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One + One | Atlanta Children’s Photographer

Angela — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 08:05:42 +0000

I’m sure my regular blog readers will recognize this gorgeous set of twins from the last time I photographed them. You also might recognize them as the Trick or Treating Ballerinas from Cold Case on CBS. They are so much fun to photograph and they have the sweetest little personalities. They have *the* most amazing, loving parents and yes I’ve adopted myself to their family (shh I haven’t told them yet). Here are a few to share from our afternoon together.

Sam, Sammy or Samuel | Atlanta Baby Photographer

Angela — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 19:43:24 +0000

I recently photographed sweet Atlanta baby Sam in his home. His Mom said that they call him Sam, Sammy or Samuel, I think we should just call him cute, because he was so adorable. He’s *this* close to walking and the day I was there we thought he was going to start running around within a few days. His Mommy & Daddy were amazing and were so in love with their sweet baby boy and each other. I even hung around while he was having his lunch and captured a few snaps while he was eating, he even made lunch time a fun event!

Subscribe & Support Atlanta’s Ronald McDonald House

Angela — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 22:17:20 +0000

As a mentioned a while back I’ve been working with the wonderful people at Atlanta’s Ronald McDonald House. I photographed the amazing, wonderful, gorgeous, friendly, loving (I could go on and on with adjectives for them) Spadgenske family from Alabama who have stayed at RMH over 15 times. One of the photos from our session is now being used on a trayliner promotion in 275 McDonalds locations all over Atlanta. That just makes me smile so big! The Atlanta Journal Constitution (AJC) is now running a promotion with RMH and if you subscribe the AJC will make a donation to RMHC. The image below is what the trayliner looks like! I hope all of my Atlanta clients and blog readers will take advantage of this great subscription offer to support RMH.

Sean | Buckhead Children’s Photographer

Angela — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 01:12:30 +0000

This afternoon I traveled to Buckhead to photograph a super cute 19 month old boy named Sean. Like most little ones his age he was super busy but he was so much fun and he gives *the* best high fives around! I think we finished up just in time because the minute I got back home it started hailing gum ball and golf ball sized hail! That is a new one for us, I think we only saw hail once in Los Angeles and it was itty bitty.

This first shot below was taken when Sean and I were hanging out while his Mommy & Daddy were getting ready. I always adore shots of babies and kids just doing their thing, wearing whatever they would normally wear if they were just being a kid and not a photo shoot participant. Thank you to Sean’s Mommy, Daddy, Grandma, Grandpa, Aunt & baby cousin for being so kind to me and for being so much fun! It was a wonderful way to spend the afternoon. Here are a few from our afternoon together:

Choo Choo Ben is Two! | Atlanta Children’s Photographer

Angela — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 05:15:16 +0000

On Saturday I traveled to Smyrna to photograph a very special birthday party for my new little friend Ben. He LOVES trains, so his party of course had a train theme. But wait….not only did he have a train theme, he had a real little train that gave all of the children rides around the neighborhood! Ok I want to be two because that was the coolest thing ever. Although Ben wasn’t so sure about that train, but he enjoyed watching it come and go and I think he decided to ride it too. There were so many beautiful children at Ben’s party and I think they all had such a blast. Ben’s Mommy is a wonderful party planner, I even told her she should think about doing that as a service for others, she has a really good eye for detail.

Here are a few to share from the party…

A Home Away From Home | Atlanta Family Photographer

Angela — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 05:22:53 +0000

Today I traveled to a very special place here in Atlanta. I visited the Ronald McDonald House located just minutes from Emory University. This is a brand new facility that just opened in June 2008 and has 50 bedrooms for families to stay in while their children are being treated at Children’s Hospital. Let me tell you, I was amazed at how beautiful this place was, it felt like I was in a five star hotel yet at home at the same time. I was so happy as I was touring the building because I couldn’t get over how wonderful it was for all of the families who have and will come through their doors. Did you know that there are 284 Ronald McDonald Houses worldwide with more than 6,200 rooms for families? Um WOW!

Right now here in Atlanta the Ronald McDonald House is having a raffle and you can win a brand new BMW convertible. I think I need that! So if any of you think you need it, or would like to make a donation you can visit their website. They are always looking for non-cash donations as well – such as household supplies, so be sure and check out their wish list!

My mission this morning was to photograph the Spadgenske (Spah-GEN-skee) family from Birmingham, Alabama. They have stayed at the Ronald McDonald House over 15 times! Their first visit to the Houston Mill House was in January 1996 when their daughter Lily was only 30 days old. Shortly after, Lily received her liver transplant when she was 54 days old and the family stayed at the Ronald McDonald House until Lily was able to go home. Their son, Sawyer, had his liver transplant when he was only ten days old in April of 2000. The family stayed at the House for two months until Sawyer was able to return home.

I have a confession to make. I seriously wanted to pack this family in to my mini van and bring them home with me. This family has a bond that is just so amazing, true and real. For the many challenges they have gone through so far you would NEVER EVER be able to tell it. They were so full of life, happy and so much fun. I think my heart must have grown like 10x today just spending time with them.

I think I was a hit with Sawyer & Lily because I know ALLLL about Nintendo DS games (they each had a DS – lily had a pink one and Sawyer had a blue one). Next time I see them we are going to Pictochat like crazy! When I started to leave I got *the* biggest and best group hug from them ever. Of course then Sawyer had to flex his muscles, yep he is one strong little dude! One of the reasons I love photographing children is because of their honesty and acceptance of others unconditionally, they never worry if you are having a bad hair day or that your socks don’t match, but they love to laugh when you wear a silly moustache.

Thank you to the Spadgenske family, it is a pleasure to know you and to now call you my friends and thank you to the wonderful people at the Ronald McDonald House for making this possible.

Here are a few photos to share from our time together.