{Maternity} Swinehart

To say my friend Candace has a pretty house is quite the understatement.  I drove to Baldwin, GA for maternity portraits but definitely should have taken some of their beautiful custom home. Nestled in some 300 + acres, Adam and Candace built a forever home in the woods with a breathtaking waterfall in their backyard. This aint no trickle fall, this is a full blown waterfall and it is gorgeous! They piled me, a city girl with a bag full of cameras, in their jeep and we drove over the river and through the woods for these photos. I have adored my friend Candace since we were good friend in high school but there is something really special about seeing her happily married with a sweet baby on the way! Here are a few of my favorites from their shoot.

{Family} Sizemore

These precious sisters kept me laughing through this entire session!  As if their beautiful blue eyes weren't enough, they have the cutest giggles and dimples. And check out these outfits....adorable! I love seeing different colors and patterns and fabrics. I had so much fun with Phil and Connie and their girls- Grace and Noelle.  Here are a few of my favorites.

{Family} Nolan

We prayed, chanted, and sang for the rain to go away....but it was quite stubborn. Even though we had the entire Piedmont Park to ourselves, we were slightly limited by the on and off drizzle. However- this family is amazing and did not let the rain stand in our way of getting some fabulous family photos. All four kids were complete troopers through it all! If there was ever a reason for a child to get annoyed with a photo shoot this rainy situation would have been it, but they did not let the rain dampen their spirits. You guys rock!

I adore the Nolan family for more reasons than I could possibly list here. They are a godly beautiful encouraging and fun group of people and I consider myself a better person for knowing them. Tony and Tammy welcomed their fourth child, Joy Fei Fei, into their home earlier this year. They had been awaiting her arrival for such a long time and to have her finally in their family was an amazing blessing for them. She is simply delightful and kept me smiling throughout this shoot. She was surely the ray of sunshine on an otherwise gloomy day. And her name is Joy, so of course I love that! :)

Here are a few of my favorites from our rainy and fabulous shoot!

{Babies} Sawyer 3 months

I am leaving tonight for a week in GA and I am most excited about seeing this adorable guy! My precious nephew Sawyer smiled for his 3 month photos last time I was home and I am taking my camera back over for a few more shots this trip as well...can you blame me? I mean seriously, I just wanna squeeze his chubby cheeks!


the Goodwin boys have THE best profiles.

melt my heart...







look at those cheeks!  they are just calling out my name! "squeeze me aunt joy, kiss me!" I am on my way buddy  :)

{joy} changes, they are a brewin'

With 2010 quickly coming around the corner I have been thinking alot about where I want my business to go, how I want to change and grow and I have several ideas floating through my head. I will be making some slight changes, possibly some larger ones, to my flow/process/and prices. So- my advice to anyone sitting on the fence about wanting a photo shoot....book it now if you want a huge bargain! My prices will not sky rocket so don't get too scared, but they will begin to reflect more of what you are actually getting when you schedule a session with me. 2010 will be a big year for me as a business owner- I will be officially official as a full time photographer (even though it definitely feels like I have been full time for 5 years now!) and with that comes new responsibility. Yikes...that word scares me. But alas, this business is my passion and I have to do it justice by making it my priority. So stay tuned for updates and information on where Joy Wilson Photography is headed!

For those interested: here are my current prices. All portrait sessions booked and completed between now and December 31, 2009 will be at this current price. All weddings booked between now and December 31, 2009 for weddings in 2010 will also honor this pricing as well. As of January 1, 2010 there will be new pricing for portrait sessions and weddings!

I am looking forward to the new things ahead!

{Babies} Fletcher

Aaaand the award for best post baby body goes to Fletcher's mommy- Kellyn! Seriously, how amazing does she look 13 days after giving birth! Way to go Kellyn, you rock.

Kellyn and Josh welcomed their precious little girl into the world just two weeks ago. I was so excited to meet her and get some newborn photos....especially since Kellyn claims to only be a cell phone camera mom. I told her that is no way to capture a baby's first days on earth so I gladly came to the rescue. I met them at their beautiful home in Franklin and grabbed a few shots of sweet baby Fletcher (and some of Ruby the dog too). Kellyn's parents joined the party as well and made quite the audience for Fletcher's first photo shoot. You can clearly tell who is the star of the show in their house now. Congratulations Josh and Kellyn, Fletcher is beautiful!

Here are the faves:

{joy} happy halloween

Although Halloween can be a rather scary holiday there are so many wonderfully happy things about it! The smells, the pumpkins, the costumes, and of course the candy! I hope you all have a fabulous day with your families and children. I can't wait to see pictures on facebook of all the great costumes your babies will be wearing tonight!