2008 Appointments

I have already had a few emails and phone calls about scheduling sessions for the upcoming year. I will begin booking appointments starting January 1st. I have really enjoyed this time off with my family, but I am looking forward to getting back to work! I have lots of new ideas floating around in this crazy head of mine. . .Looking forward to hearing from you. . . Happy New Year!!!

New Banner

I just put a new banner on my Still Moments site. Design her gals was kind enough to create my "gal" for me to use on my business site. I truly appreciate them helping me out. I put a link on the bottom of the site to their web site. Be sure to click on it to see what their site is all about. I don't usually put "commercials" on my blog. But I wanted to give credit where credit is due for my cool new banner. Thanks so much Design-Her-Gals!!!

Session by My Sister

My sister was in this weekend from Fredericksburg, VA. We decided that when she came home we would do a family session of each other. She did my session with my camera so I could edit them myself, and I did the same for her. . . So here are a few of my favs. . .

Last Session of the Year

I just finished editing and ordering my last session for 2007. . . Can you believe it? Time passes so quickly. I have SO enjoyed getting to know so many new people during these past few months. Photographing you and your families have been a dream come true for me. Thanks to all of you who have allowed me to photograph you. I hope to see you all again in the upcoming year. I am going to take the next three weeks off to spend some quality time with my family. I am already scheduling appointments starting in January. Feel free to email or call concerning scheduling an appointment for 2008. I hope you and yours have a wonderful Christmas. . .Remember Jesus is the Reason for the Season. . .Here are a couple of pics from my last session. . .

Target shoot??

I had this great idea the other day to do some pictures of my kids for Christmas in front of Target. For no other reason but the HUGE red concrete balls. . .looks a little like a Christmas ornament. . .For those of you who know me, you know I like pictures that are "different". Not your typical studio type shots. . .So this is definately different. . .I love them. . .We put on our Christmas t-shirts and went and 'stopped some traffic' to get these great shots. . .Ian told me, "If I see anyone I know, you are in trouble. . " Well, we saw no one, so I am still doing well. . .Here are a few pics from this shoot. . I still am editing them, so I may post a few more later. . . Enjoy. Love this one of Macey. . . I plan on ordering it in a BIG print. . .: )

This one turned out cool too. . .I love the red stripe on the wall behind him. . .If you can't read the boys shirts-they say, Jingle bells all girls smell. . .

My personal little model. . .He loves to pose for the camera

Thought this one was cute too. . .

And last but not least our kids pretending to be Hamsters. . .that is what they said. . I am SO ordering this one too!!! Merry Christmas from the Allen's. . .

Last Christmas Session of the Year

This is the second time I have photographed this family and they were a joy. . . I had a great time with these two little ladies. . .Here are a few of my favs. . .

Triplets

I got the chance to take triplets' pictures. . They were wonderful!! I had a great time doing them. .and they were like little models. . .Perfect!!

Family Photographs

Here are some pics of a very special family that I go to church with. I think their pics turned out great. . .Here is yet another sneak peek. . .

Chistmas Pictures

This little guy is so cute. . . He looks adorable in his Christmas pajamas. . . .

Family Pictures

This is this family's first Christmas in their new home. . what better place to do some family pictures!! Here are a couple from this session. . .

First Birthday

Here are some pictures from another first birthday session. This little girl was adorable. I did some family pictures, and also a few Christmas pictures. Here are a few from this shoot. . .

Christmas Pictures

Here are a few more pictures from a Christmas session...This two did wonderful. . .the quickest session I have done. . .smile, pose, next shot. . .These guys are a good friend of mine's children and they were just "Perfect"

I'm Dreaming of a White Christmas

This little guy wasn't too happy to begin with, but we ended up getting some great pics. . here are a few of my favorites. . . .

Meadowview Session

This is the second time that I have done these little guys. They are so much fun to be around. Here are a couple of pictures from this session. . .

Gap Models

This is the second time I have photographed these little guys. . . talk about fun!! They had a blast. . . full of energy. I am good friends with their mother, and I tell her all of the time . .They should be Gap Models. . . here is a sneak peek. . . .

Handsome Guys

We just did some casual shots in the studio of these 2 boys. . .and they were so much fun to shoot. We had a great time, and it was completely "painless" : ) Once again, a few of my favorites. . . .

Christmas Pictures

I thought these pictures turned out great. I am almost finished editing them. . . We did these at the Kingsport Renaissaince Center. I have been spending lots of time here due to the play, so I looked around the building and it had some beautiful Christmas Decor. . .Here are a few of my favorites.

Appointments

I have been overwhelmed with calls and emails the last couple of weeks. I want to thank you guys so much for sharing your pictures with your family and friends. Word of mouth is a wonderful thing. It has amazed me the wonderful people that I have come in contact with while doing photographs for all of these amazing families. Well, I never thought I would say this, but I am booked up for the holiday season!! That is SO awesome!! I do have a few calls and emails to return but after that--I am booked! (Don't hesitate to give me a call though-I might have a cancellation) I don't plan on doing any sessions after December the 8th. I want to make sure that I can get all of my prints back in time for Christmas. Considering I work part time, night shifts, and am doing my photography business on the side--my family doesn't get much of my time. Christmas is one of the favorite holidays around the Allen house so I plan to take a couple of weeks off to spend some time with my family. I so enjoy spending time and working on making your family's pictures something special--but I want to make this time of year special for my kids. I have a full next couple of weeks, and I look forward to meeting all of the new people that I come into contact with. This is just awesome! A dream come true! I plan on starting back to work the last week of December. If interested in scheduling an appointment, shoot me an email, and we will get you down. Have a great day!!

Family

This is a very special family. They are good friends of mine, and I did this session last week at Allandale. It was an absolutely beautiful day and I think we got some great shots. . . Here is a sneak peek. . . a few of my favorites