Tag Archives: Georgia

the deflavis family

Oh summer rain-why must you show your dreary face on evenings when I have photo sessions?
Even though Southeast Georgia had an 80% chance of rain, I knew I HAD to make the trek up there for the DeFlavis family. You see, this was another very special session. Dina will soon be leaving behind Tony and little Tommy while she is doing a tour in Bahrain for the next year.

I’ve shared similar stories before and they all break my heart a little. But, I am so happy to be able to capture memories for these families to hold onto while they are apart.

Dina requested that we do her family’s session in an old car shop near their home. Thankfully it was covered-because, of course, the rain came. It was hot and humid… if you aren’t from THE South, you can’t possibly know humid like we do. It was pretty miserable, but the DeFlavis’ were great.
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Two of my favorites!!!
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Tony, you’re a hoot.

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Can you get any cuter, Tommy?
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Cruisin’….Can’t you just hear the “brrrrrrrrr” sound?
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Sleepy baby
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michelle & reed | savannah wedding

Michelle and I met while taking a course together at the University of North Florida. We made contact again when she showed up as an intern at the health department (the same internship that I had). Michelle and Reed are having a “real” wedding in October with friends and family- but first they wanted a ceremony all their own. Mason and I travelled to Savannah with them to capture their special day and to take “engagement” photos. This was the first time we collaborated on a shoot-and I am so very happy with the results. The pictures on this post are a mix of shots that we both took. You can see more of Mason’s work on his website.

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Presenting Mr. and Mrs. William (Reed) Mason.

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Then a little goofy time. Our version of the toast ;) . It was HOT HOT HOT, so we stopped in front of Paula Dean’s restaurant to grab a cold one.

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Then a stop on Bull Street.

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OH, I could just fall in love with Savannah and its architecture!

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We ended things at the waterfront-cobblestone streets and old brick.. Some of my favorites from the whole day.

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Congrats you two!

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sneak peek | savannah wedding

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belated birthday | Krystal

Today is the one week anniversary of my friend Krys’s birthday. I have been much too busy to be a proper friend as of late. But we finally coordinated schedules and she got a late birthday dinner on me tonight-and she a mini-session for helping me location scout!

Happy Birthday Krystal.

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devan | 1 week

Devan’s daddy is in the Navy and will be leaving in less than 2 weeks. Brandon will be gone for one year. I am so happy that I was able to do this shoot for Marla and Brandon to record some very precious memories.

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jennifer | island portraits

Finally! I am able to post these pictures.

Way back at the first of the year Jennifer (who serves with me in AmeriCorps) booked a portrait session with me. She wanted to give pictures to her boyfriend, Jay, for their anniversary. We toyed with a few ideas for locations- but none of them fit. Jennifer knows Jay loves the outdoors and wanted to include lots of pretty scenery in her photos. She came up with the absolutely brilliant idea to shoot at Cumberland Island. Jay lives in Georgia and is always boating in the area and it was also a place that Jen and Jay had visited together.

Because the ferry leaves the island while the sun is still high (and way too bright) in the sky, we had to have Jay take us to the island in his boat. We shoved everything in my backpack and tried to look inconspicuous. ;)

She smile on her face as she looks at Jay says it all.

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We hopped off the boat, sent Jay off to fish… and got busy.

dungenessbeforeburn-bodyi_1We shot the whole session on the Dungeness estate. Dungeness is a ruined mansion which was the home of several families significant in American history. Revolutionary War Hero General Nathanial Greene purchased land on Cumberland Island in 1783. Following his death, his widow Catherine Greene, constructed a four-story tabby home that she named Dungeness. Thomas Carnegie and his wife Lucy began building another Dungeness on the original foundation in 1884. The Carnegie’s Dungeness burned in 1959 and today only the ruins remain on the site.

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Enough history-more of beautiful Jen. This is the entryway to the ruins.

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I seriously love so many of the shots from that day

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The calm before the storm….isn’t she radiant?

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And then we about got killed by wild horses. That black thing in front of/below the running horses would be my camera bag- and it almost got trampled. I seriously about peed my pants. I don’t think the horses actually meant us any harm, but they ran right toward us and veered off at the last second. I don’t care to go through that again!!!

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Fortunately, Jen was able to keep being gorgeous.

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I won’t say where we were for these next .  No need to incriminate one’s self.

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We thought we heard someone coming and scurried out. It was a good thing, too- I found this lovely light. This is the kind of light I would chase to the edge of the world.

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and a few more…The bottom is how Dungeness looks today.

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Marla + Brandon

Thunder is currently shaking my apartment and lightning is lighting up the sky. I am so happy that the rain held off until we finished our session. It rained all afternoon yesterday and should have today-yet another session that was just meant to happen.

The morning started off a little rough. I slept through my 5:30 am wake up call and didnt get up until 15 minutes after I should have safely left for my drive to Georgia for Marla’s session (we wanted to start early before the sun got to bright). But, I made it on time. We started the session off at the sugar mill ruins in St. Mary’s, Georgia. I love that spot!

Brandon bought a body casting kit for Marla. When she contacted me a few months ago to shoot her maternity pictures, she said she wanted to take pictures of them doing it together. I have a whole series taken during the event that are really great documentary shots- but they’re a little too private to post here ;)

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Then, we did a few black and white portraits (I know you love BW, Marla!)

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Thanks you guys for allowing me to hang out with you all day! You were a blast!

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