I love being outside. Unfortunately my fair skin and the sun do not get along. At all. Thank goodness for sunscreen though. Without it, I would not have been able to enjoy the sunny day at Talladega yesterday.

And so my love for the outdoors means I’m quite excited that we have all of this land on which to take pictures around the studio. Jonathan is doing some awesome work as our new “groundskeeper”, making sure everywhere you go is like one very gorgeous backdrop.

Since there are some who have not had the pleasure of experiencing our wonderful new space, Beth and I thought we would have some fun in order to show them what they are missing. So here’s a few shots we took of each other and our area last week after we had our makeup done by Christina.

Thanks to Jonathan for taking some images of the both of us!

To see more of our outdoor space, watch the slideshow!

Happy Monday!
~jess

I haven’t done my 5 good things in awhile, so here they are…

5 good things:
1. Warm weather…never mind the fact that it went straight from not-quite spring feeling to warm and sticky…it’s nice to not be cold
2. Airbrush makeup
3. The upcoming weekend
4. Spending time with my sister before she moves to Nashville
5. Having dinner with a friend I haven’t seen in at least 4 years

Speaking of good thing #2, Beth and I had an airbrush makeup session this A.M. with the fabulous Christina Kazadzis of Touch of Color Airbrush Makeup Artistry. It was my first experience with airbrush makeup, and I must say I am now definitely a fan. There will be more to come on Christina and her awesome service, but for now I leave you with an image taken after the makeup session.

Happy Friday!
~jess

Jess and I had been discussing some cute new ways to pose babies yesterday. So… when Jaime and Thomas stopped by I took the opportunity to put a new idea in practice. Thomas LOVED it. Sorry my blog doesn’t have sound – or you would hear giggling and cooing aplenty!

Our photo shoot turned into Hide and Seek for Thomas.

He finally realized his mom was holding the blanket up and he thought that was HILARIOUS!

This was a FUN photoshoot! ~ beth

 

It’s Friday…yipee! (nevermind that it’s not the beginning of our weekend as we have a busy day in the studio tomorrow )

And since it’s Friday:

5 good things:
1. The rain washing the pollen off my car, if only for a couple of days
2. Twitter! Yes, I’ve been sucked into the Twitter craze…
3. Live oaks w/ Spanish moss
4. Tuesday’s game night with a good friend
5. The scrapbook paper aisle @ Hobby Lobby

Here’s a peek at an engagement session I’ll be blogging about tomorrow…enjoy!

~jess

While on vacation last week I tried my best to avoid the internet, because I decided it’s good to take a complete break every now and then, and I think I did pretty well.

My mom, sister and I spent the week in Hilton Head Island…my first time visiting the lowcountry. We also spent a day in Savannah which is an absolutely gorgeous and charming city.

As with any vacation of mine, there were twists and turns. I managed to lock my mom and I in our condo on the first morning. Yep, that’s right…we were locked IN thanks to my curiosity and a malfunctioning security lock. Of course us girls didn’t think to pack a Phillips-head screwdriver, so I used a vegetable peeler to unscrew the covering of the lock to try to unlock it. My sister, locked on the outside, had tried to use a credit card to unlock it…hey it works on T.V. so why not in real life? Then she found some tools in her car which she proceeded to throw to us via the balcony (let’s just say hand-eye coordination is not my strong suit). Thankfully, a nice maintenance man named Richard showed up to save the day. He had to climb up a ladder to get in through the balcony, and he fought with the stubborn lock for quite some time, but eventually he was able to set us free. If it weren’t for Richard, his tools and his strength, we never would have made it to the beach.
And that was just the morning of day one

Today I’ve taken the plunge back into reality (which is almost as harsh as putting my feet in the cold waters of the Atlantic Ocean), glad to be sleeping in my own bed again, wondering where the warm temperatures have gone, and cringing at the sight of my pollen-covered car.

And because all posts are better with a picture, here’s a few from my week…in black and white ’cause it’s my thing

I fell in love with the live oak trees and Spanish moss, which were both quite abundant on our trip. These trees are at Forsyth Park in Savannah.

The pier at Tybee Island

The Harbour Town Lighthouse at Hilton Head Island.

Happy Monday!
~jess

5 good things:

1. The weather…I know I’ve said this one before, but really, this weather is awesome and I’m enjoying it as much as I can before the pollen covers everything in a greenish yellow film making it impossible to have the windows open…
2. Recieving a “just because” gift from a friend
3. Rainbow Sightings – a friend sent me the link to this website (thanks MK!), and it makes me smile. It’s a collection of rainbow pictures taken by people all over the world…pretty darn cool.
4. Sweet tea from Chick-fil-A which is made even better by the fact that you can buy it by the gallon so we have some for awhile here at the studio
5. Public transportation…I just love it. I take the MARTA downtown whenever I can, and there’s always something interesting to see.

And because every post is better with a picture, here’s a peek at a maternity shoot I’ll be posting more of later

Happy Friday!
~jess