Part 2 of the CBS “Better Mornings” series aired this morning… if you missed it, click the following link for more tips on taking better photos with your digital camera. Enjoy!

Taking Better Photos, Part 2

In other news, I am humbled and honored to be featured in this month’s issue of the photography industry’s leading magazine, as well as to have my photography featured in The Bump magazine (along with client Melissa T.!), a publication by TheKnot.com geared toward pregnant women.

I am recovering from a minor (but personally very difficult) medical issue, so it’s been a bright spot to have the honor of being featured in these various media. Thank you all for being part of my client “family”… I treasure each and every one of you!

Yours truly is going to be on the news!

I was recently honored to be asked by Mike Brooks, host of the morning news show “Better Mornings” on CBS-46, to be interviewed for a series on the show.

The first story of the series will air the morning of Tuesday the 29th… sometime between 5am and 7am (ouch!). I’ll share my best tips for taking great photos of your kids!

The second story, where I share general photography tips (such as for vacation and nature photos), will air a week later. Be sure to tune in (and try not to laugh too hard at the bad hair day I was having)!

update: This morning’s story is now online:

http://www.cbs46.com/video/17023764/index.html

The August issue of Pregnancy and Newborn Magazine hit newsstands a couple of weeks ago, and this month’s baby fashion feature was shot by yours truly! Look for the feature “Go to the Head of the Class” beginning on pages 94-95. Those of you who have sessions in the studio will recognize the floor and false baseboard!

Playing catch with Dad… skipping rocks across the lake… making silly faces… THAT’s my idea of a fun portrait session! (I told you, J, that this wouldn’t be ANNNNNYthing like school portrait day!) Here is a sneak peek of my ultra-fun session with J and his dad.

What a sweet way to end the year. This was 2006’s last session… a sweet newborn… just in time for Christmas!

I was thrilled when I walked into the client’s Midtown loft and thought I was stepping into a Parisian antique shop. Everywhere I turned there were fabulous furniture pieces, gilt frames with portraits of the client’s grandmother as a young woman in the 40’s and vintage of, and little flourishes of style everywhere you turned. I asked if I could move furniture around, take down draperies, and create a vision I had in my head, and thankfully the client let me run with my vision… this is one of the shots that resulted. I can imagine this on canvas in a gold gilt frame displayed right alongside her other works of art.

Yes, it’s another little curly-top… have I mentioned I love curls??! Must be because I’ve had straight hair my whole life (except during my spiral perm craze during the early 90’s… heh heh). I photographed this little cutie on our studio property several weeks ago (yes, we are behind schedule on proofing).

Which brings me to an update for everyone anxiously awaiting their proofs… our busy season this year has been about 10x busier than last year (THANK YOU, all of you, for spreading the word about Julia Greer Photography!). We are burning the midnight oil to get your proofs completed, including holiday cards, which are our top priority right now. Please bear with us just a bit longer while we make your portraits and cards something magical!!

This little moppet reminds me of Shirley Temple with her curls and dimpled charm. This was a maternity session, but how could anyone resist portraits of this cutie!

I did mention this was a maternity session, didn’t I? LOL Mom was just radiant and had the perfect round belly that we photographers love!

She’s not a spitfire or anything, hm? LOVE little Miss M’s personality!

One more outtake that just makes me smile when I see it… We decided to break out the bubbles for the last few minutes of the session, and I captured the most priceless look on M’s face as she a big one floated right before her eyes.

The Janie and Jack sessions are over, and I feel like I lost 10 pounds from all the jumping, crouching, and chasing I did! The sessions were a blast. Now I have a little confession to make: I was a weeeee bit leary of doing the J&J shoot because I wondered whether my style would shine through within the constraints of 20 minute mini-sessions and a studio-type white backdrop. (Yes, I admit, I was concerned that those constraints would lead to somewhat “Picture People” style portraits!)

Thankfully, all those concerns proved unfounded, thanks to the engaging personalities of all my young subjects. These kids had my laughing all day long! Here is a sampling of a few favorites from the week. Thank you to all who participated and to Cassandra Linquist of Precious Time Photography for making the shoot such a success.

This week I am doing mini-sessions at Janie and Jack at Northpoint Mall. Yesterday was the first day and it went great! Here’s a sampling of day 1. We are shooting all day every day through Thursday this week. Yesterday was packed to the brim, but we do have a few openings this afternoon and Wednesday afternoon, so be sure to call the store at 678.867.0242 if you’d like to reserve your session. Sessions are free with a $100 in-store purchase.

LOVED this couple! So many great images from this session… will share more soon… for now here is one straight off the card.

Meet little baby S. He was all smiles… a total charmer. Just look at those gorgeous baby blues and that head of blond hair!

I always knew I get to photograph the cutest kids… and it’s fun to get confirmation of that now and then! A huge congratulations goes out to one of my wee clients, Mckenzie, for winning the current PBK “cutest baby” contest. Although a Julia Greer portrait (featured at the PBK link below, and also in the August catalog) helped her win, it’s most definitely Mckenzie’s cuteness that really won the contest! Mckenzie and her big sister have also recently been signed by Atlanta Young Faces.

http://ww2.potterybarnkids.com/ds/article.cfm?src=schp1%7Ct4%7Cv0%7Cwcontest%2Fhme&docid=design%2Fart%2Fnursery%2F080%5Fphotocontest&cmsrc=sbb%5Fphotocontest

Sweet little girl… protective big brother. Is there anything sweeter?! We spent TWO hours playing at Acworth Beach… Daddy even stopped by midway through. (Could that explain why one of my never-fail giggle-inducing tricks didn’t work? Me: “Say ‘Daddy has stinky feet!’” Pause. Then a shy little, “I can’t say that.” You can’t argue with THAT!)

Just one so far from this morning’s session. I’m enchanted by this capture because it reminds me of all that I love about childhood adventure… a little girl skipping fearlessly into the forest, following an intriguing path toward a sparkling lake ahead, with a glance backward that seems to say “Follow me!”

This session was initially for mom, since she needed portraits for her business materials. But I was excited to meet her two-and-a-half-year-old cutie, who is so polite and just a doll, and asked to photograph her as well. She was a blast! She turned on the charm as soon as the camera was aimed in her direction… as much as I love when kids ignore the camera and aren’t self-conscious, I have to admit I get a kick out of kids who totally ham it up.


You can see where this cutie gets her looks from… mom is a beauty too: