baby nora {newborn}

Posted on March 25, 2014 by mhayes24

A couple weeks ago, I got to spend the morning photographing little newborn Nora, who was 15 days young. Her mom Chelsey is a friend of a friend who I hadn’t seen in years, so it was really fun to catch up and meet her so sweet husband Chaz — and of course ”ooh and ahh” that precious baby girl. It was a very rainy and dreary day when we did their session, but this little lady’s nursery was full of warmth and joy. I just love that banner over her crib — one of Chelsey’s friends made it for her, which makes it even sweeter. And oh, that tiny tutu — it’s just too much. Enjoy!

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photo session:: the Rounds Family

Posted on November 13, 2013 by mhayes24

I had the pleasure of photographing the Rounds family last weekend at a cute little park area behind the Smyrna Market Village. Beautiful fall leaves, an overcast afternoon, and a pond filled with lots of ducks made for a great session… not to mention the two adorable little ones!

photo session:: the West Family

Posted on November 11, 2013 by mhayes24

When one of my oldest college friends, Dana, asked me to photograph her family, I was so excited. We don’t see each other as much as we would like, but when we do, it’s like no time has passed. Her husband adores her and their 3 little girls, and speaking of… how absolutely precious are those little ones? It was such a fun morning playing in the leaves, kissing on baby sister, and letting one little budding photographer snap some photos of Dana and me in between.

And a silly one to end our fun family session!

engagement session:: Shannon + David

Posted on November 8, 2013 by mhayes24

Shannon and David are getting married in Atlanta next June, and when I decided to embark on this photography journey, I immediately reached out to ask if I could do an engagement session with them. They graciously agreed, and here we are! They were so easy and up for whatever, whether that be balancing on railroad tracks, lying on the ground, or trying to fit their heads into what I’m sure is the TINIEST football helmet ever made. It was hard to choose my favorite, so here are several from our afternoon session around Vinings. Can’t wait for the wedding!

photo session:: the Redmond family

Posted on November 6, 2013 by mhayes24

Our friends have THE cutest little boy. Seriously. He has the most adorable, six-toothed smile (is that a word?) and I just love his red hair. Chase is so sweet and smiley, and he’s generally one of the happiest little guys I know.

I got to photograph him and his parents for a holiday session in the park over the weekend, and despite his best efforts to make me chase him all over the place, we ended up with some great shots. I think the verdict is in — he definitely prefers eating his puffs and playing on the swings and slides over sitting nicely and posing for portraits. Big surprise — I’m sure most of us would!

photo session on Krog Street

Posted on November 4, 2013 by mhayes24

Last weekend, I had the pleasure of photographing 3 different groups of people near and dear to my heart. First up, my cousin’s three beautiful, blonde children. We headed down to Krog Street to take advantage of the graffiti art and do some skateboarding with the boys. It was a fun morning, and I loved getting to spend time with my cousin and her sassy, silly, not-so-small babies.

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