I had to share this image with you all. I can't help it but every time I see this picture I start to whistle the theme song to "The Andy Griffith Show". They only need fishing poles instead of goggles.

Go ahead get it started in your mind too. You can thank me later if it sticks with you all day.



Happy Wednesday.

Three facts about smiles;

*Smiles use from 5 to 53 facial muscles: Just smiling can require your body to use up to 53 muscles, but some smiles only use 5 muscle movements.

*It’s a universal sign of happiness: While hand shakes, hugs, and bows all have varying meanings across cultures, smiling is known around the world and in all cultures as a sign of happiness and acceptance.

* Babies start smiling as newborns: Most doctors believe that real smiles occur when babies are awake at the age of four-to-six weeks, but babies start smiling in their sleep as soon as they’re born.


I love how quick a baby can change their expression. These shots were all taken in less than one second intervals. Thank you "O" family for sharing him with me again!!!

Hello world! I'm back from my mini vacation to the beach. I hope everyone else enjoyed Easter Break as much as I did. We went camping, which meant no technology around, and no choice but to relax and enjoy family time. It was a blast, I challenge any parent to hop in a camper for a few days and really get to know their kids. You will realize all sorts of things... good and bad.

But now I'm back to the grind and I owe a few folks some sneak peaks. I've photographed this little guy a few times in the past and now he is almost two.





More to come.
Melissa

It is Tuesday, Easter is right around the corner. I have had a bunch of wonderful sessions in the past few days. Here are a few of my favorites from an evening session a few days ago.
This family was the best, and even put up with me when my scatter-brained artist mind met them in the wrong location.









Have an amazing Tuesday!
Melissa

Sunday Morning I headed out to a super cool farm in Thomasville to capture these two lovebirds. The weather was perfect for an early morning session. There were so many places around this farm to fall in love with.
I had such a good weekend, lots of shoots equals one happy photographer. A huge Thank you to all my clients from this weekend.






Happy Monday everyone. I hope that you are at a job today that you love as much as I love mine!!!
Melissa

Our power went out this morning at 4:00. I stumbled up two flight of stairs to check on the boys and then crashed on the couch for the rest of the night. It took me a while to go back to sleep so I went through ideas in my head for today's sessions.





I'll be posting a few more throughout the day of some of my other rainy morning clients.

Happy Saturday!
Melissa

Oh, good gracious! Is there a better way to start your day at work than with twins? This is my second time in company of these sweet little girls. They are addictive, I hope to see them again and again!

Here is a little snippet of their session that I wanted to share with you.





I hope you all enjoy a fantastic weekend!! Here we are expecting rain all day Saturday, wherever you are in your corner of the world I hope it will be warm and sunny.

Happy Friday!
Melissa