Luke {a personality session}

We took pictures of cutie pie Luke on his 9 month birthday! He has grown so much, and it has been a pleasure to be there to capture his changes.

He was such a good little guy. We did the session at our house, and he enjoyed seeing all the new toys and things laying around. I had so many favorites from this session that I had a hard time narrowing them down for the blog.

Here are some of my favorites....note all the cute faces he makes :)













We ran outside to shoot a bit in the 20 mph winds. He could hardly see with the winds, so that is why he looks so stoic. Brett and I love his expression in this one...




Rolling his tongue :)


I love this shot...




Thanks guys! See you in June for birthday fun.

NEED YOUR HELP!!! Please.

The time comes in every business, when you give yourself a name, style, and go through a "branding" process. We have been discussing who we are, what people love about our work, and what style we exude. After racking my brain repeatedly, I am finding it soooo hard to define us, and then cram everything in a 2 inch box called, A LOGO. But inevitably, one must...and our time has come.

Then I got the idea to turn to you. Studio3z Photography only exists because of people that like our work, refer others to us, and come back to us time and time again. Or perhaps you are just a frequent blog visitor...We want to hear why you like us!!

If you could do us a HUGGGE favor and give us your input, we would be so appreciative. Here's what you can do:

In the comment box tell us a single word that defines us (ONE WORD), or, tell us in your opinion what sets us apart from the rest. We will use this in our thinking process.

Please, and thank you, very much. :)


***Photos of this cutie coming SOON!!

Country Air. Farm Fun.

Here is the final post from out Tennesseee trip. I could have done an entire post dedicated to my son, Adin, but I decided to just make a REALLLY long post instead.

Adin is my only child that will allow me to take photos of him, currently. It goes in stages with our kids....Usually our 3 year old loves to ham it up, but lately he gets really mad when he sees a camera aiming at him. I don't understand why?!? Ok, maybe a little.

My boy.






2 Beautiful boys...




Brett's cousin and others playing in the barn loft...


Spring had already arrived here. It was great to see what we will be seeing in a few weeks.








Here is my 3 year old telling me, "One picture!" :)




Rust, Rust, everywhere! (I love it.)






JUMPPPPIINNGGG!!


Watch out for the PHOTO NINJA! (This is a fuzzy photo, but I had to put it up.)

Leyla {a mini session}

Not many children can pull on my heart strings the way my own kids do, but my little niece is one that can. She is at this age that is just too adorable for words. She says the funniest things (like when you say you want to eat her, and she says, "NO eat people!), and makes a myriad of faces. She has no problem expressing herself. And I have to admit that when I hear, "Aunt, JESSEEEE!" I just about have to scream. And jump.





Are you kidding me!!?? Major CUTENESS.












Behind the scenes of the Leyla show....


Here she is telling her Mom to stay back...she knew she was on CENTER stage. :)



So, weird random contest...guess my 2 favorite photos, and win a little something. You will like it. :) Leave your guess in the comment section.

Spring, Spring, SPRING! {I like it}

So today is the first day of Spring. For me it is a given that when Spring arrives, I have to start slingin' around a huge cob-web duster and go to town, because that's what I did this morning until I nearly fainted.

After I got the kiddos down for a nap, I walked by my back porch and saw this little squirrel on my deck. First, I thought it was dead...it was sprawled out, eyes closed, and it lay motionless. Then I saw the little guy's eye peek open and I realized he was just relaxing in the sun. I decided to take a break from cleaning, take a photo of the fur ball cuteness, and then plan my schedule of spring cleaning for next week.

The squirrel laid there for over a half an hour, getting nice and toasty in the sun. I have to admit, I was a little jealous.

Grandpa George Turns 90!!...PART 2

We went down to Columbia Tennessee last weekend for Brett's Grandpa's 90th birthday. Columbia is a small town about 45 minutes South of Nashville. They are famous for their "Mule Day" parade. It is a load of fun!! After all, it is the MULE CAPITAL OF THE WORLD. (New fun fact for ya!)


Grandpa George (Samaha) is Brett's Lebanese-American grandfather. He is so adorable. I hope Brett ages as handsome as him. :) He is a veterinarian that STILL PRACTICES in Columbia, TN. He lives on a beautiful farm, and it is always so much fun to spend time wandering around in the fresh country air. Here is Grandpa with Brett and great grandchild Gabe.


Here is Brett's Mama Beth with her Daddy.


Almost everyday Grandpa eats at this restuarant. Let me just tell you, the food is REAL here.


Someone got Grandpa this hat. Brett was taking his picture, and after he took about 2 shots, Grandpa didn't understand why he kept taking more!! He said, "How many photos do you need??"


On our drive home we were stopped in this. Seriously, this is not what you want to see with 4 children in your car.


When people get out and start walking their dogs, it's NEVER a good sign. Luckily after about 45 mins. we were back in business.


I have some more photos of the farm and kids coming.....

Country Girls {A Mini Session}....PART 1

This is "Part 1" of a few blog posts that will be up this week from our weekend trip to Tennessee. We went down there for Brett's grandfather's 90th birthday. We stayed with Brett's Aunt and these are her 2 adorable little gals. My kids are crazy about these cousins of theirs, so they had such a fun time hangin with them all weekend. (Thank you Anna Claire for putting up with them!)

It rained a lot there, but the morning we were packing the car to leave, the early morning sun was so pretty. I knew their Mama wanted a few photos, so I called the girls out for about a 7.5 minute session. :) These two are beautiful, so it would be hard to NOT get good pictures of them.