Newborn Sweetness

Look at Miss Riley; she is the perfect picture of how sweet newborns are. I met Riley's Mom, Erin, by chance one day at Dr. Marisol's OBGYN office. We started talking about when she was due, which was the next day, and how excited she was about finally getting to meet her precious daughter. As we talked, I mentioned I was a photographer, and she asked about a good time to have photographs taken of a newborn. She said she would call, and sure enough, a couple of weeks later, I heard from Erin, a proud new Mommy.

Today I finally got to me Riley. She was so sweet and tiny and was the perfect baby. I love the images I was able to capture of her today. Many mom's decide to just wait until a baby is 3 months to start having photographs taken, but an image of a newborn is just so powerful to me. It documents the beginning of a life and the goodness of everything that is to come.

Oh how cute is Davis?

I love photographing Davis! I have been taking pictures of him since he was born and it is so neat to watch him grow and change each session we have. He is always so happy and boy can he talk. We had such fun together and he told me many stories. His Mom requested that we go to the railroad tracks because she had seen the ones I posted of Cole and really like them. Afterwards, we went back to my house to finish our session. It was another beautiful day and a great session.

Look what I woke up to this morning

Isn't this sunrise just amazing? As a little girl I can remember waking up early on Saturday mornings to watch cartoons. I would get up so early that it would still be dark out and as the minutes passed by gorgeous colors would appear in the sky, like someone had painted it with a brush. Growing up I was so fortunate to live on acres of land and to be able to walk out the front door and smell the nice crisp air, it was one of the many things I missed when we moved to Macon. As I woke up this morning and saw the beautiful sunrise, it made me realize the saying is true...there really is no place like home.

A Beautiful Family, A Beautiful Dog, and A Beautiful Car

The Bell's were another great family I had the pleasure to photograph this weekend. They came to have their photographs taken for a couple of very special reasons. Farrah, the Mom, wanted family photos, photos with a classic car that is being restored by Steven (the dad), photos of their little girl that just turned 1 and some very special ones of their beloved dog, Sampson. Sampson has cancer and they are not sure how much longer he will be around. I could tell right away how special he was to this family and I was honored I got to photograph him. I loved this session and was able to capture some very unique shots. After our outdoor shots, we went inside to photograph Scotlyn and her birthday cake. I, of course, got all the classic birthday cake shots that all Mom's love; however, the one posted here takes the "cake". I think she had just about enough of all the fun!!!

What a great family

This weekend I had so many great sessions. The McDonel's were no exception. Ryan and Felicia have been friends of mine for many years and I am so glad they have moved back to Milledgeville after being away for several years. They have two precious boys...Patrick and Bryce. I have photographed Bryce before, but this was the first time I worked with the whole family. They were a joy to photograph and I think we got some great shots. The weather matched this family perfectly...beautiful!

Can you guess how old Cole is?

I know it is hard to tell from his shirt, but yes that is right, Cole is 1. It is so hard for me to believe he is already one. I feel like it was only yesterday that I was 8 months pregnant sleeping in the hospital waiting room chair waiting for him to be born. I have posted about Cole several times and you may recognize his face, as it is the little guy on my home page. He is my nephew(my cousin's child....but I consider her a sister) and oh how I love him. He has the cutest laugh and sweetest smile. Ivey's sister Tina had given my oldest son a shirt with the #4 on it for his birthday, so when Cole turned 1, Ivey had to have one for him as well. As we were shooting yesterday, Tina, Ivey and I were talking about how much we loved these shirts and how different they were from your standard corny t-shirts. That thought soon turned into "wouldn't it be cool to have some of these for certain year sessions, like 1, 2 or even 4 year birthday sessions?" So, you are hearing it here first, I plan of offering these shirts as birthday session shirts. If you like them as much as we do, you can have your child's birthday session done in one. They will also be available for sale and if you are in my baby program, it will be a gift on their 1 year session. I am loving this unique look that can only be found at Kelly Prior Photography.

Beautiful Day + Beatiful Home= Beautiful Couple

Wasn't today just one of the most gorgeous days we have had in a long time. The air had that touch of crisp fall air and the breeze was ever so slight. Mia and Bo's engagement shoot was actually scheduled for yesterday, but with the gray day that we had, Mia decided to wait until today. Obviously she made the right decision. We could not have asked for more perfect weather. We did their session out at her mom's home. It was truly a breathtaking backdrop and I am so excited they are having their reception there as well. I am already envisioning all the wonderful places we can take wedding photos. Here is a quick little preview of our session together. Mia and Bo were great to work with, so comfortable with each other and not afraid to cut up and have fun. I have known Mia for several years and I have always thought she was such a beautiful girl...but she is also just the sweetest person you will ever meet. I am so excited she chose me to photograph her special day.

Mr. Ivey

Meet Tyler Ivey and look at his beautiful eyes! Tyler was the winner of the Union Recorder's Cutest Faces Contest. The winner of the contest received a complimentary photo session with me. I was so excited when I saw how precious this little guy was. Now being that my maiden name is Ivey, I wondered before I spoke with Tyler's mom if we were related and sure enough we are. Tyler's great-grandfather and my grandfather were brothers. I was even more excited to get the chance to photograph a family member. The Ivey's are known for their beautiful eyes, all of my grandfather's brothers had beautiful big blue eyes. Something obviously Tyler received as well. Being a photograph I am always drawn to the eyes and Mr. Tyler's eyes just popped out at me. I am so glad Tyler was the winner and I was able to meet him. He was just precious.

Soccer Time

I had the pleasure to photograph the JMA vs. Tattnall soccer game yesterday afternoon. I was there for both the c-team game as well as the varsity. At first, it was so hot and humid, but after a 30 minute rain delay, it cooled off quickly. I have to say, when I was in school JMA did not have soccer, so I did not know a great deal about it, but I quickly learned that you must have a good deal of athletic ability to play this sport. I really enjoyed watching the games. I had several request to come out to the game to photograph certain players. I tried my best to get all the players, but if you like what you see and your son or daughter plays a sport of any kind, feel free to contact me about attending his or her sporting even to help capture some exciting moments in their lives. Check out the galleries in my proofing section. All sports photos are for sale for a discounted price.

How sweet is Luke?

Words cannot descibe how much I enjoyed my session with Luke and his Mommy and Daddy. I met his Mom at a wedding I was working and she and I talked about our new babies. She had just had Luke at the time. I was so excited when she called me about doing Luke's 3 month session. He was such a happy baby and so easy to work with. I love meeting new clients and I love building a relationship with them. The Thorton's are a family it seems like I have know for quite some time. I am already looking forward to our 6 month session.

Thomas

I have been so busy preparing and worrying about my surgery that I completely forgot to post some of Thomas from our session. I actually thought I already had and now I see that I didn't...sorry about that Thomas. Thomas kept me laughing most of our session. He has the best sense of humor. I have some outtakes just for his teacher Mrs. Latimer that he was sure to pose for. Again, another great senior to work with.

Twins...double the joy

It seems these days I am around so many twins. Two out of my three best friends have twins. I have the pleasure to photograph them and each session is double the work, but double the fun. A couple of weeks ago, I photographed the Hodges Family, who have a 4 year old little girl and had just had twins. Here are a couple from our session. Each time I work with twins, I always have such admiration for the Moms and Dads of twins. I know it is much more work than a single baby, but the joys they must get from having two of everything.

On another note, since I have been in bed since Saturday, I have had a chance to update my website with my latest sessions. Take a look at my latest work, I have also added a section for senior information.