•••Baby L | Smyrna, GA Newborn Photographer•••

As promised, here are more photos of sweet baby L. L is the new daughter of some of our great friends, the T family. Monday, Justen and I were able to visit the T's for the first time since their daughter arrived. It was so much fun to see them as parents and finally meet L. For months we had been guessing what she would look like, and from the moment I walked in the door I thought she was the spitting image of her mommy. :) I loved catching up with them and hearing their thoughts on how new parenthood has been. I even learned that L's favorite calming tool is surprisingly the vacuum cleaner! Now I can't wait for Baby G to get here and start to meet all his new playmates. Congratulations T family!!

•••The Birthday Girl | Atlanta, GA Photographer•••

Today is Miss Bella's sixth birthday, and boy did she feel like celebrating! :)

Last night I had just settled down to watch the Britney Spears Episode of Glee when I heard a loud thump upstairs. I assumed it was the dogs playing and went back to watching TV. Unfortunately, I never got past the opening scene because Bella came down the stairs and made such a commotion that I looked over and saw that she was only using her back legs and she was whimpering. I immediately ran to her to get her weight off her front legs and it took about five minutes to get her to calm down enough to lay down. My next task was to try to figure out how to get her into my car to take her to our local emergency vet. Being pregnant I knew lifting Bella, who is fifty pounds, was probably not a good idea, but with the hubby being out of town I wasn't sure what else to do. Luckily, Bella was calming down and she stood up on her own so we made our way slowly to the garage. Just when I thought we were going to make it to the car her back legs gave out. I was doing my best not to freak out, but it was hard looking at her sad little puppy face and knowing she was in pain. Finally, we made it to the car and were on our way to the vets office.

I pull into the parking lot and debate what to do next. I decide to get someone to help me get her inside so neither of us hurt ourselves trying to get her to the check-in area. Well, lets just say Bella has perfected  the sad puppy face to a T and is apparently an excellent actress. I open my car door to get help and Bella leaps into the front seat and out into the parking lot and then sits by my feet shaking with excitement. Hmmm....I became a little suspicious.

I took her inside to get checked in and a short four and a half hours later they brought her to me and gave me the verdict. After much observation and testing, it was determined that nothing was wrong with Bella and that she was one hundred percent healthy. The vet even commented that she had the energy of a two year old rather than a six year old lab. Huh? All the dramatics and she is fine? Perplexed, we headed home and Bella must have been tired from her night out because she instantly ran upstairs and plopped down on her bed. Justen and I joked that she apparently really must have wanted to celebrate her birthday, and decided she would do so with a car ride and a wild night out.

Today she woke up good as new and ready to continue her birthday celebration with extra energy. I decided to take this in stride because I am so glad that she is okay. In the future though if she decides she wants to let loose on the town hopefully she will just call a cab and leave the her old dog mommy out of all the fun. ;)

Happy Birthday Bella!

•••Baby L | Smyrna, GA Newborn Photographer•••

Just one for now of sweet baby L from our shoot on Monday. More to come soon!! 

•••Little L | Cartersville, GA Children's Photographer•••

Little L would like to welcome you to his world. :)

This adorable little boy is baby L and he just had his three month birthday. L was such a fun baby to shoot. Right when I walked through the door his big expressive blue eyes lit up and he gave me a huge gummy smile, so I knew it was going to be a good shoot. :) Well, L must have been practicing his poses the first three months of he life because he would see the camera and give me several adorable expressions all with in his first frames of each set up.  We played with all of his favorite things and had such a great time together. I think I wore L out though, before my bag was even packed he was in his little swing napping away...and his napping was even cute. :) Here is a sneak peek into my shoot with L...

•••Just Around The Corner... | Atlanta, GA Wedding Photographer•••

Just around the corner is this couple's big day! Their wedding is in just a few weeks so we needed to do a few engagement portraits before the upcoming events. We met at a fun location close to downtown Norcross and the couple's home. It was such a fun afternoon getting to know the couple a little better, and now I can't wait for their wedding day. It was evident during the shoot that they are so in love and have so much fun together. After meeting and falling in love over four years ago, I know as the wedding approaches this couple is more than ready to celebrate being husband and wife. Here is a quick sneak peek at their engagement shoot together...

Check back soon for the wedding pics!

•••Hello Mr. President! | Atlanta, GA Photographer•••

Life lately has been fun, exciting, and busy to say the least. As summer is winding down, and the knowledge that my ability to travel is quickly coming to a halt, I took advantage of some free time I had built into my schedule. For the better part of the last two weeks I have been out of town on some fun last minute trips.

First, Justen and I headed to D.C.  for a long weekend. Originally we had planned to go to Napa Valley, but in my current knocked up state I felt that would have just been torture. :) Those who know me know I love my wine, and to watch other people savor its deliciousness in front of me was not my idea of a good time. So random as it may seem the next city on my list was D.C. and I was so glad to make this choice. D.C. was a blast, and I love exploring places with my favorite traveling partner. We stayed in a lovely hotel that was only a block from the White House and within walking distance of some of D.C.'s biggest attractions and fun restaurants. I was glad we were so close to everything, as we must have logged thirty miles of walking by the time we visited everything. Each night my little feet were exhausted and I was asleep in my nice fluffy bed by 9p.m. Poor Justen, no night life for us this trip. ;)  The weather was perfect and made me so excited for cooler Fall weather.

We were both so sad when we had to leave, but I quickly perked up with a fun girls trip planned to Wilmington with my best friend Carrie Beth and her girls. I was in Atlanta for less than 12 hours before we headed out to CB's home town. It was so relaxing to hang out at the beach and just do some fun girly things the whole week. I can't even begin to thank her family enough for the great hospitality that they provided me while I was there. She has the sweetest family in the world and I love visiting them.

Now back in Atlanta and catching up on everything I have missed the last few weeks. I have lots of blog posts to share from just before I left so check back often. Here is a quick peek at some of my favorite moments in D.C. All are taken with my handy dandy point and shoot because well, lets face it, the last thing a pregnant girl needs is to walk around with an additional 10-15lbs of camera equipment. :)

•••Baby Z | Alpharetta, GA Newborn Photographer•••

Introducing baby Z! This sweet little girl arrived a few weeks ago, and I had the pleasure of taking some of her first photographs. Well, other than the 1000's her parents had taken of their new little one before I got there...Mr. E was a big fan of photography as well. :) Baby Z was a little fussy during our shoot, so it took a little longer than normal, but once she got settled she was so easy to pose. If she woke up we learned that dad had a few tricks that worked pretty quickly, mainly cradling Z in mid-air with one arm and shooshing. It was so funny that she loved that position the best but it usually worked like a charm. Here is a sneak peek at Z's shoot...

This was her adorable coming home outfit. I loved the colors.

This is Mrs. E's family christening dress that had been in her family for several generations. It was so pretty!

•••The H Family | Duluth, GA Children's Photographer•••

This adorable family is the H family. Baby C was such a chubby cheeked fun six month old! We met early in the morning and the temperature was a little cool when we got a little taste of Fall a few weekends ago, but we appreciated it because the day quickly heated up. Gotta love Atlanta weather...cold to hot in an instant. :) I had so much fun watching C and his family interact and play together. Here is a sneak peek at my time with the H family...

Loved C's big blue eyes! :)

•••Miss B Turns 1! | Atlanta, GA Children's Photographer•••

Mr. H isn't the only little one turning one. So is the adorable and equally cute cheeked Miss B! I met B and her mommy for the shoot on a warm afternoon. We did B's older sister's photos at a covered bridge and tried to replicate the shoot a little bit. Off the bat Miss B was a little curious and was ready to move. You could tell she was thinking "Why do you crazy jumping noisy people keep putting me in the same place and taking pictures? Let's explore!" She loved crawling on the bridge and checking out the leaves that had fallen. I had a blast hanging out with B and her mommy and can't wait to see the whole family this Fall. Here is a sneak peek at B's one year shoot...

•••Baby P | Atlanta, GA Children's Photographer•••

This little cutie is Baby P. I met him and his super fun parents a few weekends ago at their beautiful home. It was a blast getting to know the P family and hanging out with all three for a few hours. Baby P was such a smiley little three month old. I knew it would be a fun shoot when I walked in the door and gave a big grin. He was so easy going, but I think a little curious about the big black box I was holding. You could tell he was just thinking and trying to figure it all out. Here is a quick sneak peek at some of our time together...



Mrs. P said one of Baby P's favorite things to do is see himself in the mirror. I loved this picture!

Such a cute little face! :)

•••Mr. H Turns 1! | Atlanta, GA Children's Photographer•••

Mr. H is such an adorable blue eyed cutie that I have more than enjoyed photographing this past year. A few weeks ago his first birthday rolled around and it was time for his last shoot. His jump from nine months to one year in age was amazing! He was standing and walking around, and the smiliest I have ever seen him (which is crazy because he is usually pretty smiley). It also helped for the rest of us that this was the first session that this was the first time the weather was 100% absolutely perfect. It felt great outside and we were getting our first taste of Fall. It was such a fun morning and here is a sneak peek at H's one year shoot...

When he got super excited this was the face he made. So cute! :)

•••PSA: Email | Atlanta, GA Photographer•••

Hello Everyone! Be sure to check which email address for At First Sight Photography that you might have saved in your web browser or contact list. By chance I logged into our old email account and saw several emails from some of you. The account atfirstsightphotography@gmail.com is no longer in use. I was able to go through and respond to the ones I saw. If you sent an email to this account and haven't heard from me please contact me through our updated email address or website. Thanks!

•••Holiday Mini Session Special | Atlanta, GA Photographer•••

Hi Everyone! The first date of the Holiday Mini Session is booked. Due to the popularity of the special I have opened a second date up. I have a tentative third date planned for a different location, but am still working out the logistics. For information on the second date see below.

~Holiday Mini Special - $125.00~

Sunday, November 7th
Barrington Hall, Historic Roswell

Includes:
Mini Session of 20-30 minutes
25 Custom Holiday Cards
1 8x10 wall portrait
10 digital files

Available Time Slots:
2:15p.m. - open

3:00p.m. - booked

4:00p.m. - booked
5:00p.m. - booked

If interested in booking a time slot, please contact me
at jen@atfirstsightphotography.com