Inara Studios

Last year we had the privilege of working with Ethan’s parents when they got married! I love when our clients return with their adorable babies!

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I LOVE how the natural light brings out his blue eyes in this image!!

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I’ll admit it, if there were a 12 step program for facebook addicts, I would probably be admitted by none other than my baby, Cade. Sigh. Well, he probably wouldn’t do it, but facebook IS addicting! =) My main excuse for the hours I have spent searching, looking at and stalking my friends is this: in no other (single) place do I have contact with someone from each of the 12 different settings/groups/cities that I have been a part of throughout my young life. That’s right. I have facebook friends that knew me when I was born, others who watched me grow up, some who went to one of the 3 colleges I did, professional photographer friends and some that go to our church… to name a few of the 12. These friends span at least 5 continents which makes this daily connection all the more fun!!

IMHO, it doesn’t get any better than that… unless of course I could travel to Italy, Australia, Germany, China, Spain, Turkey, Chile, Argentina, Canada, Mexico and Ecuador everyday!

So, are YOU on facebook?

We would love for you to join our Inara Studios group. See you there! =)

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P.S. If you become my facebook friend, you will see some more pictures of Cade and yours truly (taken just a few weeks ago).

For the last few months I have been attending Wendy’s yoga and Christian meditation class. It is always such a good workout both physically and mentally. Needless to say, I was thrilled when she approached me about doing a session with her.

It was the coolest experience yet! The light was beautiful and we found amazing locations … everything just clicked (no pun intended! =)

Enjoy this small preview…

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Wendy has MAD skills! =)

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Wendy - you are so beautiful inside and out! Thanks for allowing me to create these images for  you!

After many, MANY late nights, Cade and I are so proud to present our brand-spankin’ new, 2nd generation website and blog (did you notice the difference already? =).

Oh, my goodness… I am SO excited right now!!

The process seemed to take forever but each site, with its new images, content, packages… the whole works, is DONE! Finito!

Let us know what you think about our new groove… and come back often. We’ve got lots of goodies coming your way!

Some recent headshots of a local lawyer…

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Most of you probably don’t know that I was a music major in college. That’s right. I got my B.A. in Music. “La, la, la, la…” =) It was a good idea until I realized that I wanted to do something else with my life but by that point I was too far into being done to switch. Even though I hated it at times, I decided to stick it out. That last year was a test of endurance but I can proudly say: I finished! =)

I’d like to think that this difficult time made me a better person … =)

During my last two years, I studied along side some amazing talent! One of the best soprano voices in our department belonged to Liesl. From operas to musicals, she did it all and ruled! That’s right, she’s A-MA-ZING! She not only got her B.A. in Vocal Performance but will be graduating in May with her Master’s in Vocal Pedagogy. Wow!

With her up coming recital and new website, she needed some new head shots and I was happy to help out!

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If you ever want to take voice lessons from an amazing singer and teacher, let me know. I’ll hook you up! =)

Megan was my last portrait client for 2008 … and what a GREAT way to end the year! She was so fun to work with and completely open to my ideas. I am in love with her photos… and here is why:

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Megan - you rock! I can’t wait to hear what you think of the images!! =)

Last week, before I took a few days off to eat turkey and ham, I met up with this beautiful family to get some photos for Christmas. Since they live only a block from 5 points (which is a fabulous place if you’ve never been) we took advantage of the great, urban backdrops.

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I had a lot of fun with you guys! Thanks for hanging out in the cold. =)

Last week I went down to Atlanta to visit my brother and his family. Since their two boys are growing up so fast, I wanted to spend some time with them to remind them who their “tia” is. It was so much fun to see them interact and even play together. Their smiles and little laughs are so contagious!

As always, I wanted to get some updated photos of these little guys so we headed outside… even though it was near freezing. =)

The boys were troopers!

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Those are “my” boys! =)

After a fantastic maternity session with Justin and Jennifer that took place a few months ago, I have been very excited to take some pictures of their sweet little girl, Leela.

“Welcome to the world!”

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Thanks for having me come over you guys!!! Leela is such a sweety!