Max and Sommer

I had the priviledge of taking Max and Sommer's pictures yesterday for Christmas cards. They are such cool young adults! I had a great time with them and their mom.

I designed a square Christmas card using some of their favorite pictures. The top picture is the front of the card, then the next picture is the inside left, then inside right, and back. There are so many pictures that I like that I wish I would have had room for more. Any text can printed or the cards can be blank for a hand-written note (wishful thinking).

Here's the slideshow. Enjoy!

http://maxsommer.haleyphotography.net

Kelsey's Senior Pictures

It is so hard for me to choose a few pictures for these sneak peaks! There are always so many that I like. It's especially hard because the beauty on the inside of Kelsey matches her beauty on the outside. When I shoot girls who are dancers, I never have to remind them to smile. What's usually hard for them is to try not to smile. Kelsey did both extremely well.

It was so fun to photograph Kelsey dancing in the streets downtown! We found some new places to go to that worked perfectly with her outfits. And, of course, her mom was a great assistant!

I really appreciate the opportunity to photograph Kelsey! Check out my website soon for the rest of the pictures. Enjoy!

Evan's Senior Pictures

As most parents know, life gets crazy when school starts and even crazier when sports and activities get going. I've had a great time taking lots of pictures recently, but am far behind in getting them posted. Although I did get all of Evan's pictures posted on my website before I posted this sneak peak entry on my blog.

I should call this session "Evan Round 1" as well. We didn't have much time, and I wasn't happy with the position of the sun at the places we wanted to go. So we'll be doing another session soon. Which I am looking forward to because Evan is such a great guy to hang out with! He has such an outgoing personality, and is involved in many things. He did a great job in the senior lip sync on Thursday night (I can't wait to see my crazy pictures!), and he also did a great job on his saxophone solo at the football game last night. (Go Cougars--we won the game)!

We also love Evan's family. We have known them for quite a few years since my step-daughter went to school with Evan's older sister. I also had the pleasure of taking Evan's older brother's senior pictures last year. This family has also been blessed with amazing good-looks!

Ali's Senior Pictures -- Round 1

The anticipation of taking my daughter's senior pictures has been exciting and scary. When she was finally ready to do it, she only gave me two days' notice that she would be available, so I didn't have too much time to think about it. I woke up very early Saturday morning "all a-twitter" as my husband says. So I prayed about our time together and asked the Lord to bless us with a fun shoot as well as great pictures. Then as I really thought about "my daughter's senior pictures", it really hit me that she is a senior (duh!) and that she'll be leaving soon. I am very excited about her future and what God has planned for her, but it still makes me cry anyway. By the grace of God, she is an amazing young woman, and we are very proud of her!

Ali has already agreed to do another shoot later this fall, and I'm sure I can get one more done in the spring. So enjoy this sneak peak at "round one". All pictures will be on my website soon.

Best Friends

I took Kayla's senior pictures last year and had a blast! A friend was visiting from out of town, so Kayla brought her along, and we had even more fun! Not only are these young ladies beautiful and intelligent, but they are also creative and adventurous. Of course, the mom in me came out when they jumped on the train. My first thought was "what do I tell their moms if something happens", and my second thought was "well this will make a fun picture, and besides, the train can't move very quickly from a dead stop". I love the bright colors and the way the sun was shining on the grass. I also love the scenery at this location. Lots of character to choose from! Enjoy!

Kelsey's Senior Pictures in Studio

We did Kelsey's senior pictures downtown two weeks ago, and she came back to do more in the studio. We certainly got a different look in this session. Check out Kelsey's eyes. Wow!! Besides being very photogenic, Kelsey and her mom are so much fun to hang out with!

I went to another photography seminar two weeks ago and bought some new grunge software and album designing software. I've had a great time playing around with it. You can see one example on Kelsey's picture above. Check back for more to come...

Beach Portraits

My daughters and I just got back from a trip to the beach. We had great weather, great waves for floating, and lots of time to take pictures. If only my daughters would have been more cooperative! Check out their expressions of joy on the "worms and coffee" picture. If you get a magnifying glass, you can see them on the beach in the picture taken looking out from our motel (yes, MOTEL) window. I like the effect of looking through the screen and the dirty window. As a photographer, I get excited about all kinds of crazy things!

We have stayed at the Ocean Crest Motel at Oak Island, NC for quite a few years now. It's a nice family atmosphere, it has a pool, and it's right next to the pier. We went with some family who live in North Carolina, and it was wonderful to see them (and take lots of pictures of them too since they are more cooperative). I'll post some cute kids pictures soon.