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A quick session share of Jakester. He is 5 now and quite the smart little man.  You can see the wheels turning in his head and I just love his personality.  I also love his little boy smile.  I wonder if he will be missing any teeth this time next year? His Mom is so good about using his birthday as a the milestone to get a portrait made of him.  Birthdays are the perfect way to remember to do that. 4-5 years old is a great age to have a professional photograph of your child.  They start losing teeth and their looks really change the closer they get to first grade.

Picture of 5 years old

Picture of 5 years old Atlanta

I think he looks great in both red and blue.  What red, white and blue will you be wearing tomorrow? Picture of 5 years old Atlanta

Take advantage of any 4th of July sales next week and stock up on red clothing.  A lot of them will look great in the Fall when you are thinking about Christmas card pictures. Little boys in red or navy blue polo shirts always look great.

Happy Independence day!

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Red, White and Blue Clothing

The Fourth of July is one of those holidays that usually means family-time. It might just be a good opportunity to take some pictures of your family while you are all together and having fun.  Here are some red, white and blue clothing ideas so your family can show their patriotic spirit.  White with different shades of blue is a great base to start with so that you can add in smaller amounts of red.  Note how great the stripes look and it wouldn’t hurt to have lots of American Flags in little hands! It is the 4th so you can go a little crazier than usual with the color. 🙂

 

red white blue clothing family

I hope you have a wonderful Fourth of July holiday and a week that moves at a slower pace that usual. Enjoy the family-time that you have. Oh, and enjoy the hot dogs too!  Take lots of pictures even if no one ever gets out of their bathing suit!

Gymboree and J. Crew have red, white and blue clothing options for children ever year.  A great place to start for patriotic holidays.

 

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A session share from my time with baby E. and his family at their home.  I agree with his Mom that he has some gorgeous, squishy baby lips.  They will soon be a gallery wrapped canvas on her wall. 🙂  Once I knew he was here, I had to know about his hair.  You will have to wait for why.  I will say now that when I had their session his hair was freshly washed and he had a perfectly coiffed do.  My mother saw these images on my computer and even commented “that baby has a nice head of hair.”  My babies were bald so I can appreciate it!

Baby E. and I fell in love and he did not want to sleep for me so that we could stare at each other. Ha! Even so, he was calm and so good (and I am patient!).  It gave us a good chance to shoot more lifestyle pictures while he was getting sleepy so he will always know how beautiful his Mom was when he was little and how crazy she was for him. I love favorite images on the wall and albums that show a fuller story and document more moments for a newborn.  I always show more images for newborn sessions for this reason.

Atlanta Baby Photographer newborn motherAnd I have to mention that Baby E. has not one but two big brothers.  Doesn’t that give you a little insight into his world and what it must be like?  Are all third babies completely easygoing and go-with-the-flow because they have to be? I have a third with two big brothers and I guess you can’t help but be a little tougher in that situation!

I love the classic look of black and white for these shots. None of these boys will ever be this little ever again and so this is priceless to me.  Big Brother was so helpful and Middle brother had toy knives in his hand.  It was perfect – just like what this stage of life is really like.

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As much as I normally love black and white newborn images, it is just hard to not go color with this family.  How can you hide these two gorgeous heads of red hair?  Not to mention the stunning blue eyes… No matter how hard they play every hair seems to wave and fall perfectly back in place.  I can’t wait to watch these three boys grow up together.  Their personalities are so sweet and all so very different – it is fun to be around them all.

Atlanta Baby Photographer red hair

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Chocolate, Khaki, Tan… BROWN makes a great neutral backdrop for family clothes.  Blend in some shades of green and any bright color and you are set to go.  These clothes can give you inspiration to choose clothes for a family photo session that will look great hanging on the wall of your home.  Note the little patterned dress.  Don’t be afraid of plaids or bold prints (as long as you don’t have everyone in it!). Your clothing should complement and pull together your overall look and not be the center of focus.

Let me know if I can help or give ideas for specific locations. I generally make recommendations for locations of my shoots after I know if a family has their clothing picked out.  And I also make specific clothing recommendations if you already have your heart set on a favorite place for your family photo session.  The two things go hand-in-hand in my opinion.

 

A recent family session of mine followed some of my tips online of putting the men in neutrals and tans and the ladies in brighter colors.  They looked great and the focus of the images are still their faces and the interaction between each other. The bright yellow was awesome! I hope to see some Senior Girls this summer wearing happy, sunny – yellow!

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Before it totally gets away from me I wanted to share some images from my trip to Charleston, South Carolina last month for the National Association of Child Photographers Retreat.  You can also see the NAPCP newsletter with more pictures and details at this link.  I was honored to have some of my own images featured in that publication and blog. Warning: lots of pictures below.  I can give you a better visual of my week with some outtakes of my photographer friends as we were out and about town taking new headshots for each other.  We also had the opportunity to work on stylized High School Senior shoots that were a lot of fun and a little exhausting.  Think speed dating for Senior Sessions and you get the idea!

Danielle Byrson, Tinyheart Studios, Mady Blake, Hillary Camilleri, Lisa Dowdy, Chelsea

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I communicate better in photos and that is why Instagram is my favorite social media. Below are some of my Instagram photos capturing my week in Charleston.  Follow me at @lisaphillipson to keep up with the latest in my business.

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What to wear Spring picture Atlanta

Need wardrobe inspiration for an upcoming spring photo session?  Try bright and colorful pieces, complemented by rich mocha and/or denim.  These are some examples of jeans that are a little dressier so family portraits are pulled together and comfortable without being slouchy.  It is the perfect time of year for the ladies to show off their super cute sandals and wedges!  The weather is just going to get warmer from here (fingers crossed).

I am booked for May and have a couple of spots left in June for family sessions.  Now is the perfect time for class of 2014 Seniors to book their Senior Portrait Sessions. You can find more information about the details of one of my Senior Sessions here.  I always reserve extra time in June and July for my Seniors – we have such a good time!

What to wear Spring picture Atlanta

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