The peach orchard in Shreveport Louisiana is a gorgeous location for family photos!! This session was one of my favorites and a bucket list item checked off my list! Photographing a session in an orchard is so fun!!
Enjoy this gallery scroll form this gorgeous Shreveport peach orchard family session!!
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If you have a sweet baby on the way, nursery deor inspiration is probably something on your search history. Am I right?
As a newborn photographer in Shreveport and surrounding Louisiana areas, I’ve seen some really sweet nurseries. I love photographing the details of these precious rooms because in just a few short years, these rooms change drastically. Having them documented at your newborn session is something you won’t regret. This is one of the reasons I love offering in-home newborn session in North Louisiana.
There is nothing like documenting this incredible time right in the comfort of your very own home. Your safe place. Your retreat away from the craziness. No one will have images just like yours. That’s something really neat, if you ask me.
I love this swan mobile!!
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The Noah’s Ark theme
Let me know in the comments, what nursery theme do/did you have for your babies?
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Mary and Larry’s engagement session took place in downton Homer, Louisiana. This small town in North Louisiana has much to offer as far as photography goes because of the beautiful courthouse and the lovely buildings that surround the square. This historic town is marked with character and charm.
Mary and Larry are getting married July 16th in Magnolia Arkansas at the Big Barn at Oak Hill Ranch. We are so thrilled to be able to capture this incredible day for them and know they are going to make the most lovely bride and groom.
We started their engagment session at the courthouse in downtown Homer and worked our way across town stopping at unique places that we felt would help to create a gorgeous images for them. One location in particular was my personal favorite. While scouting out the area I found a crepe myrtle tree, on the side of the road, near an abandonded house. This wasn’t ideal, but I felt the tree had the potential to be epic. And let me tell you, it was! This set of images are my favorite of their entire session and I am just so thrilled we stopped!
The gorgeous architechture, the lovely couple, the amazing light we got at the end made this one of my top favorite couples sessions to date. I love the images we got and I am so proud of us all!
Now let’s get you two married!!!
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Have you ever wondered how you can help your friends that have small businesses? As a photographer in Louisiana, I have some really great ways to support your friends! So keep reading.
As small business owners, we know that our friends and family aren’t always going to be able to support our business in monetary ways all the time. There’s a time and a place for that. But there are still some really awesome ways that you can help your friends that are running small businesses and it was have a huge impact!
1. Like and follow their business accounts. If you’re already doing that, awesome!!
2. When you see their posts, like it!! Facebook and Instagram only show things that get feedback. So your likes count!
3. Leave a comment. The comment can be as simple as an emoji or “love!!” Engagement is huge for us small business owners being seen!
4. SHARE!! If you’re seeing their posts, share them! This gives your friend that much more exposure and it costs NOTHING.
5. Tell others. Help spread the word of just how awesome your friend’s business is but telling your coworker, neighbors, church friends, high school friends, childhood friends, mom friends. You get the idea. Talk about your small business owner friends and I promise you will make their day!
As a small business owner myself, I just want to say thank you for all the support! It means the world to us. More than you’ll ever know!!
Meet the Pruitt family
We have been planning this session for over a year now. I’m so glad it finally worked out!
We met on our land in North Louisiana – in between Minden and Homer- to get images in the beautiful wisteria that was in full bloom. I wish you could smell these images so you could know just how amazingly fragrant this stuff is! Oh man, does it smell good! We open our front door and just breath in the wonderful smell every day. The wisteria in bloom is my favorite, favorite time of year!
It was a blistery, windy day all that day on the date of their session. I was really hoping and praying the wind would settle down. Thankfully, it did settle down and we were able to get great images without having to worry about the wind blowing hair all over the place.
We had such a fun time with all the kiddos. The two youngets wer loving having the spotlight on them when it was their turn for pictures of just them. They are so cute.
I always love to incporporate games into our family session to loosen up the feel and get genuine smiles. It works almost every time.
Thank you again, Pruitt family. I greatly enjoyed our time together!
If you live anywhere around North Louisiana, you know this time of year is special. Wisteria has just bloomed, fields of red clover are popping up everywhere, azalea bushes are bursting. It’s such a lovely time of year.
We live in between Minden, Louisiana and Homer, Louisiana on 10 acres of land. At the bottom of our field we have a huge, huge wisteria patch that blooms each year with stunning color. You can open the front door and smell them. It’s amazing!
Ever since Elaine was 18 months old I have made it a point to take her (and now Emma, too) down to the wisteria for photos. It is always my favorite thing to do. We love looking back and comparing each year. My, how much they change in a year. You don’t even realize it until you look back at pictures. Then your eyes gets all watery as you wonder where on earth your baby went. Oh time, you’re a thief!
This is why I do what I do. This is why family and newborn photography is such a huge importance. Because time is a thief. You want to remember every little detail about your kids, but it’s easy to forget.
I love capturing details so that we can always, always remember them.
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Much love,
Courtney
Brickstreet Coffee is a new coffee shop coming to Downtown Minden Louisiana. To say we are excited about this is an understatement!!
Debbie and Derek moved here last year from Washington. They brought their current coffee business with them, Barnyard Coffee. Go check them out! They are some of the sweetest and most genuine people you will ever meet and we are so thrilled for this new venture they are taking on.
If you are a business owner then you know the excitment and the fear that they are facing doing something this big! It’s totally normal to do things scared. If it makes you uncomfortable, it’s almost always what you need to be doing. Growth doesn’t happen inside your comfort zones. We know that God is with them and guiding their descisions and that they will be blessed in this new phase of their life.
A few momnths ago, Debbie reached out to me to photograph them in their new building for a magazine feature. WHAAAT?! I was so excited, and nervous. HA! I had never done this before.
We met at their coffee shop in Minden, LA and began photographing details of the shop and getting some shots of them as well. We had a great time together!
We waited a few weeks for the magazine to go live before sharing these images so as to not spoil any surprise. We can officially share everything because the magazine is live! WOOHOO!!
If you’re ever in Minden, LA be sure to get in touch with Debbie and Derek over at brickstreetcoffee and barnyardcoffee on instagram. In fact, just go follow them now!!
If you would like to check out this magazine you can do so here.
This session was one of the most special sessions I have had the opportunity to photograph. This sweet couple has been through many toils and trials but God has been with them thtough it all. They are now walking through another dark trial as Ruth has been diagnosed wtih cancer. She bagan chemo tratments this past week. Just before her chemo began she reached out to me asking if I could photograph her and her husband before she gets so sick. Of course it was an absolute yes! Yes, of course I will.
I met them at their home and photographed them doing the things they would do together on a normal day. Reading their bible together at the table, waking through the garden, etc. It was one of the most special experiences. After our session, we sat talked for hours of how God has brought them through so many storms in life. It was wonderful to see their stand as they are now walking through another storm. They stand firm that God is more than able to carry them through. We are standing with them in faith that God wil bring a mighty healing to her body.
We have seen God in battle many times in our walk with Him. A few years ago, a sister in our church was diagnosed with stage 4 hodgkins lymphoma. She began chemo and only 2 months later was pronounced cancer free! It wasn’t the chemo that did it. It hadn’t had the time to work like that. It was our mighty God! This is a day I will never forget. The faith that stirred within my heart after hearing of this mighty move of God. Nothing, and I mean nothing, is impossible for God.
If you would like to see this testimony video, you can do so here.
Enjoy these images of this sweet couple…
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Courtney
Some of my most favorite sessions to do are these sweet lifestyle newborn sessions. Photographing these sweet babies and their parents in their home is something that never, ever gets old.
I photographed little Seth a few weeks ago in his home in South Arkansas. It’s a little bit of a drive for me, living near Minden, Louisiana, but it’s always worth the drive. Something I have learned is that families are most comfortable in thier home. It’s their safe place.
When I arrived for this newborn session, I got to meet little Seth for the first time. What a cutie! I went in to different rooms to find the room with the best natural light. I can typically work with just about any light that is available but I do always prefer natural light. Big windows letting in glorious light is my favorite thing to find in an in-home session.
I prepared the room and began taking images of the sweet little nursery. This is something I have always loved doing. Things will change so much over time and these babies grow. It’s always good to have photos to help you remember what it looked like then. I know myself enough to know I would forget all the tiny details as time goes on.
Seth was wide awake for most of his session, but he was happily awake. He was just looking around, admiring what he was seeing. And, no, I don’t mean me. HA!! He didn’t make much eye contact with me. But that’s ok! We can still get great images of awake babies. I have actually found that a lot of mom and grandparents really like the awake images best. I don’t blame them. You get to see their sweet, little eyes.
We had a few feeding breaks and then photographed little Seth with his mom and dad. The outfit he is wearing was made by his grandma for his daddy. How special is that to have that treasure passed down! I just love it!!
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Courtney
Sweet little Addie is turning 4 in just a few weeks! We met at thier home in Minden Louisiana to photograph her birthday session at their home. Addie was ful of spunk and character that made getting a variety of images easy! She is so funny.
I’ve photographed Addie since she was a newborn and it has been such a joy to watch her grow. Although, I can’t believe how fast she is growing! She is turning to a beautiful little girl and my heart can’t stand it.
Addie loves all things girly. Sparkling, glittery, pink, purple, rainbows, unicorns, you better believe she loves all of those things! She’s so smart and witty. She’s easy to love. She’s the youngest of the family and knows right well that she can get almost anything if she makes her “cute face” or just simply by saying “but I’m the baby”. Haha! How can you say no?? You can’t, that’s how.
We all love Addie and we are so thankful to thave her in our lives!
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Courtney
North Louisiana Lifestyle Family and Newborn Photographer 