Ivy | Sunrise at Arabia Mountain

When waking up to my alarm at 5:45 A.M. for this photo shoot...I was so drained. When I refreshed my memory of the scenery ontop of the mountain, I jumped out of bed with a huge smile on my face and headed out the door! I'm so thankful for friends that model for me when I get in these creative funks!!! Ivy was so sweet and offered to model for me which turned out to be a TOTAL success. Everything was so natural with her and I was so giddy behind the camera because she knew exactly what to do without me saying it. Arabia Mountain was the perfect background for this portrait session! One thing I told Ivy while we were shooting was that "I never want to make photography feel like a desk job" and I really mean that. This session reminded me that even when I'm busy with weddings or other photo shoots, it's still great to go and create something new. Instead of focusing on the veil and bouquet, I focused on this amazing sunrise and just went for it.

I had to put the sunrise silhouette photo, above, by itself because I just wanted y'all to see how beautiful the sky was. When we got up to the top and waited for the sun to arise, I couldn't help but smile. Everything was so golden and pink! I loved it!!!!! Okay, enjoy the rest of the photos below!

Nash Farms Maternity Session with Taylor

Y'ALL, I finally got to meet one of my photo-buddies tonight!!! This girl is the sweetest thing and she's always been one text away whenever I need something! Thankful for our little friendship we've created. Isn't she the cutest mama to be??? Enjoy these photos of the sweet Taylor!

Boho Session with Maggie

Tonight I got to photograph a classmate of mine and I am so proud of how the images turned out!!!! Ya'll, Maggie totally rocked this session. Maybe it's because her style is literally so down to Earth that it was SO easy to photograph her....YUP, THAT'S PROBABLY IT. This photo shoot is by-far one of my favorites just because I got to let my creative juices out with no pressure of perfection. I just saw the light and told her to jump in the grass for a picture and she did it. This session was just what I needed to inspire me to do more creative photographs during this busy month of mine!!! Surrounding yourself with a positive/creative community is essential for a healthy lifestyle in this business. You need positive and uplifting friends who will encourage your work and your ideas. I'm thankful for the friendship I've grown with Maggie over the last couple of days because she is exactly the positive energy every photographer needs!! Enjoy the photos from tonight down below!! Xoxo!

Taylor McHenry Summer Shoot

Let me just start out with this.....TAYLOR NEEDS TO MODEL. I've been wanting to take pictures with her for the longest time and FINALLY we both had clear schedules to do this styled shoot - YAY!!! I wanted to incorporate sunflowers as well as a more natural look for the model which she did amazing with her hair choice of a loose braid - perfect for this photoshoot. This session was full of fun, laughter, and pretty flowers - what more could you ask for?!?!

Then we started walking around the McDonough Square and found even more flowers...so of course we had to photograph with them!!!! I pretty much told Taylor to jump in the flower bushes and she happily did it - which was SO worth it because the images came out beautiful!!!

Oh wait, it gets better.....THEN we found a bush of flowers that matched her lipgloss!!! HOW AWESOME? I was fangirling the whole time! These are probably my most favorite images from the shoot.

Overall, this was just an amazing session!! Thank you Taylor for letting me take your pictures!! :) Have a great night, ya'll! Thanks for checking out the blog!!