Out with the old, in with the New!

Yep, I've made more changes. I've created a brand new blog. One that looks more professional and even more user friendly. The pictures are bigger and you can even search for specific types of images. For example, birth, newborns, babies, families, etc. And there are links to my main website and to this blog here! I'll leave this one up for a couple of months for it's high traffic and until my new blog beefs up a bit more from client sneak peeks! And the new blog has a MUCH easier web address:

http://www.teresavickery.com/blog

Sweet and simple.

Oh. And I'm in the process of renovating (sp?) my main website too. Forgot about that part. I just feel like in this photographic journey, I'm discovering and becoming more and more comfortable with my own style: one that is clean, crisp, natural, elegant, and organic, if you will. So I think my website should reflect the same.

Okay! So now you can keep checking out the main website for the reflected changes! Yay! Something to look forward to!

harper ~3 months old~

I had the pleasure of photographing the newest member of this lovely family. Miss Harper is so adorable and looks much like her older brother. I did mom's maternity session which you can see HERE.

And I just have to add: Harper fell asleep while I was there, and she let us attempt to curl her up and pose her like a newborn! Ha! Never has that EVER happened with my older baby clients! I was chuckling the whole time, bewildered, but snapping away.

Thank you, Melissa and Chau! I had a lot of fun. Such a pleasure!

Rachel ~34 weeks maternity~

I did a maternity mini-session with this lovely couple today! So laidback and so sweet. Mom is a music teacher and dad is a wedding DJ (but I think he might DJ other events too). So their baby girl will be born into a loving and musical home! During the session, David broke out his guitar and picked for a little while, making baby "O" (as they refer to her) dance all around Rachel's belly.

This baby is going to be so beautiful! Stay tuned in a couple months or so for images of newborn baby "O." So excited!

I wish you a swift, natural, beautiful labor and delivery!

Post Delivery ~claire and nora~

Here are a few shots I captured while mom and baby were recovering from birth a couple of days later. I uploaded these to my Facebook page, so I'm sharing these with those of you that are not on Facebook. I just have to share how beautiful these children are!

Birth ~The "C" Triplets~

I was honored to photograph the c-section birth of another set of sweet triplets. So so precious! And these babies have a proud big sister to keep them in line! Congratulations to the new family of 6!

Cate {9 months old}

I just love this baby! Look at her blue eyes. The bluest, prettiest eyes I have ever seen! I just can't get over how blue they are. It was so great to see you again! I'm looking forward to her one year session. Lots of ideas brewing!

Birth ~Sweet Little Girl~

I had the privilege of photographing another birth. No matter how any times I witness birth, it never fails to amaze me! Such a beautiful thing. This mom and dad are both physicians and I have to say that they make THE most beautiful babies!!! Seriously. Congratulations to the parents and proud big sister!

wyatt {2 weeks old}

Oh my. He was the perfect newborn model. He slept almost the entire time and never peed or pooped on anyone or anything! Imagine that! I've never been that fortunate! I even forewarn my clients and let them know that it's inevitable but okay. So I never expected NOT to get pooped on! This is a huge deal for me!

He's so cuddly and sweet. And he has such a handsome big brother too! Congratulations, Karen & John. You are sooooo blessed!

Carter.

Carter is 4 weeks old and such a sweet lil boy! He's got two big brothers to watch over him and a mommy who loves him too. Here's a sneak peek into our session! I love these!









And this one's for you, Landon! (He was dying for me to take pictures of him jumping on the trampoline. Ha!)

On the Move!

Shiloh's about 9 months old now and I've been photographing her since she was just 2 weeks old.

Her sneak peeks can be seen here:

Newborn
4 Months Old

I just adore watching her grow! She's a prime example of how fast babies can change and develop. It's a thrill to see her again and again. Now she's crawling everywhere and doesn't care to sit in one spot for more than a second before moving on to something else more interesting. She's a mover and a shaker and a cute one at that!

Dana ~33 weeks~

I went over to my friend Dana's house this evening in Morgan County. I love how rural it is out there. So peaceful--at least where Dana lives. She wanted maternity pictures taken so of course I obliged but I told her she had to stand out in a hay field in the middle of fescue (isn't that what it is?) that was waist high. And it was lovely.

I love taking her photograph. She is RADIANT, isn't she?

~Raleigh~ 15 days old

Finally! I was able to photograph miss Raleigh and her gorgeous mommy and daddy in their home. She fought hard against sleep, but alas, she gave in to my squishy, snuggly beanbag and space heater. And oh the sweet smiles I managed to capture! She smiled so much and so big! But here are a few from our session. It was hard to pick just a few to show off.

So here they are....

Just two.

Wanted to post, very quickly, two images of what I did this evening of my 15 year old cousin, Erica. She's growing up into a young woman. So pretty.

shweet wittle owen

This is Owen. Just look at him! Doesn't he look like the Gerber baby? Seriously! From his beautiful blue eyes, to his lovely little mouth, to his soft & lightly fuzzed head. Just like the Gerber baby to me. And so happy!

Enjoy these awesome captures. I just love them! The first one was an idea courtesy of his mommy. So I brought along my helium tank and some balloons, and he had a field day with them!

.brand new.

A little taste of what I get to photograph very soon! Miss Raleigh came into this world 3 weeks early. I was also supposed to document her debut into this world but she decided to come on her own time--at 3:00 in the morning. Just 4 hours before I had to be at work. Her mommy and I work together in the Family Birth Center. She's so adorable!

She loves to stretch out. Arms and legs straight out!



Look at those legs!

Shelby {7 days new}

This is sweet little Shelby. At just under 6 pounds, she's a squishy, snuggly, sleepy little peanut! And she felt SO good to just hold her. She melts in your arms. Not a tense little muscle in her tiny body. I didn't want to put her down! And her mommy & daddy are quite smitten with her. Who can blame them? I wanted to take her home with me!

I love these images!

LeAnna ~Senior Session~

I had a blast doing LeAnna's senior pics. We started out indoors, doing some studio-style shots and then we headed downtown to Depot Street in Hartwell. There are lots of nooks and crannies with lots of texture and color and I can tell you we found them all! I have known LeAnna since she was 9 or 10 years old. It was such a privilege to be able to document the beautiful young woman she has become.

This sneak peek isn't posted in the order the images were taken.

Thanks, girl, for letting me do this session for you! Go ahead--Brag your heart out. You've got the BEST senior pics of anyone you know. Ha!

p.s. I know I spelled your name wrong, but I am HORRIBLE with names! I've never had to spell your name out!

Enjoy!





LeAnna with her mom Sandy. I know where she gets her good looks from!

Three Times Blessed!

Meet Jack, Gabe & Isabella. I had the privilege of photographing their births back in March. Their mommy's due date isn't even for another 6 more days! I've been patiently waiting for the timing to be just right for these little bundles of joy so that I could do their newborn session. They weren't in the NICU for any time at all (Jack & Isabella for 2 1/2 weeks and Gabe for a little more than 3 weeks) and were sent home as healthy as can be. They are so so soooooooo precious!

What a blessing! Here's a sneak peek for you guys! And Jill--I've said it once and I'll say it a million times more--You are BEAUTIFUL!!! You DO NOT look like you just gave birth to triplets!







Miss Isabella...She looks thrilled to pieces, doesn't she?

It's Been Awhile...

It's been quite a long time since I put my sweet little Ashlyn in front of my camera--studio-style. I can tell you this: Confining a toddler to a small space and then expecting them to pose this way and that is almost irrational. Yet when I asked her if I could take her picture wearing angel wings, SHE SAID YES! I was able to photograph her for all of 10 minutes and she was through. Once you look through these, you'll see her booboo face. At that point she was finished. No, these aren't posted in the order they were taken. I just wanted to post them. :o)

But nevertheless, I just love my little Ashlyn. I've been so emotional about her lately. She'll be 4 years old in a couple of months and then starting preschool in the fall. I have that knot in my throat right now as I type this out. I don't want my little girl to grow up. As her mother, I am so proud of her. Of the little person is becoming. My sweet little angel.

baby ansley {8 MONTHS OLD}

Meet sweet baby Ansley! She is just the cutest thing! Even though she didn't get much of nap before our session, she was still so happy and tolerant of my changing out backdrops and hairbows and props. And meet her mommy: Annie. We work together in the Family Birth Center at St. Mary's. She's a nurse too! She's so beautiful, I talked her in to getting in front of the camera too. It's such a waste to let a beautiful person go unphotographed, lol! I just love her natural beauty. So fresh and clean feeling--like a laundry detergent commercial. Ha!



But seriously. I thoroughly enjoyed doing this session. Hope you like them!