Availability: I am booking into February for regular sessions, but as always, if you are expecting… email me asap, and I will do my best to squeeze you in for a newborn session when your little one arrives.

Have a great weekend everyone!

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Mom’s goal for our session was to capture her daughter’s beauty and exploratory nature…

… I’d say we definitely accomplished that!

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* If you are a photographer utilizing Adobe Lightroom, I’ve shared a template below along with instructions on how to import the LR preset files. Enjoy!

For Photographers

There are two separate presets in the zip. One is called “mini accordion photos” and the other is “mini accordion window.” Pretty self-explanatory. The larger ones are square photos for inside the album, and the smaller one is for the front window image.

I prefer my inside photos to be 2.5″ since the pages are 3″ square, as this leaves a little room around the photo to act as a border. You can adjust this size to be whatever you like.

Importing the Presets into Lightroom

• Download the LR Accordion Template zip file and extract the files to your desktop.
• In Lightroom, go to the Print Module.
• On the left hand side, under “Template Browser,” right click (or control-click) on “User Templates” and you should see a menu pop up. Choose “Import” and select the file to be imported. (Screenshot below).

If you found these presets useful, please let me hear from you in the comments below.  It might encourage me to share more LR presets in the future!  :-)

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I guess Eric was doing his “prison pose” (not to be confused with my prison pose)… which is appropriate because they went to shoot an abandoned prison on our end of Atlanta that day.

I chose not to go because I’m a big baby… trespassing, hiking through kudzu and tall weeds, inhaling asbestos, having rats run across your path… um, not my idea of a relaxing Saturday afternoon. No thanks. I’ll just chill on my front porch and drink my sweet tea… or maybe I should plant some flowers in those poor empty baskets!

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Btw, my RSS has been acting wonky this week and pulling up old posts. Just ignore :-)

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Just a quick post to let you all know that CLP will be closed for vacation from Friday, Aug. 29th thru Tues., Sept. 2, and will reopen on Wed. the 3rd.

If you email/call us about a session during this time frame, I will get back to you on Wednesday.

Thanks, and have a great Labor Day weekend!

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I’m liking it better already.  Hope you do to!

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Here’s a still of one of my iPhone’s screens:

These are in no particular order… and if you click the links, it will launch the App Store and take you directly to the app.

1. Wordpress - I use WP for this blog, and with this app, I can log in and post from my iPhone. You can even attach pics from your library and camera roll.  Pretty neat.
2. AOL Radio -  All kinds of great internet radio stations to choose from. This one works best when you are near a strong WiFi connection, but it’s a very cool app. Some of my fav stations:  KCRW Music, Top Blues, Brit Pop, Super ’70s, Awesome ’80s, Fresh 100, Acoustic Rock, Classic Hip-Hop, 92.9 daveFM, KCRW All-News, All Dave Matthews, All Radiohead, and All Michael Jackson (yeah, that’s right. Don’t judge me).
3. Remote - This one allows me to control my iTunes music library (and volume!) from any room in my house.  I know it’s a pretty simple concept, but seriously, it feels like I’m performing magic.
4. reMovem free - Very simple game. I think this one was called “Gumdrop” or “Jawbreaker” or something before they changed it to reMovem.  Tap groups of balls of alike color, and they disappear.  The larger the group, the more points.  Very addictive.  I have no idea why.
5. Sol Free Solitaire - I have always loved playing solitaire.  This one has three games.  Klondike Deal 3, Demon, and Baker’s Game.  Klondike is the one I know best.  Really nice app for a free version.
6. Tris - Just like Tetris, but without the Te.
7. Facebook - A trimmed down version of the site.  I love catching up on what everyone is doing during the day and reading everyone’s hilarious status messages.  Did you know I have a Page for Capturinglight?  You should become a fan. :-)
   
8. Bible - Self-explanatory.  The entire Bible in your pocket, in any version you prefer.  I like NIV and The Message.  Also has daily readings and a great search function.
9. WeatherBug - I’m a total weather nerd and love having the ability to look at the local radar on my phone.  It also shows the current temp, rain amounts, humidity, dew point, heat index, wind speeds, and severe weather alerts.
10. Yelp - I love referencing Yelp for reviews on restaurants around Atlanta.  Convenient app for when the hubby and I are out and about, looking for a new place to check out for dinner.  It will show you nearby restaurants, bars, coffee shops, gas stations, banks, and drugstores based on your current location.

So, there’s my top 10.  What are your faves? Let me know in the comments.

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Eric is not a huge fan of sweets, but I made him some celebratory cupcakes anyway (like we needed more junk food after that lunch), and he took the majority of them into the office today.  Thank goodness for that because I would have single-handedly eaten them all.  :-)

To wrap up the day, we took advantage of the soft afternoon window light and made a few portraits.  Here are a couple.  Ah, I love his eyes… {{{swoooon}}}.

Happy birthday, baby!  I love you!

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I have a last minute opening for this coming Monday, August 4th.

Please contact me ASAP if you would like to book that day for your session.  First come, first served.

Thanks!

UPDATE: This session has been booked. Thank you!

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