Christine Dilworth

After the recent move into our new house, it's been about a month since I had touched my camera! After blowing the dust off, I had the pleasure of photographing my nephew's girlfriend, Christine Dilworth. She's off to the races for Rush Week and needed some recent photos...And she's also interested in possibly getting back into modeling, so these images served two purposes! Take a peek below. Full gallery here.

Special thanks to Josh and my dad for being my portable light sticks :-P

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GCHS Adoption Promotion

My name is Birdie!

Adopt a dog or cat through GCHS before 8/31/2010 and receive an outdoor pet portrait session and one 8x10 for only $50! Standard portrait sessions start at $150 - That's $100 in savings!

Contact me for more details and to set your appointment :-)

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Best in Show!

I'm never one to toot my own horn...So we'll just call this a press release :-P

Last night I entered my first print competition (AKA Salon) as a member of the Tallahassee Professional Photographers Guild...And won Best in Show!!

Here's the winning image: Origami Unwrapped

It scored an 85 - The primary challenge of a print competition is to score 80, which constitutes a "merit." A merit means that the image is exceptional work at a professional level.

I received an 80 on this image: Exit Row Seats

My other entries and their respective scores may be found here.

Long's Photography received 2nd place for a beautiful album they created! And Cindy Strickland of A Moment Captured received 3rd on an amazing beach family portrait painting.

Judging was conducted by:

Sandra Pearce
Al Audleman
Brenda Estes

And moderated by:
Martin Gudz

All of whom did an amazing job, and were very helpful in their critiques.

Meghan & I sat in the front row during judging, and I can easily say that every one of the 52 images I saw was an outstanding representation of our Guild. I've only been a member for a short time, but I've come to realize that Tallahassee can pack a heck of a lot of photographic talent into one room! I think everyone deserves a congrats for competing!

Thanks to the TPPG Board for putting together a wonderful Salon, and I look forward to many more in the future!

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Asheville

I spent last Tuesday through Friday in the beautiful city of Asheville, North Carolina! My office sent me to get trained in the Guiding Good Choices curriculum! I made some wonderful new friends (hey everyone!) and had an amazing facilitator: Dr. Dorothy Ghylin-Bennett! It's a truly wonderful program, and can't recommend it enough for anyone who's parenting children and needs some guidance in helping to make the best decisions for their children and family.

While I was there, I had a bit of time to roam around downtown Asheville and cruise along the Blue Ridge Parkway! More photos here!

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Piland-Earley Wedding

Savannah...A town with almost as much character as the wonderful new husband and wife I had the chance to photograph last weekend, Nick and Amy Earley! The azalea's were in full bloom, the weather was amazing and the city held up its end with unbelievable amounts of southern charm and tasty seafood! Rehearsal dinner at Paula Deen's Lady & Sons, Ceremony at Johnson Square, and reception followed at the nearby Inn at Ellis Square, where they partied and celebrated well into the night!
Let's wish them a fun and safe honeymoon as they cruise away!

Hope you enjoy this preview, and the rest will follow soon!

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Bowermeister-Hilt Wedding Preview

Kevin & Morgan had a beautiful ceremony at Trinity Reformed Church off Bannerman, and then it was on to Dorothy B. Oven Park for a casual yet classy reception! The weather was perfect, the pollen was out in full force, and Kevin only semi-fainted once...It was a gorgeous Spring day in Tallahassee for a couple that deserves nothing less than the best! Here's a quick preview, with more to come soon!

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The Massey Family

One week later...Traveling studio shots with the Massey Family! :-D

You can find the full Cayson gallery here! Here's a quick preview...The rest to follow soon!

Achew!!

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