shelby+her boys - bonus: senior pictures

My cousin Shelby has 4...count 'em 4 boys! Ranging in age from 1 year old to almost 18! Whew! They've got their hands full over there! You may remember them from here...

Before the rain started Sunday, we tried to grab a few family shots for them to remember this time. As it is likely that Holden, and then Jackson (the two oldest) will be off to college in the next couple of years...

The middle ones...smiling silly...

I adore this picture..the youngest + the oldest...

Holden is a senior at Evans High so we did a few "senior" pictures for his senior ad...

because i love him...and he loves space...

If you know Daryl, you know he is kinda obsessed with space travel. After watching this video, he may or may not have tried to build one of these. :)

the fuller family

Last week, we photographed the beautiful Fuller family out on North Augusta's river front. It was a pretty warm day but we managed to get everyone happy and smiling for a few family photos. This family couldn't be more beautiful together!  

Adam and Jessica have two of the most GORGEOUS children! This is Payton...

and the newest addition to the Fuller family - Grayson...

A tribute to the boys of the Fuller bunch... :)

This next image killed me when I saw it in camera - that drool is soooo sweet! I just love it!

Payton was perfect for taking pictures - he did exactly what we asked and loved it too! He looks so grown up here - it's hard to believe he's only 6! 

One of my favorite images of the day...a sweet mama-son moment....

Grayson had the funniest way of laughing right into an all-out cry - it was hilarious, even though you felt bad for him afterward! Daryl caught this sweet laugh just before Grayson was just about done with pictures for the day! 

Couldn't you just eat these two boys up!? They are so sweet! 

Some of our favorite shots of families are of them just interacting with each other - not paying us any attention...Thats where the real gold is...wouldn't you say so?

kandice+john+dakota(+shayne)

Our friends ( and practically family) came up over the weekend to hang out with everyone here in Augusta and to indulge in a little family picture time! After a flat tire and a leak that left the family car far from running, we rescheduled and we rescheduled and finally we were able to pull in a little 45 minute session before than hit the road back to Florida! 

It's such an important time to be documented in a family's life when its about to grow + 1. It's important to remember what it was like when there were just three :).  I hope we can help you cherish this time.

I would be lying if Daryl didn't say more than once, "We can have kids right now if you can be sure to make me one just like Dakota!" He was smitten with her little personality and her curly red hair. 

As Dakota proclaimed when I walked in the door, "CUTE BOOTS, huh?!!" She was correct...

When Kandice picked Kota up to sit on her belly, she said, "Sorry Shayne" to her brother for sitting on him - isn't that the cutest thing you've ever heard? 

 This last one just melts my heart. There's just nothing like a daddy hug :).

There are so many more to share with your family! I can't wait for you to see them all! 

She Likes Art - He Likes Music: Vol. 2

I have been in love with tilt shift imagery for a while now. It's a lens that makes everything look like its miniature. And who doesn't love that? :) It's actually a pretty incredible video, using many different techniques to achieve the final product, but I'm pretty smitten with it all...hope you enjoy!    - h -

See more of the director's films and photographs on his website: http://keithloutit.com/

And at Partizan: http://www.partizan.com/partizan/comm...

MUSIC

Clementine (Megan Washington)

Performed by Washington

© 2008 J Albert & Son Pty Limited

Used with permission

myspace.com/meganwashington

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Okay let me just get this over with.  This edition of HLM is for my buddy Don.  (hey Don.  i'm watching you.  right now.)  If you know me at all, you know I'm a big phan of the band Phish - who've been around for forever it seems and should probably quit it soon.  But I love them anyway and have probably been influenced by them as a musician more than any other single act.  In case you've been under a VW van somewhere and don't know, Phish is an improvisational rock/jazz/whatever quartet who've been together off and on since the 80's. Take a hit of this: all the way back to 1995 in what I consider their best of their many Late Night with David Letterman appearances.  The song is called Julius.  Now they're ugly, but don't let that scare you.  Come for the funky goodness and stay for the bass player's mouth effects and the drummers dress!  Warning & Obligatory Hippie Disclaimer: This Song May Cause Happiness, Love, and Uncontrollable Twirling.  - d -

         

#12: Plant a Garden! Check!

Okay - so I am so excited right now! I officially planted my fall garden! That checks "#12: Plant a Garden" off my 101 in 1001 list!  Now - it could be that this turns out extremely poorly as I really have no clue (other than googled knowledge) of how to grow my own veggies but I'm going at it full force! SO - mid-October I should know if any of it was a success or if I should go back to Google for more information! :) 

She Likes Art - He Likes Music: Vol. 1

For a something new here at H+D, we thought we would help our clients get to know us, as a couple, as individuals, and as artists, by introducing you to some of our favorite things...

Our new weekly feature will be called, "She likes Art, He likes Music." Where we let you into our creative little minds and help you as our clients connect with us, since all this internets mombo-jumbo keeps us so far apart! Between all the twitter and facebook updates, it can get hectic trying to "connect" with people, so we thought we would break it down and put it all in one place....making our blog a place where you can get all the dish on who we are! We will be posting things that inspire us, things that move us, and just generally things that we really connect too. We will sometimes post together and sometimes separately, but all under the same banner. So sit back and relax, and enjoy our first installment of:

Yo! D, here!  There are two musical ingredients that, when put together, I will almost always enjoy: Skill and Spontaneity.  This little clip I found a few months ago has both.  It's basically two young guys playing an impromptu rendition of the jazz classic Stompin' At The Savoy. Enjoy!

and now...for She Likes Art...

If you are a long time reader of our blog, you know that I am a sucker for print media. I love the use of fonts in art and I'm crazy for artists who pursue their passions! This weeks feature is from Etsy artist, Vol25. (You can find her blog here and her shop here)

This mom/artist has a shop full of prints I would just kill to have...I'm ordering one today as a matter of fact! This one - 

I have absolutely no self control when it comes to appreciating other peoples artwork, so I plan on having this print NEXT! Ha...don't tell Daryl! :) 

Thanks for tuning into this weeks feature! Can't wait til next week! : )

brooke+ryan - engagement

Hang on tight...here comes some hotness...

brooke's bling...great job ryan! :)

We have hundreds of shots like this - these two definitely kept us laughing and as you can tell, really have a sweet relationship....I love the laughter...We can't wait to shoot their wedding in April! 

The summer sunshine was killer but its golden rays made for some beautiful light!

Something a little new for H+D readers...

My absolute favorite shot of the day...Wowza! :)

See! Told ya! Too much hotness for one post! :) Tell us what you think below!