I’m a planner.  I like to plan things.  I like to plan for sessions, I like to plan birthdays, I like to plan vacations.  I like to make lists.  I REALLY REALLY like crossing things OFF my list.  I like the KNOWN.  I like having a plan and knowing what path our life will travel on.  So when I started this business, I had a 5 year plan for Whitehill Photography.  So far, things were going great along that plan and were moving even a bit faster than I planned.  I prided myself on what I had accomplished as a NEW photographer here in Murfreesboro.  I prided myself on every gorgeous smile, every ray of sunshine, and each and every home that had my portraits hanging in it.  I never would have imagined that in such a short time, I would have been voted Best of Parenting 2010, Favorite Children’s Photography.  I never would have BELIEVED that I would have been voted Rutherford County Ruthie’s, Best Photographer 2010.  I was in awe and amazed by the path that God was leading me on.

Then sometimes things change.

And then sometimes things change ALOT.

As of June 2011, Whitehill Photography will no longer be located in Murfreesboro, TN.

Its a simple matter really.  My husband’s job is moving.  And where he goes, I surely will follow.  As of right now, we don’t know the full details of WHERE we’ll be moving.  It could be as simple as a short move northwest – to Nashville.  It could be as far as moving states away.  But what I do know is, our time here in Murfreesboro has come to an end. In a few weeks we will know the full details and I’ll be sure to keep my fans and clients in the “know”.  If we are moving to Nashville, then I can certainly still have sessions with my clients here in Murfreesboro!

So what does this mean?  Well I have an email inbox full of requests for Spring, Summer and Fall sessions.  As it stands, I only have 2 months to try to fit everyone in and with full sessions and ordering prints, I just don’t see how I can manage (especially considering how much rain we usually get in the spring)  So for the first and probably only time, Whitehill Photography is offering mini all digital sessions, at a very very affordable price.  These sessions will be 30 minutes sessions (not themed for any season, etc) of your choice and with the price of the session, you will receive a disk with all of your digital proofs and rights to reprint those images!
The sessions are only mini sessions (30 minutes).  Therefore they will not be available for Senior sessions, infant (babies under 6 months) sessions or extended family sessions.  There is just simply NOT enough time to try to attempt any of those sessions for a mini.  IF you are really wanting a session with me before Whitehill Photography moves and you would like a regular full session then I do have a small handful of full session dates available.  Please contact me quickly, however, I do believe they will go quickly!  All full sessions will be allowed a discount of $50 off the session fee.  That only applies to full sessions booked.

Below is the flier with the full details.

The New Year is upon us and Valentine’s Day is right around the corner.  So its time to plan the Valentine’s Mini sessions again.  Very similar to last year, just a few changes and a week earlier to avoid the rush this year.  I’m offering a free 5×7 to the first 5 people who book a time slot and pay the session fee.  Just to hit the hightlights:  January 15th. 11am-3pm. 20 free mini cards with the purchase of a package (or meet the package minimum).  one child and one outfit.  15 minute mini sessions in studio.  3 different packages to choose from or create your own.  Can’t wait to see you all again!

Funny, polite, SOOO cute and just plain fun to work with!  You absolutely NEVER know what you are going to get with an 11 year old and a 7 year old together.  But I got a brother and sister who were just FABULOUS!  And did I mention how cute they were?!   Mom, you’ve done a great job on these two! Enjoy.

Meet Jen and Dave!  They are a sweet, FUN, good-looking couple and I am honored to have photographed their engagement portraits.  Like so many great people that I meet here in TN, they are actually originally from Iowa.  They truly have such a sweet love for each other and I’m excited to photograph their BIG day next May!  Here is a sneak peek of what we got, we have to finish the rest of the session in a few weeks… the clouds rolled in and it started to rain.  And if you know me, you know how I HATE clouds while shooting! Enjoy.

I had  a chance to photography sweet little C in his home last week.  Mom and I had a good time invoking the best smiles, giggles, serious stares and mischievous little grins out of this cutie!  The little guy is the younger brother to 3 adorable big sisters and mom has had them each photographed in their baptismal gown, at around the same age.  We couldn’t let him go without the same portraits!  We then moved on to some sweet images of him just showing off his latest skills!  I can’t wait to see what he’s up to at our next session.  Enjoy!

I’m a little behind on blogging as we enter the end of the outdoor portrait season.   But don’t worry, I still plan on blogging all the sessions!

Here is big boy Eli!  I remember first seeing this sweet kiddo when he was about 6 months old and couldn’t get over what a good combination of his mom and dad he was.  And you know what, about 6.5 years later, its still the same!  He has such a vibrant, funny personality, a gorgeous smile and those eyes!  Enjoy.

For anyone who knows me, you know how much my family means to me.  You know that two of the things I love the most are photography and my own family.  So when I get a chance to spend an evening photographing my own sweet, smart, beautiful, funny, AMAZING little girls – I am ONE HAPPY lady.  And at age 3 and 6, both of my girls are really starting to understand how having beautiful images of them makes my heart sing.  They know that when Mommy does the “happy laugh” that she is overjoyed.  Let’s just say there is PLENTY of happy laughing from these images.  Furthermore, those that are really close to me know that I have spent SIX (yes 6) months planning this shoot.  I knew what I wanted and have searched and looked and shopped until I found exactly what I had in mind to go with these images.  So here is a SMALL snippet of what my girls gave me last night!  If you can’t tell, I had a very specific theme in mind here: Vintage back to school.  Enjoy.

And I love these sweet silly expressions from them too!  They make me laugh!

I have to say that I’m very excited to post this sneak peek. I love this family, I love this little boy, I love the light we had tonight, I love what they all wore to the session, AND I love how connected they truly are to each other.   We originally thought we would spend the session focused on sweet baby L but after mom and I talked, we realized we would make sure we got PLENTY of family shots in too.  I really really wanted to get some sweet shots of this family doing what they do best, loving on each other. I think we scored! Along with some SUPER cute shots of little L, as well! Enjoy.

And one of my favorites from the night!!

Summer

Ah, its here, its finally here! A beautiful night with a light breeze.  No dripping in sweat, no matted hair, no red flushed faces as we combat temperatures around or near 100 degrees! It was lovely and I’m so glad that I got to shoot this family on this night!  We have been trying to have a session since April but with a multitude of things, it just didn’t happen.  So I am happy to present the ADORABLE  Honeybone family.  We squished faces, made silly noises, ate some silly M&Ms and finished the night up as superheroes, I’m not sure it gets any better than that.  Enjoy!

Its that time again; time for family pictures, Christmas cards, and playing in the fall leaves.  After a session last night in some beautiful high 70s degree weather, I’m excited!!  I think we are FINALLY past the horrid 95+ days and will be moving into cool breezes and great weather.  For your photographer, this is pretty close to heaven!

With that, however, means that sessions are booking fast and there aren’t many spots left for those family pictures or Christmas card sessions.  I am completely and fully booked in October.  Unless someone bows out there is not an opening left.  ALL weekends until after Christmas are spoken for.  There will unfortunately NOT be another mini sessions release.   With all the weekends gone, there is just not enough time in a weekday to cram in several mini sessions before it gets dark.  If enough people express solid interest, I might be able to squeeze in mini Christmas STUDIO sessions for a weekday evening in November.

There are a few dates left in November.  Email me ASAP to reserve one.  The fall cut off date for Christmas cards, etc is November 15th.  I can not ensure that you’ll get your cards back in time if we have a session after November 15th.   I will not be taking any new sessions in December except for baby planners and/or newborns.

For those clients (friends!!) who have already had a great family session this year.  If you’d like to use a few images from your session in some AWESOME Whitehill Photography Christmas cards, please let me know!  I have an incredible selection of Christmas cards this year.   I promise they are totally rockin’!

And lastly,  Whitehill Photography is MOVING. Well my family and I are moving and where we go… Whitehill goes. So the new address for Whitehill Photography will be 3010 Lancelot Drive, Murfreesboro TN 37127.   For my current clients, I am going to try really really really hard not to let this move disrupt your schedule with me.  However, I will be out of pocket for 1-2 days while we move my office.  So please be patient with me as I get things running again.  I promise to work day (and night!!) to keep things moving as smoothly as possible.

I’m going to leave you with a few Christmas card samples from this year!

Summer