4th Annual Doggies on the Catwalk ~ {Atlanta, Georgia Event Photographer}

If you know me already, you know I love dogs and of course, photography!  When I first heard of Doggies on the Catwalk,  I thought, "how fun would that be to photograph!"   I saw contact information at the bottom of the announcement and thought, what the heck, I will just ask if I can go and photograph it. I never thought I would actually hear back.  It was right around the holidays, so when I didn't hear back for a couple of days, I wasn't surprised.  About 3 days later, I got the invite that I could go and I was beyond excited!  

Honestly, even if I had never heard back I still would have bought a ticket because I was so in love with the idea already.   I waited patiently for about 3 weeks until the event and then - SNOW and ICE happened and it happened in a big way.   I was really worried about how I would get down to Atlanta when I hadn't left my house in days and it was looking like the weather wouldn't be much better by showtime.  Then word came the day before that the event would be postponed until the following Friday - THANK GOODNESS!!!  Now, I could go with absolutely no worries!  Well, except for the usual nerves, but that's to be expected.  :)

These are a few of my favorites from the night:

It was a fabulous event!  The models looked great, and I give them all the credit in the world for walking in some of those killer high heels!  I can't say enough about the doggie models - SO ADORABLE!  If you have an opportunity to go to this next year, I definitely would recommend it.  I can't wait to see the show they put on next year! 

Top 10 of 2010....well, it's actually 20!

I had no idea how close to impossible picking only ten would be!  
I literally started writing down every favorite and my piece of paper is a mess because I kept writing more and more.   So many things were great about this year and the people that allowed me to photograph their lives and memories.   Picking only ten pictures was incredibly difficult, but I narrowed it down as best as I could.   I ended up with 20 instead of 10.  Honestly, it could have been 50 though.  :)
I have noticed that seldom is my favorite the same as a client favorite.   I'm not sure how or why that is, but we all have very different opinions and I'm learning that more and more as I photograph people.   Why I choose a favorite could be a number of reasons: composition, texture, a certain look caught unexpectedly, or the way I got the shot that I didn't think that I could.  Mostly, it's how the picture makes me feel.  What type of emotion it has...whether a person is in the picture or not.  I know that sounds strange but I have to look at a picture and have it wow me.  I hope that in the course of this year, I have wowed you a little bit through my work.  It's been a wonderful year and I truly thank all of you who have trusted me enough to be part of capturing your memories.   


soooo here it goes...My top 20 of 2010:

Happy New Year to you all and I hope you are looking forward to 2011 as much as I am!

Angela J Consulting's Fall for Fashion Show ~ {Atlanta, Georgia Event Photographer}

It's been a busy, busy time.  November was full of family Holiday sessions, Thanksgiving, decorating for Christmas and lots and lots of editing pictures!  :)  I will post some of the holiday sessions later this month, but first wanted to do a little post about the party and fashion show that I photographed last weekend.  
You may remember Angela and Ernest from this summer when they did the super cool session in Chamblee's Antique District.  Since then Angela has been working to build a consulting and stylist business of her own.   Instead of any plain old holiday party, Angela put on a Fashion Show for her guests.   It was quite a hit!  I am so happy that I was able to capture this day for her and can't wait to see what she does next!