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Sep 07

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the hunton family rocks at life.

By Kate Altmix | Extras | 5 Comments

so matt and i have been sitting here trying to remember when exactly it was that we first met stephen. i know there was some email correspondence when stephen headed up a photography project for our community but i think we officially met him at a mixer hosted by the legendary, zack arias. sidenote for photogs: you should know this name, zack arias. if you’re at all interested in amazing lighting techniques, look into onelight. if you’re just starting out, look into photo 101. and if you’re into photogs with an inspiring passion for honest expression, you need to shake his hand. sidenote over. so we were at zack’s when we first met stephen. he was on the verge of quitting his day job and diving head first into photography and, of course, we totally wanted that for him. since that first meeting we’ve watched his portfolio explode with awesome projects. he is rocking it. when we first met kristine, we immediately understood why stephen felt the confidence to take a chance on starting his own business. kristine is just so strong! she’s encouraging and optimistic and adventurous- what a great pair they make! oh, and i can’t leave out that they are parents to two of the cutest kids ever, with the most energy i’ve ever seen in my life. seriously guys, you wonder how kristine maintains her hot mom physique? two words: adler & beckett:

this is pretty much the perfect sequence to capture their shoot- adler & beckett LOVE to run and they are so cute doing it! i can already tell i’m going to have a hard time disciplining my kids with a straight face if they are even close to as hilarious as these two!

thankfully, kristine’s sister rylie was there to entertain the boys (black eyed peas dance parties were the entertainment of choice, LOVE) while we grabbed some images of just stephen & kristine. this is a favorite of mine:

kristine brought popsicles for a treat at the end of the shoot and the silence that followed the opening of the pops was complete- adler & beckett are pretty serious when it comes to their treats! :)

a couple more of stephen & kristine before we called it a wrap; we just loved the texture of the corrugated metal:

stephen & kristine, thank you so much for trusting us to capture your family. it was something totally new for us and it gave us a whole new perspective on shooting action! ;) seriously, you guys have an awesome family and we hope you enjoy the images.

Dec 03

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the morgan family!

By Kate Altmix | Extras | 11 Comments

i remember when little peyton was born like it was yesterday. i was sitting at my computer in atlanta refreshing my twitter every two milliseconds while, far away in augusta, jaynah was in labor and andrew was keeping us all posted whenever he could. the updates started around 3:30pm on monday when they got to the hospital and were pretty consistent until around 7:00am when he dropped off and didn’t update again until around 11:00am! do you KNOW how many times that means i hit refresh in those 4 hours!? yea, i can’t do that math either. but anyway. suffice it to say we were so excited to finally hear that peyton was healthy and happy and starting her new life like a champ. when we met her a few weeks later we could hardly believe how tiny she was- but yet so perfect. jaynah & andrew talked with us and we all decided to take some images of them when peyton was 6 months old. when the time finally came we were excited to get started but also pretty much in disbelief that those 6 months had gone by so quickly! thank you little peyton for reminding me to live in the moment and enjoy every day!

we made these images at a little farm/natural area in our neighborhood and i love how private it was! and the huge tree in the middle with a swing? perfection:

peyton is FULL of wonder! always looking around- taking in her surroundings with obvious curiosity. i’m thinking that when she learns to talk she’s going to have LOTS of questions about EVERYTHING!

she’s also a lover. cuddling into jaynah and then andrew and then jaynah again- just keeping tabs, making sure everyone gets love. i think she takes after her parents in that regard- together they make the happiest family!

couldn’t pass up a few shots with the light- even though that was definitely not peyton’s favorite pose of the day she busted a few moves for us anyway:

oh, i need to mention that they brought daisy, their little pup and first child, to jump in a few shots! most of the time she was just exploring the little farm, running around and having the time of her life but she did make it into a few shots. my favorite daisy shot is this next one where’s she’s kissing her little sister on the head- they’re bff for sure:

after all this shooting peyton was starting to get sleepy and she settled in for a little nap against andrew’s shoulder. look at those sleepy eyes!

jaynah & andrew (& peyton & daisy), thank you guys for an awesome afternoon! we are so blessed to have you guys as friends and we can’t wait to see you again, hopefully soon!

Sep 30

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the stanley family

By Kate Altmix | Extras | 4 Comments

well guys, it’s been amazing watching this beautiful family grow! and it’s been equally amazing how quickly that has happened- i can remember jayci’s newborn shoot like it was just yesterday and now jayci is a whole year old! since we’ve last seen them becca has tackled her camera and is an awesome photographer herself! her pictures of jayci are always so perfect- nothing can beat a mother’s eye when capturing her child! so that development made it even more of an honor when they decided to have their one year shoot with us. i guess it is good to get becca in a few of their shots! ;) for this shoot we decided to meet in cabbagetown, something we’ve only done one other time and again, it did not disappoint! the vibrant colors were great for this bright and happy family and baby jayci, so used to having her picture made, was quite the perfect little subject. and of course it helps that becca has great taste and they were all coordinated with style! exibit A: jayci’s little hairpiece + shoes. that girl worked it:

so there was something REALLY different about this shoot- jayci is mobile now! she is a pretty quick crawler and she loves pulling herself into standing position. this allowed us to try some different stuff and helped becca and adam to relax and enjoy each other! matt and i had a great time chasing jayci around trying our best to shoot quickly and keep the images in focus- did i mention she’s ALWAYS in motion!? ;)

shortly after this image she quickly ATE this flower- which, instead of pulling it out of her mouth we took pictures of…maybe we’ll mature before we’re parents ourselves!?

they are just so proud of their little one, just look at their faces!

ok so i love this next shot- jayci is such a little lady!

i’m calling this a family sandwich…so, a famwich?

adam & becca, thank you guys so much for trusting us to capture the first year of jayci’s life! we have been so blessed to capture her becoming the little lady she is now and we cannot wait to see what’s next! love you guys!