April

Echo of the Month: April

Spring.

Isn't it lovely?

Rain.  Blossoms.  Emergence.

You can find this image, accompanied by other "Echoes of the Month", in our website's Featured section.

Maggie.

Maggie.

Maggie is an artistic, gifted, beautiful, intelligent, inspiring teenager.

She is the eldest of 6 kids, and mature well beyond her 17 years of age.

I truly enjoyed this peaceful session as she played and sang songs.

I don't get to use the word "peaceful" very often when describing sessions, but it is the only way to describe this one...

More of Maggie's portraits will be in our Featured section, along with some images including her 5 siblings!

Precious

This precious little girl and her parents are returning clients.  I had the pleasure of photographing this family when she was just 10 weeks old.  Now, she is 1!  I had no idea when I started this business that I would be able to really follow children as they grew through such momentous stages of life.  It is amazing!

A gallery of this shoot will appear in our Featured section... complete with a sugary, birthday lollipop!

Art on Art

We conducted a photo session with Highland Acting Company's Godspell cast in downtown Asheville.

Thank you so much to the cast for your lovely personalities, and for being "in character" during the shoot.

We were happy for our creativity to be stretched for this artistic endeavor.

More images from this collection appearing soon under our Featured section on the website.

Bridge

"Bridge"

Image of the Month: March

To see the "Image/Echo of the Month" collection, visit our website's Featured section.

We began this collection last Fall in hopes to complete a year's worth of thought-provoking images that are outside our usual realm of wedding and family portraiture.

We hope you are enjoying the journey with us!

February Echo of the Month

Rusty Treasure

Pete photographed this amazing old car in a nearby field. 

Isn't it such a treasure?!

There is something so nostalgic about a worn out vehicle... especially when it is used as a lawn ornament (which I am sure has to do with my southern roots)!

Pete commented on how he could just imagine that this vehicle was probably once a family car.  In its prime, it may have proudly escorted its caretakers to work, school, church, weddings and funerals.  I cannot even begin to calculate how many times the doors were opened, closed or slammed.  Then something ended.  Perhaps the "clicking" sound in the engine was more of a problem than anticipated.  Or maybe its joy-riding life was shortened by an unexpected encounter with a telephone pole.  Or perhaps it ran the miles it was intended to run, and it now lays to rest in our neighboring field.  I can only guess how this vehicle served humanity in its time.  

Regardless of its past life, it draws us near now.  Even in its rusted, warped existence, we come close.  We examine the intricate and vintage detail.  It calls us in its silence to wonder.

Trees

January Echo of the Month (We will catch up soon!)

Below is a poem that has given me great reflection over the winter months.  I hope you enjoy it as much as I have... 

Lesson From a Tree

By Ilan Shamir, Adapted by Monnie Leigh Southern Meads

Stand tall and proud

Sink your roots deeply into the earth

Reflect the light that the Lord gives

Remember your place among all living beings

Embrace with joy the changing seasons 

For each yields its own abundance

The energy and birth of spring

The growth and contentment of summer

The wisdom to let go of leaves in the fall

The rest and quiet renewal of winter

Feel the wind and the sun

And delight in their presence

Look up at the moon that shines down on you

And the mystery of the stars at night

Seek nourishment from the good things in life

Simple pleasures

Earth, fresh air, light

Let your limbs sway and dance in the breezes