They say “a mother’s love is second to God’s love” but what about a grandmother’s love?!  For those of you who have been been blessed to have a loving grandmother or two in your life, you know how a grandmother is a family member to be treasured.  Though my grandmother Hattie (my mother’s mother) passed when I was about to enter grade 5, to this day her memory still lives in me and I have moments when I find myself missing her.  On a lighter and more positive note, my Grandma Vera (my father’s mother) is still alive and well at the age of 92.  Like my Grandma Hattie, my Grandma Vera has been a beacon of light in my life.  She is a positive person who takes pride in whatever she puts her handiwork to…be it sewing, cooking, painting, gardening…the list goes on and on.  When I was growing up my Grandma Vera sewed clothing for my siblings and myself, made toys for us, played with us and always had a way of making us feel loved and special.  Anyway, when it came time to give Grandma a Christmas present this year I was sort of at all loss.  What do you give someone special…like a grandmother…when they already have everything they want or need?!  Yeah, that’s a tough one right.  I know you know exactly what I mean too.  Anyway, since I had the opportunity to see my entire family last summer and document the four generations in our family, it only seemed appropriate to put together a fine art album of the best photos from our time together.  The photos in the book were casual photos taken on my parent’s farm during this time.  Though photographing the great-grandchildren (my siblings have children) was a little challenge (they are movers and shakers), I gotta say they stole the show!  Here is the layout from Grandma’s Generations Fine Art Album.  By the way, Grandma loved her book even though it was a Christmas present given in June!

 

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Last October I had such a great time photographing Josh’s Bar Mitzvah at Congregation Micah and Studio Instrument Rentals!  This was my first Bar Mitzvah and Rachel’s Bat Mitzvah in August was my first solo Bat Mitzvah.  Honestly, I had no idea I would enjoy documenting these life cycle events as much I did!  Josh has such a great personality and was a great sport with all of the photos from beginning to end!  Though there are always a lot of family photos to incorporate, it’s always wonderful when families have as much fun as Josh’s did.  These are happy times and there is no reason why families shouldn’t enjoy the documented memories that are created on such a day.  As with all big events, having a trusted Planner/Designer/Coordinator….whatever the case…is always helpful in making things go off without a hitch.  Thanks to Diane Kimbrough (diane@dianekimbrough.com) the entire day was a success!  This was my second time working with Diane and the experience was beyond pleasant!  Below are a few images highlighting Josh’s big day!  To see more images from this event you may do so by going to the Bar & Bat Mitzvah gallery within the portfolio section of the site.

 

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What do you do when you have limited wall space but want a proper final presentation of images from a portrait session, wedding and Bar or Bat Mitzvah?  It seems a shame to let the images remain on a cd/dvd only to get thrown in a desk drawer and be forgotten.  Well there is a simple solution for such a challenge.  The perfect solution is to have the images displayed in a beautiful coffee table book or fine art album.  Here is an example of Mike & Amanda’s coffee table book from their beautiful, downtown, Nashville engagement session.

 

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