Oh, Fall.

Though the leaves have not yet reached their amber/golden threshold, we are anticipating the change. We are now booking for Fall Family sessions. Be sure to have this season of your family's life portrayed against the backdrop of gorgeous hues. We'll see you soon!

Allen Familia

Our family got together at Port Charlotte in FL to celebrate my parents' 35th anniversary! As you can see, we are a very close and silly family. I hope we get to meet at the beach again sometime soon- say, for your 35.5 year anniversary!

Senorah 1

Our niece, Senorah, recently turned 1. Though, it seems like she's been a part of the family for much longer. We love her so much, and are marveling at the blooming of her personality.

For Pat.

Asheville awaiting a Rain Shower.

A Rainbow spanning across the Appalachian sky.

avoid pretty poison

There is nothing more organic looking and overall beautiful as a loved one framed by nature's canopy: albeit in the form of an old oak tree, tall and billowing grasses or a spreading and luscious vine. We are certain this is one of our more random posts, but we thought it might be truly helpful to the outdoor/natural light photographer to know (or be refreshed) on poison leaf identification! I (Kassie) must admit that I have untrained eyes.

I grew up romping in the pine forest laden with kudzu behind my childhood home. My cousin and I played Davey Crockett and built forts out of fallen trees and moss. And fortunately, oh so miraculously, I have never experienced the misery of rhus dermatitis- caused by poison ivy, poison oak and poison sumac. I know, I am a lucky tom-boy girl! I blame my never having been affected by it on not possessing a keen eye for identification. Lack of exposure is certainly not to blame! So I thought I would educate myself and the masses (a.k.a. all three of you) that read our blog!

This is certainly not comprehensive, but I wanted to share a bit of what I discovered.

pic 1) Virginia Creeper

pic 2) Poison Oak

pic 3) Poison Ivy

Virginia Creeper: I often mistake this local, prevalent beauty for poison ivy. Looking at them through these images, I wonder why I question myself since the differences are so obvious. Though when out and about with my allergic husband, I find myself more cautious. The similarities: All three are climbing vines (and poison ivy can be a free-standing shrub). The vine of poison ivy is rope-like as well. All three are often found at the base of trees. The visual differences: both poison ivy and oak have 3 leaves unlike their 5-leaf family member the VA creeper. Lastly, poison ivy and oak are often oily- though this isn't always the case.

Hopefully this is in some way helpful!

Most importantly, when in doubt, stay out! I made that up. :)

Pancake Palooza

Phoebe Rose Miller and her family are huge parts of our experience here in Asheville, and we love them dearly. Miss Phoebe was recently diagnosed with chiari-malformation type 1... a genetic disease that will require multiple brain surgeries throughout her lifetime. Even with adequate insurance, tens of thousands of dollars will not be covered for her first surgery scheduled for next month. Because of this need, we are a part of a fundraiser for Phoebe and her family that will occur Saturday August 7th!

Phoebe's Pancake Palooza!!!

You can visit: pancakepalooza.com for more information on how to take part in the 5K run (complete with a t-shirt!), pancake breakfast, kid station and bluegrass concert! Please feel free to contact us for further details: echoes@echoesphotography.com

locks of love

We are grateful for a visit with the Hoffer family! Don't you just LOVE these curls?! The California sun has brought out Willow's golden hues, and the NC humidity has tightened her waves!

9 months

Our niece, Nori, turned 9 months- though it seems she has been a part of our lives forever. Here she is with her bright eyes and beloved soccer ball.

3

Our niece, Addie, turned 3!

We celebrated her birthday complete with a special visit from an ice cream truck!

Love you Addie G.

Siblings

I had the pleasure of photographing the Bailey family in the Botanical Gardens! It was a beautiful morning, in a beautiful location, with a beautiful family. Thank you for the opportunity!

girl time

This little girl has joined her two older sisters in the Goforth family!

Glad you are here Molly Ryan!

Liam and Phoebe

Liam and Phoebe this past Spring! We had a quick shoot in UNCA's Botanical Gardens and managed to get a handful of precious images of these two!

Mr. & Mrs. Padalino

It was such an honor for me to photograph the wedding of Tim and Katie Anne Padalino!!!

They are such dear friends of our's. Pete performed the wedding ceremony, which was beautiful, poignant and surreal as we took in the sites and sounds of WNC's Arboretum.

April-May Special

Join Echoes at UNCA's Botanical Garden between now and the end of May and receive $25 off your session fee! The session includes up to 1.5 hours of creative photography coverage of you and your immediate family. The individual, family, candid and posed images will be posted in an online gallery for you to view, share and order products from if interested.

A CD of your images will be available for $125 ($50 off the original price)!

Shoot me an email to set up your session!

fresh paws

Above are the feet of a sweet little newborn. If you'd like your Spring or Summer newborn photographed, please contact us by emailing echoes@echoesphotography.com. We would love to document your little one among the first week of his or her precious life.

WillowBee

WillowBee and her parents joined us for a wonderful visit. (Sorry about the late posting!)

Simply Nori

Here is my sister Krista and her younger daughter Nori. Though her 6th month session was cut short by the uncomfortably cold temperature, we managed to get a great collection of images!

brand new

Here is a precious new addition to one of our long-term clients' family. It is such a pleasure to watch your family grow! See you in Greeneville for the generation session!

Wedding Bliss '09

I've been reminiscing about the work we've done in 2009. Wow, it's amazing what stages of life we have been privileged to record and quite literally be a part of. The images above are from our friends Molly and Dave's wedding this past Fall. The sacred occasion took place at Claxton Farms, an absolutely beautiful site! The bottom photo is the split rail fence leading up to the old barn where the reception was held. Just two weeks later, the structure burned to the ground! What an honor to have been a part of one of its many celebrations the structure housed within its arms.

More reminiscing to come!