I recently had one of my favorite 5-year-olds at Legacy Portraits. I have had the privilege of photographing her at least once a year since she was just 6 months old. It has been fun to watch her grow and see her personality develop! She has an adorable personality and really kept me on my toes! She gave me so many different facial expressions that I just had to put some of them together in a collage. Every year we recreate an image of them holding hands with her in the center. They have a wall of canvases of this same pose! It is a fantastic way to watch her grow.

Guess who is in the double digits? Yup, this girl is now ten-years-old! She came to Legacy Portraits on her birthday. I cannot think of a better way to celebrate than having new portraits taken. I hope she will always remember this special time in her life when she is not quite a teen but not quite a young child. I’m happy she had a special time in the studio just for her. She is a beautiful girl inside and out!

This little guy was tough at first. He woke up in a grouchy mood and did not want to have anything to do with his portrait session! It took bribes, coaxing and a yellow airplane to get him to warm up! Finally he was a happy and smiley boy. He is just adorable! I love his big thoughtful, brown eyes! One very exciting thing will be happening in his life pretty soon. He is going to be a big brother!! I think he is up to the task! Here are some of my favorite images from his session.

This sweet family has been coming to Legacy Portraits since their now 3-year-old was just a baby!  I just love my returning clients!  Every year around little cutie's birthday we take a photo of her holding her parents' hands.  It has been fun to watch her grow taller and her expressions change from year to year!  She doesn't look like a baby anymore and her personality is crazy fun!!  She put up with me doing her portraits but, all she really wanted to do was drive her Jeep!!  As a fellow Jeep driver, I have to say I love this about her!!  Such a wonderful family! Enjoy

This adorable family drove all the way from Marietta to have their family portraits taken!  With two children under that age or two, that is quite an undertaking!  I know how difficult it is to make time for family photos!  I wish I had done it more with my children when they were little.  I treasure the photos that I have but, I still wish I had more professional portraits taken.  I have all the school photos, the church directory portraits, the soccer pics and all the goofy every day pics.  I still wish I had more!  I can't go back in time.  I can create memories for other families but, the time I had with my little ones is long gone.  It is my goal for 2017 to get my children and their children together for a real family portrait.  I know how difficult it is!!  But, it is so worth the trouble!