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Weston | North Louisiana Newborn Photographer

Sweet baby Weston. Have I told you I love to photograph newborns? Oh I have, good..

As a newborn photographer in north Louisiana I think it is no secret that this is my favorite part of photography. These precious newborns. The time with them so little goes by so very, very fast. It is so hard, but it is so wonderful all at the same time. God entrusts us with these precious lives and through Him we are able to raise them into wonderful people. There is nothing more amazing than that. It takes a lot of grace. A lot of patience. A lot of hard work. But it is so beer, very worth it.

This sweet session is from the archives but it is definitely a favorite. Seeing the love these siblings have for their new baby brother is just so very sweet. I hope you enjoy it.

December 5, 2022
Emma is ONE | Shreveport Louisiana Baby Photographer

Emma turning one!! This is milestone session is pulled from the archives. My very own, sweet Emma girl. Oh man does this bring back the memories. She was such a little stinky head. Oh wait, she still is. Haha!!

Her first birthday theme was apple pie themed. We set up decor featuring all things apple pie and I just loved it! She did so good, especially when we would sing baby shark. Oh how much she loved that song. What little one doesn’t though?

Going through this series of going through the archives is so sweet and I hope you’re enjoying it as much as I am.

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December 1, 2022
Evening Light Tabernacle Fall Festival | Photographer in Minden Louisiana

This was such a fun day! All the kiddos look forward to this day all year long. Evening Light Tabernacle’s Fall Festival. This a day full of lots and lots of fun!

This year was exceptionally cold but that didn’t stop us. From bounce houses to three legged races, we did it all! It was such a blast!

Each year we work together as a church body to make this day happen. Game booths, food booths, relay races, cake contests. You name it. I know it’s a lot of work to pull it all off but I have to say it is worth every effort. My girls adore fall festival day!

It was so fun bringing my camera along this year to capture the day. So much action and fun caught on camera. Hopefully as you scroll through this blog post you will get a glimpse at just how much of a fun day this is.

November 28, 2022
Winters Family | Family Photographer in Ruston Louisiana

Every year we make it a point to get a big family photo of my side of the family. We pull all the ideas together for outfits and we meet up after church on a Sunday at my parents home in North Louisiana to get a family photo.
It’s so fun and something I love doing. This year it was exceptionally cold, but everyone did fabulous!
We love our family so much!

November 14, 2022
What to do if your toddler acts up during your family session | Shreveport family and newborn photographer

It’s no secret, little ones don’t always just love to be in front of the camera. I get it. It can be scary to have someone you don’t know all up in your personal space. But as a family photographer in the shreveport Louisiana area, I have worked with numerous little ones and almost always end up with a smile.

What is the secret? Let me tell you!

It can be very difficult to get a little one to be still, look at the camera and smile. In fact, it can be hard for adults to do that. Sitting still for long periods of time and smiling is boring!

Instead of asking that of kiddos, and really anyone, I like to encourage play. Playing is what kids do best. I don’t push them to do anything they don’t want to do. During your session, they are the boss. The best advice I have is to let go of the correcting for the photos and just let them be. Let them play.

If you’re worried I won’t get a portrait of all of you looking at the camera and smiling, don’t worry! I always do. But we make it quick and then we play. We explore. We do things that are interring to the little ones.

So if you’re worried, don’t be! We will have a great time together and get wonderful images!

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November 14, 2022
Addie | Ruston Louisiana Newborn Photographer

This precious, beautiful lifestyle newborn session is a personal favorite. Oh, how I love photographing newborns. It is truly my favorite thing ever. They are just so precious and snuggly. It never gets old.

This sweet session is from the archives. We met at their home in North Louisiana on a beautiful day to photograph this precious time with their newest addition. These sweet girls were in love with their baby sister and it was the cutest thing ever.

What I love about lifestyle newborn sessions is documenting the every day life. It’s not perfect, but it is so beautiful. It is precious.

November 11, 2022
Stemen Family | Shreveport Louisiana Family Photographer

The Stemen family is certainly a special group of people. It was such an honor to be able to photograph this legacy. Pictures are so important to have and I am so glad I could have a small part in preserving this legacy.

This sessions was actually outside of the normal range of places I go for photos. Typically I stay around Shreveport Louisiana and surrounding areas. But sometimes life brings really fun opportunities and you get ti travel for work. And so I travelled all the way to Florida! I came specifically for the Smith twins and was also able to do this wonderful extended family session.

We met at Urfer Park in Sarasota on a beautiful Saturday evening. Everything was perfect! All the little kiddos cooperated so well, and I am so happy with how it all turned out. I can’t ever thank families enough for the opportunity to work with me and help preserve their memories. No matter the age, time is fleeting and this stage is worth documenting.

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November 7, 2022
Florida Trip Recap | Ruston Louisiana Newborn Photographer

October 27th I was able to take a trip To Sarasota Florida for the amazing opportunity to photograph newborn twins! Seriously a life goal of mine. Oh I was so excited!! We arrived late Thursday evening and got up bright and early Friday morning for the newborn session. Post session we took Elaine’s friend to the beach and the Old Salty Dog restaurant. They had a blast together!

Saturday morning we headed out to Caspersen beach in Venice, Florida searching for shark teeth. Did you find any? You bet!! Wow was that fun!

After the beach we headed back to Sarasota to clean up and head back out for an extended family session. It was fast and furious but it was fun!! We got some great legacy images.

We tried an Amish restaurant and the met friends for ice cream. We stayed out way too late but had loads of fun!

Sunday we were up and at ‘em again for church and then back out with friends for lunch, Mexican fruit, and coffee. Sounds like a weird combo but it wasn’t all at once. Haha!!

I came for work and I worked. But I also was able to see old friends I haven’t seen in way too many years and met some new ones that I just fell in love with. I totally didn’t get enough pics and I only brought out my big camera for the work related things. But hey, that’s ok. We had a blast and missed Emma so much. She wanted to stay back home with her Nannie and Pop Pop.

The lucky goat coffee near Tallahassee, I believe.

Photographing the most precious twin boys

Picked up a friend and headed to the beach

Looking for shells

The old salty dog

This restaurant was right on the ocean. You can dock your boat here and grab a bite to eat!

A pelican on the post

If you look closely, you’ll see a jellyfish!

Caspersen beach in Venice, Florida- searching for shark teeth. We found some!!

Came back to Sarasota for an extended family session!

Sunset walk on longboat key

Headed back home- coffee is a must

November 1, 2022
Tushner Family | Lake Bistineau Louisiana Family Photographer

Before I get too much into this session, let me just make sure you are sitting down. Because these are just that stinking good. I’m not even kidding. I loved Every. Single. Photo.

The Tushner family is truly an incredible family. They are gifted in so many amazing ways. Not only are they gifted, but they use their gifts for the Lord and I know there is a huge blessing for them because of that. I can’t imagine all the people their gifts have blessed. It has to be quite the amount.

When Lori Anne reached out to me for an extended family session I was so excited. I knew it was going to be good!

If you have been around here for any length of the time you know Andrew and Candace. I was a second photographer for their wedding back in the day, I photographed them when it was just the two of them, maternity portraits, newborn, and now they are here in this extended family session with a little focus on sweet baby Abigail for her six month photos. Little Abigail is miracle from God and what a special little thing she is! She is the most beautiful baby girl I think I have ever seen!

We met for their session on Lake Bistineau in North Louisiana. It is no secret that this is one of my favorite locations. The Cypress trees, the moss, the light. It all works together to create a gorgeous location right here in North Louisiana. It can be hard to find beautiful locations in this area, but there are some really great ones mixed in.

Little Abigail was soooo good for her portraits. We got so many images it was so hard to narrow it down! I may have over done it on their gallery, but hey, that’s ok!!

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October 31, 2022
Sarah’s Branding Portraits | Ruston Louisiana Branding Photographer

My dear friend Sarah from Sarah Ann Photography in East TN and I had the privilege to meet up in Ruston Louisiana for a branding shoot swap. This was seriously so much fun!! We met through instagram and quickly realized we both had very similar interests. We both are photographers with very similar styles. We both love health and fitness. We both enjoy running. We are both Katelyn James fans (IYKYK) AND our birthdays are only days apart. We are basically the same person. Well, she is the more outgoing one while I am the less outgoing one. Haha! But nevertheless, we knew we had to meet in real life.

She came to Louisiana for meeting our church was having and we officially were able to meet each other. Then she came back to photograph a wedding that I was able to second shoot for her and we squeezed this branding shoot in. Funny enough, a few weeks later we went to VA and made a pit stop in TN to say hi. She is such a genuine person and friend that I am so thankful I was able to meet. It amazes me how God can bring people into your life seemingly so randomly, yet it’s like you have known each other your entire life. Sarah is this way. We haven’t really known each other very long but I tell you, you wouldn’t know it.

For this branding session we met up at Railway coffee in Ruston Louisiana. This was my first time to visit and little did I know it is owned by John Luke Robertson from Duck Dynasty. What is even crazier is that he came there while we were there. WHAAT?!?! I’m not too head over heels for famous people, but it was kind of cool!

After the coffee shop we went to a beautiful home in Ruston and sweated like crazy to get these beautiful outdoor images. It was worth it though!

We had the best time together and I can’t wait to do something like this again!

October 28, 2022