Posts Tagged ‘huntsville senior portraits’

Andy and Ally // Arkansas Senior Portrait Photographers

Friday, January 21st, 2011

As most of you know Andy is my brother in law… and Ally is his sweet girlfriend.  I can’t believe I haven’t blogged about these yet!!!

We had a lot of fun getting these cool shots!  We got our communication lines crossed and ended up having to tote Titan along for the ride……he didn’t seem to mind too much!

Enjoy!

-erika

An Arkansas Wedding Photographer’s Recent Work…..

Friday, November 19th, 2010

Our recent work post will be photos that we’ve been working on or it could include other work we’re working on too (you know for those non busy months) ha!

As if I didn’t already have enough on my plate I decided in the middle of the busiest season for us (fall family portraits) and in the middle of being a stay at home mom (which is a JOB if you didn’t know) I needed to have a office remodel……geeez……my brain what does it think sometimes?   Oh well I’ve got support from my hubby finally!  I say that bc I always start projects and they usually never get finished….but now he’s starting to see a change (probably since I decided I would tackle one room at a time from start to finish!) and even said the other night….”this room is next” —–> referring to our bedroom, which looks awful with a few pictures hanging on the wall randomly, our bed only on a frame with a makeshift headboard, two very mismatched side tables, and a project of mine gone bad when my hubby decided to take matters into his own hands…..a dresser I was painting white and ran out of spray paint……he mustered that I wasted money on the project and that I had plenty of spray paint left over in storage and I should just use that…..of course I didn’t want different colors…….so he took a can of BLACK and went to town on the drawers……so we ended up with a black and white dresser……it will find a new home soon I promise, but for now I’m not working on that room.  :)

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This is my friend Erica!  :)  and of course her hubby too!  They moved here from Utah a few years ago.  I was super excited to meet her when we finally met up last year.  She’s an amazing photographer (she did Titan’s newborn pictures!) so if you want some newborn pictures she’s the one to go to!!!  She’s so talented and super patient even with my screaming baby and my hubby that was totally ready to go after 30 minutes!  But you can’t even tell that in her images!!!  She’s great she really is!  Check her out…..http://ericakirbyphotography.com/

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And you should recognize Chelsea and Stew they’ve been all over our blog!  They just got married May 1st so give it up to them!  Congrats!  These are their babies right now…..Philly and Hubert.  I just love Hubert’s ears!!!  They actually did a great job during the shoot!  It’s always hard to get them to look directly at the camera though!

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I’ve been working on some senior sessions two!  Meet Craig.  He’s a Springdale Bulldog.  I did his sister’s senior portraits a few years ago so they came back for round two!  He’s going to be attending U of A next fall!  Way to go Craig for picking the best college in Arkansas to go to!!!  …….U of A Alumni speaking…….  ;)

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Then my brother in law Andy wanted some additional pictures of him in his football jersey to end the season off just right!  Oh of course his girlfriend Ally had to join in for the fun too!  Sorry you two but I can’t NOT share this next one!!!

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(LOVE IT!!!!  HA ha HA ha HA ha  I’m rolling off my seat!!!)

Then of course my house is a disaster…..

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Let’s just take a look……two chairs that are projects……parent’s choice boxes full of Christmas Party projects……boxes of things for my office project……red rug on the kitchen table…you guessed it another project…..and then of course a drop zone for Titan’s stuff……oh goodie!  I can’t wait to finish up all these projects so I can have my house back!!!

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And Titan’s room……let’s see….. all the stuff that was in the office got dumped into his room….poor little guy.  It’s a good thing he’s still sleeping in our room or this would not be acceptable!

Ok so here’s a few before shots (excuse the crappy iPhone shots please).

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We plan on taking those shelves down, just wanted to try to get a lot of the painting done first.

Now some during shots……

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I almost forgot a few other things in the recent work file!!!!!

Our family portraits!

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Along with Katie and Jake’s wedding!!!  They were married Nov 6th in the St. Louis Temple!

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Whew…..that’s all for now.

Lot’s on our plate over here!

Enjoy!

-erika

Andy // Arkansas Senior Portrait Photographer

Thursday, September 23rd, 2010

Andy is my brother in-law but more importantly a senior at Huntsville High School!  I’m not super sure what his plans are after school bc I’m pretty sure he doesn’t really know either.  Andy is a great kid!  He stays out of trouble, he’s a good example to his friends, he’s a great athlete, and he’s a wonderful uncle!!!  :)  He enjoys playing lots of sports from football to running to lacrosse!  He’s an outdoor junky, everytime we go over to his house he’s always doing something outside!  It has been such a treasured experience to watch him grow up and become who he has.  My first date with TW included riding to the lake with Andy and him whispering and asking me if I liked his brother!  :)  Good times!  Congratulations Andy we sure are proud of you!

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Enjoy!

-erika

What to Wear // Senior Style

Wednesday, September 1st, 2010

I decided to start something new…..are you really that surprised?

To kick off the new school year I wanted to make some What to Wear samples for your upcoming SENIOR PORTRAITS!!!  Check back weekly to see some new styles and be sure to book your sessions because my fall sessions are booking up quickly!

I recommend for each session something:

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*All styles available at Forever 21

All you 2011 Seniors let’s schedule your portrait session now for all the beautiful fall weather!  Email (erikadotson@gmail.com) today to start booking your session!  Hurry our spots are limited and running out!

Enjoy!

-erika

Vintage Umbrellas for Rent!!!

Saturday, June 26th, 2010

I just came across this website and couldn’t resist posting about it!!!  Check this out you can rent umbrellas for your wedding!!!!  I always recommend my clients to go buy some color coordinating umbrellas if they are planning an outside wedding and there is a chance of rain.  This website is perfect!  You can just rent those umbrellas instead and they will be much prettier, which means prettier pictures!!  :)

Think about it there are TONS of reasons to check this out!

Instead of renting a tent keep your guests covered from rain or the hot sun with umbrellas!

Color coordinating umbrellas for your wedding party!

Engagement pictures!

Hang umbrellas from the ceiling as decor!

Whether you are a wedding planner, a bride, or a wedding coordinator you’ve gotta check these out!  They have all different kinds too!  Ruffles, solids, prints, bridal, jeweled, and double layered!!!

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Now how cute would all these be for you and your bridal party?!?!?!?!  LOVE!

Enjoy!

-erika

A day in the life…

Thursday, March 25th, 2010

This basically is what I do on a daily basis….. edit edit edit and some more editing!  And guess what…..I wouldn’t trade my job for a million bucks!

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Enjoy!

erika

Arkansas Senior Portraits

Tuesday, October 20th, 2009

Heyyyyyyy everybody it’s Tanja!

First off I’d like to start off with saying what a gorgeous day today was, fall is so amazing isn’t it?

I had the pleasure of being a second shooter for Senior Portraits with Erika.  I learned a great deal of new tips and tricks.

Meet Chase our Senior from Huntsville. He wants to major in Psychology and he’s almost narrowed his choices down to UCA, UAFS and UofA. Good luck Chase we all know how hard it is to decide. We know you’ll choose whats best for you though. :)   As once famous psychologist Carl Jung once said :

Your vision will become clear only when you can look into your own heart. Who looks outside, dreams; who looks inside, awakes.”

Thanks for being so much fun and easy to shoot and extra thanks for the patience. Looooved the hat!

Here’s a sneak peak at what Erika has taught me so far ….

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Erika WOULD find this cool place you can see my yard from here and I would have never thought of this. Once again lesson learned.

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Erika being awesome and finding this cool chair for starters and then Chase being silly and showing us the hole in his shoe.

Hope everyone is having a great week.

Keep checking the blog. We’ll keep you posted :)

Peace & Love

-Tanja