Wright Family Photos...

Adam and I are constantly talking about how we don't take enough photos of our family. I (like many other gals) tend not to like photos of myself, but I know that one day I'll want to look back at this phase of our life and reminisce through pictures. Plus, how hypocritical is it to tell other people how important pictures are and then neglect to take any of my own life?! To remedy this, I dragged Adam and (a very unwilling) Buster out to an overgrown field near I-20 to snap a few pictures right before sundown yesterday. This photoshoot took all of about 20 minutes from start to finish. Maybe not my best work, but I know I'll be glad to have these when I'm old and gray.

The photo of Adam is one of my test shots that I really liked. After I got my settings straight, I handed my camera over to him to work his magic. I think I may have found my next Jessica Wright Photography employee. :)

I pulled out my rusty old tripod for the rest of these. I'm sure the people driving by on the interstate got a kick out of me pressing the shutter and running for dear life to dive in the photo. I won't humiliate myself any further by showing you the outtakes...

(Notice Buster attempting getaway #1 of the afternoon.)

(Buster plotting getaway #2)

(Buster found himself crated for this one. No more getaway attempts for this guy.)

Hopefully frequent family photoshoots will become a trend for the Wrights and I will have more of these to post throughout the year. And to practice what I preach, I've ordered prints of all of the above to hang around the house! How's that for a good start?

Sweet Baby Haynes

As you have probably figured out by browsing the blog, I don't do alot of baby photoshoots.  I LOVE babies, but have never really marketed for child/family photos.  When my friends Melody and Brandon had little Haynes, I just HAD to come over and take pictures of the sweet little guy.  At just 2 weeks old, he was a perfect angel the whole time and barely fussed!  I couldn't have asked for a better session.

Here is my FAVORITE photo of the shoot.

Haynes & Brandon:

Beautiful mom and beautiful baby:

I love little baby toes!

I think baby photos look so classic and timeless in black and white.

I loved getting to spend the afternoon with the sweet Ellis family.  Haynes is absolutely perfect and it was so special to see Brandon and Melody's love for him.  I'm looking forward to watching Haynes grow and develop over the years!

The Incredible Pregs

Meet the Pregs.  They may very well be the most fun and creative family that I know.  Whitney has a fabulous design business called Pikl Paper (check it out for some really cute personalized stationary, sippy cup labels, enclosure cards, etc).  It was Whitney who designed my logo that I love so much.  Nate is a graphic designer as well.  He works at a company that produces these incredibly elaborate corporate trade show booths...very cool stuff.

I've been looking forward to their shoot for quite awhile.  We were originally hoping for some fall photos, but it never worked out for both of our schedules.  I'm glad that we waited--I feel like I've had lots of time to pre-visualize and am really happy with the way their photos turned out.

Doesn't Whitney's laugh make you want to join her?

My original idea for this photo was to have the boys playing "airplane."   They got tickled at each other and forgot the whole airplane idea altogether.  I'm pretty sure I like how this turned out even better.

Happy Birthday Weaver!

I cannot tell you how much this little man means to me.  My little nephew Weaver came into our lives exactly one year ago tomorrow.  He is a complete angel, and his Aunt Jessica and Uncle Adam love him so much!  We braved the weather today and went out to Botanical Gardens to get some 1 year photos of the Weave.

Look at this little man!!!

Isn't he so precious?!  He was so wonderful the whole time that we photographed him.  Little Connor came to visit his family in Alabama for a week, and his aunt Julie (my fellow Phi Mu sister from the Montevallo days) wanted to surprise his mommy with a photo shoot.  

You can view sweet little Connor's slideshow here.

Sweet Angel...

That's what my grandmother, Hubbard (isn't that the best name for a grandmother?!), used to call me when I was little.  She'd say it in her soothing southern Gone with the Wind accent.  That's what I thought when I saw this precious little one that the Russells are watching over...I just wanted to cuddle her the whole time I was there.  She's such a wonderful, calm baby who is soon to have a new home...we had to rush to get these photos done before she was adopted.  What a gift she'll be to her new family. 

Sisters

Not only are these girls beautiful, but they have huge hearts as well!  I had such a great time laughing and chatting about life yesterday.  It was a gorgeous Sunday afternoon, with that "almost summer" scent in the air.  I feel like I am always dodging thunderstorms to get my photoshoots in, so the weather on Sunday was a huge blessing.  I couldn't have asked for more wonderful subjects on a more perfect day!  

My new favorite

Isn't she the picture perfect baby?

And she has the most adoring big sister I've ever seen.  

Just wanted to show the Browns a little extra love!

For Leslie

Before our session Saturday morning, Leslie said, "I'm scared that we're all going to look like dorks just sitting there in our pictures."  In my mind, I thought, "Seriously?  Because I think y'all are one of the most personable families I've met...you won't have a problem being natural in your photos."  I tried not to build up the pressure before the shoot...the more natural I can act, the more comfortable my "subjects" (can anyone think of a better word?  it sounds like I'm about to inflict pain on them when I use that word) will be.  

So the Brown's photos ended up being really sweet and endearing, just like they are.  Leslie, I haven't gone through all of them yet, but I wanted to post a few just to ease some fears...

*A special thank you to Jeff, who encouraged us all to brave our fears of bad weather and continue with the shoot, despite the ominous rain clouds looming above us. We had good light and free reign in Botanical Gardens-almost unheard of on a Saturday in April!!

The Boykins

I've just been blogging the night away.  I have so many other (less fun) things to do tonight...I'm just going to save those for another day.  For now, here are the Boykins.

Mitchells & Webbs

These photos are several weeks old, but I loved them so much that I just had to post them.  These are two wonderful families from our church. Enjoy!