The Gustine Family - Columbus MS Photographer

See, I told you this session was coming up... and it was definitely worth the wait! How cute is this family?!!! Im like the luckiest person in the world in that I get to do what I love and my clients are the best - ever. And how amazing has this weather been lately - the Japanese Magnolias are in bloom and they are gorgeous!How cute is this face?!!! I cant get enough of it.Sweet dad moment.Sweet mom moment.Ive heard rumors that Rivers doesnt usually like strangers or really anyone for that matter... but I didnt really see any evidence of it - we were eating each other up. I think it goes without saying that I love kids (I guess you have to in this business, right?)... I just loved this little boy and could eat him right up.

Now that the weather is getting nicer, my calendar is starting to fill up... dont wait - the flowers are already starting to bloom - you dont want to miss it! Email me at talleyimages@yahoo.com with any questions - Id love to hear from you!

Sneak Peek - Columbus Ms Photographer

Just a sneak peek of an upcoming session... :) Want to book your own session? Email me at talleyimages@yahoo.com

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Emma - 5 year pics - Columbus Ms Photographer.

As I said in the previous post, I always make time for at least one photo session a year for each of my kids... and this was Emma's. Emma turned 5 just two days after Wallace turned 7 - it was a crazy weekend, so both of their pictures got pushed back a little. Emma is on the blog pretty often because she is my muse and I love working with her - I think the pictures will be easy to see why.
I couldnt decide between color or sepia - she has the most beautiful face.
Probably one of my all time favorite pictures... she looks so heavy metal, right?
Things are going a little crazy in our lives right now - so many ups and downs and bumps and bruises... but we are hanging in there - we wouldnt be Talleys if we werent stubborn to the core... I am doing my best to keep the blog updated, so thanks for being so understanding... :)

I want to have a contest - email me some ideas at talleyimages@yahoo.com :)

Wallace - Columbus MS Photographer

As Ive said, Im usually busy, busy, busy... and that leaves little time to take real pictures of my kids - sure I have snapshots aplenty, but not a ton of good pictures of them individually. So once a year, around their birthday, I take them out and get some good shots - to remember each year in there lives. These are Wallace's 7 year pictures.This is such a Wallace-face... :)Let me just go ahead and answer a few questions that you were probably wondering. Our adoption of Wallace took a total of 18 months - we first "found" him when he was 4 - and he was cute! We got to him right after he turned 6 - missing his birthday by 2 weeks (and that hurt my mama-heart), so this was the first real session that I had with Wallace, and if you cant tell he is a total ham... :) Wallace does have down syndrome, but dont let that fool you -he is one of the smartest kids that I know and definitely knows how to get what he wants. He is still cute, and funny and amazing.... and just as stubborn as the rest of us Talleys so he fits right in. He is 7 now and we are loving having him with us. If you have any questions - about adoption especially, Id love to answer or just talk or offer some support... email me at talleyimages@yahoo.com and lets talk.... :)

Emma at the Fair - Columbus MS Photographer

As promised, here are some more images from Emma's carnival shoot. They make me more than happy... :)I brought that dress back for Emma from Hong Kong when we went to get Wallace... it reminded me of cotton candy so I thought it would work nicely for this carnival shoot - to bad it was cold and chilly that day.... so glad Emma is an old-pro and went on like it was nothing. Such a trooper... and those photos make me more than happy - I hope they do the same for you!

And Ill just be honest for a minute, its been a really hard week for us at the Talley household - mainly just me and Daniel. There have been some things that have come up and its hard to see how some people can treat others in such ways. It is amazing how much greed can change someone. Nope, we are not in any sort of financial trouble, thats not it... but certain parts of our family are being threatened and the people supposedly fighting for us just really dont care - its disheartening and Ive probably already said too much. All that to say, thank you for the friends who continue to stand with us and support us and make us feel like we matter - you are what we count among our greatest treasures, and to my clients, who have allowed me to "go to my happy place" with you, thank you, it has been immeasurable the good that you have done.

Email me at talleyimages@yahoo.com - Id love to hear from you and Im excited to get this new year kicked off!