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June Recap | North Louisiana Photographer

A while back I had mentioned how I wanted to share more of our personal life here on the blog and then I never shared more. HA! That’s about how it works, isn’t it? Well, here is a little recap of our June.

We spent lots of time outside in the early parts of June, finishing up the harvesting of our plums and blackberries. Now that I think about it, it could have been more like the end of May, but close enough.

It gets hot fast here in North Louisiana so, for the most part, June days are spent indoors in the A/C. We had a few days that weren’t awful, however and so I grabbed my camera for a few images of the girls.

We have enjoy countless hours in the pool to escape the heat and try to spend some time outdoors.

Outdoor sessions have slowed down some due to it being so hot. Once Fall arrives, things are going to pick right back up! We have a number of in-home newborn sessions coming up and even an in-home maternity session. I’m excited for that!

My girls are soon to begin VBS at our church and I’m thrilled they will get to have that experience. VBS was a highlight of my summer as a kid.

I looked forward to sharing more of what is going on in our personal life and actually keeping up with that better this time.

For now, I’ll leave you with some fun pictures of our orchard and our kiddos.

July 11, 2023
Vivian’s First Birthday | Shreveport Louisiana Baby Photographer

You’re going to want to sit down for this one if you’re not already

Oh my goodness. Sweet Vivian turned one and her little birthday party was the prettiest I have seen. The balloons, the cake, everything. Mama did such a good job with this party!!

Deborah contacted me to photograph her baby’s first birthday party and I was so excited! I love being able to document precious moments for mamas all over North Louisiana. There is almost nothing I find more joy in than knowing I am able to take a load off mamas and just let them enjoy these special moments. Planing a party is hard. Hosting the party is hard. Keeping up with your busy one year old is hard! Let’s not add trying to document the party to the list of things you need to do.

Little Vivi was so happy all day and loved all the attention being on her. She was the special little lady today. I loved following her around and capturing some of her sweet smiles and the joy that she brings to her family.

It was such an honor to be here for this special day and I can’t thank you all enough for having me.

July 4, 2023
Baker | Shreveport Louisiana Newborn Session

Sweet little Baker. Oh how I adore photographing these precious new babies. This is definitely my most favorite thing to photograph. It’s such a special time. It goes so quickly and many times it can feel like a fog because it is not easy. But it is so beautiful. I have never come into the home of new parents and thought anything but “how beautiful.”

Meeting the Rentz family was the highlight of my day. They are some of the sweetest people that I have had the privilege of photographing. They were so welcoming and kind to me. So trusting as I worked to soothe and photograph their precious new boy.

Little Baker’s nursery was so cute with all the blue and white gingham. The puppy dogs were such a sweet touch, too! It is so to see the different ways that mamas find to decorate their nurseries. Every one so unique and so cute. I always make it a point to get images of it because it won’t be long until that room is changed into an older kid room. I want mamas to have photos to look back on to see how sweet the room was back then. Is that not just a sad thought?

I can never say it enough but the saying it so true. The days are long but the years are short. You don’t realize how short they are until you are several years removed from newborn-hood. Then you realize, time goes so very fast.

It is the highest honor that I can ever receive to have brand new parents welcome me into their home to document this incredible time in their lives.

June 13, 2023
Roncali Family | Ruston Louisina Photographer

The Roncali family

I have known them as long as I can remember. So many memories growing up with them. To be able to come back and document their family now is such a joy and an honor. This job never, ever gets old. It’s hard to even call it a job when it’s something that I enjoy so very much. Whether it’s new families that I have never met before, returning clients, or old friends I count it the highest honor to be the one documenting this special time. This is a time that, once gone, doesn’t come back. Yes, there are times it is chaotic, but it is so wonderful and so very beautiful.

Coordinating extended family sessions can be tough, especially when part of the family lives out of town. We have been talking about this session for two years now. Everything finally aligned and the most beautiful session was able to take place in their backyard. What a gorgeous backyard, right?! Oh, I love it!! I think a family session can be special anywhere, but when it takes place at a location to which you have raised your children, that makes it VERY special.

Thank you, Roncali family. This is a session I won’t soon forget.

May 30, 2023
Abigail’s First Birthday Party | North Louisiana Photographer

Sweet Little Abigail

I know y’all are used to seeing her on my blog by now. I love having her here. She’s so cute and sweet.

I don’t normally photograph birthday parties, but for faithful clients and friends I will do just about anything.

Little Abigail had the sweetest strawberry themed birthday party and I loved being there to document it for her family. I know how stressful it is to plan a party, host the party and try to take the pictures of it as well. Too much on a plate at one time. I loved that I could take this part off their plates and just let them enjoy their first birthday party with their baby girl. How precious is that?!

May 23, 2023
Lake Bistineau Senior Session | Lemuel Pruitt | Shreveport Louisiana Photographer

High School Grad, Lemuel Pruitt

Lemuel is big into fishing. We knew when we scheduled his session that we wanted to have his portraits somewhere to where we could incorporate his hobbies. That is something that I think is so important with seniors. Adding in elements of what they enjoy doing. Whether it be sports, fishing or hunting for the guys or cheer, photography, painting, flowers, etc for the girls. Adding in elements that are them make their portraits more personal. I’m all about that.

For this session we met at Lake Bistineau in Doyline Louisiana. Y’all know this by now that this is my favorite location for portraits. The park has such a Louisiana feel to it. I love the moss in the trees.

We knew we wanted to get out in the kayak for some of Lemuel’s portraits. After getting the more formal wear out of the way, he changed into his fishing clothed and we headed out for the water. It was so fun to just let him do his thing while I photographed him. It’s kind of hard to do much posing out in the water on a kayak after all. Haha!!

These images are so fun and so Lemuel. So glad we were able to capture him and some of the things he enjoys.

May 16, 2023
Greenhouse Portraits | Minden Louisiana Photographer

We went to a few different green houses in Minden Louisiana and of course I brought along my camera. Why not?! Everything is content. Haha!!

Actually, I really have always wanted to photograph inside a greenhouse. So this was the best time to take advantage of being there with my girls. They didn’t love me making them stop to take their pictures but it was worth it, at least to me.

We went to Culpepper’s nursery and Cone’s garden supply in Minden. Both had a beautiful assortment of plants. Cone’s had the best flowers while Culpepper had beautiful baskets arranged. Both were great!

May 9, 2023
Gender Reveal | North Louisiana Photographer

This is something fun I have never done before. A gender reveal session. What a fun way to announce the gender of your baby you are expecting.

This one was a special one. After three girls in a row, of course they were hoping for a boy. Low and behold it’s another girl. Hey, girls are so fun and loveable! We should know, all we have is girls in our family, aside from my one brother. The more the merrier is our motto I guess. Haha!!!

This was so fun to see everyone’s reaction and to celebrate with them. Congrats to the Conroy family!!!

May 2, 2023
The Priutt Family | Lake Claiborne Louisiana Photographer

This family holds such a special place in my heart. I have known them for my entire life. I grew up with their kids, spent the night at their house as a child. They are like family to me.

To be able to photograph them was such an honor. I love being able to document families, of all ages. You see a lot of my work with young families, and I absolutely adore working with the little ones. But families with older kids are just as important to document. There is nothing like family portraits to be able to hand down from generation to generation.

This location holds such a special place in this family’s heart. The lake is their getaway, their relaxation. To have their portraits done here was the perfect place.

April 25, 2023
Abigail is One | Ruston Louisiana Baby Photographer

This little cutie babe graduated her milestone sessions with CDP and it’s a happy/sad day. She’s a little miracle and it has been the greatest joy to document her life.
Abigail is the sweetest baby girl and lights up a room with her sweet, sweet smile. You can’t be around her without smiling with her.

We met at Louisiana Tech University because of their tulip garden. When we arrived the tulips were already gone. NOOO!! However, there were other flowers so we made it work. It was such a beautiful day with perfect weather. We couldn’t have asked for a better day.

I loved every second of this first birthday session and I can’t wait to continue to watch Little Abigail grow and blossom into whatever God has in store for her precious life.

April 18, 2023