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Friday, October 21, 2011

Gonzales Family {Yorktown, VA Family Photographer}

This sweet family really touched my heart.  I'd met the mom & daughter when I first moved to Virginia, but the dad has been deployed the whole time I've lived here.  They're a family of such love, it was great to see them altogether, even if it was only for a few days.  I'm glad we had time to capture these memories!





King Wedding {Hampton Roads Wedding Photographer}

In my quest to update my blog with the sessions I missed from this year, I must tackle the daunting task of blogging about a wedding.  Weddings are really, really hard to blog about because they can easily include a kajillion pictures & stories to match!

I have to say, this was the most fun wedding I've ever done.  I've known Kristen and her family for years, and I've gotten to know Dustin & he's a pretty great guy.  The wedding was very well planned & organized, but Kristen was very calm the day of the wedding!  My favorite comment from the day was when her mom was taking pictures of the girls getting ready & said, "Oh wait, Susan's here... I don't need to take pictures!"

That's what it's all about-- I'm there to take pictures so that others don't have to.  I loved that they felt relaxed & comfortable & trusted me to capture their day in its entirety.  Also?  They were able to truly be present at the wedding & soak up every wonderful moment of it, rather than seeing it through a camera lens!


 









 
Ahem... I love a good ring shot... and I had a little time to play around with theirs, so brace yourself for several!




Ready for a pullback shot?  Here's what I looked like while taking the picture above:


Normally I'd lay flat on my stomach, but I was pregnant during this wedding, so laying on my stomach wasn't comfortable anymore!





 

Congratulations Kristen & Dustin!

Thursday, October 20, 2011

I'm back + Catching up + Dillon's Senior Pictures

Erm... shuffles feet.  So I've been slacking in the blog department.

Truthfully, I was planning an entire blog redesign.  Then I switched everything over to Wordpress.  My plan to was unveil this awesome new blog... but truthfully, I hated Wordpress.  So I'm back here at Blogger & I'll play a long game of catch-up!

I *only* have 26 sessions to catch up... no biggie, right?  So some of them may be just pictures, and I'll probably combine a few as well... just stay tuned!

Here's a start... a senior session I did earlier this summer!