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Saturday, September 26, 2009

Images for a Cure

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Images For A Cure is fundraising effort created by Kristen Weaver, a beautiful soul and fantastic photographer. On October 11th, participating photographers will donate 100% of their session fees to The Breast Cancer Research Foundation®. We will be offering Portrait, Engagement, Families, Seniors and Just Because sessions for $75 and 15% off your purchases.
Susan and I are extremely honored to be a part of this wonderful cause
Contact us for more details and to book your session!
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Friday, September 25, 2009

Jax Shoot Club

Better late than never! Last month I got to hang out with some awesome photographers! Mel & Brad of La Dolce Vita Studios along with Kara & Jeremy of Kara Pennington Photography organized a night of photography, art and collaboration for what is now known as Jax Shoot Club. It was awesome seeing my photog friends, making new ones and getting tips and tricks throughout the evening. Having a network of such talent is a blessing.

We had three scenarios: An engagement couple-Juianne & Greg, Bride & Groom-Kelly & Chris, and Day After/Solo Bridal: Lauren.

Hair and Make-up: Faythe Mesic
Bouquets: Anything with Plants & Flowers
Lauren's Dress and bridal attire was provided by Solutions Bridal of Gainesville
Her dress was by designer Alvina Valenta (style #9700) and her veil was by Lori London (style #VM95)

Here is Lauren
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Juianne & Greg
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Kelly & Chris
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A couple more of Lauren
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Can't WAIT for next week!!
Chris

Saturday, August 29, 2009

Lil angel girl sneak peek

Spent the morning with two sweet ladies :) Meet Gabby...
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Thursday, August 27, 2009

B*F*F*

This post is WAY over due!! Last May we had the pleasure of spending the day with 4 lovely ladies. What started out as a "senior" session turned into a fun romp through cow fields, old barns, climbing fences, trodding through muddy waters, graffiti railway underpasses and a time crunch to get the girls back for a concert!! They were up for anything... so we did our best to not disappoint HA!! We had a blast and these girls ROCKED IT!!
So, without further ado...
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I thought this was cool...
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Rock Stars!
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Playing with the lens baby
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Thanks for putting up with cow poo on a hot muggy day!!
We will do it again...but without the poo.
Sus & Chris

Sunday, August 2, 2009

Rocking the Aisle!!

I just love this! That's all I have to say-too cool!!!
~c

Saturday, August 1, 2009

Ali Gator

When we decided to build a house one of the things we were looking for when finding a lot is Water.... We wanted to have a backyard with a water view and a wooded area so that we could be close to nature. When we found our spot it was just perfect! We have a large pond directly behind our house and beyond that is a natural area that is actually a wetland buffer so it can never be torn down and built on. We are very fortunate to enjoy the many different species in nature that inhabit the natural preserve just beyond our backyard. Today was no exception as I looked out the back door and saw our friend Ali the Alligator.... We lovingly named him/her a few months ago. Ali likes to visit the culvert that juts out into the pond and supplies the overflow when it rains through the drainage grids of the streets in the neighborhood. When it rains Ali swims up and sits there waiting for the rushing water to push fish and frogs practically right into her mouth! Today she was chillin in the grasses just at the edge of the pond so I ran out to snap a few shots. This is the closest I have ever been able to get to her and she is just beautiful!!! She let me come pretty close without moving so I wanted to share a few pics with you... Of course we now have to take extra precautions around the pond, but we know she is there and as long as the boundaries are respected, we can all get along happily... Hope you enjoy this beautiful creature in her natural environment! We sure do!

Meet Ali the Alligator:

This is the first shot I took a little further away..
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A little closer..
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and a little closer...
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and this is about as close as I wanted to get and probably as close as I could without spooking her...Of course I was using a zoom so I am not as close as I appear :)
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Have a great weekend!!!

~Susan

Friday, June 26, 2009

Facing my fears

I'm extremely afraid of tornadoes. I mean...they're my biggest fear in life! My husband and I lived in Oklahoma for a few years, and I've been through a ton of warnings, have had bags packed to run out to a safe room...and there they get HUGE. I've seen the damage from the one that hit Moore, OK. And let me tell you, in the mid-west, they have the most detailed radar for tornadoes. They can tell you exactly where that puppy is touching or hovering over. But, have never seen one. I would freak out..I mean F R E A K out! My in-laws would razz me about it once in awhile. It's the LeMarr way ;-)

So, leave it to moving back to Florida, to see my first tornado. I know my in-laws are wondering what my reaction was. I was on a MAJOR adrenaline rush! I was AMAZED! I saw it when I was leaving work. Wondering what the heck it was. A cloud going straight down to the ground. I had trees in my view for a good portion of my drive on I-10, but once I got to Stockton, BAM there it was.
Now, this is from the iphone...this is the best I could do while I was shaking. I had pulled over for this...
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Once I got to the Fuller Warren bridge, traffic basically stopped. We were ALL watching it! Course, this was a water spout.
Here is another before I saw it in full on the water.
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These aren't great, but for someone sitting in sloooooow moving traffic...this was the best I could do. And again, I was shaking pretty bad, but at the same time just in amazement! I call my mom screaming "THIS IS SOO FREAKING COOL!!!"
It broke apart then formed again just as I got off the atlantic exit. Then the sky dropped. I had lightning hit really close by the jeep...I felt tingles. That was soo cool!! I'm still tripping out about it. I got to watch it move around on the river! Watch it form, then lift, then form, then lift....wow!
C
 

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