Andie Addison

Babies are one of my favorite things to photograph! And right now, it seems like there are babies all around me – including this little cutie = Andie Addison. There are 5 young couples (that are great friends) who are either pregnant with their first baby or have just had their first child in the last couple of months! Andie is the first one to come and I had so much fun taking pictures of her. She is the first child of some of my best friends – Luke and Cam Addison. Normally, I choose a couple of my favorites – but I seriously had a hard time choosing – so I grabbed a bunch of them!

Let me know if you are interested in any baby photos!  

I am Thankful.

I love this time of year… I love how it encourages us to think beyond ourselves and about what helps, encourages, uplifts, and makes us smile, laugh, and cry. I know that I spend much of my time taking things for granted… so = in the spirit of Thanksgiving, I wanted to post a few pics of a few things that I am thankful for… namely, my family and friends. –> It is said that a man is blessed in life if he has one true friend. If this is the case, than I am EXTREMELY blessed by my friends and of course, by my incredible family.

Chelsey and I had the pleasure of traveling up to Virginia this past weekend to visit some family and friends that we hadn’t seen in a while – and it was awesome! Griffin, our nephew, has grown up so much and was so cute… here are a few pics of his craziness!

[Griffin is one of the cutest babies I have ever seen.. and no... I am not partial!]

I am also very thankful for my grandmother, Alice Murawski. [She is the one who knits hats for orphans in India.] Almost two weeks ago, she fell and broke her hip and has been through a lot of pain! Her surgery went well (praise God) and she is doing well in physical therapy. Yesterday, was her birthday!!! And I am so thankful that we were able to celebrate it with her. She turned 87…

I am also thankful for my beautiful mother – who was able to come back from Saudi to help with Grandma – and am happy that we were able to celebrate Thanksgiving with her! She lights up a room and brings so much joy and life with her…! I think I know where she gets it:

Let me say one thing about Grandma that I am thankful for: She fears the Lord. If there were ever a Proverbs 31 woman that I would want my wife to imitate – it would be her! Grandma loves the Lord – and meditates on His Word. Even throughout this whole ordeal with braking her hip and being in lots of pain… she still praises the Lord and remains grateful. I know that she is ready to be with Jesus… but we aren’t ready for you to leave Grandma – and we am thankful you are here!!! We love you.

Every Thanksgiving, Chelsey and I spend the day switching between families… eating one meal with this family – and the next with the other family. It is a day full of fun, incredible food, and lots of laughter. Here are a few pics of some of the beautiful people we were with yesterday:[McKenzie, Delaney, Aunt Carla, and Victoria]

[My great friend Peter Carr!]

[Chelsey and her sisters - Caitlin and Halley]

[Carter... one of my favorite people to photograph on Thanksgiving!]

[My other family... the Morris' (with David and Halley Hancock!)]

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Last but not least… I am thankful for my wife. Chelsey is my love, my comfort, and my best friend! I can’t imagine going through life without her right next to me – helping, encouraging, and pushing me to be a better person, to love more, and to fear God. She is awesome – and I am SO thankful for her.

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I had to throw this image in… because it is one of my all-time favorites! Enjoy. [I love jumping on hay bales!!!]

Sarah Schuster – Senior

We had an awesome time a few weeks ago taking pictures with Sarah at her house! (yes, next to a graveyard!) Sarah is a Senior at Calvary in Columbus and is planning to attend Georgia Southern next year. Her pictures are some of my favorite Senior photos and her eyes were on fire that afternoon! Here are some of my favorites from our shoot:

Lowrey and David McCabe

This next post has been a long time coming… in fact, the next few posts will all fall under this category – as I have not been keeping up with my posts! I apologize for that and will do better in the future! I am excited about showing you all the projects that I have been working on!  ~  These photos come from the wedding of some good friends – Lowrey and David McCabe. Their wedding (though very hot!) was a ton of fun and their ceremony was beautiful! They were a lot of fun to work with and I hope to take more pictures of them in the future!

 

Steve and Kelli Mizesko [10.18.08]

It was one year ago (yesterday) that I shot the wedding of Steve and Kelli Mizesko (great friends of mine) down in Florida. I was looking through some of these pictures the other day and thought that I would post some of my favorites from that wedding – (though it was hard to choose)!!! Steve and Kelli – you guys are awesome and I hope we get to see each other soon!

Bob and Teresa [sneak peek]

I am not always happy when the weathermen are wrong with their predictions… but this weekend – I was thrilled! Chelsey and I met Bob and Teresa at Flat Rock Park – Saturday evening – for their Engagement Portrait Session (that comes with their Wedding Package). It was supposed to rain (80% chance) all day –> but we had nothing but beautiful skies and great light! Bob and Teresa were so much fun walking around the park as we captured their love for each other. They love to laugh and bring a lot of joy with their smiles. I look forward to getting to know them better and can’t wait to take pictures at their wedding! Here are just a few of my favorites from our shoot:

Sarah Schuster – Senior!

Yesterday started off as an awful day to take pictures – but ended up perfect! I met Sarah at her house for her Senior Pictures photo-shoot yesterday afternoon in high hopes that the son would break through the clouds and give us a few minutes of it’s time! And it did! He is just one of my favorite shots from yesterday. I love forward to posting more!

Kayla and Abbott (preview)

This weekend – me and the crew captured an incredibly beautiful wedding on one of the nicest days of the year (so far)! Kayla Smith and Abbott Turner got married this past weekend up at Sweet Home Plantation – in Pine Mountain, GA, and they were so much fun! If you are a bride looking for a place to get married – check out Sweet Home Plantation = they are awesome! It was so much fun to capture the moment with Kayla and Abbott as we did photography and videography! I am leaving you all with a sneak peek of some of the pictures – and I can’t wait to show you the short trailer to their video! Stay tuned.

Andie Addison

Chelsey and I had a great time tonight shooting some fun pictures of Andie Addison – daughter of Luke and Cam Addison – tonight at their house! Andie held strong for us for quite a while and when she started getting fussy we just gave her the miracle worker… a pacifier! I don’t know how or why – but those things work wonders with babies! Here is just a preview of our photo-shoot with the beautiful Miss Andie Addison:Stay tuned for more great pictures of Andie and the rest of her family!

My Hero.

I love photography for one main reason – to re-live beautiful memories and captivating moments. Photography can be all about getting great shots and taking beautiful images… but it is also about capturing life. Life happens in many different ways and comes in all sizes, shapes, and forms. The life that I have had the privilege to capture through photography but also live with down the driveway is… Alice Murawski, my grandmother. A little over two years ago, my grandfather, Melford Murawski, passed away – leaving his sweet wife here on earth for a few more years while he is praising God in heaven! When he passed away, my grandmother seemed to have lost all purpose in life. She had no one dependent on her, she was too old to drive, and she didn’t feel like she had a purpose. This was, until, my wife (Chelsey) gave her an idea of knitting hats for orphans in India. She had heard about a group of women here in Columbus that started knitting hats for orphans – called Nifty Knitters – and knew my grandmother could do it. Needless to say, my grandmother picked up on the idea and has found a new sense of purpose and knitted over 400+ hats! Here are a few pictures that has somewhat captured her life.God has been good to us – and to Grandma. I am thankful for my beautiful wife who has helped restore a sense of purpose to an old lady. Grandma is awesome, I wish everyone could meet her. It would only do you good! Here is a picture of the two ladies I spend the most time with!