Archive for 'Portraits'
My Girls
Posted on 30. Nov, 2009 by maryanne.
If you follow my blog at all, you know I have two lovely daughters. It’s true. I don’t mind saying it. In fact, when I was pregnant with my second one, I was concerned about them comparing themselves to one another. So, I prayed. I asked God to allow my second to be equally as beautiful as her sister, but in her own unique way. Wow, did He answer my prayer. Katie’s features are dark and dramatic and Annie’s features are fair and classic. Both beautiful. Both unique. Best of all, who they are outshines their physical beauty. Both of them care for people deeply and love their God. This they have in common.
The shoots below were done on the same day, with the same roll of hay in my pasture. You can see how different they are in these shoots. I let them choose their costumes (with a little artistic direction from me) and who they are shines through. Annie will be heading to Liberia December 27th with the Water’s Edge Mission Team. Please pray for them if you think about them. You can read about their adventures on that blog. Katie will be headed to Valencia, Spain, in January to study abroad. Please pray for her as well. Also, pray for this mother’s heart! I don’t know what I am going to do with myself. I am such a mom.
Johnny hid from my lens on this day, but hopefully I will capture him soon and post something on my boy in the near future!
Blessings~
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The Riley Family
Posted on 13. Nov, 2009 by maryanne.
We had so much fun shooting the Riley Family last week when the Sugar Maples were at their glorious peak in the season. Looks like fairy princesses were at their peak as well, as we stumbled upon a beautiful one with a lolliop as twilight began to settle in. What a beautiful day for a family shoot. I think they will have some wonderful memories from this season in their lives together as a family when they look at these photos.
Thanks for trusting me with your magical memories, Riley Family. Much Love!
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My Katie
Posted on 05. Nov, 2009 by maryanne.
Every now and then my mother’s heart swells to the point of bursting with pride and joy over my kids. This post is for my Katie girl. She is now twenty-one and I am so thankful for who she is and is becoming. She is so beautiful, but not just outwardly, even though that is the first thing you would notice about her upon seeing her. She cares so deeply about people. Daily she comes home and tells me a story about someone she met, and with so much empathy that I feel am meeting them as well as she tells it. She has always been this way. She also has a deep love for the Hispanic people and culture. She is currently majoring in Spanish at the University of Georgia and hopes to raise the money to study abroad in Valencia, Spain in January. It will be hard on me to let her go. Her presence here is so comforting. When she is here, I can usually hear her playing her guitar in worship, or hear her laughing on the phone to friends. She is also very spontaneous. All someone has to do is mention ” Salsa dancing” and she has her salsa shoes on and is halfway out the door. Another favorite thing about Katie is her love for playing dress up or creating characters. I never know what I am going to find when I come home sometimes. The other day it was a southern belle, a costume she found for nearly nothing at a consignment store. Not long before that, she took her brother Johnny to Kroger and bought some cheap Halloween wigs and they morphed into English rock stars (accents and all), and a spontaneous photo shoot broke out. Life is never boring around here.
Lastly, I love her heart for God and for His worship. I am including a song she and her daddy wrote for Project Lifesong, the brain child of Miriam Ahkuoi and Playchase Music, where songs help to tell people’s life stories. Though it is barely audible, I can hear her daddy counting off the beginning, and I can hear his tenderness for her in his voice.
Click the play button to hear her song.
Katie has long been one of my photo guinea pigs. Lucky for me, she has a flare for the dramatic. Below are some photos of my Katie girl.
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Taylor Ronne, Senior Extraordinaire
Posted on 04. Nov, 2009 by maryanne.
I had the pleasure of photographing Taylor Ronne last week for his senior photos. What a great guy! Taylor is so funny and talented. His mom and dad, Deb and Dave, are good friends of ours and Dave serves with my husband, Chris, at 12 Stone Church in the redemptive arts department.
As you can tell, Taylor loves his wheels, as most teenage boys do, his dogs, and his family, who all came to watch and participate behind the scenes. We had such a great time. I always love it when my kids assist me, and Annie assisted me on this shoot, bringing the tunes and helping everyone to loosen up and dance. :)
Taylor, I hope you love these pictures as much as I do! May your senior year be your best one yet!
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Those Crazy Kids
Posted on 27. Sep, 2009 by maryanne.
This year, Johnny had his first homecoming dance and date. It was a big deal to us both. He asked if I would be the photographer for the group, as I have photographed his sisters’ groups in the years past. ( I miss those days!) Of course, I jumped at the chance! They had 12 in their group and they were so excited about their pictures. Unfortunately, it rained. I mean it RAINED. There were even flash flood warnings and severe weather alerts. So, our lovely outdoor location was a no-go. Thus, my trusty ( but small), studio came in very handy. I ran to the local Kroger and picked up 12 red helium balloons and dozens more to toss on the floor. This is what we came up with. They had so much fun, and of course I did too! We played music and danced and snapped some great shots. I am going to miss these days.
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rain rain go away
Posted on 22. Sep, 2009 by maryanne.
It has been raining here in Atlanta for weeks now. We are breaking all kinds of records and several lives have been lost. It is very hard on everyone, the constant day in and day out of rain, rain, rain. We have also had all kinds of sickness going on in my house, including a stay in the hospital with my youngest last week.
So, I am continuing to stroke the chords of hope and creativity by looking through some of my favorite photos, and happier times. Here are a few more of my favorites. I am hoping to hang some of them as canvasses someday soon. Praying for sunshine…
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Not your ordinary bride
Posted on 20. Sep, 2009 by maryanne.
This is Aubrey, my brave and creative bride from this summer. I had to repost her photos on the new blog as she is so stunning. I loved her attitude about getting the most out of her dress! Thanks so much to Allen Mullins and Year One, who got us the smokin’ Camaro. Wouldn’t have been near as cool without it! She is most happily married now. I am so glad we took the time to photograph her in her gown before the big day!
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Evan Raines
Posted on 17. Sep, 2009 by maryanne.
I had the joy of photographing this handsome senior a couple weeks ago. Evan loves nature and the water, so we chose to go to Hurricane Shoals Park , where there are plenty of places for a young man to explore. Aside from dropping my pocket wizard in the river ( which Johnny retrieved and rescued!), it was a very restful and enjoyable shoot. Here are just a few of our time with Evan.
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Last Year this Time
Posted on 10. Sep, 2009 by maryanne.
This is my sister’s family. Aren’t they lovely? As I was putting together a book for her today, I found myself wanting to blog these photos again. So much has changed since we took the time to photograph her beautiful and fun family. Her older two are now in colleges far away from home and her youngest is in his senior year. Things can change so quickly in such a short amount of time. I am so glad we took a lovely fall afternoon to capture them all together.
Aren’t they wonderful?
