure will one day give me a run for my money! ;)

TWINS!!!!

This is a collage I did in celebration of their two new beautiful little girls.

Little Santa...

This little boy never ceases to amaze me. His mom is one of my best friends in the world (and I am still getting used to seeing her with a stroller!) He's so cute though....!

I love this photo with the Santa fuzzies everywhere. ;)

The boy who started it all.... three years later!

I was really pleased with these pictures. The best part is that I didn't ask them to pose like this. These are just their natural mannerisms. Adorable!

Insta-smile...

I have to be honest... days are lonnnngggg right now. It's crunch time here. So, as you guys know, that means lots of Pandora for me!

I just had to let you guys know about a new great find... Pandora + Debbie Gibson. Seriously,... are you in a bad mood? Need that extra 'oomph' to get you through your day? Pull up Pandora and type in Debbie Gibson. HILARIOUS.

I have just been listening to Paula Abdul, some serious Pat Benatar, and of course my favorite for a good giggle - Tiffany!

So funny!

;)

Beth

Three Little Ladies!

I think you all know this, but I absolutely love infant shoots. Yes, they take forever, but there is something about those tiny little hands against mom or an older sibling that is just awesome.

I recently had a session with three sisters, and they were a lot of fun. I remember the girls fondly from one of my earlier sessions this year (so cute!)

Here are some of my favorites from the session...

Enjoy!

The McCarthy Family

Last night I was visited by some old friends of mine from college. Joe (Dad) and I had many engineering classes together, and I fondly remember struggling through Calc III with him. We survived, despite the nutty professor.

He and his wife (who I have also known forever) now have two kids, and they are adorable!

Here are some of my favorites from our session...

Enjoy!

Beth