my flower girl

is all grown up. it's hard to believe the little girl who was dressed like me almost twelve years ago is old enough to be a high school senior. she's grown into an extraordinary person. plus, she is a lot of fun. i was more than honored to take her senior pictures while in cincinnati last week.

we laughed a lot. if there was a wrong turn to take, we took it. to the point that, when i told her we'd have to hurry at our next location before we lost the light, then topped the hill only to see a train forcing us to stop, we burst into laughter. that was pretty much par for the course that night!

it was wonderful to get to spend some one-on-one time with her. i feel like i got to know her better-what makes her tick and what she loves (um, metro station, for starters).

very cool girl. incredibly smart. not afraid to be herself. and with the most amazing eyes!

my oldest client

okay. i should say my longest client. i photographed miss a almost three years ago, just after i'd started buckling down to really get in business. so, she has been with me longer than any other client. i only wish i'd have started sooner so that i could've photographed her as a newborn. but she was four months old the first time i photographed her. and she turned three earlier this spring, so we've had quite the journey!

all of that leads me to a conversation i had with another client last night. she mentioned that i'm "like family," and am, in fact, their "family photographer." and that's it. that's exactly what i want to be. i want my clients to be friends. i want to form relationships and be there for your important events. i don't want a cold business relationship with my clients. i want to get to know you better and form a friendship that we can carry into the future. truth be told, i fall in love with my clients and genuinely care about each of you and your families! one of my other clients recently told me that her daughter had gotten a camera for her birthday and that she couldn't wait to shoot with miss emily. seriously, that is IT! that kind of comment totally makes my day.

anyway, back to miss a. i cannot believe how i've watched her grow over the past three years. she was a beautiful baby (anyone remember the baby with the HUGE eyes on my early website?). and she is a beautiful little girl now. she gave me tons of hugs and kisses on saturday. in fact, she even posed with me for a picture taken by mom (thanks, mom). i can't wait to see where the years take her and hope that i can be remain there, with my camera, along the journey!

my birthday buddy

on saturday, i had the opportunity to photograph the adorable miss i. she is celebrating her birthday in july. when i asked what day, i was so excited to find out that we shared a birthday. miss i will be three in july. i will be... much older than three. miss i had never had a professional portrait taken, so she started our session a little shy. but we ganged up against some little bugs and i won her over. from then on, she was posing and carrying on like a total natural!

happy mother's day!

i just wanted to wish a happy mother's day to all those wonderful mothers out there! you all know who you are!

(thank you to my amazing sister-in-law melody for the cutie picture.)

soulographer workshop weekend

last weekend, i was honored to host a workshop with skye hardwick. we held the workshop at middleton inn, which is gorgeous with a capital g! it was a great weekend of learning and networking.

we had three hours with models. i didn't photograph the first set of models because we had a great one-to-one ratio of models to photographers. i did manage to sneak away with my beautiful ten-month-old niece and sister-in-law for a few shots though. i did take a few snaps with the second set of models (most of whom stayed on for an extra hour). of course, i've known most of them since they were babies!

a huge thank you to the moms (and dads) who came out with their kids. and an even bigger thanks to the kids who let us photograph them! they were great! i was so proud of them!

mother's day special!

i wanted to do something special for mother's day to honor all of the wonderful moms i know! so, i'd like to offer a gift certificate special! from now through may 3, purchase a $300 gift certificate to emily mcginnis photography for $225! that's almost like getting a session for free! gift certificates must be used on new sessions from may through september 2009. you may use your gift certificate towards both your session fee and print purchase.

what a great opportunity and gift for someone special! be sure to order with payment by may 3 so i can get your gift certificate to you in time for mother's day!

(in honor of mother's day, a picture with me (and my littles)--i promise this won't happen very often!)

folly beach and a cute almost-three-year-old

last thursday, i got to meet a new friend. and, we got to hang out at what is now my favorite beach location in charleston! i have fallen in love with folly beach, out near the morris island lighthouse. i think it's mostly that it's a change from my usual spots at sullivan's island. different is good.

the weather was beautiful! mr j was in good spirits. and we just mostly had fun and played in the sand. he was SO very cute and equally sweet. we made shovels out of shells and got sand everywhere! we were all kind of sad to have to leave!

mr j will also be getting a new little brother in the fall! i can't wait!