Back to the grindstone....

It's official...the holidays are over.  7 shoots this weekend proved that things are back to normal around here. :)  Here are some sneak peeks from my weekend. 

Drumroll Please.....

The winning votes are in, and my oh my, was it close!!!

Swooping in with 188 votes is our 3rd place winner and winner of a $25 print or shoot credit.  A big congratulations to Kim and her gorgeous girls for this super sweet, mother/daughter photo! I had joked on facebook that they deserved some type of bonus points, and had I really been able to do that, I would have. You may have remember from my post about this shoot, that it was over 103 degrees outside at 7 p.m.! Seriously, who looks this good in that kind of heat??? Not the girl behind the camera that's for sure.

Coming in at a CLOSE 2nd, did I mention again how close the top 3 finalists were?? With 193 votes, Andrea and Danny..who also happen to have the winning shot of the week for this week too.  I have already gone on and on about how much I love this picture, but I'll say it again...I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE this one! We are getting ready to make an office for myself, complete with my favorite images, and you can bet this one is going up there.

And the #1 most liked picture of 2011 goes to......

drum roll please......

Are you on the edge of your seat yet??....

Okay, I'll tell you.....

Miss Kennedy!!! Coming in with 219 votes and more comments than all the participants put together is this sweet fashionista Kennedy!! Who I am so excited to announce already has an appointment set in 2 weeks for my Valentine's shoot. I am dying to see her again!!! She hammed it up for our whole shoot and I only hope that she works it that hard for my camera again!  Congratulations Kennedy, your infectious laugh and smile definitely stole the show :)

Happy 1st Birthday Carly!!

I can not believe 9 months has gone by so fast. Today I had the privilege of shooting sweet Carly's 1 year pictures.  Carly and Abby (featured right under this post) were my first 2 models, 9 months ago when I started TH Photography & Design.  Their sessions were actually back to back and I was on 1 foot for the whole shoot due to a clumsy accident at the park during spring break.  But, after shooting their newborn and 3 month pictures, I was hooked...and voila...9 months later, here we are :)

But back to Miss Carly.  How adorable is she?  Those sweet, long, eyelashes and those big blue eyes get me every time.

But dont' let these first two photos fool you, little missy is definitely an on the go 1 year old now...

Happy 1st birthday sweet girl.  I hope your day was as fun and sweet as you!

Abby & Lily-in Studio

You might remember these sweet sisters from some of my earlier posts.  Their momma and I are great friends, so I am fortunate enough to not only watch them grow up, but get to document it on film as well.  Err...disks...I guess is the right word now :) 

But whatever you shoot with, it's just important to make sure you do it often.  Its' amazing how fast kids grow up and change.  Here are the girls just a few months ago... Abby, 3 mths and Lily 2.5....

And just a few months later...look how much they have changed!!

Happy 3rd birthday to Miss Lily and a happy 9 months to Abby...can't wait to see you in a few months for your big 1 year shoot!

1st Shot of the Week for 2012

So I kind of fell off the posting bandwagon the past couple of weeks and am trying to get back on board today.

What better way to start then with our 1st shot of the week winner.  When narrowing down my choices for the 2011 contest, I kept coming back to this one.  I just love everything about it. I think it shows young love perfectly.  The sweet smiles, whispering in each others ears, and the sunset in the back just draws me in every time too.  I absolutely adore this one and plan on hanging it up in my soon to be office :)



Isabella's 11th birthday shoot

*****WARNING....PICTURE OVERLOAD****

Somehow my plans to keep my baby girl a baby girl have not worked; she is turning 11 in just a few weeks and there is nothing I can do about it.  :( 

Not only is she turning 11, but somehow over the past year she has grown into a beautiful, young woman.  This momma's heart is just breaking over this.  But at the same time, I am beaming with pride at how beautiful, sweet, and kind my baby is. 

We had a fun Twilight themed shoot to get ready for her upcoming party.  Even though she is Team Edward and her momma Team Jacob, I still love her.

After the Twilight shoot, we had a quick model shoot. Isabella and I found this dress for $1 at a garage sale back in the spring.  She has been dying to wear it and practice her "senior" poses she loves to practice after my shoots.  Sad to say, I think she nailed it! My girl is definitely looking too grown up for my liking. 

Favorite Shots of 2011 Contest

Please hop on over to my face book page and vote on your favorite picture from 2011.  I had the hardest time narrowing down my #1 favorite image from each session.  You guys are just way too photogenic :)  The winner will win a $75 credit they can use towards a new session or a $75 print credit good to use at my lab. The 2nd and 3rd place winners will each win a $25 credit and everyone who votes on the winning image will be entered into a drawing for a free photo shoot in 2012!  Good luck everyone!

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