Goddard Family Session

A long process

Who would have ever thought I would be sitting on my computer night after night trying to wrap my head around the amazing thing called PHOTOGRAPHY? I swear. I thought it was just as easy as point, shoot, upload, print and then viola!, you have your pics. NOT TRUE! This little venture is way more time consuming and all encompassing than I would have ever dreamed! With that being said, enough venting for now, I am loving every minute of it! I feel like I am on a scavenger hunt every time I sit down to master another task. I have recently started shooting 'real' sessions for people. By 'real' I mean charging them! Anyway, it is so crazy because to actually get to the final project is like jumping though hoop after hoop. I have yet to produce the final product, by that I mean actual photos. But...please people know, I am getting there. One little baby step at a time, I am going to make this work! Tonight I have been working on Cameron's Senior Photo Shoot that I did about a week ago. I am working with the Photoshop program I just got and Whoa! talk about time consuming. So, the plan is to have the final proofs to his mother by the end of the week. Well, it just took me like 1.5 hours to make this picture look like I want...I think. Here is that one photo that took so long. I relly hope you like it. And guys, thanks for letting me vent....I feel better now!

Megan's 4th Birthday - What Fun!

We attended Megan's (my niece) birthday party this weekend. It was so much fun! Mandy (Sister in law) decided awhile ago to have the party at 10 am so that it would not be as hot since they were having a horse for the kids to ride at the party. We woke up that morning and it was raining outside! Luckily, it cleared up by 10 am and the party was held outside, horse included. She also had a bounce house and Al Vaughn even brought a turtle, which the kiddos were fascinated with. The best part of all was the "Scooby Doo Mystery"! Mandy set up a pin the dog bone on the nose game for the kids inside. Meanwhile, the presents, which were outside, Vanished! When we went back out side, there was a clue in place of the gifts. The kids read off the first riddle and found the first clue, then second and so on. The clues were photos of a tire, keys, and a licence plate. They realized it was the car and the kids all ran to the car. When they got in the car (where the presents were located), Uncle Kevin had a white sheet on him and he was the Ghost. You should have seen Megan and the other kids faces. It was priceless! Way to go Mandy on yet another awesome birthday party!

Night Shoot about a month ago...

I have been meaning to put some photos up from the shoot I had with my Photo 102 class. This is one that turned out to be pretty cool. We literally walked around downtown Atlanta visiting the Fox and Varsity before returning the the GA Tech parking deck around 10:30 pm. It was a large group of about 14 people, so we were not scared. Was actually a pretty cool experience and helped me learn a lot about shooting at night....not that I ever plan on doing a session at night, but....whatever!

A baby in a bucket

I have learned that one year olds will make anything a toy. We took advantage of the "cooler" weather tonight and spent some time outside. We took a walk (Aubrey in the wagon), then played in the front yard. Aubrey has been walking more and more and she just loves being in the grass. Kevin was watering our plants with a green bucket and you will see this is what Aubrey turned into a toy. She sat in the bucket for some time peeking her head in and out. Too cute! Who knew that one year olds could be so much fun?

My Sister The Senior!

I did a shoot this evening of my sister, Devin and her boyfriend, Cameron. We did their "Senior Photos." They were super cute and very trendy models! I cannot wait to show off my beautiful sister's entire shoot, but for now here are a couple of shots as a sneak peek! Cameron, you looked great too! :)

erin kay photography

I have a name! I am going to go by erin kay photography. (It is so weird to think of myself as a "photographer".) I am so excited...I have several sessions lined up during the rest of this month.

Erin Kay Photography will be focus mainly on Babies, Children, Families and Seniors (thanks to my sister, Devin). Originally, I was only going to do the children and family thing, but I thought it would be interesting to bring some fun into those usually cheesy, boring senior shots! We will be doing most sessions outdoors, however, I will be happy to shoot inside if that is your preference. I will be getting together a pricing list soon, so stay tuned for that information!

At this time, I will be offering a session fee of $25.00. This will include a free 8x10 and set of 8 wallets, as well as the session time and post processing of photos. Feel free to contact me via email with any questions you may have at ekmckneely@yahoo.com. I look forward to working with you!

*I have included some recent shots from my photography classes as a sort of "proof book".

Aubrey's 1st Birthday "Polka Dot" Party

Since I am on a blogging roll here, I decided to go back and talk about Aubrey's First Birthday Party! I just want to say that we had a wonderful time and appreciate all of the help we received from our friends and family to pull the party off. Aubrey had a blast and even though she won't remember a thing, Mommy will have the photos to prove it! Here are some pictures I wanted to share...

First Steps

This weekend, we had a breakthrough of sorts. I have been getting all disgrunteled (on the inside) about my 12.5 month old daughter not walking yet. This is something that until this weekend had not even been interesting her. She would rather crawl to get what she wants because, lets be honest, it is faster for her! So, this weekend she started becoming more and more brave. She has now come to a point where she is letting go and venturing out into the middle of the living room. Yeah! This new adventure is a joy to watch and as a parent, it is yet another one of those things that makes you both cry and smile at the same time. Now, moving on the the next thing that parents stress about.....

A Fun Sunday in the Sun

Most weekends I have a to do list a mile long. This weekend, I had some things in mind that I wanted to get done, but nothing pressing. So, as I wrote out my trusty "to do" list this morning, I added something different than usual. Amongst the laundry, grocery, and bank, I wrote "Have Fun!" So that is what we did. Kevin blew up the two ring kiddie pool. We set that up in the yard along with Aubrey's sand table and just hung out. Since all of our neighbors are friends and family, we had a few visitors too. Grandpa, Ryley, Devin and Cameron came, as well as, Kyla, Rhiannon and their Mom, Shirley. It was a few hours of fun in the sun. We kept cool with the 6 inches of water that the pool provided and the shade trees in our yard. Aubrey enjoyed splashing around in the pool and then moving over to the sand table to chow down on some sand! The best part was the ice cream pop that Granpa helped Aubrey eat. There is not a better way to spend a Sunday!